I have them on my Mk4 Golf and they are great, and great in the damp/wet, they are the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 apparently the compound can get very sticky and wear quickly in the summer. There mainly designed for saloons & coupe's so not surprised there a little too hard for an Elise, let alone a 7. If you have a heavyweight hatchback or small - mid size saloon (3 series, 5 series) you couldn't go wrong. I think they have BSW versions with slightly thicker sidewalls for heavier cars, so if you get them for a lightish car make sure they are the non-BSW.
Review here from a couple of years ago.