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Lotus Evora

Southern-Nupe

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I love the car, especially the concept of a mid-engined 2+2 car (even though the rear seats would likely not fit much).
 

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beautiful car since it has everything i'd want. 4 seats, performance, and good gas mileage.
 

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I love my Exige S, but this looks much more practical..better than a rip off P car.
 

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Originally Posted by Tarmac
toyota engine again?

Yes, but as mentioned elsewhere, the pricetag is likely to be astronomical.

--Andre
 

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Actually a Yahama engine rebaged as a toyota, but that is better.
 

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There's something strange looking about the rear 1/3 of the car. It's like it has an exotic front end and the rear of a current celica, the way it is choppy. I'm not a huge fan of the way the rear window intersects either. It much more practical however than the Elise.

I actually wish we had the Lotus Europa here.
 

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Looks like this car is going to enter production, and possibly enter the North American market as well:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/20/l...to-the-states/

I'm hopeful that as more car companies become more environmentally conscious, designs like this will be more common: efficient, light cars that rethink the normal car packaging to get better use of space in a smaller car. Lighter cars, soup to nuts, have less environmental impact than heavier cars, too.

--Andre
 

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Originally Posted by A Y
Looks like this car is going to enter production, and possibly enter the North American market as well:

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/20/l...to-the-states/

I'm hopeful that as more car companies become more environmentally conscious, designs like this will be more common: efficient, light cars that rethink the normal car packaging to get better use of space in a smaller car. Lighter cars, soup to nuts, have less environmental impact than heavier cars, too.

--Andre


Yeah, it's definitely going into production. My friend was invited to a small, private reveal put on by Lotus down in Orange County a few days ago. I believe getting a better foothold in NA is part of Lotus' interest in getting into ALMS.
 

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What did your friend think of the car?

--Andre
 

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Originally Posted by A Y
What did your friend think of the car?

--Andre


She thought it would definitely be a better daily than the Elise or Exige she's tested since it's far more refined, which is what they were going for.

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Thanks, Lotus, for showing me my next car. Not immediately, but probably in the next 5-7 years.
 

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