What car should be the next "Lotus Carlton"?

TophaTron · Post by **TophaTron** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:32 pm

Just looking over some pictures of the Lotus Carlton and it made me remember what a damn fine piece of kit it was. Theres a interview with the new head of Lotus on Pistonheads and he hints that there could be another version of a mass market car, tuned and turned into a beast by the good lads at Hethel.

This set me thinking - what car today would be best suited to the Lotus treatment? I was perhaps picturing a Rover 75/MG ZT V8 - if you bolted on a supercharger you'd see over 400bhp, with RWD and a groovy V8 rumble. Obviously this wouldn't be on the cards thanks to MGRs demise but what else would suit being Lotus-ified?

Chris

Post by **simon** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:27 pm

Monaro VXR or the Holden Commodore

Actually, it's rumoured to be one of the Proton stable so don't go expecting too much

r055 · Post by **r055** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:09 pm

I thought the lotus lada was gorgeous!

seriously though... the idea is to take an everyday car and pimp it...

Jag?

Bada Bing! · Post by **Bada Bing!** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:45 pm

I loved the Lotus Lada too.

I think all cars that don't already have a performance variant are rubbish. I wouldn't wish Lotus' expertise on a Vauxhall or Ford, and there's nothing RWD I can think of that I think could be made good.

I think the only non performance car that I like the look of that I'd like to see sped up is the Toyota Aygo.

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:47 pm

ah the lada, spent my formative years being ferried around in a 1500 Riva SE.

Thanks dad....

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:16 am

TophaTron wrote:I was perhaps picturing a Rover 75/MG ZT V8 - if you bolted on a supercharger you'd see over 400bhp, with RWD and a groovy V8 rumble. Obviously this wouldn't be on the cards thanks to MGRs demise

These exist - courtesy of Dreadnought in Callander - I've been out in Brian's grey one and it rocks

410bhp no less

One of the Caterham dudes daan saaf has an estate version - he had fun driving back home

TophaTron · Post by **TophaTron** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 2:15 am

rossybee wrote:
TophaTron wrote:I was perhaps picturing a Rover 75/MG ZT V8 - if you bolted on a supercharger you'd see over 400bhp, with RWD and a groovy V8 rumble. Obviously this wouldn't be on the cards thanks to MGRs demise
These exist - courtesy of Dreadnought in Callander - I've been out in Brian's grey one and it rocks

410bhp no less

One of the Caterham dudes daan saaf has an estate version - he had fun driving back home

Aha, i think i've seen one of them in Callander. I drive through through there on my way to my aunts lodge by Loch Tay - I seem to remember it sounded

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 6:00 am

£36K for the Monaro VXR 500.

500 bhp...

http://cars.uk.msn.com/Reviews/article. ... id=1077431

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:49 am

TophaTron wrote:Obviously this wouldn't be on the cards thanks to MGRs demise

Aye, but this makes them even more obtainable - ZT prices are thru the floor

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:26 am

Staying on the Vauxhall theme, what about the Vectra ?

Post by **simon** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 8:55 am

CSK_423 wrote:Staying on the Vauxhall theme, what about the Vectra ?

FWD

Like I said, Monaro, very cheap for 500bhp and with Lotus help could be superb.

DaveG · Post by **DaveG** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:27 am

Isn't the Monaro already superb tho?

tut · Post by **tut** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 9:51 am

I bid on the Lada on eBay, but Stefan Bohm won it at £8K.

tut

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:05 am

Monaro is dead now. Went out in a supercharged haze.

Now the SS Thunder ....

alicrozier · Post by **alicrozier** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:10 am

Sanjoy wrote:Monaro is dead now. Went out in a supercharged haze.

Err..you can still buy the VXR500.
Probably not for much longer though.

Scottish Elises

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