Lotus Elise to End Production This Year, New Models on the Way

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Last time Lotus tried to replace the Elise and Evora we got these
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And look how those ended up
 
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Does anyone know when the new Type 131 is going to be revealed?
 
Hard to believe the US lost the Elise a decade ago.

Are these new models the one Lotus is rumored to finally be returning to the US with?
 
Do these cars hold their value?
 
I'm not a huge fan of the bonnet vents, but generally speaking, that is a very tidy looking car.
 
tbh I prefer 2010 concept design but this is very well done. About time Elise was replaced
 
Oh hey look, an appropriate and nicely proportioned design. Lotus must have poached whoever used to work at BMW.
 
I can't see this being an Elise replacement. Way too heavy still. Although if this will be their last ICE car, then we will probably never see another Elise-like car again from Lotus (unless some magical battery tech breakthrough happens in the future).
 
I used the configurator and came up with this.

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The automotive-design-school-bottom-kink is the only thing that bothers me. I get the point of it, but I'm just so sick of seeing that move over and over again.
 
I wonder if the base price of £60,000 is with or without VAT.
 
The blue makes it look like a totally different car to the other colours.
 
So what is Radford and why does Jenson Button feature so heavily?
 
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So what is Radford and why does Jenson Button feature so heavily?
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Radford is developing a car based on the Lotus Exige and Button is helping to develop the chassis. The new Radford will be a hardcore road legal race car that will look like a Lola (probably a retro-styled Lola thing).
 
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