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ZesPak
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65 months
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boobles said: FlossyThePig said: A £30k supermini?
Mitsubishi i-MiEV - from £28,990.00 (£23,990.00 with government subsidy)
Nissan Leaf - £30990 (£25990 with government subsidy) The trouble is, people are actually buying these things & paying 30k!!!  But, you know, it saves them money! Once they have done 600 000 miles, replaced the batteries twice, it's all free miles from there!
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Hellbound
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45 months
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ZesPak said: But, you know, it saves them money!
Once they have done 600 000 miles, replaced the batteries twice, it's all free miles from there! That's right, but with every new technology, we need early adopters to take the hit!
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the ronin
542 posts
80 months
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 And finally we had to ask him about the Lotus partnership with Swizz Beatz. Sorry, but we just don’t get it…. “It’s because it’s not meant for this part of the world, it’s meant for the US,” Bahar said unapologetically. “What our tie-up with him has done in three to four months is incredible. Our products are in many music videos, we have designed five really, really very good looking chrome-coloured cars and we’ve sold five of them for a silly price, and all through him. It’s a different world.” I laughed when I read this, the Swizzle Stick GTE isn't even road legal here in the US and will never be . So Lotus have painted 5 cars for the blingsters to use in videos. What a joke. No one in the US wants the crap this BS artist is sellin.... Bye Bye Lotus. 
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Hellbound
1,941 posts
45 months
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I'm liking everything about Lotus right now. I also like the fact that I could buy a (probably get a great deal too) Lotus Exige next year and not have to worry about a model replacement until 2015. I think Lotus should use 'GTO' for their GT3 beater. Ferrari won't mind. 
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Hellbound
1,941 posts
45 months
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the ronin said: No one in the US wants the crap this BS artist is sellin.... Bye Bye Lotus. And you speak for every potential buyer? Pathetic.
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ZesPak
11,484 posts
65 months
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Hellbound said: ZesPak said: But, you know, it saves them money!
Once they have done 600 000 miles, replaced the batteries twice, it's all free miles from there! That's right, but with every new technology, we need early adopters to take the hit! Agreed. Posted from my SGS2
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cookie1600
421 posts
30 months
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“There is one powertrain, with two configurations. One is hybrid and the sporting variants are non-hybrid.
Sporting variants??? I thought all Lotus cars were supposed to be 'sports' variants? Is this leading to an SUV or something as well now?
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Frimley111R
4,209 posts
103 months
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the ronin said: I laughed when I read this, the Swizzle Stick GTE isn't even road legal here in the US and will never be . So Lotus have painted 5 cars for the blingsters to use in videos. What a joke. Why isn't it legal?
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Frimley111R
4,209 posts
103 months
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Hellbound said: the ronin said: No one in the US wants the crap this BS artist is sellin.... Bye Bye Lotus. And you speak for every potential buyer? Pathetic. Woah! Don't get dragged in! Ronin loves a good arguement 
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ewenm
24,437 posts
114 months
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Hellbound said: I think Lotus should use 'GTO' for their GT3 beater. Ferrari won't mind. Being British they should use GTH.
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Hellbound
1,941 posts
45 months
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Frimley111R said: Hellbound said: the ronin said: No one in the US wants the crap this BS artist is sellin.... Bye Bye Lotus. And you speak for every potential buyer? Pathetic. Woah! Don't get dragged in! Ronin loves a good arguement Oh crap, hopefully he hasn't noticed.
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Rawwr
12,649 posts
103 months
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Hellbound said: Oh crap, hopefully he hasn't noticed.  
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mullerrice18
192 posts
58 months
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I don't understand these "city cars" I know that manufacturers need to lower emissions and s  t but why do they have to build ugly and tall boxes. Why not squash it down a little and widen it a bit like a smaller scirocco/brera? Keep it as a hybrid, make it 750kg and give it 100hp. Offer 3 trim levels: Basic, Touring and sport.
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ZesPak
11,484 posts
65 months
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mullerrice18 said: I don't understand these "city cars" I know that manufacturers need to lower emissions and s t but why do they have to build ugly and tall boxes. Why not squash it down a little and widen it a bit like a smaller scirocco/brera? Keep it as a hybrid, make it 750kg and give it 100hp. Offer 3 trim levels: Basic, Touring and sport. Problem is that a scirocco and a brera are pretty "big" cars compared to these boxes. Taller cars means more room for the legs/engine/... If you want to look at a modern, small configuration which is also low/sporty, look at the MX5, one of the key points of the MX5 has always been: as small as current regs allow us to make it. It's just that when you put people lower, the legs go forward, and the engine has to go forward as well. MX5: 4M, 107: 3,4M.
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KDIcarmad
703 posts
20 months
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Lotus building green cars! No, think about this the Tesla all electric car is quicker to 60 than the car its based on. Clearly these will be real sports cars. That's what Lotus has always done and should always do.
As to the super mini, it will sell. Who believed BMW would own Mini or Mercedes would build a car small than a Ford KA. Both happen.
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Hellbound
1,941 posts
45 months
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I really hope Lotus get the new Esprit into the next Bond movie. Probably a little late for that, but seeing a Lotus in a Bond film would be nice
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boobles
12,161 posts
84 months
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Fire99
8,083 posts
98 months
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KDIcarmad said: Lotus building green cars! No, think about this the Tesla all electric car is quicker to 60 However, it is far heavier so the handling suffers, it's range is modest at best and it costs a small fortune, putting it in the price band of far more exotic cars.
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The Crack Fox
8,083 posts
61 months
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the ronin said: the Swizzle Stick GTE isn't even road legal here in the US and will never be . So Lotus have painted 5 cars for the blingsters to use in videos. Really ? Is this a fact ?! If so, wow !
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collateral
6,841 posts
87 months
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Better if their city car was more along the lines of a Cappuccino than a Smart. I wonder if there's a market for a single seater city car 
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