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Audi Elise... but not as you know it
Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:49 pm
by Victor Meldrew
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 12:31 am
by dr al
what's 1600 pounds?? - about 700kg????
now i'll believe that when i see it! - but if they DO manage it, it'll put lotus to shame for bringing out lardier and lardier cars. -- then perhaps they'll go back to S1 weights.........
A.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:15 am
by tenkfeet
My question would be how much would it cost ?
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 8:32 am
by Gareth
I'd buy one.
Serves Lotus right for going against Chapmans laws...
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:17 am
by simon
Gareth wrote:I'd buy one.
Serves Lotus right for going against Chapmans laws...
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:19 am
by jj
I'd buy one.
No you wouldnt -
You`d talk about it. change your mind. change your mind again. moan about the rain. then realise that your 135R is actually great when its sunny.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:14 pm
by kenny
If the handling is anything like the TT's then Lotus wont have much to worry about.
Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 6:56 pm
by Bada Bing!
If it has the Golf GTI engine in it as suggested, it should do 60 in the high 4's!
I have to say I'd buy one if they handled and cost about the same as a spec'd Elise.
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:01 pm
by simon
Bada Bing! wrote:I have to say I'd buy one if they handled and cost about the same as a spec'd Elise.
Which, being an Audi, it won't. They've done the whole light car before with the A2. Ok, so it wasn't a sports car but it was expensive and a bit crap so I'd expect this to fulfill at least one of those 2 criteria again.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:35 am
by Scottd
German / Austrian collaborations are never a good idea!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:39 am
by robin
Scottd wrote:German / Austrian collaborations are never a good idea!
Now who's being racist?
Robin
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:31 pm
by The_Rossatron
While we're on the subject of quite liking Audi's - the new TT is quite impressive at 80kgs lighter than it's predecessor and much better looking!
As for this cool concept - that image has a high photoshop content and would be interesting to see if it actually makes production. Would be nice though!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:33 pm
by Sanjøy
Company as big as VAG build a widow maker ? Not likely.
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:34 pm
by The_Rossatron
Sanjoy wrote:Company as big as VAG build a widow maker ? Not likely.
The old TT was nicknamed that for a while
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:36 pm
by Tom
The_Rossatron wrote:Sanjoy wrote:Company as big as VAG build a widow maker ? Not likely.
The old TT was nicknamed that for a while
Is that because the owners turned into hairdressers and left their wives?????
