First 50 miles

Post by **simon** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:02 am

Well the engine and the chassis are VX so you'll need to find the "summat else"

Although I guess the chassis evolved from the Elise so really it's the lovechild of an Elise and a VX

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:11 am

simon wrote:
campbell wrote:
dezzy wrote:So, Lawrence, when are you starting http://www.scottisheuropas.com?? I think the domain's free.
No need. It's still an Elise at heart
Actually it's a VX at heart

I hear what your saying Mr Metro driver

but after buying an Elise in 1996 I needed a change, this one is quieter, faster, comfier, and nearly the same colour.

I really hated the S2 when it came out, but as that's the shape they make I had no choice. This car is different and yet the same simultaneously, the big test will be to see if my sister notices it's not the S1

Post by **simon** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:17 am

Lawrence wrote:I hear what your saying Mr Metro driver

Think you've taken that the wrong way

All I meant is it is based on the VX220, same chassis and engine and plenty other bits and in that respect and the reasoning behind it's existence is much closer to the VX than the Elise.

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:18 am

another 50 miles and I noticed 100 tuts is only 4K revs and very low Db

starting to actually enjoy wasting fuel again with another pointless journey to Dalkeith and back, why am I smiling so much?

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:21 am

simon wrote:
Lawrence wrote:I hear what your saying Mr Metro driver
Think you've taken that the wrong way
All I meant is it is based on the VX220, same chassis and engine and plenty other bits and in that respect and the reasoning behind it's existence is much closer to the VX than the Elise.

I'm only teasing

Having looked underneath they are all very much the same, it's just the plastic and glass that's different. We now have 4 plastics and 3 engines available.
I have no rear undertray BTW

Post by **simon** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:24 am

Lawrence wrote:I'm only teasing

What's where the undertray should be? Or did they just forget to fit it?

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 12:29 am

simon wrote:
Lawrence wrote:I'm only teasing

What's where the undertray should be? Or did they just forget to fit it?

must be a turbo heat removal problem, definitley not there on this one anyway

jason · Post by **jason** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:53 am

Lawrence wrote:... and I noticed 100 tuts is only 4K revs and very low Db

Impressed. That's good gearing in any car (I guess the grunt of the turbo engine allows for the GT top gear)

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:54 am

jasonliddell wrote:
Lawrence wrote:... and I noticed 100 tuts is only 4K revs and very low Db
Impressed. That's good gearing in any car (I guess the grunt of the turbo engine allows for the GT top gear)

Daft Q: Is it a six-speed?

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:02 am

rossybee wrote:
jasonliddell wrote:
Lawrence wrote:... and I noticed 100 tuts is only 4K revs and very low Db
Impressed. That's good gearing in any car (I guess the grunt of the turbo engine allows for the GT top gear)
Daft Q: Is it a six-speed?

Just answered that myself by having a quick shufty on the Lotus website

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:24 am

Lawrence wrote:another 50 miles and I noticed 100 tuts is only 4K revs and very low Db

starting to actually enjoy wasting fuel again with another pointless journey to Dalkeith and back, why am I smiling so much?

If U fancy wasting another 100mls, the dukes pass is not too far from Glasgow... with a pax

foz · Post by **foz** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:19 am

Saw it a couple of weeks ago when getting warrenty issues bumped. First one I've seen. Really nice choice of colour and according to Foz (Snr) you never see any in Norfolk. Awesome car

Lazydonkey · Post by **Lazydonkey** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:38 am

simon wrote:
Lawrence wrote:I hear what your saying Mr Metro driver
Think you've taken that the wrong way
All I meant is it is based on the VX220, same chassis and engine and plenty other bits and in that respect and the reasoning behind it's existence is much closer to the VX than the Elise.

Great ingredients

Post by **campbell** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:46 am

simon wrote:Well the engine and the chassis are VX so you'll need to find the "summat else"
Although I guess the chassis evolved from the Elise so really it's the lovechild of an Elise and a VX

Everything Lotus have done since 1996 owes its roots to the S1 Elise development. QED.

Now, let's stop worrying about the bl**dy DNA and concentrate on Lawrence's Road Test reports

Lawrence...your challenge is to mount the video cam in the pax corner of the windscreen and film yourself doing a Top Gear stylee road test review...you get to choose which of the May, Hammond or Jezza characters you would like to play...or you can just be yourself of course!

A 3 minute "short" posted up on Youtube is acceptable...

Up for it?!

Campbell

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:51 am

campbell wrote: Lawrence...your challenge is to mount the video cam in the pax corner of the windscreen and film yourself doing a Top Gear stylee road test review...you get to choose which of the May, Hammond or Jezza characters you would like to play...or you can just be yourself of course!

A 3 minute "short" posted up on Youtube is acceptable...

Up for it?!

Campbell

Eh! No!

perhaps though we can persuade Myles to fit his bullet cam in the autotester this Sunday