Lotus Offers Elise to Rental Fleet
If Hertz can’t satisfy your need for speed with a Mustang GT-H, try your luck at Enterprise. Lotus announced plans today to distribute 50 Elise roadsters to select Enterprise Rent-A-Car locations in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego San Francisco and south Florida. The Elise is a far cry from Enterprise’s mainstream fare, which includes such eminent nameplates as the Dodge Neon, Pontiac G6 and – if you spring for the Luxury group – Lincoln Town Car.
There’s no word yet on how much it will cost to rent an Elise, but we think it will be substantially more than the $65 or so Enterprise charges to rent a Town Car for a day at Miami International Airport. An early report says Hertz charges $129 per day to rent a Mustang GT-H in San Francisco. Enterprise will charge $199 per day in Los Angeles to rent the Elise, a substantial hike over the $70 or so for a weekday Town Car rental in L.A.
It takes a certain kind of vacationer to appreciate the two-seat Elise’s bone-jarring ride and racetrack handling – not to mention justify the rental to the wife and kids. But there’s an easy fix for that: Plop down another $70, and they can follow behind in the Town Car.
[Source: Lotus]
