It's official, the Elise is coming to the States. I love this country (now that we're getting cool cars). =)

http://www.lotuscars.com/press_release.html

Hate to brust your bubble but you could have got the elise for the past 4 years here in the us. The toy box in flordia and platinum motorsports here in vegas sells them.

and SunInternational converts Elise and sells here for a while already. It's got type R VTEC motor so that it passes the smog.
I personally think that's the motor Lotus should have considered in first place.
best NA motor and light weight MR chasis. can't beat that.