Sunday 'Top Trumps'

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by JD001

I recall seeing one Tesla Roadster, it was on a aircraft skid ready to be loaded for the States.. this was when Lotus was building them, then shipping to Mr Musk to add the electrics.. Only 47 Tesla Roadsters in the UK..

They were finished in the Bay Area, so we had lots of them in NorCal.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by JD001

This lives near me but never seen it out on a Sunday.. I wonder if Chapman would have been proud to have the Lotus badge stuck to this thing..

Proud? What are you daft man? I can hear him moaning from his coffin in St Mary's Church in East Carleton, Norfolk all the way over here in Ontario, Canada!
His mantra was, (everyone now) “Simplify and Add Lightness.” This piece-o-shite is just the opposite. If Chapman were alive today, (he’d be 97) and I would bet he’d have scoffed at the stupidity of Electric SUV’s. He would probably have led the charge to sustainable fuels and more efficient engines. Might even have gone the Hydrogen route.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yep.

This is a great video.

Yes it is a good video for the uninitiated. However the presenter makes a huge mistake, (perhaps on purpose for effect) in his method of ingress. Anyone who owns a seven or Elise knows that backing into the cabin and trying to double yourself over (attempting to compress that tummy bulge) to squeeze through the entryway is completely wrong.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Proud? What are you daft man? I can hear him moaning from his coffin in St Mary's Church in East Carleton, Norfolk all the way over here in Ontario, Canada!
His mantra was, (everyone now) “Simplify and Add Lightness.” This piece-o-shite is just the opposite. If Chapman were alive today, (he’d be 97) and I would bet he’d have scoffed at the stupidity of Electric SUV’s. He would probably have led the charge to sustainable fuels and more efficient engines. Might even have gone the Hydrogen route.

Very badly executed exercise in badge engineering.. I can't even imagine the person buying this thing would have any idea of Lotus and it's past history.

Only about 230 sold in the UK, a blessing but saying that I have seen at least 5 on the road..

[Sapphireho]

Another short but cool one...

Has the same shifter, brace, and other inokinetic parts I just installed in mine.

[JD001]

A nice Friday evening distraction on my way home..