2010 Exige S details (European) - Page 5 - LotusTalk

MTribe · 03-30-2009, 10:15 PM

Funny, I thought Porsche intake as soon as I saw it.

IMO, the front intakes no longer use the same design vocabulary as the rest of the car. The radiator exhaust on the top of the clam needs to be more angular.

For example: glance quickly back and forth at the front scoops and the radiator exhaust on the top of the front clam

The angle of the headlights, which was previously in harmony with the "smile" of the front intakes now looks to be at an odd angle.

I think it's really difficult to change elements of a well-styled car without changing the whole thing. Surprised they did that.

ding · 03-31-2009, 03:11 PM

I love exige GT3

Me! · 03-31-2009, 03:16 PM

Ick....I hate the new design. Unfortunately for Lotus, it seems I will have to buy a used exige someday (when I'm out of college) because the older ones are so much better looking. The rear wing looks so like something that belongs on a civic and the front looks too contrived.

ACE51 · 05-12-2009, 09:50 AM

i know this thread is dead but i've come back to beat the dead horse to put in my .02

that thing is hideous! what are they thinking? anyone have any interior shots?

wallabyguy · 05-12-2009, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ACE51

i know this thread is dead but i've come back to beat the dead horse to put in my .02

that thing is hideous! what are they thinking? anyone have any interior shots?

The interior is, for the most part, the same with te exception of the wall inbetween the passanger cabin and the engine compartment.

Bane · 05-12-2009, 10:54 AM

Front is a bit odd looking... the nose is too "stubby" to sport that look versus the longer Porsche slant in my opinion

TRD Celica wing =

They should have just gone all out and added an APR style functional wing.

Vishus_1 · 05-12-2009, 11:20 AM

I said it before and I'll say it again...it is just awful. Seeing this really compelled me to go ahead and get a 2009 since I knew it would be last of the design I like.

If the other thread is correct that we will see a new Elise by 2011; why would Lotus mess this up and invest in the retooling for just two years?

njboy · 05-13-2009, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattG

Yuck. The front reminds me of a Porsche. The new rear wing looks like something a high school kid would put on his Integra.

One could say the same thing for the original Exige wing. The debates about wings on performance cars will probably never end and unfortunately teenagers and 20 somethings have taken this functional item and turned it into the signature element of the "ricer".

MTribe · 05-13-2009, 07:17 AM

Anyone know definitively how functional the wing is on the Exige?

wallabyguy · 05-13-2009, 07:27 AM

Very functional

Butters · 05-15-2009, 08:40 PM

I'll say that I don't really like the splitter in the middle of the front intakes, but if Lotus say they are functional, then I suppose I'll take their word for it. Having said that, I like how Porche put signals in their "stabilizers".

Perhaps someone will mod some LED running lights into those? If they do, they will have stolen MY IDEA! Ha!

steuspeed · 05-15-2009, 09:45 PM

A few mods and you got it.

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MTribe Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 302	Funny, I thought Porsche intake as soon as I saw it. IMO, the front intakes no longer use the same design vocabulary as the rest of the car. The radiator exhaust on the top of the clam needs to be more angular. For example: glance quickly back and forth at the front scoops and the radiator exhaust on the top of the front clam The angle of the headlights, which was previously in harmony with the "smile" of the front intakes now looks to be at an odd angle. I think it's really difficult to change elements of a well-styled car without changing the whole thing. Surprised they did that. __________________ Lotus Sport Elise #24 71 TR6

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03-31-2009, 03:16 PM	#84 (permalink)
Me! GR82DRV's Son Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 84	Ick....I hate the new design. Unfortunately for Lotus, it seems I will have to buy a used exige someday (when I'm out of college) because the older ones are so much better looking. The rear wing looks so like something that belongs on a civic and the front looks too contrived.

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Vishus_1 Super charged! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,038 Images: 62	I said it before and I'll say it again...it is just awful. Seeing this really compelled me to go ahead and get a 2009 since I knew it would be last of the design I like. If the other thread is correct that we will see a new Elise by 2011; why would Lotus mess this up and invest in the retooling for just two years? __________________ 2009 Exige 260 SPORT - Chrome Orange / Carbon Fiber / Black with the mustache Purchased through St Louis Motorsports

05-13-2009, 07:17 AM	#90 (permalink)
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05-13-2009, 07:27 AM	#91 (permalink)
wallabyguy Not Dead Yet Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 5,892	Very functional __________________ former Lotus Sales Robert (aka Sith Lord of LBL) 74 Elite 502 05 Elise (Snuffalupagous..RIP : Laser Blue, Black Leather, Touring Pack, Hardtop ) The Wallaby Will Ride Again

05-15-2009, 08:40 PM	#92 (permalink)
Butters Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 55	I'll say that I don't really like the splitter in the middle of the front intakes, but if Lotus say they are functional, then I suppose I'll take their word for it. Having said that, I like how Porche put signals in their "stabilizers". Perhaps someone will mod some LED running lights into those? If they do, they will have stolen MY IDEA! Ha!

05-15-2009, 09:45 PM	#93 (permalink)
steuspeed Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 902	A few mods and you got it. Attached Images

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