scannon Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Along with three other new models. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/254983/new_lotus_family_is_coming.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twobone Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hope this does not end up hurting Caterham corp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Hope this does not end up hurting Caterham corp. By the looks of the new Lotus 7, Caterham folks are smiling !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimrankin Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 OK, something new for bankers who fell off their factory built and dealer maintained custom Harley "Choppers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Is Caterham now going to sue Lotus? I thought they sold the 7 franchise and trade name to Caterham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I do know that Lotus is going to be have the World Premier of the new Lotus T125 ultimate track/race car during Monterey week. Its possible that the T125 is what Autoweek is calling the Seven successor. More details at: http://gglotus.org/blog/?p=1404 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsimon Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Looks as though Lotus hired the designers of the B9 Tribeca and Pontiac Aztec to pen this one. Yuck! :ack: And a hybrid? What's the point of a hybrid sports car? If you can afford a sports car, you probably have the means to support it. Fuel is the least expensive consumable that a sports car requires. Easy-Bake™Lotus... Sheesh! :rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 The Miata comes with A/C... I can't imagine people spending that kind of money for a car without a stereo & heating/cooling. It's expected nowadays. We're the lunatic fringe, remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I can't imagine people spending that kind of money for a car without a stereo & heating/cooling. It's expected nowadays. It would depend on the market. It strikes me that the luxury market would be the wrong one to go after. They would be much better served going after the trackday audience which is happy to pay $$ for harcore cars such as the Xbow, radical and the existing Lotus 211. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I think they want higher production numbers, but if they offer a stripped out version for trackdays too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersportsp Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Is Caterham now going to sue Lotus? I thought they sold the 7 franchise and trade name to Caterham? That is an interesting question. Caterham does (or at least did) own the rights to the Seven name. I assume they would be none too pleased with this development. Something like the 340R was close in concept, but definitely different enough in execution for Caterham to not get impacted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanG Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Those pictures look suspect to me. I want a new 340R type for the street. A new technology 7, having much of the feel of a 7 without being a copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oyagi Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 If it sticks true to the concept, I'd buy one. Heck, I originally wanted something like that (would have bought an Ariel Atom but they are not street legal up here), but I went with one of my all-time favourite cars, the 7. A logical name that trades on the legend of the 7 moniker but does not pander to it would be The 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnr Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Video and photos of the T125 Exos that I took today: http://gglotus.org/blog/?p=1409 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersportsp Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 Video and photos of the T125 Exos that I took today: http://gglotus.org/blog/?p=1409 Not exactly a new Seven. I just submitted your coverage to AutoBlog. Great work! It will be interesting to see how many folks can kill themselves in one of these. You should be able to set the track record at any track that Indycar doesn't run at in the US. How about a 'Ring time in one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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