Monday 7th June 2004

Louis Vuitton Enjoy

Pininfarina deck out the interior of their limited edition Lotus based roadster

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Pininfarina continue to pontificate on productions of the Elise based 'Enjoy' roadster. Current thinking is that just 75 production cars will be made to celebrate the company's 75th anniversary.

They showed the car at the British Louis Vuitton Classic (a concourse event) last weekend to assess interest before pressing ahead with production. The link up with Louis Vuitton has resulted in a new interior for the roadster.

Pinifarina is now in a position to become a manufacturer as well as a styling house thanks to its acquisition of the engineering, testing and prototyping divisions of Matra Automobile. The possible production is planned in Matra’s prototyping workshop and final delivery will take place at CERAM, another company of the Pininfarina Group.

[will_t]

What market/customer profile is this abhorration aimed at ?

Will

[steff]

Bling Bling Interior!

[The Wiz]

Saw it in the flesh at the Louis Vuitton and I quite liked it actually. Pretty little thing.

[Ozzie Dave]

Why not Pink Fake Fur & Fluffy Dice !

Its the worst - Lotus make a pimp mobile!

[will_t]

The Wiz said:

Saw it in the flesh at the Louis Vuitton and I quite liked it actually. Pretty little thing.

Wiz you must be in Marketing

Will

[Wintermute]

Exterior looks great

Interior Enough to induce road rage

[dick dastardly]

I quite like it. Much better than half the concepts coming out lately

[Steviejay01]

I cant wait to pick mine up!

[dinkel]

I see red.

Makes me wonder how you feel after a days drive.

http://perso.club-internet.fr/jord.duval/Louis_Vuitton.html

The cars style matches the ad.

Didn't Renault make a frontwindowless speedster? What happened to that thingy then? It's french like LV . . .

[annodomini2]

bit copycat for my taste, smart-esque at the front and carrera gt at the back, ugly colour too.

[britten_mark]

Nice inside, even though it's a bit 70's concept car. But the outside?? hardly Pininfarinas best work, and nothing like a Lotus!

Why doesn't Giugiaro get on the case again?

[bikemonster]

dinkel said:

Didn't Renault make a frontwindowless speedster? What happened to that thingy then? It's french like LV . . .

Wasn't that the Renault Spyder? Which had a windscreen, but in the concept stage no wiper - the idea was that air would be channeled (or do I mean chanel'd?) over the screen to keep it dry.

[dinkel]

bikemonster said:

dinkel said: Didn't Renault make a frontwindowless speedster? What happened to that thingy then? It's french like LV . . . Wasn't that the Renault Spyder? Which had a windscreen, but in the concept stage no wiper - the idea was that air would be channeled (or do I mean chanel'd?) over the screen to keep it dry.

That's the one. What happened?

[dick dastardly]

Steviejay01 said:

I cant wait to pick mine up!

Have you got one on order then? Care to share the details?

[The Wiz]

will_t said:

The Wiz said: Saw it in the flesh at the Louis Vuitton and I quite liked it actually. Pretty little thing. Wiz you must be in Marketing Will

I am ... how did you guess?

[will_t]

The Wiz said:

will_t said: The Wiz said: Saw it in the flesh at the Louis Vuitton and I quite liked it actually. Pretty little thing. Wiz you must be in Marketing Will I am ... how did you guess?

I'm a designer I can spot a "marketeer" at 50 yards................and it's on your profile..........

Will

[bertie]

dinkel said:

bikemonster said: dinkel said: Didn't Renault make a frontwindowless speedster? What happened to that thingy then? It's french like LV . . . Wasn't that the Renault Spyder? Which had a windscreen, but in the concept stage no wiper - the idea was that air would be channeled (or do I mean chanel'd?) over the screen to keep it dry. That's the one. What happened?

The first cars and most of the european cars had no windscreen, the screen was added for the UK market IIRC. It was alway a limited edition run and finished some years ago.

For what it's worth I think the LV thingy looks nice, rather nicer than an Elise if you ask me.

>> Edited by bertie on Monday 7th June 16:24

[Nightmare]

I think it was really sunk by appalling timing. It was released about 3 months in advance of the elise (which was a shock launch for obvious reasons). Renault just didn't stand a chance as it was slower and more expensive. I've actually been in one (the owener of the renault garage in St Albans had one)....and the gullwing doors are COOL! That aside, it was fun, but didn't exactly blow your socks off in any way - which is probably why it dide so quickly.....

[andytk]

The exterior looks like something honda (should) have knocked out.

The interior is foul.

Just my two cents worth

Andy

[vadim69]

bag company looking for car with no boot

oh irony