Aren't you all forgetting ford did make a Lotus Elise or I should say they are
It's called the GT40 coming to a dealership near you soon. Big supercharged 5.4, mid-engined, and light! The only reason the Elise won, is because its gutted. Also who cares if the elise won, even the import guys at the end of that article said they would rather be driving the Cobra R....