New Lotus Esprit Concept and new Elan concept

[hks786]

Lets get right to the point with the new specs for the Esprit Concept and pics:

Lotus Esprit Specification

Layout: 2 seater, mid-engined, rear wheel drive
Engine: Petrol, hybrid optional
Hybrid technology: Optional KERS
Cylinder: V8
Capacity: 5.0 litre
Power/Torque: 620 PS / 720 Nm
Rev limit: 8,500 rpm
0-100 km/h: 3.4 seconds
Top speed: 330 km/h
CO2/km: 250 g/km (using optional hybrid technology)
Weight: 1,450 kg
Seats: 2
Transmission: 7 Speed DCT
Drive: RWD
Start of production: End of 2012
Enters the market: Spring 2013
Price indication: Circa £110,000

[hks786]

Now the Elan:

Power is provided by a mid-mounted 4.0-liter V6 engine with 450 PS (331 kW / 444 hp) and 465 Nm (343 lb-ft) of toque. It is backed up by a seven-speed DCT transmission, which enables the 1,295 kg (2,855 lb) car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and hit a top speed of 310 km/h (193 mph). If that fails to attract your attention, perhaps you'll be interested in the hybrid variant which will have CO2 emissions as low as 199 g/km.

On sale in the fall of 2013, the Elan will carry a base price of approximately £75,000.

Read more: http://www.worldcarfans.com/11009302...#ixzz112t1pybw

[hks786]

I like the fact both of these cars have been revived and in regards to performance I think they will be fantastic.

However, I'm not sure about the designs. The reason is that even though they do look great they are TOO similar. The only thing that really seperates them is how they look from the rear. That is not good when you want to revive 2 models that are in different classes.

One good thing though is that Lotus have just released 3 great looking concepts and they have moved into a new design language. If you look at how they started with the Elise and then the Evora moved things forward slightly these 3 models are completely fresh and much more modern.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by hks786

I like the fact both of these cars have been revived and in regards to performance I think they will be fantastic.

However, I'm not sure about the designs. The reason is that even though they do look great they are TOO similar. The only thing that really seperates them is how they look from the rear. That is not good when you want to revive 2 models that are in different classes.

One good thing though is that Lotus have just released 3 great looking concepts and they have moved into a new design language. If you look at how they started with the Elise and then the Evora moved things forward slightly these 3 models are completely fresh and much more modern.

I'd liken them to the modern day Aston. Totally modern, but somewhat generic sheetmetal, all looking a little too similar, yet there's nothing to fault with any of their designs.

Mad kudos to Lotus.

[NemesisX]

Sinister. I like all of them, especially the esprit. I'm seeing shades of audi R8 mixed in with a little bit of lamborghini front end with the esprit, and I think the audi R8 is a bomb ass car (as is virtually any lambo)

[Alext]

Dany Behar (ex-Ferrari) the now CEO of Lotus has a strong management team: his 2nd in charge is the ex-head of AMG, logistics man from Bosch, Audi & Ferrari & Porsche people too. They mean business!

[ghosthi32]

omg all of these lotus concepts look so badass