Let's Operate To Update Something ;)

[TomE]

Everyone knows the old cliche that LOTUS stands for Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious, a now rather outdated term originating back in the 70s when Lotus cars had a habit of leaving owners stranded or wet or with grazed knuckles, and often rather lighter wallets.

People have tried to update it to more positive versions, like Loads Of Torque Usually Sideways and Lots of Technology, Unique Styling.

We had a couple of ideas on another thread today for the latest version:

Let’s Omit Telling Us Stuff (from @TomE)

Let's Overlook The Useful Suggestions (from @EspritGuy)

Leave Out The Unnecessary Stuff (from @Eagle7)

If you have other suggestions, Let's Operate To Update Something...

 

[Lankan]

Very timely. Below are a couple that applies to all Elise and Exige models from an article I read recently - Why doesn’t Gordon Murray own a Lotus Elise? A light-hearted account on GM's attempt at trying to fit into a series 3 Elise - an amusing read. There is also a link to a video of GM's 'lightweight car collection'.

"The old saying goes that ‘Lotus’ stands for ‘Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.’ Today we can amend that to ‘Lacking Of Thigh Upwards Space’, or ‘Little Orifice Too Unusually Small’. Don’t meet your heroes, eh Gordon? Look, Often The Ultimates Suck." - Ollie Kew, Top Gear

 

[TXEMIRA]

Leave out talking up solutions. Ain’t nobody tryin’ to hear that.

#ForTheListeners

 

[DPB]

Limited Options To Understand Specification 🙂

 

[Singularity]

On a slightly different tone to the current thinking I read the following in one of the magazine articles, don’t recall which one, so can’t take credit for it but I did like it:

Lots Of Thrills, Usually Sublime.

 

[EspritGuy]

Everyone knows the old cliche that LOTUS stands for Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious, a now rather outdated term originating back in the 70s when Lotus cars had a habit of leaving owners stranded or wet or with grazed knuckles, and often rather lighter wallets.

People have tried to update it to more positive versions, like Loads Of Torque Usually Sideways and Lots of Technology, Unique Styling.

We had a couple of ideas on another thread today for the latest version:

Let’s Omit Telling Us Stuff (from @TomE)

Let's Overlook The Useful Suggestions (from @EspritGuy)

Leave Out The Unnecessary Stuff (from @Eagle7)

If you have other suggestions, Let's Operate To Update Something...

Latest Order to U.S.

 

[TomE]

For the Elise and Exige: Lift-off Oversteer - Trousers, Underwear Soiled

 

[4thedrivers]

Lightness Over Tech Usually Succeeds

 

[EspritGuy]

Lightness Over Tech Usually Succeeds

Lease option takes usual support

 

[DenzilP]

Lease option takes usual support

Love of the ultimate sportscar

 

[GetawayDriving]

Last of truly unassisted sportscars

Likely 0-60 times undersell speed (L0tus)

Lift off to understeer suddenly

 

[Off The Shelf]

this place....

Lies Or Truths? Unconfirmed Speculation!

 

[Speedluvver]

Lots of totally useless sophistication (for the the Elise and Exige owner)

 

[NicolasB]

Last of the unadulterated sportscars

Last of the unleaded sportscars

Leaving out the usual suspects

Let out that uplifted spirit


...will have to think more in this, there is a lot of potential here.

 

[TomE]

Lanes Or Tracks - Unbelievable Suspension

 

[Andrew]

LOTUS = Love Of Truly Unique Supercars

 

[TomE]

Leave Out These Underpowered Sportscars

…. because 400hp is plainly inadequate

 

[EspritGuy]

Leave Out These Underpowered Sportscars

…. because 400hp is plainly inadequate

Least Offensive Thing Under Scruntiny

 

[Eagle7]

Love Of The Ultimate Sport

 

[EspritGuy]

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Least Offensive Thing Under Scruntiny

Laps on Track usually Silverstone