Sports Cars 2008-2009

2008 Lotus Elise Sports Car
Price Range: $46,800 - N/A
Body Style: Conv
Sum Up: Weekend getaways are compulsory.

2008 Lotus Elise Sports Car Buyers Guide
Whats New: As with 2007, this year’s Elise continues what Lotus does best: making extremely lightweight tossable cars. A range of factory options and packages, such as Premium, Touring, Sport and Track Packs, allows buyers to make the Elise as bare-boned or fully outfitted as desired.

2008 Lotus Elise Sports Car Specifications
  2008 Lotus Elise Performance & Efficiency Standard Features
- 1,796 cc 1.8 liters in-line 4 mid engine with 82.0 mm bore, 85.0 mm stroke, 11.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 2ZZ-GE
- Unleaded fuel 91
- Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 27 and EPA city (mpg): 21
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 10.6 gallon main unleaded fuel tank 8.8
- Power: 141 kW , 189 HP SAE @ 7,800 rpm; 133 ft lb , 180 Nm @ 6,800 rpm

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2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car
Price Range: $179,000 - $217,300
Body Style: Coupe, conv
Sum Up: breathtaking.

2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car Buyers Guide
Whats New: A midlife freshening brings bits borrowed from Audi R8, including the rear suspension and possibly direct injection for a power boost to around 550 hp. Joining the lineup in late 2007 was the Superleggera, which weighs less due to a carbon-fiber engine bay cover, center tunnel cover, mirrors, rear diffuser, and door panels.

2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Sports Car Specifications
  2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Performance & Efficiency Standard Features
- 4,961 cc 5.0 liters V 10 mid engine with 82.5 mm bore, 92.8 mm stroke, 11.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder 07L1
- Premium unleaded fuel 91
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- 23.8 gallon main premium unleaded fuel tank 19.8
- Power: 388 kW , 520 HP SAE @ 8,000 rpm; 376 ft lb , 510 Nm @ 4,250 rpm

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