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http://www.lotustalk.com/forums Something Wicked This Way Comes.... en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:37:36 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/v2/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.lotustalk.com/forums http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f118/2010-exige-like-dislike-no-real-difference-80682/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:55:41 GMT Just finished reading a quasi-test of the 2010 Exige in what (from what I could tell weeding though the usual journalistic artsy-farsty writing style) approximate the trim and the mechanical specs of the 2009 Exige 260 in the latest issue of PERFORMANCE CAR (British magazine.) They enjoyed the car, but what brings me to my point is the fairly good photos of the new, 2010 'look' of the Exige.

Since it appears that there is little or no change in the mechanical specs (and that too is hard to discern from the article or the press releases from Lotus) the primary change is the front end, mostly the new lower intakes or 'grill' and the rear spoiler.

The former, IMHO, is a bit to 'Corvette-ish' for my taste, an attempt to go mainstream in an otherwise straightforward and established design. Ostensibly they changed to 'enhance' air intake. I say change for the sake of change and a little busy for me. Unless there was a real need to increase the airflow (and this could have been done without altering the existing look of the car) then why change to a more bland or mainstream look in a design that had its own personality and presence? I vote no.

The other change is at the rear, where the spoiler goes from 'tea tray' to a larger, full width design with the pieces at the sides body colored and the center natural cf. Now I will grant you that this may be a more efficient design with more downforce at the rear, but aesthetically it looks like the rear wing from the now deceased Toyota Supra and several other current Japanese and Euro designs.

I wonder if more downforce at the rear was really needed and just how much of an increase was had in abandoning a rather distinctive and, to me, appropriate design in what again appears to be an effort to just make the Exige look a bit more mainstream rather than offer any real improvement.

Taste and appearance is, of course, in the eye of the beholder (or, perhaps more accurately, in a portion of the anatomy somewhat lower and on the other side of the body.) I don't see any of these changes as an 'improvement' and IMHO Lotus is simply messing around with an existing and satisfactory product just to be able to say, 'new, improved' rather than perhaps more correctly saying 'hey, we've got to come up with something to call new to sell.'

I don't see many existing owners rushing out to trade in their earlier iterations to get the 2010s nor do I forsee others who had passed on buying an Exige before now saying, "oh gosh, that new front end and Toyota spoiler makes me want to buy now where I passed last year."

Your thoughts solicited.

Dave ]]> New car information. Specs. Shows. Demos. Costs (MSRP) dnovo http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f118/2010-exige-like-dislike-no-real-difference-80682/ http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f118/2005-10k-miles-80615/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:58:29 GMT Looking at a 2005 lotus elise "silver" with 10k miles for 28k including a two year power train warranty. Pretty good deal? Soft top. anything I should look out for? thanks!
-Chris ]]> New car information. Specs. Shows. Demos. Costs (MSRP) muskaroxs http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f118/2005-10k-miles-80615/