kobayashiGT Internal Moderator April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 Lotus's Last Internal-Combustion Car Will Be an Entry-Level Daily Driver source: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a32235575/lotus-entry-level-daily-driver-confirmed/ According to CEO Phil Popham, it will take design cues from the $2.5-million Evija EV hypercar. Currently, the cheapest Lotus you can buy in America is the $96,950 Evora GT. That's out of reach for most people, which is why the company is planning a new entry-level car to slot below it in the lineup. And it'll be the brand's last car powered by an internal combustion engine. Above, the 2010 Lotus Elise concept. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Lotus Phil Popham confirmed the car's existence, saying it will be priced between £55,000 and £100,000 (around $68,000 and $123,000)—well below the Evora's price range. Popham said the car, which has yet to be named, will take design inspiration from Lotus's $2.5-million Evija EV hypercar, and be built in a new factory extension at the company's existing Hethel facility. It will have enough interior space for daily usage, according to the CEO. It will be revealed sometime between late this year and early 2021. The new car is part of a plan to boost volume for the small British manufacturer from the current 1600 cars a year to around 5000 a year, with assistance from parent company Geely. Popham said future additions to the lineup could include a sporty sedan or SUV. "Our focus now is on sports cars, but we do think the brand has the potential to move into other segments," Popham told Automotive News Europe."And Geely has expertise in areas such as electrification and autonomous driving." ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 bread and butter in our sense of the word is between 3K to 4K OMV. 68K to 123K is caviar territory. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 55k pounds in UK is really expensive already. That's like Entry level M3 or porsche levels. U can get a golf R or Type R for like 30k pounds. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf4786k Twincharged April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lala81 said: 55k pounds in UK is really expensive already. That's like Entry level M3 or porsche levels. U can get a golf R or Type R for like 30k pounds. yeah.. but golf R dont look anything remote like an evora lor..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 Just now, Sdf4786k said: yeah.. but golf R dont look anything remote like an evora lor..... Lotus tend to have small engine, light cars. Just that u got so many german performance saloon cars to choose from. And it's not "cheap" enough to interest the regular hot hatch joe in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, kobayashiGT said: Lotus's Last Internal-Combustion Car Will Be an Entry-Level Daily Driver source: https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a32235575/lotus-entry-level-daily-driver-confirmed/ According to CEO Phil Popham, it will take design cues from the $2.5-million Evija EV hypercar. Currently, the cheapest Lotus you can buy in America is the $96,950 Evora GT. That's out of reach for most people, which is why the company is planning a new entry-level car to slot below it in the lineup. And it'll be the brand's last car powered by an internal combustion engine. Above, the 2010 Lotus Elise concept. In an interview with Automotive News Europe, Lotus Phil Popham confirmed the car's existence, saying it will be priced between £55,000 and £100,000 (around $68,000 and $123,000)—well below the Evora's price range. Popham said the car, which has yet to be named, will take design inspiration from Lotus's $2.5-million Evija EV hypercar, and be built in a new factory extension at the company's existing Hethel facility. It will have enough interior space for daily usage, according to the CEO. It will be revealed sometime between late this year and early 2021. The new car is part of a plan to boost volume for the small British manufacturer from the current 1600 cars a year to around 5000 a year, with assistance from parent company Geely. Popham said future additions to the lineup could include a sporty sedan or SUV. "Our focus now is on sports cars, but we do think the brand has the potential to move into other segments," Popham told Automotive News Europe."And Geely has expertise in areas such as electrification and autonomous driving." So after Proton and then Geely sequentially acquired Lotus, the latter has gone from Chapman to Chari makan? 😁 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator April 23, 2020 Author Share April 23, 2020 Can get a Golf R and strip it down to as light as possible. Formula of Lotus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 53 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: Can get a Golf R and strip it down to as light as possible. Formula of Lotus. But it will never be as stiff as carbon tub. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator April 23, 2020 Author Share April 23, 2020 1 hour ago, inlinesix said: But it will never be as stiff as carbon tub. Must add this one in le. 🤣 I still like the design of elise. even thou is an old car. . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: Must add this one in le. 🤣 I still like the design of elise. even thou is an old car. . . No. It is very stiff already 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 蓮花我的最愛♥️♥️♥️ 我愛阿蓮阿花😍😍😍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator April 23, 2020 Author Share April 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Inlinefour said: 蓮花我的最愛♥️♥️♥️ 我愛阿蓮阿花😍😍😍 Took me awhile to understand (lotus) hahahhaha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged April 23, 2020 Share April 23, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: Took me awhile to understand (lotus) hahahhaha. 我更愛觀音坐蓮花 Edited April 23, 2020 by Inlinefour ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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