Category: Roadsters 
Price Range: £25,712 to £32,067
Still one of the best driver's cars on sale at any price. Now, with the availability of the S model, there's a great-value entry-level model too, complementing the high-performance R. The Elise is more desirable than ever.
It can't match 'softer' rivals for comfort, but then, that's not its remit. Just be aware that it's noisier, less cosseting and harder than a Boxster.
The perfect example of evolution. It just gets better as the years pass.
You somehow expect more than 34.0mpg (S) and 32.1mpg (R), given how light he Elise is: the old K-Series models could nudge nearly 40mpg, after all. Insurance group 20 is prohibitive too. But retained values are very good indeed, particularly for the value-leader S, while the Toyota engines look unlikely to demand expensive servicing (even though the rest of the car requires fairly specialised attention, every 9,000 miles).
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