Julian73 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Claim is an release at GFoS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 6 hours ago, Julian73 said: Claim is an release at GFoS Keep up at the back. That nugget of information was posted on the Rumour Mill thread by chassis #1 customer Karl, tentatively back on 12 February and then confirmed on 25 February. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bibs Posted April 9, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 9 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...
Popular Post exeterjeep Posted April 9, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Bit of a teaser over the powertrain options, and just the mules been driven, it will be great to see it in the flesh.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Now that we're already down to the last few brand-new Lotus cars for sale, we'll probably fairly soon be at the point where there are no brand-new Lotus cars for sale - and a wait until 2022 until the Type 131 graces dealer forecourts. I wonder what kind of marketing Lotus will employ to plug the gap... Goodwood (8-11th July) is not so very far away so I am expecting a few teases to come before then, and hopefully some development diary-esque videos, once the cat is out of the bag. I can only assume that Evija coverage will also help keep Lotus in the public eye. What I am really wondering, however, is 'who' the Type 131 will be aimed at, and thus what kind of advertising/marketing we will see. Will we see them try to appeal equally to existing fans and to those whom would not have seriously entertained buying a Lotus before, or do they go all-out for the new buyers and rely on brand-loyalty from the faithful. I would imagine that in the year to come, we are going to get a good idea of how/where they intend to position themselves for the decade to come... Interesting times... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Popular Post Barrykearley Posted April 11, 2021 Gold FFM Popular Post Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, Bee said: who' the Type 131 will be aimed at Hopefully us skint middle aged slightly balding midlife crisis ones whom have a spare kidney 🤪 1 4 Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted April 11, 2021 Report Share Posted April 11, 2021 Not the overpaid under worked electricians then Quote hindsight: the science that is never wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM TdM Posted April 12, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 It's going to be a very interesting car to market. Everyone including Lotus are going all electric and Lotus want to sell a cross-over etc. in their next batch of cars, the 131 doesn't sound like it fits with any of these but if they just release a car aimed at the Lotus community, they will likely get approximately the same sales response as before and not be a good 'bridge' for the new cars either. Small light and well engineered doesn't sell that well (see: Alpine, yes no manual here but really proof of sales vs what people say on forums proves it doesn't make much difference) directly fighting the Cayman/911 is not easy because people default to Porsche no matter what you produce (See: Practically everything else that has come out in that segment) and you aren't producing an electric car which would get the green sports car vote... Probably needs a couple of well designed turbos to make up the poke that a hybrid will have over this car. What body will it have? I suspect composite puts some people off as it's not as easy to fix... CF may be too expensive and has the same/worse repair issues. I look forward to seeing what they produce but it's a tough market for a non-hybrid V6 over the next couple of years I think. That looks like a very negative post, but it's worth considering the scale of the task they have for marketing/winning 'normal' people around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted April 12, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 So the 131 is the last ICE car before Lotus goes all electric. That is very interesting to hear and brave to go straight to all electric with no hybrid "bridging" phase. I'm hoping that the 131 will be around for circa 5 years in production. Then I guess a gradual shift to all electric models. Makes sense I suppose. 1 Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_marra Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Lotus would never do hybrid as sometimes it does nothing of benefit. Lotus usually have components doing more than one job where possible. Doing none is a no no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Barrykearley Posted April 12, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 Turbos.... please let’s see some twin turbos. 1 hour ago, C8RKH said: That is very interesting to hear and brave to go straight to all electric with no hybrid "bridging" phase. Maybe not so daft .... https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-autos-europe-regulations-insight-idUKKBN2BZ0BO Quote Only here once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giniw Posted April 12, 2021 Report Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, tim_marra said: Lotus would never do hybrid as sometimes it does nothing of benefit. :cough: 414E :cough: Edited April 12, 2021 by Giniw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt W Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 From an article published today, Matt Windle states Lotus will skip hybrid and go pure electric... https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/electric/lotus/ Which suggests the 131 will be an evolution of the current range. Other speculation, and Lotus quotes themselves, say it will be based on the current V6, so will be interesting to see what the new car offers. Mock ups, and the Evija suggest it could look pretty stunning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JimH Posted April 13, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 and again here today :- https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/lotus/global-expansion/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hedgerley Posted April 15, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 Today's Windle interview, about what he learned at Tesla. Some interesting snippets about the Roadster and why Lotus is going straight to electric. Hard to think of a better qualified bloke to be in charge currently. I'm very hopeful for the future. https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/industry-news/lotus/matthew-windle/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg4lotus Posted July 6, 2021 Report Share Posted July 6, 2021 On 25/01/2021 at 10:11, Bibs said: I popped the image into photoshop and upped some levels so you don't have to OK, so there are 3 cars under covers, the one on the right has the headlights of the Emira and does appear to have the outline of the Emira. What about the other two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipp Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 At the launch last night I thought that the back of the black car looked it longer but didn't really get a good look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Evotion Posted July 7, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Yeah, and strange, as Black is not included on the configurator! Quote If it has an engine, I am there to thrash it. My Emira Videos | Into Motorcycles? Motorcycle Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM TomE Posted July 7, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 The configurator may not include all of the options. I'm hoping some the current colours might be available as well as the 6 in the configurator. This fancy new paint system they've installed is supposed to let them change colour easily from car to car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Evotion Posted July 7, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, TomE said: This fancy new paint system they've installed is supposed to let them change colour easily from car to car Umm., good point. I do hop so, as orange comes into play. However, this is not the feeling I got from the dealer. We will see. Long way to go yet. Quote If it has an engine, I am there to thrash it. My Emira Videos | Into Motorcycles? Motorcycle Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giniw Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 By the way, I may have missed something but do we know what material the body is made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted July 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Composites, no changes here. 1 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...
Mark Blanchard Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 I hope the series has a batch of homologated road cars. I'm looking forward to seeing some Emira Cup / GT4 specials. Quote Mark www.lotusespritturbo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM Evotion Posted July 7, 2021 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 27 minutes ago, Mark Blanchard said: I hope the series has a batch of homologated road cars. I'm looking forward to seeing some Emira Cup / GT4 specials. We originally didnt think so but a couple of Lotus people have not suggested there will be GT4 road cars but not for 2 or 3 years, heading towards the end of the run. 1 Quote If it has an engine, I am there to thrash it. My Emira Videos | Into Motorcycles? Motorcycle Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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