By: Nathan Adlen

You think I’m kidding about the title – don’t you? Nope, I have proof – – hell, I AM the proof!

Let’s start about a year ago. I was at a media track event at the California Speedway where I got to drive automaker’s offerings on and off the track. This was my first time piloting the amazing Lotus Elise solo. This is, by every standard, one of the best handling cars in production – period. It’s slick looking, sounds great and sticks to the track like spider-snot.

There were a few issues with the Elise: 

Yes – it handles like a go-kart – and it rides like one too. My kidneys fell through my bladder.

It ain’t big. It’s so small, a Mini Cooper can provide shade when parked next to one.

IF you manage to squeeze inside, anyone over six-feet and/or 250-lbs will look like a complete idiot during ingress and egress. I looked like a fat, albino ape trying to crawl into the backside of a gazelle.