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Pretty nice. My biggest gripes are that the wheels look a little too small and the front is way too Ferrari with an Elise hood. Now, I'll take the time to actually go read the article. I like Lotus. I hope it's good.

 

Seeing it from another angle, the headlights remind me a bit of the Lambo.

 

They love some Toyota motors. I wonder what the overall performance will be like. I would think they maybe marketing to the wrong crowd for the size motor. The Exige, etc, are passable with such small motors because they're just in a different super car category, so to speak. I mean, maybe this can be billed as a more "green" supercar, but if you're rich enough to afford one of these, you either:

1. Don't care how much gas is. Or

2. will by a more high profile and possibly more dedicated green car.

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I wonder what the overall performance will be like. I would think they maybe marketing to the wrong crowd for the size motor. The Exige, etc, are passable with such small motors because they're just in a different super car category, so to speak. I mean, maybe this can be billed as a more "green" supercar, but if you're rich enough to afford one of these, you either:

1. Don't care how much gas is. Or

2. will by a more high profile and possibly more dedicated green car.

It always interests me to see what Lotus is up to. Although they've stayed with certain basic concepts over the decades, their offerings swing from supercars such as the Espirit to the bare-bones, its-all-about-weight, track cars such as an Exige S. Often, they produce only one or two models, then change to a totally different car the next model year.

 

I believe they're right on the mark with this Evora; in fact, they should have introduced it earlier (there was a M250 concept car like this in 2000). Lots of people with the 40k it takes to buy an Elise are stopped only by the difficult egress and cramped quarters. Many of you have tried out the driver's seat of my Elise and can appreciate that even with the top off the car, it's not the easiest thing to get out of even if you have both hands free. The "trunk" (more of a cubbyhole next to the motor) won't even hold a full-face motorcycle helmet. If you really love driving in the twisties, you'll put up with the ergonomic inconveniences. But there are buyers who will jump at the chance to get the exclusivity of a Lotus if they can actually comfortably use it for a night out on the town or a trip to the store and can actually use the car in the rain (not recommended with an Elise or an Exige). And even at the projected price of 65k, it's still 40k less that a ZR1.

 

Regarding power, I don't know that the Evora is that divergent from Lotus's current offerings. The Elise is 1850 lbs and has 190 bhp. The Evora is 2975 lbs with 276 bhp. Pretty close on the power-to-weight ratios. Lotus has seldom been about horsepower but has always been about handling. Reviewers have remarked that driving a Lotus is about as close as you can get to a Formula 1 driving experience in a production street-legal car. I agree with that.

 

For buyers who dream about owning a Rapide, a Gallardo, a Continental SC, or a Maserati, this will be a car with the comparable exclusivity and style (IMHO) but at 1/3 the price of the other cars.

 

And with the Toyota engine and drivetrain, they are much less troublesome. LOTUS used to stand for: Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious. :eek:

 

Live with the maintenance costs of a Lambo, Bentley, or Ferrari for awhile, and the prospect of Toyota reliability and 30 mpg start looking pretty appealing.

 

 

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/July%20cars/Lotusinterior.jpg

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It always interests me to see what Lotus is up to. Although they've stayed with certain basic concepts over the decades, their offerings swing from supercars such as the Espirit to the bare-bones, its-all-about-weight, track cars such as an Exige S. Often, they produce only one or two models, then change to a totally different car the next model year.

 

I believe they're right on the mark with this Evora; in fact, they should have introduced it earlier (there was a M250 concept car like this in 2000). Lots of people with the 40k it takes to buy an Elise are stopped only by the difficult egress and cramped quarters. Many of you have tried out the driver's seat of my Elise and can appreciate that even with the top off the car, it's not the easiest thing to get out of even if you have both hands free. The "trunk" (more of a cubbyhole next to the motor) won't even hold a full-face motorcycle helmet. If you really love driving in the twisties, you'll put up with the ergonomic inconveniences. But there are buyers who will jump at the chance to get the exclusivity of a Lotus if they can actually comfortably use it for a night out on the town or a trip to the store and can actually use the car in the rain (not recommended with an Elise or an Exige). And even at the projected price of 65k, it's still 40k less that a ZR1.

 

Regarding power, I don't know that the Evora is that divergent from Lotus's current offerings. The Elise is 1850 lbs and has 190 bhp. The Evora is 2975 lbs with 276 bhp. Pretty close on the power-to-weight ratios. Lotus has seldom been about horsepower but has always been about handling. Reviewers have remarked that driving a Lotus is about as close as you can get to a Formula 1 driving experience in a production street-legal car. I agree with that.

 

For buyers who dream about owning a Rapide, a Gallardo, a Continental SC, or a Maserati, this will be a car with the comparable exclusivity and style (IMHO) but at 1/3 the price of the other cars.

 

And with the Toyota engine and drivetrain, they are much less troublesome. LOTUS used to stand for: Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious. :eek:

 

Live with the maintenance costs of a Lambo, Bentley, or Ferrari for awhile, and the prospect of Toyota reliability and 30 mpg start looking pretty appealing.

 

 

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/July%20cars/Lotusinterior.jpg

 

All very good points.

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It's a Lotus. Meant for performance and proper usage.

But Brian did correctly identify this cars market. It's going after the 430 and Carrera4 drivers of the world, not performance enthusiasts. It's pretty and i hope it works out for them, but I'll side witht he exige, its a "real" lotus. Chapman wouldn't build an Evora. ;)

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It's pretty and i hope it works out for them, but I'll side witht he exige, its a "real" lotus. Chapman wouldn't build an Evora. ;)

I certainly agree with the Exige being the better representative of Colin Chapman's dream for Lotus. But I'm not sure I'd agree that he wouldn't build an Evora ....

He designed and built the Elan +2, a four-seat stretch of the Elan. And it wasn't just a blip on the screen: Lotus produced about 5,000 of these from 1967 through 1974. They were marketed as "the family man's sports car." Chapman himself drove one which was painted gold with a silver roof. It was sold at auction about two years ago.

 

It's not really history to me ..... more like recollections from my teenage years .... :rolleyes:

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/elaninwales.jpghttp://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/67page2.jpg

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