Sponge Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Leaked a little early This will fill the gap between the Exige and the pending new Espirit...sub 100K A lot more high res pics can be found here:http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f170/first-official-photo-eagle-59113/ http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/07/2010_Lotus-Eagle.jpg My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 When I think of the name Eagle I think of... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/AMC_Eagle_wagon.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JessterCPA Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 ^^ Teh original crossover!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Autoblog has bunch more pics in it's gallery. It looks like a stretched Elise to me. Kinda disappointed that it's coming with the 3.5L Toyota V6 making 276 hp in a car that weights "just over 3000 lbs". I mean the Toyota Camry where this engine comes from only weights in at ~3400 lbs. I know 400 lbs is a lot of weight to shed but you are looking at paying close to $100k for this car. Lotus should have been able to do better in the weight department. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/16/more-images-of-the-the-lotus-eagle-released/ http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lotus-eagle-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted July 18, 2008 Author Share Posted July 18, 2008 lol its almost as if you have read some of my other recent posts! My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted July 19, 2008 Author Share Posted July 19, 2008 So the rumors are the Eagle will be around 70K...if that's the case then this is even more desirable! My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 See.. Why can't Subaru come out with a design that looks good at first sight? I'm not saying they need to make something like that, but at least stop all these awkward and ugly designs that takes too many people too long to warm up to? See, and I was thinking this was looking a lot like a recent subaru rumored sketch.... http://www.autocar.co.uk/contentImages//Car/Subaru/Concepts/948895225.jpg in the roofline. Obviously the Lotus is a mid-engined car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 You seriously need to step away from the Subaru kool-aid every once in a while LOL My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Autoblog has bunch more pics in it's gallery. It looks like a stretched Elise to me. Kinda disappointed that it's coming with the 3.5L Toyota V6 making 276 hp in a car that weights "just over 3000 lbs". I mean the Toyota Camry where this engine comes from only weights in at ~3400 lbs. I know 400 lbs is a lot of weight to shed but you are looking at paying close to $100k for this car. Lotus should have been able to do better in the weight department. http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/16/more-images-of-the-the-lotus-eagle-released/ http://www.autoblog.com/photos/lotus-eagle-1/ A Corvette Z06 weighs 3100lbs and has 500hp to play with, so why bother with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 You seriously need to step away from the Subaru kool-aid every once in a while LOL sorry If I can see some similarity to the window glass. I am not saying Lotus copied it. Other cars have had upswept quarter glass for decades, it is no longer original. Not that it looks bad, but it isn't new. And, btw, are there any members on this forum who are more critical of Subaru than I am? Not exactly drinking their kool-aid, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 that car looks very sleek, i woudl love to roll around in one of those. although the current specs are a little disappointing......i bet most of the weight comes from the powerplant....lotus should really consider other options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 A Corvette Z06 weighs 3100lbs and has 500hp to play with, so why bother with this? The new vette is 3200lbs with 638hp to play with lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwannaSportSedan Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 A Corvette Z06 weighs 3100lbs and has 500hp to play with, so why bother with this? Because Corvette isn't the only sports car ever built. Because people who think it is make me like the corvette even less. Not that I am going to buy a Lotus Eagle, either... But this sycophantic corvette worship puts some people off. Anything from the Sol/Sky to Ferraris/Lambos/Bugatti... etc. get compared to Corvette. Sure, Corvette is a good car, and is a value. But what has Corvette exactly done that has made it the yardstick that EVERYTHING is measured against? Personally, Corvette is one of the sports cars that I gloss over, and kind of ignore just for that reason. Not that it is a bad car, but because it is pushed and pushed, and pushed. And I think it is generally kind of bland and numb, style-wise, inside and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I think its because the vette can run tracks well, run a 10.9 in the 1/4mile stock at 126mph, looks amazing and gets 25mpg freeway. All the other cars with the same power and 1/4mile time get less than 20mpg and or cost 200k+. And they do it with so called ancient pushrod engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Because Corvette isn't the only sports car ever built. Because people who think it is make me like the corvette even less. Not that I am going to buy a Lotus Eagle, either... But this sycophantic corvette worship puts some people off. Anything from the Sol/Sky to Ferraris/Lambos/Bugatti... etc. get compared to Corvette. Sure, Corvette is a good car, and is a value. But what has Corvette exactly done that has made it the yardstick that EVERYTHING is measured against? Personally, Corvette is one of the sports cars that I gloss over, and kind of ignore just for that reason. Not that it is a bad car, but because it is pushed and pushed, and pushed. And I think it is generally kind of bland and numb, style-wise, inside and out. I agree. And power to weight is not the only thing about a car either, but its about the only thing the vette has though. Thats why cars with less hp can be faster around the track. If this lotus stays true to its form, it could be quite a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 all i ever hear on the forum is around a track, do you drive on a track to work? Do you drive on a track every day? How about every other day? Every week? Every month? I dont i drive on the street where the vette beats the GTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 not in the snow and rain, and not from a dig to 60 with your average driver. the gtr will beat the vette every time in these situations. So by street you mean drag strip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Lol from a dig, watch the video the GTR gets raped even from a dig. BTW the best 0-60 time i have seen in the GTR isnt as good as the times i have seen out of the vette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 lets keep the gtr/vette talk in the other thread. this lotus still looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 OK, the official name is Evora... Pretty good looking car non the less. Officially Toyota V6 at 276 hp and 2976 lbs. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/002_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/004_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/005_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/006_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/001_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/010_evoralotus.jpg http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/009_evoralotus.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 It is a nice looking car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted July 23, 2008 Author Share Posted July 23, 2008 agreed...not sure about the name? My vB Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonman586 Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Oh that is a beautiful machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Lotus EVORA not Eagle http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7520679.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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