Evora - she's coming down the line! - LotusTalk

calypsoelise · 02-02-2009, 01:08 AM

Hope it's of interest..

The_Drakes_Den · 02-02-2009, 02:49 AM

Thanks for posting it.

espritv8 · 02-02-2009, 02:55 AM

splendid write up, thank you!
t. a.

habendanio · 02-02-2009, 04:33 AM

Very nice first post. Although it took me a second to realize the pic was a link.

wallabyguy · 02-02-2009, 04:50 AM

Very nice. Thanks for the post.

SweetDaddyD · 02-02-2009, 04:58 AM

Sweeet.

A little while back even one of my "non car" friends wrote me on my facebook page letting me know she saw something about the new Lotus Evora coming out and how cool it was!

JimK · 02-02-2009, 05:16 AM

cool, I'd love to see this on "Ultimate Factories".

mcoupe · 02-02-2009, 05:36 AM

I will have mine white with black wheels please

Bavarian Motorist · 02-02-2009, 06:20 AM

I like it in yeller.

calypsoelise · 02-02-2009, 06:34 AM

cheers for comments guys.. i twigged afterwards, it wasn't my first post.. first posted in 2003 under this account.. so sorry for setting up a 2nd account.. lot..

Jeff and Pamela · 02-02-2009, 07:00 AM

Love that Isotope one!

Jeff

Randy Chase · 02-02-2009, 07:18 AM

Awesome. Thanks for posting Paul.

fitfan · 02-02-2009, 07:21 AM

that car just keeps growing on me more and more!

JohnnyQuest · 02-02-2009, 08:26 AM

Very cool. Thanks for posting. I wonder how much discount I can get if I donate the 1,700 soda cans!

milehitom · 02-02-2009, 08:52 AM

Great write-up! Most cars have a chassis that weighs as much as 1,700 soda cans, but unfortunately they're full soda cans!

Tom

tsunami racer · 02-02-2009, 10:29 AM

the ones coming down the line are all LHD! more for us!!

JohnnyQuest · 02-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milehitom

Great write-up! Most cars have a chassis that weighs as much as 1,700 soda cans, but unfortunately they're full soda cans!

Tom

Actually, they may be talking full cans; they certainly are not talking about empty cans.

An empty aluminum can weighs about 1/30th of a pound so 1,700 cans would weigh about 57lbs. If they missed a decimal place and meant 17,000 cans, that would weigh about 567lbs. That's still pretty light.

One full can weighs about .78 lbs so 1,700 full cans would weigh about 1,326 lbs.

So how much is this car going to weigh?

If they are off by a factor of 10 soda cans, we can only hope that the estimated 2,900 lb curb weight was written by a dyslexic person who transposes 9s for 6s!

I hope they didn't miss a decimal place with their estimate of 0-60 times. Maybe the sub 5 seconds was to get to 6.0 mph!

It seems that the English have always had problems with this sort of thing:
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def · 02-02-2009, 01:53 PM

I believe he is referring to the chassis tub's weight, not the full car

JohnnyQuest · 02-02-2009, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by def

I believe he is referring to the chassis tub's weight, not the full car

I know, but this does not weigh 56 lbs. The Elise tub weighs about 160 lbs. This must be in the 250 lb range.

02-02-2009, 01:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
calypsoelise Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: France Posts: 5	Evora - she's coming down the line! Hope it's of interest..

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espritv8 delivered on 1.11 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: south jersey Posts: 535	splendid write up, thank you! t. a. __________________ chief kingpin of the S.B.A., Starlight Black Authority Starlight Black, hardtop & starshield. delivered on 1.11.05 driven by design. ok, and lotus www.ta-design.com

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habendanio Henry Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fairfield CA Posts: 882	Very nice first post. Although it took me a second to realize the pic was a link. __________________ Henry http://www.abendanio.com/ 2005 Elise, AR, Touring, Sport, HT (RIP 10-6-08) 2005 Elise,Touring & Sport,Bordeaux Red Pearl + mods. 1986 Pontiac Fiero Gt, 1986 Toyota Pickup

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wallabyguy Not Dead Yet Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 7,212	Very nice. Thanks for the post. __________________ Robert British Racing Group www.britishracinggroup.com & www.lotusgarage.com Official Sponsor of the 2011 Lotus Cup USA 74 Elite 502, 05 Elise (Snuffalupagous..RIP : Laser Blue, Black Leather, Touring Pack, Hardtop )

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SweetDaddyD BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: ATL, GA Posts: 7,592 Images: 2	Sweeet. A little while back even one of my "non car" friends wrote me on my facebook page letting me know she saw something about the new Lotus Evora coming out and how cool it was!

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JimK rooster Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 2,159	cool, I'd love to see this on "Ultimate Factories". __________________ Spec Miata #73 Reynard F2000 various Hondas

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mcoupe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 598	I will have mine white with black wheels please

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calypsoelise Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: France Posts: 5	cheers for comments guys.. i twigged afterwards, it wasn't my first post.. first posted in 2003 under this account.. so sorry for setting up a 2nd account.. lot..

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Jeff and Pamela 2007 KG Exige S Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 431	Love that Isotope one! Jeff

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Randy Chase britishspeeder Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 28,302 Images: 761	Awesome. Thanks for posting Paul. __________________ My pm box is too full. Please email me at randy @ britishspeed dot com Thanks.

02-02-2009, 07:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
fitfan Formula Ford User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 5,725	that car just keeps growing on me more and more! __________________ "I really started paying attention to cars was when they came out with the Nissan Z, the first body. Then I seen the Cherokees, the old square ones, and I was like, “Wow, that’s cool.” Then I seen the Isuzu jeeps and I seen the Wranglers." -Lotus Cars VP of Global Design

02-02-2009, 08:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
JohnnyQuest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 68	Very cool. Thanks for posting. I wonder how much discount I can get if I donate the 1,700 soda cans! __________________ '10 Husaberg FE390 '08 BMW 335xi Coupe 6-speed '03 Z4 3.0 6-speed '00 Outback 5-speed (bike hauler)

02-02-2009, 08:52 AM	#15 (permalink)
milehitom Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 3,407	Great write-up! Most cars have a chassis that weighs as much as 1,700 soda cans, but unfortunately they're full soda cans! Tom

02-02-2009, 10:29 AM	#16 (permalink)
tsunami racer Dinky Plastic Car Owner Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Playa Vista, CA Posts: 766 Images: 3	the ones coming down the line are all LHD! more for us!! __________________ 2010 Lotus Evora - Titanium Storm/Black 2011 Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Hydrogen Fuel Cell (zero emission = carpool lane) 2003 Ford Focus SVT Supercharged (cheap attempt at Focus RS) 1995 Ford Escort RS Cosworth (Legal!) 1989 Sterling 827 SLi (accidentally bought while drunk and dared to bid on ebay) 1985 BMW 323i Baur Targa Cabriolet

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def ...ault Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,856	I believe he is referring to the chassis tub's weight, not the full car __________________ 05 GG Elise - sold after 1192 days and 22961 miles 06 Noble M400 - : )

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