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following the coast of Seneca Lake. Both sides of the road seemed to be solid grapevines, with a winery alongside every couple of miles. We came to the end of
car the entire family can enjoy. The 458 Spider is the first ever
mid-engine car with a retractable folding hard top. The V8 produces 560 horsepower and gets to 100 km per hour in 3.4 seconds. The Ferrari California creates
550 horsepower to get to 124 m.p.h. in just 11.2 seconds (0 to 100 km/hr. in 3.6 seconds) with a top speed of 196 m.p.h. The 458 Italia is a mid-rear
design that has won more than 30 international awards including the 560 horsepower V8 receiving “Best Performance Engine” and “Best Engine Above 4 Litres” awards at the International Engine of the Year Awards. The 458 Speciale delivers a
robust 590 horsepower at 9,000 r.p.m. with a top speed of 325 km/ hour.
Lotus Exceptional performance and
design are the pillars of the Lotus reputation. Lotus does not post prices for Canada, but third party websites quote base MSRP prices ranging from $78,000 to $126,900 USD. Lotus Elise: The 2015 Lotus
Elise is powered by a 2.0-litre DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder engine placed behind the passenger cabin. As with all Lotus cars, Toyota supplies the engines. A six-speed manual is standard. Lotus created its own engine-management programming, with power estimates for this engine to deliver 316 horsepower. With a listed curb weight of just 2414 pounds, Lotus is predicting a 0-to-62- mph time of 4.3 seconds, and a top speed of just under 170 mph.
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the lake at Watkins Glen, and found a picturesque
restaurant/bar on the waterfront. Again, we couldn’t get over how friendly the people were. A group of women who were celebrating a public school reunion gave us some tips about which roads they recommended. We decided to follow the other
side of the lake to check out a waterfall that they said had to be seen. It was spectacular, and right by the road. Further up, we decided to check
out a distillery that double-distilled wine to make everything from whisky to vodka. We sampled some and were impressed, although it definitely wasn’t Grey Goose. We cut cross-country to Lake
Cayuga, because we had heard of a beautiful falls that was higher than Niagara and was worth seeing. We found Taughannock Falls. Our informants were right. Taughannock Falls was definitely worth stopping to see. We didn’t have proper footwear
for walking down to the bottom of the falls, so we took some pictures and headed on. We rolled in to Ithaca. This was
the first construction we had hit. We stopped to talk to a couple of locals about a motel that might be in the downtown or waterfront area, and they couldn’t recall any except high-end places, so we decided to keep going. We headed up the other side
of the lake and shot for Auburn, another great city that Annie and I
had stayed in on our trip. Here we gassed up and chatted with some locals about motels. All of them told us to head to Skaneateles, a short 15 minutes away. Quite by chance, we ended up
in a small motel right in town, in a historic-looking house, but ultra- modern inside. This was a Monday night, but
the town was still hopping with lineups at the main restaurants. We ended up at a fast food joint that still was pretty good, and after a walk out on the long pier on Skaneateles Lake to admire the view, we were able to grab a couple of barstools at the local pub. As usual, the locals were ultra-
friendly, and when we stumbled back to our rooms for the night, we were pleased that our little trip was ending on a high note. Next day we were back on
some unfamiliar roads, and we found some doozies that had some challenging curves, more spectacular beauty, and pretty little towns along the way. We had left at 4:30 on Sunday,
and I was back in my driveway at 3:30 Tuesday. Just 47 hours away, but a ton of memories. We are definitely going back to the Finger Lakes!
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