Internal Lotus document showing the new Esprit?

[joaovc]

Looks legit: See it here

[matk]

Why do you think it looks legit?

[matk]

It looks like a rehashed Celica to me! Ughhhhhh!!

[simonb]

not very different from the McLaren

[Jonathan]

barf

[Advantage]

Looks similar to the calendar picture of December 2009.

[Kimbers]

MSC....sound familiar numptys??

[espritmania]

I hope not,looks terrible.

[Mario]

I like it.It has 90's Esprit resemblances,and is more sober respect lambo and ferrari.

[fmxa]

Looks excellent, let's hope it gets a nice big Lexus V10!

[sky_cz]

look nice, finally not like photoshoped lambo, lines from stevens era cars r clearly visible.

Edited August 25, 2010 by SKY

[Mark Blanchard]

That's one of the prototypes from a few years ago. I think it looks quite good, not as low and wide as the Esprit but still good. I think this designs a few years old.

Edited August 25, 2010 by Mark Blanchard

[ramjet]

Isn't there an ex-CEO associated with this forum sort of who might have an idea?

Yeah I know. He probably had to sign some sort of non-disclosure when he left. Bummer.

[Simon350S]

It's very bland and very much celica as already mentioned

Glad it's not the real one.

I'm sure lotus will accidentally leak more accurate info closer to the time though

[ramjet]

Phew Simon. I thought I might be the only one that thought that iteration looked bland.

[Mark Blanchard]

I guess this was the Esprit that Mike Kimberley stop from being produced. Looks quite like the Gallardo based rendering from Autocar Magazine from February 2004. It doesn't have the side air intakes of the Autocar rendering which Steve Crijns told me increased drag.

[Jonathan]

They both look........shockingly bad....

[DarrylV8]

If this is a true leak from the factory, MR Lotus we will be looking at an Evora SC; not impressed

[chandrab]

Please say it has lamborghini doors :-)

-Chandra

91SE

[richardvg]

Maybe these pics are all sent out to "test " the waters and see your reactions !

I mean - a two page discussion and Bibs chose to make a one liner - maybe he also knows a little more than he is letting on , say no more . say no more !

[lotus4s]

I didn't see where Bibs posted anything on this topic.....?

[CharlieC]

The front is a Ferrari and the rest is a lambo.

Thats not Esprit identity.

[The Veg]

I like the 'greenhouse,' as the fixed window adjacent to the A-pillar and the squarish quarter-window with slim intake strongly evoke the Esprit, and if that's a slightly turned-up rear edge I see, that does too. The nose looks TOTALLY Lambo though and has to go!

The blue has an evocative shallow rake to its windscreen, but the remainder of its look I don't like so much- the front end is OK, but the window sill seems too high and the quarter-window and side-intake just don't look right and seem a little too 'busy' for lack of a better word.