Bridster
Oversteer Expert
Nope. Gonna be between 2500-2700kg.
Honestly, I doubt that Lotus has spend any money whatsoever on trying to make the car light. I certainly wouldn't if I was in charge of making a mass volume car at cost. Imagine some engineer coming up to you and asking for money for a lightweighting program that sheds 100kg off of the weight of the car. I mean, what exactly would that do? Make a 2600kg car a 2500kg car? Who cares! That's money right down the drain. And even if they somehow did get the budget, Lotus have no clue how to make anything light. The last light car they designed was in 1996. The Evora was average and the Emira is heavier than the Cayman and massively heavier than the A110.
People who think they are gonna make anything light because it's Lotus make me laugh. In case you haven't noticed, Lotus has transitioned from a niche company making sportscars into a Geely corporate outlet for luxury EV automobiles. They have no brand values or principles... but they might survive and make money - which is what many here argued they should have done. So there you go, you got your wish! But, with that being the case, it's time to abandon your romantic notions that Lotus's lightweight philosophy hasn't long been abandoned and accept the hard truth that they won't be making light cars ever again.
Honestly, I doubt that Lotus has spend any money whatsoever on trying to make the car light. I certainly wouldn't if I was in charge of making a mass volume car at cost. Imagine some engineer coming up to you and asking for money for a lightweighting program that sheds 100kg off of the weight of the car. I mean, what exactly would that do? Make a 2600kg car a 2500kg car? Who cares! That's money right down the drain. And even if they somehow did get the budget, Lotus have no clue how to make anything light. The last light car they designed was in 1996. The Evora was average and the Emira is heavier than the Cayman and massively heavier than the A110.
People who think they are gonna make anything light because it's Lotus make me laugh. In case you haven't noticed, Lotus has transitioned from a niche company making sportscars into a Geely corporate outlet for luxury EV automobiles. They have no brand values or principles... but they might survive and make money - which is what many here argued they should have done. So there you go, you got your wish! But, with that being the case, it's time to abandon your romantic notions that Lotus's lightweight philosophy hasn't long been abandoned and accept the hard truth that they won't be making light cars ever again.
