M250 - will it be good?

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Hmmm.. I'm desperately keen to see the M250 out. Lotus could do a lovely job - have done a perfect job with the styling. But will this car be good enough? I'd like something that's good for occasional track days, but can take me and my partner away for the weekend in comfort. I'd also like something that isn't about posing, but is about serious driving. In other words, a 'mature Elise'. Am I thinking differently from Lotus' marketing guys? Am I thinking differently from other drivers? If not, when is the flippin' car going to turn up? (Yes, I know they're thinking about the US market, but when they first announced it, they claimed it would be in production by now). By the time it arrives, what was a new and challenging technology will be standard stuff. The Elise made the whole industry sit up and take notice, at this rate the M250 will be so much old news. Oh, and the Noble M12 - looks lovely (apart from the rear lights), but for that much money I wouldn't want to sit with my bags under my knees. But there again, I don't want a car just for track days. Edited by AndyToone on Monday 26th February 11:50