The Elan +2 packs so much punch in terms of Lotus Design! Everywhere I drive this car it gets compliments for being everything from cute to sexy, and every time I look at it I feel a strong surge of admiration. It's stunning from every angle and it's an evocative shape, one that conveys both aggressive speed and refined poise. Ron Hickman's talents really shine in this car: he penned a masterpiece, and he achieved greatness with it because it's both beautiful and functional. The fact that he achieved all this while working within the constraints of a tight budget and the incorporation of so many bits from other cars makes it even more amazing, definitely greater than the sum of its parts. It has real style, but it also has great aerodynamics- I've read that even though no wind-tunnel was used in the design, it was later measured at a Cd of .30, and I can drop the windows at 80 mph without any discomfort- no hard buffeting in the cabin, no loud wind noise. It's a fantastic design, truly effective and worthy of so much more recognition than it usually gets.