Entsch

 

Speeka Das English Yar.

Not even google can translate that.....

 

Google is hilariously crap - it means "excuse me"!

 

[QUOTE=MarkB,Jul 7 2009, 12:38 PM] I love it when people say that......



My dad's bigger than your dad.

 

I spoke to JCT600 at the Yorkshire Show yesterday, they are going to try and get me in one at some point, but Leeds is a way off so I'm not sure when it will be.

I can see me ending up placing an order if I'm not careful (sorry Kate, wedding's off....we've run out of money )

 

Umm the Evora has only 2 colours as standard instead of 4 for the Porsche

The Evora has 7 Metalic

 

Lotus have the any colour you want option too, but you need to ask. As for price, they've just been clever and because it has 4 seats they've priced it between the Cayman and the 911. The poverty spec model puts it performance wise close to the Cayman S and the supercharged model should put it around 997 CS territory.

 

it's a Lotus, so it will sell in tiny numbers

nothing to do with its inherent quality

I don't know how Lotus can change perceptions

but I'm sure it would take a very long time

 

I guessed they might have an any colour option, did not see it on their site when I had a quick look. Sensible pricing strategy if they can make the profit margins that Porsche do on each car as long as they get a sensible number of sales.

 

I think they would have to go back to making an Esprit size car to become more popular.

The average punter for that price will want more comfort and presence on the road compared to the track orientated Elise / Exige / Evora. Their very style and size has an adverse effect I reckon, making them more of an enthusiasts car than a mass market car.

Perhaps Lotus are happy with that making the step up to more mass production is a huge company investment requirement and if they can make money in their current format why change