Re: new Elan

[James Montebello <jamesm@domain.elided>]

On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Alex Jenner wrote:
> A lot of Lotus 7 type replicas (Caterham/Westfield etc) have used the
> Vauxhall/Opel DOHC 16V engines (although Rover K series and bike engines
> seem more popular these days), so they can't be all that bad.

Yes, but Lotuses in general, and the  Seven in particular, have typically
come with "humble" engines, so this is par for the course.  Italian cars
in general, and Alfa in particular, have always distinguished themselves
with their engines.  If GM started to put GM engines in Alfas, it would
be a Bad Thing from a marketing perspective.
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