New Lotus Esprit - Want that one!

JollyGreen · 13 May 2006 at 16:05

Stellios said:
I take it im the only one that doesnt really like it then. Hopefully itll be nicer in the flesh.

I agree with ya mate, looks a bit "generic fast car" if you know what I mean...

gord · 13 May 2006 at 16:38

Cant see them actually producing something that looks like that.. it virtually is a Lambo by style and design.. if i were Lambo i would be having a mini fit at the sight of that..

Joe T · 13 May 2006 at 16:47

Looks good to me.

F355 · 13 May 2006 at 18:25

I like it, I like it a lot!

I really hope they do make that

benneh · 13 May 2006 at 18:59

I think if i had shelled out for it though i would always feel as though i was driving a poor mans lambo. IMO they should have steered clear of the almost identical design at the front. Still sexy. Just a sort of cheaper re-hashed sexy.

The_Dark_Side · 13 May 2006 at 20:00

it looks like the design team started at the nose of the car and reached the rear quarter at 4.50PM.
the next ten mins were divided between designing the rear and putting their coats on.
stunning IMHO from the door pillar forwards...the rest is......err......unconventional.

Akira · 13 May 2006 at 20:25

saitrix said:
On the link if you read right at the bottom it says those pics are not of the written off design. So could be a bit different!

Exactly. Lotus had nothing whatsoever to do with those pictures, they were mocked up in photoshop presumably, by CAR magazine when they were told Lotus were going to redesign the Esprit.

edit - the page that is linked to in the OP is pretty much verbatim from the CAR article. They didn't even bother to shop out the other 2 cars involved in the piece.

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:29

Remove all those fin things that are covering the engine and put a window there like a ferrari do and it would be :cool:

Akira · 13 May 2006 at 20:37

Zip said:
Remove all those fin things that are covering the engine and put a window there like a ferrari do and it would be......

.....a Ferrari.

Flibster · 13 May 2006 at 20:38

I still think this is what they should have built...

Rich1988 · 13 May 2006 at 20:39

JollyGreen said:
Doesn't do it for me for some reason :/

I was thinking the same, just doesnt look that good.

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:39

Flibster said:
I still think this is what they should have built...

Looks good but that interior looks fugly

gord · 13 May 2006 at 20:41

Zip said:
Looks good but that interior looks fugly

Im not too keen either, it reminds me of modern kitchens... i dont want to drive a modern kitchen :mad:

olv · 13 May 2006 at 20:43

Flibster said:
I still think this is what they should have built...

*pics*

ooooooo yes please, much prefer that

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:51

gord said:
Im not too keen either, it reminds me of modern kitchens... i dont want to drive a modern kitchen

The tap is too the right and dont forget to drain the sink after your done driving around the twisties

Burned_Alive · 13 May 2006 at 20:52

M250 is too similar to the S2 Elise for my liking, would love to see them produce this new Esprit even if it is a bit of a breakaway.