[babak]

I've seen April 4 next year as the official US launch date. Is there a significance or pun there? 4/4/04? Or is it done this way to keep it simple for those of us using backward dating notation?

 

[khamai]

Where did you see the April 4th date?

To my knowledge LCU has not publically stated a date. As typical with most cars we can expect a press launch in April prior to the public launch. BTW April 4th is a Sunday... seems like a strange day to launch, would not a Weds, Thurs or Friday be better?

Kiyoshi

 

[mikester]

By "launch date" do you mean the day that cars start to roll into showrooms ? I've heard (for about a year now) that the "hard launch" (that is, the official premiere) of the car is at the LA Auto show, less than 2 weeks away now.

 

[Canyon Carver]

I haven't heard of that date as the launch, it would only make sense if that was the day they decided to start shipping from England, give up to a month in transit and you have mid-late May for them to start showing up in showrooms. It sounds plausible...almost

 

[Randy Chase]

The official "production cars arrive in America" has been 04/04 per the Lotuscars website.

I have not heard 04/04/04.... and it would be strange for a manufacturer to nail down a specific day for the cars to arrive. I think. Perhaps the 04/04 date was perceived as April 04.

 

[Canyon Carver]

Randy, am I blind or something cause I can't find anything on the Lotus website that says 04/04...all I see is "mid '04"

 

[Randy Chase]

http://www.lotuscars.com/lotus.html

Lower left box. Heading: Lotus News

The U.S. Spec Elise II is coming 04/04.

 

[Canyon Carver]

Cheers

 

[babak]

Re: Re: Official launch date

Where did you see the April 4th date?


Kiyoshi

http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/default.asp?storyId=7786

I had seen the 04/04 on Lotus web site, ran into this last week and wondered.