Comments on: Lotus Europa S Luxury Touring Pack Option announced

By: RICH AS HELL

RICH AS HELL — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:08:08 +0000

Aint bad and remember it is a touring car.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:22:21 +0000

PrimeGTP: Just out of curiosity, what is it, exactly, that you DO like? You seem to dislike a hell of a lot, so for example, what don’t you like about this interior? I’m not trying to be a tool or anything I’m just wondering

By: europerspective

europerspective — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:38:11 +0000

Sold!

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:50:39 +0000

Yeesh, what a horrendous interior! Ever heard the phrase “less is more”??

By: Renton

Renton — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:08:19 +0000

They should totally sell this in the US, no brainer.

By: amanda

amanda — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:33:10 +0000

Lotus should stick to doing what it does well.

Which is what, again?

By: F451

F451 — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:20:12 +0000

I do love this automobile as it is a bit more practical than the Elise. Issues for me are the price-point that is bit too high, and the engine. Far too many cars in this price range that offer substantially more for the money. However, the soft-spot I have Lotus will still have me looking at if it makes to the States.

By: Renton

Renton — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:07:40 +0000

Love it.

By: Jaguar Sovereign

Jaguar Sovereign — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:46:19 +0000

All of that plush soft inviting leather looks great and probably feels even better. However Aston Martin put it right by saying that it looks extremely out of place in a vehicle such as a lotus. I only wish they borught these to North america and include canada this time. I would buy one and send it off to forcedfed engineering for a turbo setup (make about 400 hp).

By: naggs

naggs — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:16:19 +0000

who would have though that a big elise with leather interior would be a crappy car?

anyone who was paying attention.

just because a brand CAN expand into a different market doesnt mean it SHOULD. take a lesson from harley davidson. when business is good, keep a long list and charge a permium. dont expand your company to meet temporary demand. when it dissapears, your a niche company that cant sell all it produces. stick to what your good at and maybe you will survive more than 10 years between bankruptcy (spelling?) and new ownership.

the elise/exige should be lotus’s halo model. it pretty much is weither lotus realizes it or not. they should be looking BELOW that for new models. lotus should be making the fastest 120 hp car ever made, not a medioker unreliable 4-500 hp supercar.

By: LamborghiniZ

LamborghiniZ — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:12:35 +0000

I like the exterior looks, they’re quite handsome, and the interior is gorgeously finished in that leather, and what an awesome shifter head! However everything I’ve read about this car is it’s not quite as good as it’s Elise/Exige siblings, that it’s not nearly as satisfying a product as it could/should have been.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:38:46 +0000

The Touring Package would be one box ticked by many if they were to offer it across the range.

By: meanpants555

meanpants555 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:38:30 +0000

It is a great car, but at $65,000 the Europa is not the best value (wouldn’t a used 911 be better?)

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:06:36 +0000

well damn its nice, but the europa isnt a great car.

By: Aston Martin

Aston Martin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:18:46 +0000

Easier to use day-to-day but still ridiculously uncomfortable. The Europa isn’t a GT, it’s a slightly bigger, softer (but still rock hard) Elise. The interior does look incredible, but the Lotus badge looks out of place amidst all that leather. I suppose it makes the car nicer to be in when mucking about on country lanes and winding mountain roads, but still now way near being a long range GT car.

By: CTS DRIVER

CTS DRIVER — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:58:40 +0000

this is sweet, like it better than the elise derivitaves.

By: lotusfire

lotusfire — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:55:18 +0000

Sharp, I love the car in black.

homeboy234: That may be true, but based on my tastes I would buy this car before a GT. I would aslo rather have the touring version.

By: theshadow

theshadow — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:08:30 +0000

err…’MORE THAN’ a big elise that is…

By: theshadow

theshadow — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:07:41 +0000

nice but it still needs more power to make it come across as simply a ‘big elise’

By: imageWIS

imageWIS — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:27:44 +0000

The interior is sick…I wish every car had an interior like that.

Jon.