New V6 Exige pics

[Scotty C]

I had a good chat with someone in the know, that's why I'm waiting to have a shotty

Are you hinting it doesn't drive as well as it looks?

Is it going to be that much better then the 211?

[Scotty C]

", I am sure it'll be well over £60k. That's a decent sized home extension for some

Yes but so was £24-25k 15 years ago when you bought your s1?

[campbell]

Nope. Not quite that low. Maybe £40k at 1999 prices? Hard to say, since property pricing / building costs and new car pricing move in different ways over time I reckon! A £25k Elise from 1999 ought to cost about £35k today at an average of 3% inflation. A Club Racer for under £30k looks remarkably good value in that light.

Anyway the sums involved are all relative to people's circumstances and priorities aren't they.

If I had a £60k sports car budget right now, I'd have my name down for a test drive already. Would I say that if I didn't already have a soft spot for Lotuses though? Hmm. Not sure. But seeing the pics in EVO today...probably yes actually

[j2 lot]

A spend of £25k in 1999 is £32,500 after adjustment for actual rate of inflation since then, so you're dead right Campbell the current Elises at £30k +/- are indeed good value

Out of interest I reverse converted £20k in todays money back to 1996, as people often moan that they want Lotus to bring out a stripped out basic Elise at £20k ....... which equates to a 1996 launch price of £14,185.

[campbell]

I was also reflecting that the S1 Exige was £35k basic or therebouts in 2000 ish, so £55k basic for the "S3" model is surely not a bad effort actually?

[foz01]

S1 exige was a sales disaster was it not?

[kerryxeg]

I think what is required is a bit of Kerry accounting.

Interest rates are low so the lump sum is an issue but not the biggest. Depreciation is the true cost of a car. So if it is going to depreciate less than a new elise club racer, then it is actually a cheaper car. Maybe that's unrealistic, but I can see the % depreciation on a more unique car being less so it's feasible that the net cost of a couple of years ownership may be similar.

I always run the numbers and if it doesn't work make some up that do..........we call this engineering a solution

[hendeg]

I've just seen the Dual video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BJYsgKxxs.

Surely at least one person at Lotus must think their current marketing strategy is way off the mark. Come on Graeme - sort it out.

[Scotty C]

I've just seen the Dual video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BJYsgKxxs.

Surely at least one person at Lotus must think their current marketing strategy is way off the mark. Come on Graeme - sort it out.

What a load of sh*t,

Car looks good in black

[tut]

Where did they get the actors from, the Tottenham riots?

At least they sorted them out better than the police did. Somebody actually got paid for making that advert.

tut

[Justin]

Looks great in black!

[rossybee]

I've just seen the Dual video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2BJYsgKxxs.

Surely at least one person at Lotus must think their current marketing strategy is way off the mark. Come on Graeme - sort it out.

What a load of sh*t

totally agree

Waste of time & money...

[campbell]

S1 exige was a sales disaster was it not?

Ultimately they sold them all, albeit some maybe at a loss...but look at the values, and rarity, now

Good for owners...less for Lotus. Thems the breaks!

[vxc]

woah that was sh*t lol, man vs, some guy who stripped off.

is this exige looking same size as evora?

[Alistair]

My guess is they have an Ad agency doing this stuff.

The point seems to be, power, agility, the "Acts" being rounds in a boxing ring - I can almost hear the scope meeting!

And, finally, the car "running rings around the opposition".

Hmm - not what you would associate with Lotus as you know it - but it is changing and targeting a new audience - get used to it!!

Alistair