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[MAXR]

http://www.autocar.c...otus-elise-2020

[Gedi]

I saw the pic and wanted one immediately 

 

 

 

[color=rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;]An Autocar rendering of how the new Lotus Elise could look[/color]

 

So in other words, it'll look nothing like that ...... bugger.

[fezzasus]

 

 

[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;]Chief among these is that the car will stay true to its lightweight roots, using the same extruded aluminium chassis technology pioneered on the original [/color]Elise[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;] S1, which went on sale in 1996, and which underpins all of Lotus’s cars today.[/color]

 

Um... no

[slindborg]

I wouldn't trust what auto-wegetcolouringingraduatetoinventacarandwebullshitaboutit-car say

[JG]

Looks like an exige

[Wolfstone]

JG and Coco will be placing deposits.

[rob999]

So they've taken the drawing of the design Julian Thompson made for his prototype Geary was going to make. Not exactly news.

[ASHCASH]

Looks pretty damn good.. 

[fezzasus]

 

 

[color=rgb(0,0,0);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;]An Autocar rendering of how the new Lotus Elise could look[/color] 

[siztenboots]

so same chassis , not the better evora wishbones etc, or more modular crash components. hopefully no mix and match wheel hubs

[mbes2]

Bet it will still have the same vauxhall corsa indicator stalks

[fezzasus]

so same chassis , not the better evora wishbones etc, or more modular crash components. hopefully no mix and match wheel hubs

 

I'm not sure it is the same chassis.

 

it's reported pretty badly, but my read is as follows:

 

 

 

[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;] using the same extruded aluminium chassis technology pioneered on the original [/color]Elise[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;] S1, which went on sale in 1996, and which underpins all of Lotus’s cars today.[/color]

 

Firstly, one chassis doesn't underpin all of the Lotus cars sold today. The Evora is a completely different chassis but same chassis philosophy. My read is that the chassis will still be bonded aluminium, but not necessarily the same as any of the chassis today.

 

This is re-enforced with the following:

 

 

 

[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;]the need to hit US crash regulation targets may dictate that while the car will be no longer than the current Elise’s 3.7 metres, it needs to be wider in order to incorporate side airbags and extra crash structures.[/color]

 

Very hard to add crash structures to a very small chassis designed in the early 90's. Only real way of doing this is to design a new chassis.

 

There's also supply security benefits to moving away from the current chassis. Any future car development should really address any single supplier concerns. Moving towards an Evora style sheet aluminium chassis rather than extruded would allow more suppliers, driving down price.

[Code Monkey]

Not sure what I'm missing but why would it need power steering to improve the emissions?

 

 

 

[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;]It is not clear if emissions legislation will push Lotus towards running a power-assisted steering system.[/color]

 

[fezzasus]

Not sure what I'm missing but why would it need power steering to improve the emissions?

 

 

 

[color=rgb(48,48,48);font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:15px;]It is not clear if emissions legislation will push Lotus towards running a power-assisted steering system.[/color]

 

 

The article is written by someone not familiar with Lotus steering. Or anything, really.

 

Hydraulic power steering uses much more power than electric power steering, but you're right. The least amount of power is used without power steering.

Edited by fezzasus, 19 August 2016 - 05:48 AM.