RE: Lotus Exige 360 Cup

[Vee12V]

Proper weapon!

[SidewaysSi]

Bonefish Blues said:

thegreenhell said:

I'm sure it's amazing to drive, but it sure isn't a looker. It looks like a really cheap training shoe. Thankfully you don't have to look at this view from the driver's seat.

This - trying way too hard. Call it Lewis Hamilton syndrome, perhaps?

I think Lewis is a grade A pillock. However is this car any different to a GT3 RS.2 in terms of its styling? Besides, I'd if is purely a colour thing, I am sure Lotus will happily change anything you don't like.

A black or grey car without the red wheels would look quite sinister IMO.

[Ozzie Osmond]

zebra said:

It's a V6 Cup; you cannot lose money.

Yeah, right. The first ever special edition from a company which never does special editions.

[zebra]

Ozzie Osmond said:

zebra said:

It's a V6 Cup; you cannot lose money.

Yeah, right. The first ever special edition from a company which never does special editions.

Your statement has no relevance to my post.

Do you actually understand what a V6 Cup is or is capable of?

[Ozzie Osmond]

zebra said:

Do you actually understand what a V6 Cup is or is capable of?

Do tell!

[SidewaysSi]

Ozzie Osmond said:

zebra said:

Do you actually understand what a V6 Cup is or is capable of?

Do tell!

Not this again. I thought you got a couple of barrels on another Lotus thread.

The Cup is a Lotus Motorsport car - proper manual 'box, track focused etc. Probably goes further than any RS Porsche. And all for £62k. Bargain. Enough said.

Given you have a 981S, I am not sure its for you to be honest.

Edited by SidewaysSi on Saturday 15th August 12:02

[Bonefish Blues]

SidewaysSi said:

Bonefish Blues said:

thegreenhell said:

I'm sure it's amazing to drive, but it sure isn't a looker. It looks like a really cheap training shoe. Thankfully you don't have to look at this view from the driver's seat.

This - trying way too hard. Call it Lewis Hamilton syndrome, perhaps?

I think Lewis is a grade A pillock. However is this car any different to a GT3 RS.2 in terms of its styling? Besides, I'd if is purely a colour thing, I am sure Lotus will happily change anything you don't like.

A black or grey car without the red wheels would look quite sinister IMO.

I like the early GT3s, but latterly I think they are falling into the same Playstation Generation style, too. Discreetly yours etc

[rodericb]

This looks trick. Whoever did ths should have done the freshen up of the Evora.

[DJRC]

Ozzie Osmond said:

zebra said:

Do you actually understand what a V6 Cup is or is capable of?

Do tell!

Going very very quickly and as far a I can work out remaining highly sought after by those who want them! Same as Pork RS models always attract the smaller band of hard core Pork-istas in the 2nd hand world, the Lotus Cup models always attract the core Lotii munchers.

Appealing to their core market ppl has never been difficult for Lotus with the hardcore models. Its appealing to everybody else they have difficulty with!

[MarJay]

Something about the black anti glare panel and the shape of the front splitter makes that car look really sexy. Sexy in a way that not many modern Lotuses look these days. I really like it.

[Richyboy]

Love it. Lotus are getting frickin excellent. I'd rather have a 360 cup plus a comfy road car than a gt3.

I wish I had a garage to keep one.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Lotus desperately needs a car which will appeal to humans as well as web-geek-driving-gods. In the meantime I hope some buyers are actually going to thrust their £63k in the direction of Hethel to keep the factory open.

[SidewaysSi]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Lotus desperately needs a car which will appeal to humans as well as web-geek-driving-gods. In the meantime I hope some buyers are actually going to thrust their £63k in the direction of Hethel to keep the factory open.

Like a Boxster perhaps. And sell them for £15k. I think the factory is more than staying open.

[zebra]

Ozzie Osmond said:

zebra said:

Do you actually understand what a V6 Cup is or is capable of?

Do tell!

See answers from others above and try rtg switch off your porsche bias for twenty seconds to read them.

[Ozzie Osmond]

How is it some people have to mention my car in almost every post they make?

This thread is about Lotus and I really hope they can sort themselves out. This latest track oriented version of the already-very-fast Exige packs impressive performance. The question remains, "what next from Lotus?". Personally I hope it's a new 2-seat sportscar.

