Lotus to Build Crossover Vehicle??
 

Hi All:

An interesting press release from Lotus about a show car for the Geneva car show. For more information visit:

www.LotusCarClub.org

Mark "Feff" Pfeffer

Did anyone else hear Colin turn over?

Does every car company have to sell out now?

Its time to call the Saints on them...

couldnt have said it better myself.. its too bad they're most likely going to make something that is ugly and fat

How drunk were the Lotus engineers when they came up that idea? It doesn't make sense at all :|

Hopefully it's just a showcase for other manufacturers on what Lotus can do with the architecture. Given the 300hp output, in order to have the same power to weight ratio of the Elise S2 (220hp/t), it has to be ~1360kg. Shouldn't be too hard for the Lotus guys to pull that off :roll:

stupid, i dont think so,
maybe lambo ,but not lotus

it says in the link that it'll have a 190 hp/tonne power to weight ratio...meaning 1578kg by my calculations...not good :? that's twice the original elise... but we'll see how it turns out...

Don't forget that Lotus is more than a manufacturer of Lotus cars. They also do a lot of development for other brands. This SUV is just to show what they can do with all of their knowledge. Who cares if they buid such a vehicle for another brand, it only means that the Lotus group will get more money and can spend more on developing new Lotus sports cars.

I can see the product planners when they came up with the idea: "Oi chaps, do you want a laugh? We're going to build a CROSSOVER, BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

and then they all O.D'd from the alcohol necessary to think otus is going to build a crossover. :lol:

IMO Cayenne is very good car and succesfull project for porsche. If lotus produce a crossover they will be succesfull too. Because their engineering department and R.D. department is one of the best of car companies.

It looks to be a design study to show Lotus Engineering capabilities. I think Colin Chapman may spin in his grave, but then again he gave us the 1970's Elite (sort of a squared off AMC Pacer - not the original Elite).

The Cayenne success gave Porsche the cash to build the GT and now get back into ALMS racing with their new prototype. Who knows?

Happy Motoring!

Feff
www.LotusCarClub.org

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/2776/feb1lot18yk.jpg

eeeeewwwwwwwww.......... :oops:

i just threw up all over myself.

AGHHHH :!:
They need to forget about trying to compete with every one else and do what they do best, and thats be diffrent to everyone else. I guess this means no F1 for a while then :(

they need to forget about that and worry about other things, am I the only one that thinks even their new car the Europa is unispirred and looks like rubbish?