From another noob to the site. I have to ask whether or not you want to stand out on the road? you won't in the beemer, common as dog poo! you would in both the lotus and the zed, but for my money, it'd have to be the latter. My only experience with an elise was my mate's car when we were up in the highlands, it handled like a go-kart around the mountain roads with absolute insane accelaration! what a rush. For about half an hour, anything more was agony, I was sure I was going to be passing blood that night it was so rough on the internals!!! And whilst I only went in it a few times, I found it awkward to get in and out(I'm 6'), but perhaps I just hadn't got my technique down.
Get the Zed, get the Zed, get the Zed, get the Zed, get the Zed, get the Zed, go on, go on, you know you wanna