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    Quote Originally Posted by Bleeding Heart View Post
    IMO... the Lotus is as perfect as it can be nowadays.
    No they aren't.

    Current Lotuses are far too heavy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    No they aren't.

    Current Lotuses are far too heavy.
    first gen Elise was better from this point of view.

    Perhaps we should remember the Elise GT1 never played too well, not probably only because of the added power, but because the design was already quite extreme.
    I would use a 400 bhp or so engine for a track day version, or a less powerful but with more torque than the Toyota unit for the road, 300 bhp, not more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    No they aren't.

    Current Lotuses are far too heavy.
    860 kg is still too heavy?

    Remember the 340 R, that thing weighs 700 kg more or less. i wouldn't call that heavy for a car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeonOfTheDead View Post
    first gen Elise was better from this point of view.

    Perhaps we should remember the Elise GT1 never played too well, not probably only because of the added power, but because the design was already quite extreme.
    I would use a 400 bhp or so engine for a track day version, or a less powerful but with more torque than the Toyota unit for the road, 300 bhp, not more.
    Whoever said a Lotus doesn't need mega power, I agree with him.

    In my opinion the original Elan and Seven embody the Lotus philosophy. If you want meag power buy some german panzewagen.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bleeding Heart View Post
    860 kg is still too heavy?

    Remember the 340 R, that thing weighs 700 kg more or less. i wouldn't call that heavy for a car.
    The original Elise weighted over 100kg less than the current one. On that basis the current one is just too heavy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    The original Elise weighted over 100kg less than the current one. On that basis the current one is just too heavy.
    wasn't it also very hot, with a fragile drivetrain? imo i'd go straight to the 2-eleven thing, i don't need a roof all that much.
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    and the 340R besides being marginally an Elise, was based on the previous gen.
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    Elite: 503 kilos
    Elan: 680 kilos
    Proper weights for a car.

    I know I said a Lotus shouldn't have more than 300hp, but I do love the Caterham Levante (if you consider that a Lotus).
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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey View Post
    wasn't it also very hot, with a fragile drivetrain?
    But I doubt those problems have been solved by adding weight...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    But I doubt those problems have been solved by adding weight...
    rather changing drivetrain and using more kilos of heat insulator
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    Quote Originally Posted by LeonOfTheDead View Post
    rather changing drivetrain and using more kilos of heat insulator
    They could've put a lighter engine.

    And since it was hot, remove the heater save some more weight...
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    Elite: 503 kilos
    Elan: 680 kilos
    Proper weights for a car.

    I know I said a Lotus shouldn't have more than 300hp, but I do love the Caterham Levante (if you consider that a Lotus).
    You can't really compare cars from 50 years ago to cars of today in terms of weight like that. The cars of today have to meet a lot more in the way of safety requirements that make it almost impossible to hit those old weights, even with more advanced technology. Obviously, there are exceptions, so don't start flaming me for this, but it's not a fair comparison.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    But I doubt those problems have been solved by adding weight...
    Well, it's not like they just added lead weights to the vehicle. Beefing up the powertrain, etc. is going to add weight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    Well, it's not like they just added lead weights to the vehicle. Beefing up the powertrain, etc. is going to add weight.
    Yes, but the whole point of a Lotus is lightness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    You can't really compare cars from 50 years ago to cars of today in terms of weight like that. The cars of today have to meet a lot more in the way of safety requirements that make it almost impossible to hit those old weights, even with more advanced technology. Obviously, there are exceptions, so don't start flaming me for this, but it's not a fair comparison.
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    I said it slightly sarcastically (in my own head, at least) because I realize how unfeasible that would be today. That being said, many cars today do need some simplification and added lightness.
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