Petrolicious and Lotus

[Arregueti]

Just saw this... Nice starting point to have Lotus more present in what is (IMO) a very good site for car nuts.

 

Their videos are very good. I hope they will also publish "Lotus videos" at some point...

 

http://www.petrolicious.com/a-lotus-road-trip-is-an-old-english-car-thing

[Arregueti]

Just trying to embed here a vey nice video recently published by Petrolicious on facebook about the type 23.

 

Alain de Cadenet Drives The Lotus 23 At Speed

https://www.facebook.com/petrolicious/videos/832877650165455/"><div

 

Hope it works but I seem to struggle to play it from here. Will try differently if it doesn't.

 

Edited October 8, 2015 by Arregueti

[jfitz981]

I always look forward to the new videos each week on Petrolicious! Great car site...I would be more than happy to let them do a story on my car or support any Lotus member who gets their car featured.

[Arregueti]

 

An article about Lotus F1 cars in Petrolicious.

 

http://petrolicious.com/articles/daily-fix/lotus-f1-cars-were-so-fragile-that-drivers-feared-for-their-safety

 

[nello]

I've subscribed to that one for a while  Theres a few crackin' channels popping up on YouTube.........

Try this one too - 

 

Edited December 13, 2015 by Bibs

[Arregueti]

Will definitively have a look. Thanks!

[Arregueti]

So, finally... Hot from the press...

A video dedicated entirely to the (Stevens) Esprit.

 

http://petrolicious.com/this-lotus-esprit-is-a-light-rider-reborn

 

[Bibs]

 

 

[Advantage]

Sounds nice, that one. Reminiscent of the exhaust note of Sir Roger's S1 in TSWLM.

[Loose Cannon]

Have to admit when I looked at the picture I thought "oh no an Esprit finally makes it to Petrolicious and they picked a dog". Then he explained it and it all made sense. Nice story.

[StephVG]

Thanks, just subscribed to the site. Looks nice.

[Arregueti]

Petrolicious on the Esprit and its status as a bargain supercar...

 

http://petrolicious.com/is-the-lotus-esprit-the-most-affordable-exotic

 

[Barrykearley]

And it's got the best spoiler 

[Arregueti]

This interview of Mario Andretti published by Petrolicious makes an interesting read, IMO.

http://petrolicious.com/mario-andretti-on-enzo-ferrari-colin-chapman-and-growing-up-on-the-race-track

There are also some words on Enzo Ferrari and on Colin Chapman:

"Colin had the reputation he had because he wanted to give the driver every possible advantage, and he knew that weight was the issue. He was adamant about weight. Many times it crossed over and it cost the drivers, and I knew that. But I was not shy about making certain demands, I had an incredibly good relationship with his mechanics. Like Bob Dance.

I said to Bob, if you see anything in your own mind that Colin is trying to do that is just a little too radical, or a little too over the limit, please let me know. I told him I like to be reasonable, so I felt like I had a security blanket in that area away from some of Colin’s more out-there ideas. But I was always looking at Colin, there was a confidence aspect that he was doing everything possible to get you a winning car. He was a maverick for sure, but that’s what drove him. He was never one to sit on his laurels, he would get bored with the status quo.

He was very creative, very moody. You had to be with him at just the right time, which I was, because he had peaks and valleys in his own career because he was always trying to play outside the box, which sometimes didn’t work because he was too radical. But when he was right on, he was right on. And I enjoyed that part of it obviously, and took advantage of that by bringing home a world championship for Lotus."

[Parramint]

[Advantage]

You don't post very often, Richard. But when you do it's always good.  

[Parramint]

Thank you Sir.

[Arregueti]

They keep coming... :-)

This story is almost two years old, though, but I thought it is worth posting:

http://petrolicious.com/a-lotus-road-trip-is-an-old-english-car-thing

 

 

[NedaSay]

 

 

 

[Arregueti]

More on the seven and the early days of Lotus.

http://petrolicious.com/here-are-the-6-forgotten-cars-that-led-to-the-revolutionary-lotus-7

Hopefully this will give some visibility to the brand and encourage people to research what Lotus offers currently.

[Arregueti]

This was published a while back, but reappeared today in Petrolicious' Facebook feed:

 

http://petrolicious.com/the-evolution-of-the-fastest-lotus-sports-cars

 

 

 

[Arregueti]

Looks like there might be another Petrolicious' video coming soon involving a Lotus. Does not look standard, though...

http://petrolicious.com/street-find-lotus-europa

 

[nerobi]

http://petrolicious.com/1981-lotus-esprit-turbo-get-one-while-you-can-still-afford-it

[nerobi]

 

[Arregueti]

A nice story, despite it being a bit sad. The owner comes across as a genuine enthusiast. And it looks like a vindication to use a classic in Paris, these days.

Thanks for posting @nerobi