New Lotus 2 Eleven

[islandbloke]

Looks fantastic - just too expensive! Have a click

[Loose Cannon]

Nice, but I wish they had stuck more to the original styling for a bit of visual pizazz, it had some sweet detailing.

Edited June 8, 2007 by britten_mark

[Tentenths]

Lengthy and quite glowing review in July edition of Car magazine

Got overtaken by one on the A14 the other day (and I wasn't exactly hanging around!)

[Mark Blanchard]

There was one at Castle Combe Lotus track day a few weeks ago. Was quite impressed, but to expensive IMO. Hope they bring the price down.

[Advantage]

Bear in mind that the 340R was a 35k car seven years ago, the 40 grand price tag isn't too bad. They're not expecting to sell boat loads of them, but it keeps the factory in the press for all the right reasons.

[Bibs]

I would love to own one of these, what a car

[mayevora]

One at Brands a couple of months back.

[Kimbers]

At production of 100 per annum and most of the years production already sold I don't think the "it's too expensive" comment holds any water.

Price V Demand. Lotus need to recover the production cost and the car is made (I believe) on a limited production line away from the Elise, so it's costs are much higher.

IMHO they could charge another

[Jonathan]

Guys who've driven one at Lipscomb said it made the Exige feel like a Fiat Panda.

Looks like buckets of fun !

[islandbloke]

OK Kimbers - I'll qualify my comment. Should have said 'but too expensive for a working hack like me to have as a weekend car".

Problem I see is that on here we're all Lotus fans and really DO want the company to do well financially, but in acceptiong that, we find ourselves priced out of the market. The argument to price things as high as the market will take is fiscally astute, but means lots of these cars will probably end up as trophies in private collections, or as toys for rich boys who know and care nothing of the brand.

I'd have to concede though that compared to the Superlight Caterhams it's good value, and that probably 99% of the Tifosi will never even get to SIT in a Fezza.