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  1. So yup it is very much on par with a Taycan, which turbo S version starts at 161k, so actually the Emeya R may undercut the Taycan on value which is the play made by Lotus management right now
  2. I think you are right on the dealer network and the direct to customer approach, this one is always tricky and it appears they haven't scaled their customer care plateform accordingly. But when it comes to cachet, I do think they have it and as it is EVs we are talking about, the following does not matter as much. China and the US will gulp most of these cars and if Porsche as cult status and the Germans still do well there's room for new entrants in the EV segments. However, in order to make a mark, the cars will have to deliver on absolutely every aspects : design, they do ; ergonomics and ease of use, they do or do they? ; range (that is a big one and I don't think Eletre is delivering on that one. I think despite Volvo and Geely's experience on Zeeker and Polestar something did go amiss. There's still time for course correction though . Any way time will tell, and also the one thing that cannot be argued is the following, Lotus and Geely did promise cars in a given timeline, it was slow in the beginning, but Emira got out and the Lotus Tech cars are coming out pretty close to on schedule, the next one is due in two years so a bit of a wait but they are not vaporware and that is a first in a long time.
  3. I understand you point but to me they are just positioning themselves in the same bracket as the Porsche EV offering. The question is whether or not EVs' used car market will one day find its footing.
  4. NedaSay

    Formula One

    They actually resigned before the start of the season but stayed onboard for the first event and to make the transition a little less painful. There are a lot of good F1 personal up for grabs for teams that need to add to their staff. @Kimbers to answer your question the two versions of the same black car are to please BWT the pink one and to remind the french people that the team is indeed a french one racing in the national color. Not that I think they are racing right now they are pretty much going round and round in circles at the back of the pack which is a shame considering Alpine is a full blown works team. I understand that the engine spec is frozen and will be keeping them toward the back of the pack till the change of spec in 20226, but I don't quite understand how their chassis team got that bad, except for the fact that their upper management until last year was a revolving doors due to a ridiculous and completely unrealistic 100 races plan.
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    Formula One

    Holy shitze!!! The team with arguably the worst name in formula 1 since HRT team racing team has come up with the best livery of 2024 so far. The team once known as Minardi, European Minardi, Scuderia Toro Roso, Scuderia Alpha Tauri and now VCARB has painted its car entirely... In blue, white and red... it is very reminiscent of the Toro Roso 2017 livery which was one of the best of the year back then. The team has also acquired an slew impressive new of sponsors: Visa, Cash App, Hugo Boss, Tudor ... And with the continued presence of Honda and Orlen, pretty much looks the part of a semi factory program.
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    Formula One

    Uh the liveries for the season are very emo so far, here is Alpine take on black with colors: Above is the pink version.... and below is the blue...
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    Formula One

    Considering that Horner and Newey are sort of tied at the hip. RBR shall be very prudent what they wish for, if this is the final nail in the coffin between Horner, Marko and the upper management at Redbull. The leak is timely. But the long term effect on Redbull could be devastating. letting go of Horner may not at the desired effect if Newey decides to get out. Last time Newey was not heavily involved with the design it did not go so well.
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    Formula One

    The first cars/liveries unveiled in 2024. Have at it.
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    Emira GT4

    That is great news! and I'm tempted to say finally it took them a while to announce anything.
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    Emira GT4

    ^^^Agreed lets hope Eletre and Emeya sales allow Lotus to fill the coffers to the brim so that Lotus motorsport can run a few more programs worldwide
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    Emira GT4

    This looks to be a factory supported effort?! Good to see the car finally on track and winning which is the cherry on top. The B.O.P was certainly working in their favour in Macau, considering they built a very significant gap in only 2 laps but the car is certainly agile, nimble and adequately powerful. Hopefully this little display will convince some teams in North America and Europe to jump ships.
  12. Mkbhd Marques Brownlee NY based tech youtuber, first look at Emeya and Eletre
  13. Got to admit I did not expect the bonnet lines to be this pronounced. Still, it looks very good, but then we knew that already, even if theses wheels are ginormous, are these 23"?! The lidar integration at the rear is much better then Eletre, and that biplan wing is borderlines bonkers. The interior is Eletre's so nothing will left to be desired. But is it a fastback or not?
  14. Emeya... nicer sounding than Envya.
  15. http://www.motorsport.com/general/news/global-electric-sportscar-series-elite-world-cup-announced/10510019/
  16. Future is looking bright. I wonder what is the exact split but it means they already have 10/11k orders for Eletre while Emira would reach 5/6k car produced this year.
  17. This looks like a fun toy, very boy racer, and is a departure from the sketch they published when they launched APC. I wonder where this 840 BHP V8 is coming from Cosworth, AMG?
  18. Reviews coming thick and fast now:
  19. Ok that Evija X looks... I would have rather never seen it.
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    Type 135

    Yup it happened, and I believe Lotus have been aware of it for a while. Alpine is at the crossroads in terms of strategy while Lotus has a clear plan for now. Dieppe factory is still at the heart of alpine sports car strategy as is Hethel for Lotus. Sharing the chassis of more properly said using the Type 135 chassis would have saved Alpine cost but also negated the need for Dieppe as both cars production would have been more cost effective sharing one production line. Besides brexit still has an impact on business decision, and Alpine is going to try to hammer the haute couture / made in France message down in the next few years. I don't believe it changes any thing for Lotus they heavy lifting for type 135 has been done already under project LEVA. Now they are in tooling, production engineering and procurement mode for the "Elise" class model. they have everything available in house or in the group as the footprint growth of the group is almost hard to fathom. Beside with Geely now a 17% shareholder in Aston Martin, I do think project LEVA architecture will find a suitable buyer sooner than later.
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    Type 135

    It does make sense from the Renault Group perspective, especially with the need for them to build the car in Dieppe.
  22. Fresh of the Youtube Canadian review:
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