Lotus:- The End?

[Agem]

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/04/lotus-esprit-ca...
Dead-er than a tin of spam.........
Mike

[Agem]

Having been waiting for the "2nd coming" for quite some time now, one wonders if who ever now owns Lotus wants to take the chance?

Stop it now, lose a shed full of money.......or produce it, to fight the R8/GTR/BMW/Porsche's etc & lose 10 sheds full of money!

Mike

[Agem]

All Lotus seem to do well is lose money..........why would anyone want to buy them?
Mike

[Agem]

I think its "1945/De Bunker" for Hethel.......some will say the Boxster did them the way it TVR. Personal i think the problems were many, much better cars from BIG manufactors whom could give back up & build Q.

The internet ment Lotus total & disgraceful deregard for their (ever smaller) customer base was exposed. Just as everyone else went for downsized engines, they strangly went up.

I think the killer blow was that you had "SUPER" fast Hot Hatch's...4WD Golfs, S3,RS3 TT RS etc..........or GTR/Porsches R8's........Just no way they could fight that, no niches they could fill.

Will anyone (anyone worth while that is) buy them as a car producer?.....China?

Mike

[Agem]

How long have they got?
Mike

[Agem]

I like Exige V6, but why not a VW 2 litre Turbo?.........Massive weight reduction & DSG gearboxes....
Mike

[Agem]

So, what are we saying..........they toast by months end?
Mike