New Lotus Europa

[Mrmurano]

The new Lotus Europa S, a Grand Tourer (GT) inspired two-seater, will provide Lotus customers a spectacular sportscar with significantly enhanced levels of touring and cruising capability, as well as higher levels of practicality and refinement to complement the simplicity of the Lotus Elise and Exige models.

The Europa S follows the core Lotus philosophy of performance through light weight, enabling this refined and high-performing GT car to weigh a mere 995 kg, making it class- leading in this respect. This low weight has been obtained through the clever use of advanced and hightech materials including an extruded and bonded aluminium chassis, composite body panels and a very advanced composite energy absorbing front crash structure.

When compared to the award-winning Lotus Elise, the Europa S has a larger boot / luggage compartment and easier cabin access, resulting from lower chassis sides and a higher roof line. Combined with a full leather interior, Satellite Navigation, driver and passenger airbags and carpets all as standard, Lotus has created a

[Zeruel]

eh.. they just lifted the design from elise ar?

or is it exige?

 

i think they just changed the name of the car only..

 

but there's a 4 door version...

[Renegade]

"share components" is the term they used, I think, but yea,h it's largely that

 

Save money, ma....

[Seansene]

Does this get back to the Astra/Corsa similarity thing again?

[Koren]

i tink can put a tray of egg in the boot and cook it.. ;p engine and boot same compartment..

[Anakin]

hmm ... this one i can get to like!

[Potheader]

not veli nice leh.. Too complicated.

[Cheeze]

no front boot?

[Spas]

Why is it so ugly????

 

Bonnet looks like Moses Lim sat on it...

Edited March 6, 2006 by Spas