2008 Esprit

[LuS1fer]

Not sure if this has been posted. If so, sorry.

http://euro.rpmplanets.com/united_kin

I don't like it.

[dick dastardly]

I quite like it. Much nicer than that messy Eurpoa they're bringing out.

[havoc]

Elise front-end, Ascari side-vents and rear haunches, Gallardo glasshouse/bonnet.

Hardly original...looks a lot more like a photo-shop guess by someone completely unconnected, if you ask me.

"Move along, there's no story here. Move along now please."

[jack blag]

The article says that these are "spy" shots... do me a favour, these are publicity stunt pics from Lotus... the car is clearly heavily disguised in... BRIGHT YELLOW!

[anonymous-user]

Looks like an Elise with a Lambo roof grafted on, presumably in Photoshop rather than a factory...

[iain_cam]

I like it - but like most PS jobs it'll probably turn out nothing like that! Unsure it would tempt me from a Porsche, though...

[bad_roo]

I'd buy an Elardo.

[Michiel Mobiel]

I got fed up with all these bad shops based on the Gallardo, so I made a new designsketch for Autovisie:

Edited by Michiel Mobiel on Wednesday 13th September 10:20

[GTRene]

I saw that one in autovisie, exciting car sorry that I missed you at the klassieker rally winterswijk? or did we talk? anyway you draw some nice looking cars!
GTRene

[Michiel Mobiel]

I don't think I spoke to you in Winterswijk.
It was a fantastic day and I was all over the place looking at all the cars.
It would've been very easy to mis me.

[dinkel]

Miss out a young bloke with a pipe?

[GTRene]

dinkel said:

Miss out a young bloke with a pipe?

young sherlock holmes is he on your pictures Albert?
GTRene

[dinkel]

I saw a gorgeous pic Wim's wife made of him . . .

[LuS1fer]

Michiel Mobiel said:

I got fed up with all these bad shops based on the Gallardo, so I made a new designsketch for Autovisie:

Edited by Michiel Mobiel on Wednesday 13th September 10:20

Stunning but why do these designs never have any suspension. Isn't that what Lotus is all about.

[Twin Turbo]

Indeed, that's it stunning. I just wish I could draw like that. I have some amzing designs in my head, but it always looks like the effort of a 4 year old when I put pen to paper

[Michiel Mobiel]

You can allways try to put your designs into words to a man with a good sketchhand.

[dinkel]

Did you see the Robert Opron-programme? A few years ago 'Het uur van de Wolf' had a nice item about a guy talking to Robert Opron about making the ideal car. Robert Opron: "Describing what you're looking for is so important. Sketching is a later stage . . ." And he just begun writing down some needs, characteristics and all that.

I agree. Just creating a shape is often without content and out of framework . . . and eventually thus a waste of energy . . . Strategic design and all that.

Nowadays most designs are nice in concept (new Lancia Fulvia FI) but often killed at the stage where reality meets the dream. In this case Euroregs . . .

As a kid I used to sketch zillions of cars. One of my fav themes was the powerfull lightweight roadster. Based on the impression TVR's wedges had on me I drew 4.4 litre powered beasties. Completed with the maths to calculate their performance. So much to my surprise when I found new interest in cars - about 2001 - the Tamora and the Tuscs were basically the cars of my teens And then I found out about the Cerbera . . .

Michiel, could you do a 2006-version of the Cerbera?

[GTRene]

dinkel said:

Michiel, could you do a 2006-version of the Cerbera?

hm...that sounds interesting! and I think a lot of TVR owners would love to see such car, maybe mister Russian Smosomething likes that too and hire you(Michiel) in??
GTRene

[Michiel Mobiel]

dinkel said:

Michiel, could you do a 2006-version of the Cerbera?

Ofcourse!
But only when TVR gives me a call.

[dinkel]

I'll see what I can do.