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Originally Posted by ishmael
It's amazing how many people that own a Lotus or have an interest in the marque don't actually understand what Lotus is about. Lotus has never been about chasing other companies' power figures. I'm not sure that all of the new generation of owners 'get it' and that is no way intended to offend anyone.
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If you're referring to me-- my first Lotus was a '69 Elan. ~120 hp was plenty for that car because it weighs less than a mosquito fart. It wasn't as fast as a lot of stuff, even at the time (early 90s), but I never really had a pressing want for more power in that car.
Different story with the Esprit, until the V8 came along. With the Elise, until forced induction came along, and almost certainly with the Evora. Nothing wrong with making a heavier car targeted at a different market, so long as it has enough grunt to make it interesting to drive
most of the time, instead of just some of the time.