In order to be able to compare fully I'd say so.
It doesn't have semi-slicks fitted, that's the Exige and very few Elise owners run anything other than your Toyo / Yokohama tyres.
You'd have to learn how to drive an Elise as the MR set-up is completely different to your FR Zed.
Apologies for going off topic.
Hello all... its the first post for me here! I recently spent a day up at Bedford Autodrome hooning their 350's around... now I really want one
I've got an Elise at the moment, and they're a tad snappy on the limit but the tyres make a huge difference. I'm not sure about on the Z but Toyo's in my experiance have loads of grip but when it reaches the limit they snap out without much warning. Yoko's and BFG's seem much more progressive, slightly less grippy perhaps but give you much more warning before they go. Plus on the elise at least they make it much easier to control any slides.
Welcome, Tom! Do it, you won't regret it!
I plan to, I'm just keeping an eye out for the right one...