Larry's Lotus Photoblog #3 - Page 100 - LotusTalk

LARRY · 10-19-2009, 03:12 PM

Lotus on the track.

Still my favorite picture.

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 08:20 AM

More information - better pictures of the new Lotus. (Check out those wheels!)

Lotus Exige Scura
Tuned version of the Lotus Exige - the Scura - with less weight and matt paint
By Stephen Dobie - EVO magazine
20th October 2009

"Lotus has unveiled this Exige Scura.

The Exige is one of our favourite coupes on the market, a lightweight track focused car that isn’t exactly lavished with sanity. Happily, none of that changes with this new Exige Scura, revealed by the British sports car firm at this week’s Tokyo motor show.

Lotus is one of only a tiny handful of European manufacturers who’ve flown across to the Far East for the show, ensuring the Scura’s grabbing a fair few headlines.

It gets the supercharged 257bhp 1.8-litre engine from the Exige Cup 260 we drove earlier this year, the most potent unit in the car’s range. That makes it good for 0-60mph in 4sec and 0-100mph in 9.9sec, with a top speed of 152mph.

Coupled with the Scura’s low weight (925kg) and trick six-speed manual gearbox, the performance is teamed up with fairly low emissions at 199g/km – about the same as the Renault Clio Cup.

Suspension-wise there’s Ohlins two-way adjustable dampers (with 60 compression and 22 rebound settings) and tweakable ride height (between 120 and 130mm) so that drivers can fine-tune the car to their needs. There’s variable traction control, too, as well as launch control to optimise the car’s acceleration from a standing start.

For many people, though, the Scura’s main talking point is the rather nifty matt black paint scheme, while inside there’s a plethora of carbon fibre elements to help extend the lightweight image.

If the Exige Scura takes your fancy, then get on the phone to Lotus quickly – just 35 are being made for all markets. It’ll set you back £45,950 to get one on the road, an extra three grand more than a standard Cup 260."

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 08:21 AM

More of the brand new Lotus Exige Scura...

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 02:39 PM

Bugatti Veyron GrandSport & Bleu Centenaire.

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:07 PM

Evo x 2.

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:11 PM

Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera @ Genève

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:16 PM

Ferrari F430 GTC Team Modena

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:18 PM

Ferrari F430 Scuderia 16M number 2.

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:27 PM

Trophée Andros 2009 @ Isola 2000

The second picture explains the ice in the first picture.

LARRY · 10-21-2009, 03:40 PM

Two Italians...a beauty and her tag-along friend.

LARRY · 10-22-2009, 03:52 PM

My new favorite female action star is Olga Kurylenko.

Olga's cinematic roles have been notably steamy, and her natural beauty and explicit nudity have attracted the attention of male and female audiences alike.

She co-starred as Russian beauty Nika Boronina opposite Timothy Olyphant in "Hitman." She starred as Camille, the Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace." And she was almost unforgettabler as Natasha Sax in "Max Payne," a really cool gun movie with amazing visuals such as heavy drugs portrayed by scary winged figures and falling snow in every outdoor scene.

apk919 · 10-22-2009, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LARRY

My new favorite female action star is Olga Kurylenko.

mmmm....

Just heard "Back In The USSR" on the car radio...

"those Ukraine girls really knock me out, they leave the West behind. And Moscow girls make me sing and shout..."

E_Swift · 10-22-2009, 04:22 PM

There really needs to be a NWS tag on this thread!

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:00 AM

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the fire.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:01 AM

Let's bring it full circle...

Lamborghini Reventon.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:04 AM

Gatorun.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:06 AM

Lotus.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:07 AM

Lotus 2.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:07 AM

Lotus 3.

LARRY · 10-23-2009, 08:08 AM

Lotus 4.

