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Old 12-16-2006, 09:16 AM   #391 (permalink)
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Again to reiterate what was mentioned previously, especially Tim Mullen, what killed the M100 stateside where the delays and project/production costs, not the FWD aspect. The initial target was to introduce the car in the late 80's,not '91, with the initial price point of mid 20's. How many affordable convertible 2 seater roadsters where available at that time? Not many.

Also as to its sucess or failure, I believe the M100 was still the top selling Lotus worldwide at that time prior to the Elise some 5 years later. Now 'anticipated sales' on the other hand...
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