The roofline tells a harsher story than the badge: the Exige did not grow out of the Elise by chasing power alone. It kept the Elise's bonded aluminum tub and compact proportions, then treated mass as a tax, accepted only when faster lap times could pay it back. The first formula was spare. A 1.8-liter four-cylinder sat behind the cabin in an Elise-based coupe, while a fixed roof, firmer suspensio...More