Classics dwarfed by moderns

[nessiemac]

Parked my S1 Elise between these 2 today at a breakfast meet!

And I though an original mini was small!!

[Doofus]

nessiemac said:

Parked my S1 Elise between these 2 today at a breakfast meet!

And I though an original mini was small!!

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

[thegreenhell]

Doofus said:

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

Because of the lens distortion that makes the Mini look twice as big as it really is, I assume.

[Doofus]

thegreenhell said:

Doofus said:

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

Because of the lens distortion that makes the Mini look twice as big as it really is, I assume.

No. Because ofthe disparity between the Elsie and the Emira.

[nessiemac]

thegreenhell said:

Doofus said:

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

Because of the lens distortion that makes the Mini look twice as big as it really is, I assume.

Another view...

[ajprice]

Doofus said:

thegreenhell said:

Doofus said:

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

Because of the lens distortion that makes the Mini look twice as big as it really is, I assume.

No. Because ofthe disparity between the Elsie and the Emira.

Partly the same lens distortion on the other side

[Doofus]

ajprice said:

Doofus said:

thegreenhell said:

Doofus said:

That's one of the first pictures on this thread that's really astonished me.

Because of the lens distortion that makes the Mini look twice as big as it really is, I assume.

No. Because of the disparity between the Elise and the Emira.

Partly the same lens distortion on the other side

Mini: Length 3.18m Width 1.41m Height 1.33m
Elise: Length 3.79m Width 1.72m Height 1.14m (+ 61cm / + 31cm / - 19cm)
Emira: Length 4.41m Width 1.90m Height 1.24m (+ 62cm / +18cm / + 10cm)

[GTRene]

the Emira looks like a Ferrari also its size, the Elise = Elise, just the right shape and lovely proportion

[jeremyc]

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jeremyc said:

I was at a Lotus-on-Track event a couple of weeks ago. There were a couple of Emiras, and they are noticeably much bigger than every generation of Elise. Even compared to the V6 Exige the Emira is huge.

[thegreenhell]

Or the Emira is normal car size and the Elise is tiny.

[Lotobear]

The 'family mans Elan' against a modern family car

[GTRene]

great picture, the Lotus Elan +2 looks so good.

[illmonkey]

Out in my ‘02 when I passed this, had to double back to see the shear size of the bd thing. Vile!

[Flumpo]

We should probably rename this thread, classics dwarfed by moderns that also have massive lens distortion.

[M4cruiser]

The Mini is a small car, right?

[illmonkey]

Flumpo said:

We should probably rename this thread, classics dwarfed by moderns that also have massive lens distortion.

If that’s aimed at me, here’s the other angle for posterity

[mko9]

M4cruiser said:

The Mini is a small car, right?

Not anymore. I'd like to see a pic of a current 2024 Mini vs a 2001 Mini, I think even that would show a pretty massive change in size.

[Turbobanana]

illmonkey said:

Flumpo said:

We should probably rename this thread, classics dwarfed by moderns that also have massive lens distortion.

If that’s aimed at me, here’s the other angle for posterity

Nice '02, illmonkey

Looks like you could drive into the other thing, turn round and drive back out. Without touching the sides.

[Silver Smudger]

Escort and Tesla



The same Escort with a current Fiesta!