MickOpalak
Emira Fan
I just had a thought...
Imagine a tuned version of the I4 with 500hp swapped into an S2 Elise. Wow.
Imagine a tuned version of the I4 with 500hp swapped into an S2 Elise. Wow.
I said to the Lotus guys at the roadshow that if they had a true motorsport in-house engine in conjunction with cosworth etc they could have started the Emira at 90k and sold FEs at 120kI just had a thought...
Imagine a tuned version of the I4 with 500hp swapped into an S2 Elise. Wow.
What's next you want a 7,000rpm redline?Imagine a 500HP supercharged 2GR-FE with a stronger manual transmission swapped into an Emira!
Saw that my Yaris redlines at 7000 today. Made me sad 😔What's next you want a 7,000rpm redline?
But that's not the price point they are targeting - that's final iteration of Evora money and didn't sell.I said to the Lotus guys at the roadshow that if they had a true motorsport in-house engine in conjunction with cosworth etc they could have started the Emira at 90k and sold FEs at 120k
I know, was just an observation, all too late in the day for sure.But that's not the price point they are targeting - that's final iteration of Evora money and didn't sell.
Limited benefit in Lotus doing an in-house engine with only 8 years of ICE to go. They worked with Cosworth on a 4.0 NA version of the Toyota for a motorsport car but expensive and low volumes. AMG is their chosen route and should be good and also cheap.
Indeed...whilst we're fantasizing, imagine that Cosworth V12 from GMA dropped into an Emira
I said to the Lotus guys at the roadshow that if they had a true motorsport in-house engine in conjunction with cosworth etc they could have started the Emira at 90k and sold FEs at 120k
When I put down my deposits, sight unsee, I thought the car might well have 430HP minimum and basically be a more comfy version of the 430 Cup. At the same time, I expected it to be £105K based on the models at that time.
So, the performance is less but the price is a lot less.
Overall, bloody delighted - and then there are the looks.
The smile is coming...... hold steady guys.
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