Popular Post Bravo73 Posted January 27, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hardly. It’s not as if Lotus dealers have had anything really new to sell for the past few years anyway. If anything, this announcement will give the ‘wow, I’d better get my last Elise/Exige/Evora’ sales a shot in the arm. I suspect that the next wave of cars will attract more first time Lotus buyers than previous owners. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFO Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Techyd said: I was just thinking their E53 is a 6 cylinder with mild hybrid! very mild hybrid .. no electric only drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hedgerley Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 One of the more interesting and I think best looking renderings I've seen so far. And a sensible view of how the 131 might turn out. From the current issue of CAR. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal H Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 I’m confused. Is Lotus going to reveal three new models based on Type 131 for 2022, or just one with the others following later on a brand new platform? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arregueti Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 ^ That looks too expensive for me 😁😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bravo73 Posted January 29, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 The Emira? https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00003556470 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrylV8 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Good find Jonny, Arabic? Quote Darryl & Sue Proud to drive and own since new a true British supercar the Evora GT430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 I can't take any credit, I'm afraid. Came from a thread on S ELOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerley Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Emira Origin and Meaning The name Emira is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "commander, prince". Emira is one of those pan-exotic names that feels pleasant enough but seems so unrooted to any one culture that it might as well be made up. Found online, not my opinion 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post Mysterae Posted January 29, 2021 Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Lotus Enigma? Or how about a Brexit themed car, Lotus Exodus? Lotus Exocet would be popular with the French. 3 Quote Signature not working... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giniw Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) @Mysterae> Lotus Exodus is good, or just Lotus Exit ? As for the electric ones, Lotus eMotion? (emotion+electric+motion %)) Edited January 29, 2021 by Giniw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Somebody on PH posted up the Emira name and that trade mark link on Thursday. Maybe the SELOC poster got it from there or vice versa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg4lotus Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 I guess the copyright has already been taken for this one Elvira Mistress of the Dark Original Trailer (James Signorelli, 1988) - YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 3 hours ago, LotusLeftLotusRight said: Somebody on PH posted up the Emira name and that trade mark link on Thursday. Maybe the SELOC poster got it from there or vice versa? SELOC had it on Wednesday. So I imagine that the PH poster lifted it from there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Posted January 30, 2021 Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) On 27/01/2021 at 17:21, Bravo73 said: Hardly. It’s not as if Lotus dealers have had anything really new to sell for the past few years anyway. If anything, this announcement will give the ‘wow, I’d better get my last Elise/Exige/Evora’ sales a shot in the arm. I suspect that the next wave of cars will attract more first time Lotus buyers than previous owners. I’m in two minds about it, I’ve been looking for an Evora for a little while now. It’s seemed pointless to buy with all the lockdowns so I haven’t yet although granted I’ve not found the right one either, I have got my eye on a GT410 Sport but can’t go look at it. Makes me wonder if I should just hold out until the type 131, or buy an Evora and then look at trade in options when the new car launches. Edited January 30, 2021 by Wake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedaSay Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 Some guys on Lotustalk and elsewhere have an interesting theory regarding the term sport car series and the visual used by Lotus. What if Type 131 was not one car but one chassis able to accept 3 different bodies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrylV8 Posted February 2, 2021 Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 @NedaSayand a chassis which will take three engine types? Quote Darryl & Sue Proud to drive and own since new a true British supercar the Evora GT430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chipp Posted February 2, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2, 2021 That is exactly how I read into the press release. Not one car but three with varying subframe structures, wheelbase and track all be it one chassis. Possibily two different engines and varying bodywork. chipp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NedaSay Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 9 hours ago, DarrylV8 said: @NedaSayand a chassis which will take three engine types? Yes, it would be unprecedented in a way... Except that McLaren has been doing it ever since the MP4-12C and everything Sport and Super Series up until 720s has been built on the same core chassis. Technically very doable for Lotus even more with VVA or VVA+, so if you add to that Volvo and Geely experience on the matter. If lotus had access to everything, as I believe, they had access to literally everything - and they did not need that much : a loom, and powertrains to work with - and you consider that Type 131 has been in inception for a little while (2015 give or take a few months) they had plenty of times in the past 2 years to come up with an industrialization plan the three silhouettes we see in the press release could all be Type 131 be it Type131A, Type131B and Type131C they can share core chassis, engine layout and loom( dash cluster, cabin ergonomics infotainment and environment display). If you remember the infamous DB intent prototype the cabin of the 3 mid-engined car did share a lot. Type 131 could go beyond that with just minor dash variations. Type 131 is a Hybrid and according to the journos would come with a V6 turbocharged and hybridized 550bhp+ ... at 75k I don't think so but a 3 or 4cyl turbocharged and hybridized at 350/400bhp I'd say yup. I know, it's out there, but come to think of it not that much. You wait for a new car for years and suddenly... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techyd Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 13 hours ago, chipp said: That is exactly how I read into the press release. Not one car but three with varying subframe structures, wheelbase and track all be it one chassis. Possibily two different engines and varying bodywork. chipp I'd honestly assumed we all already knew this 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg4lotus Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 The car on the right appears to be narrower, or is that an optical illusion? If it is actually narrower, would that be down to just bodywork. That could be possible, would that be desirable / efficient? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrylV8 Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 @NedaSaydid the DB V8 get to productionising state, I may have missed this being discussed in another topic. three different rear alloy subframes using the same chassis does appear pretty doable and would allow for a large amount of commonality and arguably give three base models in the price range looking forward to the next Lotus teaser for type 131 Quote Darryl & Sue Proud to drive and own since new a true British supercar the Evora GT430 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 2 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post Barrykearley Posted February 3, 2021 Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 What lovely hair he has 3 Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwat Posted February 3, 2021 Report Share Posted February 3, 2021 All the details in this week's Autocar 😀 1 Quote Cheers, John W http://jonwatkins.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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