I'm only just over 6' tall 180 pounds wet, and most of the featherweight cars I've gotten into in my lifetime have always made me feel like a fool getting in and out. The Elise is a very good example of this. All of the chassis stiffness runs on the outside of the chassis, and since it's all aluminum box tubing that's rather large, opposed to steel space frame, the door sills are subsequently huge and getting across them is no easy task.

Now, if we're talking about a roadster then it's not as big of a deal. You can then just step onto the seat itself and then "fall" in. Getting out you use the windshield as leverage and pull yourself up. If you're a bigger person this could still be difficult though.

So does anyone have some ideas of making a car this small and low to the ground easy to get in and out of? I DO hope that people's wives can share in the joy of these cars. I personally could never see my wife wearing an evening gown/skirt and getting into a lotus...