Closed for size.....continued here- Larry's Lotus Photoblog #4

10-19-2009, 03:12 PM	#1981 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lotus on the track. Still my favorite picture. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 08:20 AM	#1982 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	More information - better pictures of the new Lotus. (Check out those wheels!) Lotus Exige Scura Tuned version of the Lotus Exige - the Scura - with less weight and matt paint By Stephen Dobie - EVO magazine 20th October 2009 "Lotus has unveiled this Exige Scura. The Exige is one of our favourite coupes on the market, a lightweight track focused car that isn’t exactly lavished with sanity. Happily, none of that changes with this new Exige Scura, revealed by the British sports car firm at this week’s Tokyo motor show. Lotus is one of only a tiny handful of European manufacturers who’ve flown across to the Far East for the show, ensuring the Scura’s grabbing a fair few headlines. It gets the supercharged 257bhp 1.8-litre engine from the Exige Cup 260 we drove earlier this year, the most potent unit in the car’s range. That makes it good for 0-60mph in 4sec and 0-100mph in 9.9sec, with a top speed of 152mph. Coupled with the Scura’s low weight (925kg) and trick six-speed manual gearbox, the performance is teamed up with fairly low emissions at 199g/km – about the same as the Renault Clio Cup. Suspension-wise there’s Ohlins two-way adjustable dampers (with 60 compression and 22 rebound settings) and tweakable ride height (between 120 and 130mm) so that drivers can fine-tune the car to their needs. There’s variable traction control, too, as well as launch control to optimise the car’s acceleration from a standing start. For many people, though, the Scura’s main talking point is the rather nifty matt black paint scheme, while inside there’s a plethora of carbon fibre elements to help extend the lightweight image. If the Exige Scura takes your fancy, then get on the phone to Lotus quickly – just 35 are being made for all markets. It’ll set you back £45,950 to get one on the road, an extra three grand more than a standard Cup 260." Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by LARRY : 10-21-2009 at 08:28 AM.

10-21-2009, 08:21 AM	#1983 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	More of the brand new Lotus Exige Scura... Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 02:39 PM	#1984 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Bugatti Veyron GrandSport & Bleu Centenaire. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 03:07 PM	#1985 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Evo x 2. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 03:11 PM	#1986 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera @ Genève Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 03:16 PM	#1987 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Ferrari F430 GTC Team Modena Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 03:18 PM	#1988 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Ferrari F430 Scuderia 16M number 2. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#1989 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Trophée Andros 2009 @ Isola 2000 The second picture explains the ice in the first picture. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by LARRY : 10-21-2009 at 03:34 PM.

10-21-2009, 03:40 PM	#1990 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Two Italians...a beauty and her tag-along friend. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-22-2009, 03:52 PM	#1991 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	My new favorite female action star is Olga Kurylenko. Olga's cinematic roles have been notably steamy, and her natural beauty and explicit nudity have attracted the attention of male and female audiences alike. She co-starred as Russian beauty Nika Boronina opposite Timothy Olyphant in "Hitman." She starred as Camille, the Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace." And she was almost unforgettabler as Natasha Sax in "Max Payne," a really cool gun movie with amazing visuals such as heavy drugs portrayed by scary winged figures and falling snow in every outdoor scene. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by Aedo : 11-06-2009 at 10:11 PM. Reason: deleted inappropriate image

10-22-2009, 04:22 PM	#1993 (permalink)
E_Swift Back to Basics Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 327	There really needs to be a NWS tag on this thread! __________________ Current:{2006 Volvo V50}{2005 Lotus Elise}{2005 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS}{2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi}{1988 Lancia Delta Integrale} Past: {1997 Honda Civic EX}{1994 Infiniti J30}{1992 Volkswagen Passat GL}{1988 BMW M3}{1988 Nissan 300ZX}{1988 Ford Taurus LX}{1971 BMW 2002}

10-23-2009, 08:00 AM	#1994 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	If you can't stand the heat, get out of the fire. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-23-2009, 08:01 AM	#1995 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Let's bring it full circle... Lamborghini Reventon. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-23-2009, 08:04 AM	#1996 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Gatorun. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

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10-23-2009, 08:06 AM	#1997 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lotus. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-23-2009, 08:07 AM	#1998 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lotus 2. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-23-2009, 08:07 AM	#1999 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lotus 3. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

10-23-2009, 08:08 AM	#2000 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Lotus 4. Closed for size.....continued here- Larry's Lotus Photoblog #4 Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T) Last edited by RacyTracy : 11-02-2009 at 12:54 PM.