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·seen while waiting for a software update.....lotsa carbon
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·On holiday in Barnstaple in Devon and came across this lovely spec Lotus Emira. These look so good in the flesh.
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·It was another time.
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·Out with my 993 last week
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·On holiday in Barnstaple in Devon and came across this lovely spec Lotus Emira. These look so good in the flesh.
Not driven one of these but they've done a fantastic job on the styling, under the skin is apparently similar to its predecessor which is no bad thing. Looks like Lotus is finally going in the right direction, with a new all-electric SUV on the horizon, and the all-electric Evija being
otherworldly, I can't see them getting into serious financial troubles again for the foreseeable, unless they completely lose the plot.
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·Not driven one of these but they've done a fantastic job on the styling, under the skin is apparently similar to its predecessor which is no bad thing. Looks like Lotus is finally going in the right direction, with a new all-electric SUV on the horizon, and the all-electric Evija being
otherworldly, I can't see them getting into serious financial troubles again for the foreseeable, unless they completely lose the plot.
I'm still not keen on the big angular bonnet vents but other than that I think it's a lovely design. Allegedly it's an evora underneath... But that was supposed to be a great driver's car so if they need to reskin it to be successful, sounds good to me!
If I had the money the heart would say lotus, the head would say Porsche. I hope I'd follow my heart...!
Not convinced about the Evija. They've just released a limited edition when, as far as I know, the original hasn't been seen outside of shows. I think it's little more than a show car unfortunately.
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·I'm still not keen on the big angular bonnet vents but other than that I think it's a lovely design. Allegedly it's an evora underneath... But that was supposed to be a great driver's car so if they need to reskin it to be successful, sounds good to me!
If I had the money the heart would say lotus, the head would say Porsche. I hope I'd follow my heart...!
Not convinced about the Evija. They've just released a limited edition when, as far as I know, the original hasn't been seen outside of shows. I think it's little more than a show car unfortunately.
Yes, I kind of see what you mean about the vents, I think they are referencing the Evija, but don't mind them so much, even though they look a bit like Voldemort bonnet nostrils..
In terms of the Evija, it's amazing how long these things take to develop.. Rimac, AMG 1 and Valkyrie are some examples of these ultra-high-performance vehicles that have taken so many years to get into production.
Heart over head for me, sometimes to my detriment..
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·Not driven one of these but they've done a fantastic job on the styling, under the skin is apparently similar to its predecessor which is no bad thing. Looks like Lotus is finally going in the right direction, with a new all-electric SUV on the horizon, and the all-electric Evija being
otherworldly, I can't see them getting into serious financial troubles again for the foreseeable, unless they completely lose the plot.
Exactly how another useless stupid SUV is a move in the right direction quite escapes me….. like all of these softcock-roaders, with their ugly as a hatful of arseholes styling, total lack of off road ability, and compromised dynamics, the damned things are too busy trying to cover all the bases they fail to cover any properly.
Yeah they’ll sell them, but at the cost of diluting the brand essence, and given the market must be pretty well saturated, will they sell enough to justify the development costs? The sort of people that will buy them aren’t you usual hardcore Lotus enthusiasts who will forgive silly niggling faults, because they love the car and understand that it’s an impractical toy, no this new demographic of buyers will scream blue bloody murder, because the damned cigarette lighter socket doesn’t work, or the bloody cup holder has fallen off again!
If they don’t spend enough time and money on developing the design properly, they will drown in warranty costs and their reputation will suffer irreparable damage with this buyer demographic.
Let’s face it Lotus always made cars that went like a scolded cat, had magnificent dynamics and stunning looks, but reliably, robustness and assembly quality were never their strong suit.
If they haven’t got their sums right, they won’t get repeat buyers.
And Lotus may join the loooooong list of British car brands that are but a memory…….due to reputation damage and warranty issues caused by selling products that were rushed onto the market and weren’t properly developed because the damned bean counters wouldn’t spend any money on making it work properly.
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·Just one of the many highlights at the Audrain Museum’s Cars and Coffee yesterday in Newport, Rhode Island.
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·These are stunning.. and dare I say, I always preferred them to the Ferrari-made Dinos
From December 1969 the Fiat Dino was assembled in Maranello on Ferrari's production line, alongside the 246 GT.. They were all sold as Dino's... Not a single 206/246 ever left the factory with a Ferrari Badge, although mysteriously plenty of 246gt/s have them now
