I worked for an exotic car dealership for a while and used to drive the elise on a daily basis. It's a very nice car, but I don't think it compares to the SLK55 or the viper. A few things I don't like about the elise: If you're a business person, you won't want to be getting in and out of the elise everyday with a suit on. It's a pain to climb in and out with the high door sill. Also, the elise is very race inspired and the options are few and far between and interior is very plain. It would be a good weekend driver though.