Lotus Europa S / SE 2006-2010

[PerfAdv]

come on... it is a proton it doesnt look like a lotus... what a shame

You were on to something. As Proton owns Lotus now. These spyshots are from a few months back. This was suspected as the new Proton sports car.

[d-quik]

fwd & overall length?

[Matra et Alpine]

Mid engine RWD

[Egg Nog]

It's a neat idea, but honestly I'm not really sure who would buy this car. The interior is still as cramped as the Elise (note that the extremely wide door sills remain), which would put off any typical customer looking for something "comfortable". Anybody looking for something hardcore would simply pick the Elise.

[NSXType-R]

What differentiates this car from the Elise? The performance is somewhat the same. They should make something as powerful as the Espirit.

[dracu777]

It's a good looking car, but not befitting of the Lotus badge. Looks more like a mix between a Proton car and the 1st gen Toyota MR2. I hope this doesn't turn into Lotus' Fiero.

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

It's a neat idea, but honestly I'm not really sure who would buy this car. The interior is still as cramped as the Elise (note that the extremely wide door sills remain), which would put off any typical customer looking for something "comfortable". Anybody looking for something hardcore would simply pick the Elise.

i think the target audience is people with a good amount of money who went into early retirement and want a fun preformance car that wont fall apart for day to day driving, nothing as hardcore as the elise

[Egg Nog]

i think the target audience is people with a good amount of money who went into early retirement and want a fun preformance car that wont fall apart for day to day driving, nothing as hardcore as the elise

I realize the market that they're going for, but I can't see it working realistically.

My point was that judging by the interior, it really doesn't look that much less spartan than the Elise. The (less hardcore) crowd of people who will be looking at cars like these will not like the fact that the door sills are so wide nor will they like the fact that it will be fairly cramped inside. It looks cool, but I can't see any reason why someone would buy one. If they want something like an Elise, they'll get an Elise; If they want something more comfortable, they won't get a Lotus at all.

[Vindesh17]

as long as the elise/exige is around, no one is going to buy this.

[UCR]

It does atually look like a proton and i think £33k is pushing it, should be more around the RX8 £25k mark.

[dydzi]

What differentiates this car from the Elise?

it has a trunk

i think it's not that bad as most of you think; well yea old europa was cool but it was 30 years ago, today we need different cars

for me it looks kinda similar to proto spirra

[Franky_elise]

I can't see a Lotus spirit on it...was'nt it suposed to be a 2+2 ?

[Franky_elise]

I'm a lot more excited wih that:

PERFORMANCE DATA
Engine installation Transverse,mid- mounted
Cylinder con guration In-line 4
Capacity 1796 cm3
Bore /Stroke 82.0 mm /85.0 mm
Valve arrangement 4 per cylinder
Compression ratio 11.5 :1
Fuel tank capacity 74L
Gear ratios
I /II /III Choice of ratios available
IV /V /VI Choice of ratios available
R /Final drive Choice of ratios available
Max Power 213 kW (289 PS )at 7800 min-1
Max Torque 284 Nm (29 kgm )at 6500 min-1
Vehicle mass -unladen ¹ 750 Kg

[Rijoh]

I do like it, good looks and more an everyday car than the Elise. And from a great and exclusive brand, so it should sell pretty good

[dydzi]

the old europa was better in my opinion
[Image]

that's lotus 47, not europa