[SidewaysSi]

Ozzie Osmond said:

How is it some people have to mention my car in almost every post they make?

This thread is about Lotus and I really hope they can sort themselves out. This latest track oriented version of the already-very-fast Exige packs impressive performance. The question remains, "what next from Lotus?". Personally I hope it's a new 2-seat sportscar.

Because in every post you make you seem to talk about Lotus 'sorting themselves out'. I don't think there is much to 'sort out' at the moment. Their range of cars is superb and getting ever better.

This thread is not about Lotus as you keep banging on about but the CUP 360 which is no doubt a brilliant road/track car and one that I think makes a perfect single car solution for the driving enthusiast-how about discussing what you think about it instead of the company itself?

You don't come across as someone who understands this sort of car at all but instead someone hell bent on sniping from the sides on something you don't know much about or appreciate.

So if they make a new 2 seater sports car (not sure what's wrong with the Elise), I assume you will be the first on the list with cash in hand?

[hughcam]

SidewaysSi said:

Because in every post you make you seem to talk about Lotus 'sorting themselves out'. I don't think there is much to 'sort out' at the moment. Their range of cars is superb and getting ever better.

This thread is not about Lotus as you keep banging on about but the CUP 360 which is no doubt a brilliant road/track car and one that I think makes a perfect single car solution for the driving enthusiast-how about discussing what you think about it instead of the company itself?

You don't come across as someone who understands this sort of car at all but instead someone hell bent on sniping from the sides on something you don't know much about or appreciate.

So if they make a new 2 seater sports car (not sure what's wrong with the Elise), I assume you will be the first on the list with cash in hand?

Well said. Never understood why there folk on here have to immediately moan whenever a Lotus thread appears - no they don't have a soft dash and daft oversized tyres like a porsche to clock a fast lap time and thank fk for that

[Ozzie Osmond]

Let's see what current Lotus CEO Mark Gales has to say about the future,

"Ultimately, Gales believes Lotus is capable of volumes close to 10,000 cars a year if it takes lessons from other specialist car makers, notably [censored], and moves to building four-door models – still at Hethel – for a completely new sector.

"For all the progress, Gales believes his work has hardly started. He wants to play the long game, to get the company to a point where it can make all-new models. “This brand is like a sleeping princess,” he says, “but I believe she is starting to wake up.”

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/simplif...

Hence my hope/concern that Lotus will come up with a new 2-seat sportscar at some point and not just a saloon or SUV. In the meantime selling a few more cars by any means has got to make sense.

[chelme]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Let's see what current Lotus CEO Mark Gales has to say about the future,

"Ultimately, Gales believes Lotus is capable of volumes close to 10,000 cars a year if it takes lessons from other specialist car makers, notably [censored], and moves to building four-door models – still at Hethel – for a completely new sector.

"For all the progress, Gales believes his work has hardly started. He wants to play the long game, to get the company to a point where it can make all-new models. “This brand is like a sleeping princess,” he says, “but I believe she is starting to wake up.”

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/simplif...

Hence my hope/concern that Lotus will come up with a new 2-seat sportscar at some point and not just a saloon or SUV. In the meantime selling a few more cars by any means has got to make sense.

Ozzie, you are far too sensible for this forum...

[zebra]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Let's see what current Lotus CEO Mark Gales has to say about the future,

"Ultimately, Gales believes Lotus is capable of volumes close to 10,000 cars a year if it takes lessons from other specialist car makers, notably [censored], and moves to building four-door models – still at Hethel – for a completely new sector.

"For all the progress, Gales believes his work has hardly started. He wants to play the long game, to get the company to a point where it can make all-new models. “This brand is like a sleeping princess,” he says, “but I believe she is starting to wake up.”

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/simplif...

Hence my hope/concern that Lotus will come up with a new 2-seat sportscar at some point and not just a saloon or SUV. In the meantime selling a few more cars by any means has got to make sense.

Interesting deflection but try again to answer the questions put to you regarding the CUP as this is the theme of the thread.

ETA. Beyond an Elise, Exige and Evora, what other two seater do you want them to produce and please don't say an entry level MX5 competitor because they would be out of business tomorrow?

Edited by zebra on Sunday 16th August 13:52