Dealers' 05 111r delivery miles

[edoardo]

Noticed that many major dealers are now selling '05 111Rs with delivery miles where essentially the Touring Pack comes for free.
Some are pre-reg some are not.

how do you guys rate these 'deals' ? Are they worth taking ?

[bogie]

yep - if the spec is what you want...Wilsons have quite a few in pre-reg, with touring packs, £4K off list

[boggy]

This is simple,

There buying up all the old model's from lotus before the new options come out, I'm not happy as there damaging 2nd hand car prices, It's all ok providing they offer good trade ins

Boggy

[Boss Hogg]

Winter is here too, so probably shifting stock to avoid being stuck with them till spring!

When do the new options come out... and is it just options or are the cars being tweaked/revised?

[scotte]

anyone know when the new 111R and ExigeS2 packs are released ?

i.e is it the Sports Pack and Super Sports pack etc... ?

[GRL]

I for one am glad I got a '55 plate 111R. The new LED tail lights and the 'brick' pattern rear grille look real tacky to my eyes As for the cup holder and trinket tray

[edoardo]

pictures of a MY 06 Elise anyone ?

[sja]

I THINK externally apart from fancy rear lights and optional 14 spoke wheels they look the same? Got the spec on my desk here.. Wonder where the cup holder goes?

[GRL]

Didn't mean to offend anyone that might have ordered a 06 car. Its all down to personal taste.

AFAIK the cup holder sits just under the dash ali extrusion left of centre. Trinket tray is a fancy ali divider to section of the dash ali extrusion. These may not be added to the UK version.

New seat options look cool. Heard a nasty rumour about traction control being added too...

[sja]

Yup traction control is added to the super sport pack..

[hbaumhardt]

>traction control is added to the super sport pack.

I'm sure its not the sport pack, rather the super GAY pack ... ooops wrong board

[GRL]

sja said:

Yup traction control is added to the super sport pack..

How does TC figure in super sports pack? Exige wheels with wider front tyres, stiffer springs and adjustable dampers would be logical .. oh wait, that must be the Track Pack?

[sja]

No idea the pack listing is confusing.. sports pack is £1495, super sports pack is £2495 but only available with the sports pack? So is that £4000? I post the detail but only have hard copy and by the time I had typed it people would have their cars..

Maybe its all detailed on the grouplotus site?

[PB9]

The traction control is supposed to be very good. At the lotus ball when the track car was launched, I talked with some of the top lotus people and the up and comming traction control slipped out...

Its supposed to be possible to get around hethel quicker with traction control on than without.

Lotus seem to be very happy with the system, they have done the same as with the abs on the R. Take a developed system and make it better for road use, but also great on the track.

[rfoster]

Traction control, ABS, electric windows, CUPHOLDER, whatever next?

Airbags?

[davejavue]

Any news on a auto version? :-)

[Boss Hogg]

Any pics of these 'brick' LED rear lights and list of the new specs anywhere on the web?

[edoardo]

Boss Hogg said:

Any pics of these 'brick' LED rear lights and list of the new specs anywhere on the web?

this is what I found, but not sure about prices

Elise

External changes:

New LED rear lamp units.
Re styled diffuser trim - lost the rear reflectors.
Introduction of the forged lightweight rim for Elise in a 6J format. This is
the wheel that you may have seem on the Exige, but it now looks so much
better with a really nice M3 type of paint finish.

The car also has lost the Bridgestone, in favour of a new Yokohama tyre.

The pedals have changed, we have a new type of electronic throttle, and a
much better brake padel that allows for easy heel and toe.

Price £27995 + On the Road costs.

Packs:
Touring Pack: £1995
Noise Insulation
Driving Lamps
Thermal soft top
Full Carpets
Leather Pro Bax Seats ( orthopedic memory seats )
Electric Windows.
DAB Audio.

Super Touring Pack Add another £1995
Adds,
New USA Dash with Airbags.
Cup Holder!!
Special Floor Mats
Handbrake Gaitor.
Trinket ray aluminium Divider.

Sport Pack: £1495
Twin Oil Coolers
Switchable Traction Control
Sport Suspension
Special Finish Forged Alloys.

Super Sport Pack : Add another £2495 on top of sport pack
adds,
Track suspension.
Adjustable Anti Roll Bar.
Track Control Arm Brace
Wider Forged Alloys, with the specail finish and the Exige Ao48 Tyres.

Lots of colours -10 metallics, 2 solids ( Green/Red ) 8 Lifestyle Metallics
too.

Exige much the same:

Touring Pack same as the Elise, but full microfibre instead of Leather. £
1995

Super Touring Pack - £1995 on top of the Touring Pack.
Engine Start Button.
USA Dash
Airbags
Upgraded Trim

Sport Pack - £995 ( the bargain!)
Switchable raction Control
T45 Roll Bar and harness Bar.
ProBax sports Seats.
Twin Oil coolers.

Super Sport Pack
Add another £2495 to the sport pack.
Same as the Elise.

[GRL]

Boss Hogg said:

Any pics of these 'brick' LED rear lights and list of the new specs anywhere on the web?

Rear view of new Exige: http://hem.bredband.net/lotuselise/Image014.jpg

Close-up of LED rear lights: http://hem.bredband.net/lotuselise/Image009.jpg

[Boss Hogg]

Super-sports pack looks OK but who would pay £2K for super-touring for an airbag, cupholder, trinket tray, handbrake gaitor and special mats... they must be having a laugh!!

Rear LED lights look fine IMO, not much different to the existing ones.