When you think of touring Italy, do your eyes glaze over with the thought of trains stuffed with fellow tourists or a clunker of a rental car?  Well, fear no more hearty traveler as Hertz of all people has recently acquired a fleet of chic Lotus Elise SC‘s for your touring pleasure.   This fleet is part of their “Fun Collection” and are now ready to rent.

Imagine the sensation of driving a legendary sports car through the winding roads of the Italian countryside.

The Elise SC sports a compact Toyota-sourced 1.8 liter four cylinder with a supercharger which produces a decent 218 horsepower; however, it has a curb weight of less than 2k pounds so it can blast to 60mph in less than 4.3 seconds which will help immensely as you come out of a mountain curve and drive on to tackle a straightaway before you.