KAS-118

Looks fantastic - but can't help feeling it needs Union Jacks on the end of the winglets

Sad new; RIP. ☹️

@C8RKH very nice 😎👍

Excellent - glad it went to a good home 👍

Just read this thread - an extremely nice car you’ve got there and certainly a great result. 👍

Congratulations 👍

Congratulations - fantastic car 👍

I would buy it in a flash - but alas I need at least a 2+2 suitable for a teenager in the back ☹️

@C8RKH that's a fantastic looking car you've got - I love the red interior - no wonder you're sad to see her go

All sounds very positive for the future 👍

Nice job

Firstly - despite its similarity with the Toyota - I think as an SUV the recent rendering looks good. I'm also rather baffled by the titanic rise in the quantity of SUV's and I also fear that Lotus are coming too late into an ever saturated market - and I can't help but think that the 'fashion' in SUV's will soon change. As I've said before I do see a gap in the market for an modern day Elite/Eclat - or at least improving the height and rear leg-room in the Evora to make it suitable for teenager/small adult use. However, whilst I'm no fan of SUV's if Lotus started making one and it sold and meant that the company made a profit which went to support its sport-cars and coupe's - then in my mind that can only be a good thing.

I read this article today https://www.motormag.com.au/news/1803/lotus-suv-on-horizon-as-australian-operation-boosted that mentioned the Lotus APX concept car which I must admit I'd never heard of. Looks very Proton'ish which I guess isn't surprising for the time and some more of it can be found here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_APX and here https://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11126/lotus-apx.aspx However, perhaps it does give an indication of what the new SUV may be packaged like - albeit I hope its considerably re-styled

Same here - but at least they're keeping people informed

Any news on the Dyno Tests yet?

Reading the Thread on the link - its just someone's son mucking about with his own view of potential designs - not a 'leak' from Lotus as such.

Didn't De Tomaso use a Ford Cosworth DFV - it isn't that is it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Tomaso_505/38

It does look fantastic - well done ?

I agree - great engineering - and although in isolation I quite like the looks - I think a standards Elise looks better

Congratulations - looks stunning ?

Personally I think if you’re going to pitch it directly at the MX5 then you’re going to have to price it at roughly that amount (maybe a bit of a premium) and then you could get away with the 1.5 engine. But if you’re going to keep it st £40-45k then I think you’d need to increase the engine- perhaps the 2.0 T5 (if you don’t have access to a 1.8) I don’t see the issue of increasing the comfort levels a bit for the standard - because you can always then produce ‘Cup’ stripped out versions

This shows the production figures from 1973 to 2014 (sorry I haven't checked them for accuracy) and it makes quire interesting reading. http://raycee1234.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/lotus-production-by-model-1980-2014.html The Elise seems to be by far the top-seller but was certainly on a sales decline - perhaps a 're-launch' as a new Elan would see the return to more significant sales? I'm probably going to be blasted for this - but if they could invest in a new Elan, and make it scaleable so you could get a 2 seater and a +2 version version, suitable for getting a teenager in the back, as well - and could get it priced from about £40-45k, I'd buy one tomorrow. If this (the 2 variants) could be done (and yes, I accept its a big IF) then that would surely help with the sales to development costs ratio? I'm sure I'm not the only person in the world who commutes on public transport during the week but needs a car for going out as a family but doesn't need a lot of space. My current car that I bought new in November 2011 has only done 10k miles - so there's no-way I would consider getting 2 cars (my wife dosen't drive).

But to be fair the Alfa 4C is expensive (IMHO) for what it is. The Maxda MX5 http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/mazda/mazda-mx-5-miata/ seems to do a lot better and the Flat 124 also seems to be picking up http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales-data/fiat/fiat-124-spider/ although I do note that the small sports car section has declined significantly in the states in the 3rd Quarter of 2017. I personally think a cheep'ish sports car does have a place in the market - and I can't help but wonder how long the European fad in SUV's will last

Wow - fascinating conversion - well done and thanks for sharing ??

Great collection - particularly love the Goldleaf S2