Are Lotus still selling cars??

[300bhp/ton]

I truly hope they are.

But, I'm yet to see an Evora - at all

I've haven't knowingly seen an S3 Elise either. I think I might have seen a 2eleven, but not sure how recent a model it truly was.

And while the Europa is no longer in production, I have to admit to having seen a grand total of 3.


So what's going on?


After all the hype about their future models I went on the Lotus website and applied for a brochure for the Evora. Several months later and nothing




So has anyone actually seen any new/new'ish Lotus cars out on the street that aren't either factory cars or dealership sales cars?

Edited by 300bhp/ton on Friday 28th January 10:21

[marshalla]

i) - can we have a "no" or "haven't seen any recently" option please ?
ii) - why have you used a greengrocers' apostrophe on Evoras ?

[SteveS Cup]

I live quite close to Bell and Colvill so I guess I'm cheating but I've seen loads on the road! I like the test drive cicruit!!!

[anonymous-user]

marshalla said:

i) - can we have a "no" or "haven't seen any recently" option please ?

+1 What's the point in a poll without a "no" option so you have something to compare the rest to?

I've seen one Evora.

[Alfa numeric]

I've seen a Europa in Staines but it's the only one I've ever seen. I saw an Evora on the M3 not long after they were launched and one fairly recently but that's it- to be fair though I've only seen a couple of Caymans in the same period. Wierdly I don't think I've seen an S3 Elise, but I guess it could be the time of year.

[volvoforlife]

I rarely see an Exige or Elise, never mind an Evora.

The Evora doesn't look the part to me for the price it commands. For the same money I can see that people would rather be sitting in a Porsche.

[matt1269]

None. Then again i've only seen 3 elises in 3 years of driving!

[ZOLLAR]

Seen s3's and an evora.
Saw a europa about a year ago, but was the first and last one i've seen.

[The Walrus]

I see two Evoras on the way to work, one black with black wheels and one white / pearl with silver in the car park most days.

Not seen many Elise's about but I can only assume with the temp drop they are not a popular choice ?

[Bill]

Don't Lotuses hibernate at this time of year?

And I didn't know they'd moved on to S3 Elises

[300bhp/ton]

doogz said:

Haven't seen any for ages, apart from the guy i work with's S2 Exige every day in the car park.

Never seen an Evora or a Europa

I still see a good number of S1 and S2 Elises and even a good share of VX220's. It just seems the newer ones. And I'd really like to see an Evora.

[300bhp/ton]

Alfa numeric said:

I've seen a Europa in Staines but it's the only one I've ever seen. I saw an Evora on the M3 not long after they were launched and one fairly recently but that's it- to be fair though I've only seen a couple of Caymans in the same period. Wierdly I don't think I've seen an S3 Elise, but I guess it could be the time of year.

I've seen a lot Caymans, far too many to count.

[300bhp/ton]

volvoforlife said:

I rarely see an Exige or Elise, never mind an Evora.

The Evora doesn't look the part to me for the price it commands. For the same money I can see that people would rather be sitting in a Porsche.

I have to say the shape has truly grown on me. It's now probably number 1 or 2 on my want list.

I also think the Ferrari 458 has quite a few Evora styling ques about it.

[morgrp]

I've seen loads - but then I do live about 2 miles from the factory - you often see odd looking test mules running about on the roads around the factory - I followed a proton looking thing a while back covered in the usual black canvas stuff - geezer driving was giving it some too - took some effort to keep up with him!

[braddo]

I've seen 2 Evoras and one Europa.

The first Evora didn't do much for me but that was the colour and restricted view/angle (front 3/4) I saw it from. The second Evora I got a better look at in profile and I was really impressed - I think it really did look the part compared to Caymans/911s.

[300bhp/ton]

matt1269 said:

None. Then again i've only seen 3 elises in 3 years of driving!

I go to Wales quite often and do admit, such cars do seem rare. Always think it rather odd given the types of roads available.

[SpunkyMonkey]

I thought the S3 Elise wasn't out for another 4 years?

[kambites]

SpunkyMonkey said:

I thought the S3 Elise wasn't out for another 4 years?

He means the facelifted S2, I think.

I haven't seen either, but I'm not sure that I would expect to have done, looking at Lotus' sales targets.

[volvoforlife]

The Evora looks too similar to this for me:

[RJDM3]

See one S1 Elise regularly in the summer. However i have not seen a new evora or S3 exige on the roads.