My wish list for the Evora Roadster

[brightoncorgi]

I'd go with a simple folding cloth roof, glass rear window, with an nice fabric or microfiber lining.  Some storage is needed behind the seats and simple fold roof would allow for it.  Roof should not be fully automatic.

I would concentrate on delivering the best made, most reliable car Lotus can manufacture.  Only feature on the 400 that misses the mark is Adaptive Headlights; a car like this begs for them. 

I don't feel owning the performance metric for comparable is the answer.  It needs to be among the top few, but as we all know the Lotus is a different experience.  Top down in an Evora; wow! 

Competing warranty to Porsche and a good lease program to kick start a pre-owned business is what Lotus needs for USA market at minimum.

[C8RKH]

Only one thing on my wish list:

That they build the bloody thing!

[Spinney]

JMG has said the Roadster will have more design touches than just the coupe with the roof removed, so I'm still hoping for something along the lines of the Autocar renderings from a few months ago.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=evora+Roadster+Autocar+renderings&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari#imgrc=uOk6Er4h6ADV2M%3A

Now something like this would have me beating a path to place my order at Bell & Colvill within seconds of it being announced.

[StephVG]

To be honest, at this stage I'm not optimistic that the Roadster will be different or updated enough compared to the coupé to make me want to "beat a path" to B&C  Hope I'm proved wrong in a few months' time.

[Spinney]

20 minutes ago, StephVG said:

To be honest, at this stage I'm not optimistic that the Roadster will be different or updated enough compared to the coupé to make me want to "beat a path" to B&C  Hope I'm proved wrong in a few months' time.

I've wanted an Evora Roadster that long now, I'd still order one even if it is just a coupe with the roof removed a la Elise/Exige. Still hoping it will be more stylish though.

just need an open top GT type car that the wife will want to travel in. She hates the Exige - sadly.

[Ccd]

The car could look like the targa version as reports are that the roadster will be a targa with a two piece roof that stores behind the front seats (no back seats).  The timing of the targa, being 20 months out or so, would coincide with when a mid-cycle refresh is generally done and mid-cycle refreshes are mostly to fix any problems with the car.  Other than that, reports are that the car is not likely to get bigger, heavier or more powerful.  I would not get expectations up too high for significant changes from the coupe.  Of course, I'd love to be wrong.

[Spinney]

2 minutes ago, Ccd said:

The car could look like the targa version as reports are that the roadster will be a targa with a two piece roof that stores behind the front seats (no back seats).  The timing of the targa, being 20 months out or so, would coincide with when a mid-cycle refresh is generally done and mid-cycle refreshes are mostly to fix any problems with the car.  Other than that, reports are that the car is not likely to get bigger, heavier or more powerful.  I would not get expectations up too high for significant changes from the coupe.  Of course, I'd love to be wrong.

If I'm honest, neither would I, but stranger things have happened.