XiPHiAS 6 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) Elan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcnw05biUuE Elite Elise Esprit Eteme New Elan New Elise New Esprit New Elite New Etena Sexy asses Edited September 29, 2010 by XiPHiAS 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bazza 907 1,005 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Wow !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XiPHiAS 6 Posted September 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 More details : - Esprit: 2+0, V8 5.0, 600ch ++, £100000, (versions base et R, coupé et cab), benchmark: 458 - Elan: 2+0/2, V6 3.5, 440ch, £70000, (versions base et R, coupé et cab), benchmark: 911 turbo - Elite: 2+2, V8 5.0, 600ch++, coupé-cabriolet (versions base et R), £135000: benchmark: DB9 - Eterne: panamerapide-like, motorisations de l'Elite - Elise: 4 cylindre 2.0, 350ch (), (versions base et R, coupé et cab), benchmark: Boxster, Cayman, TT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myfavedave 2 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Oh my... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flowersrj 0 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Double wow ... if not April Fool's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fmxa 61 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Oh Yeah, I sense great things coming! Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to post Share on other sites
Alansglide 0 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Stunning automobiles.They take your breath away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buddsy 1,576 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 FUNK ME!!!! Woahh!! That new Eprot looks awesom but I also like the look of the Elan (Lambo looks maybe) but also the Etna looks a nice design...I think all the cars have a common looking design running through them so can see the idea of reworking the elise too!!! Buddsy Quote "Belief is the enemy of knowing" - Crrow777 Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan 13 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) You have got to be kidding me.......... Off to go and hug my Esprit. Take it the Evora is dead then, doesnt match the other carbon copies. Edited September 29, 2010 by Jonathan Quote facebook = [email protected] Link to post Share on other sites
shadeone 0 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) OMFG!#@[email protected]$##%$#^&* must sell everything i own right now! (edit: except my current esprit, thats not going ANYWHERE) i cant decide on what one i like the best.. they are all too awesome! allthough i feel like the majority of them are going to get the inevitible "is that a gallardo?" question WAY too often... shade Edited September 29, 2010 by shadeone Quote www.shadeone.com Link to post Share on other sites
matk 17 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I like them all but I can see the Elan being the stand out seller. Likely to be a fantastic blend of looks, performance and price. Quote Regards Mat Link to post Share on other sites
mayevora 1,097 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Want to see more pics/ angles. Yep, More than surprised with all of those goodies (trying to imagine what 'road presence' they will have from those few pics) Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to post Share on other sites
Loose Cannon 582 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) Clucking bell! They look waaay better than the flat looking preview shots, and they havew got rid of the old Elise look after all . Love them, is it really possible for them to make 5 new models production ready, or are they taking a straw poll which one goes down the best? Can't decide myself. All of a sudden my Esprit looks very old fashioned. I'm almost too excited to sleep. Must be getting old as I like the big cars better. Who/What/Where is an "Eteme" though? Edited September 29, 2010 by LooseCannon Quote In the garage no-one can hear you scream Link to post Share on other sites
fmxa 61 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 (edited) I'd have the Elan based on these pics, will also make a stunning convertible - where do I sign! Edited September 29, 2010 by fmxa Quote Paddle Faster, I hear Banjos! Link to post Share on other sites
karmavore 1 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 What did Jeremy Clarkson say about "beauty" and "giving a pen to an Italian"? He's right. Hurray for the Italians invasion of Hethel! Quote Luke Colorado, Super Spy. - Lotus Owner No Longer 1987 Zender Widebody 560SEC | 1994 Lotus Esprit S4 | 2013 Honda Fit EV (#269) Link to post Share on other sites
plumdeplakmuis 34 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 New Esprit could be a lot worse. Not a ugly car but no Giugiaro either. Would have being better if it was a more clean design. Overall all the cars don't look to bad. On the Elise shame on them, that concept can't be build in the light weight spirit of the original Elise. I still stick to the sniff-petrol article. Quote VAN DER LEE Turbo Systems - www.vdlee.com Link to post Share on other sites
gtookey 90 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 YES YES YES YES YES !!!! A++++++++++++++++ Quote Cheers, Gavin Link to post Share on other sites
mdavies 72 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 More details of engine specs have been posted elsewhere - but they are hard to believe, just the supposed emission figures for a start. Also UK dealers to be cut to just three according to a BBC news item! I'm as impressed as anyone, but the whole thing seems aspirational rather than actual to me, even given the five years spread launch programme. Great PR though. (And I'm just a little concerned about the forward plan for the Evora! ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Russell Mills 1 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 You have got to be kidding me.......... Off to go and hug my Esprit. Take it the Evora is dead then, doesnt match the other carbon copies. The Evora isn't dead but most likley will become the Elan with new bodyshell and engine with much more power (both are a 2+2 so same car differnet dress, all these cars will be using the VVa chassis so are all based on what should have been the Esprit and now the Evora, Personally gonna be keeping my Esprit Sport 300 but am seriously looking at the new Esprit (although is a little bit 458 in shape, thik I preferred the other designs) and the McLaren MP4-12C, also keeping the 340R as with the weight increase will will never see the likes of it again, even the 2-11 without windowscreen still weighs more and less of a road car. Still will be tuning into the webcast. bring it on and hope for the future, although the engines seem a little hopeful for just NA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulwendling 1 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 If you pause the movie, you see that the roof is just A and B pillars, no center transverse break until the rear bulkhead. Sooo..... I wonder if this is how Lotus got away with the low roofline single piece windshield and roof glass to not be in violation of the DOT safety requirements of hitting the head on the roof front in a crash like the current (old Esprit) which lived with the DOT waiver for the last few years on this.... never thought that our Stevens Esprits would now be regarded as the "Old" version Hmm, Now I need to update my Esprits styling cues to resemble the new Esprit Paul 85 TE 94 S4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mayevora 1,097 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11440488 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to post Share on other sites
gtookey 90 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 (edited) The Evora isn't dead but most likley will become the Elan with new bodyshell I was just about to say... 'isn't the Elan a re-bodied Evora?' I've also got to say that this is just fantastic stuff coming out of Lotus. Just makes me really excited for the future of the company. Edited September 30, 2010 by GavinS1 Quote Cheers, Gavin Link to post Share on other sites
cazna52 0 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 That Esprit looks very nice. They have got the proportions right which I think was the most important factor in the beauty of the original design as well. Not so sure about the slogan "Esprit - Faster than sound". The car had better be capable of 762 mph to justify that slogan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiefur 0 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 For Sale.... Kidney Children Wife Dog.... Willing to trade for a new Esprit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dasar7 2 Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Agreed!!! This is looking VERY promising. Whole new family look, while maintaining differentiation in each model - tend to agree with some of the others, the Elan to be the best seller. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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