Holy smokes look at that-…wheel.

i already like it.

Loving the shape, from what we can see of it, and yeah hmm… that wheel looks hot!

jaguar engine, vw transmisson in lotus package…there goes the reliability.

Is Lotus still an independent or are they owned by one of the bigger fish?

This is like a burlesque show, what a fing tease. I love it.
Lotus nows I love her so she makes me wait.

Well, you CAN see a bit of the front fender crease. As Swerve mentioned, it’s like a strip-tease.

Having become more and more interested in purchasing a used Elise, this one could keep me saving for a few more years.

Unless the car only weighs like 2000 lb, I don’t see 420HP being enough for “THE” supercar.!?

well just because v8 produces 420 hp, it doesn’t mean they won’t supercharge or turbocharge it, it definitely has the shape of a supercar, man those are some wide fenders

Yeah I was wondering about it only have 420hp. But gumby is right. That doesn’t mean that it won’t be S/C’d or T/C’d. Cant wait though!

Except for the fact that Jaguar has a 4.2L V8 supercharged that is good for 420HP in the XKR.

The baked potato I just had for lunch looked better than that! On second thought, they might just be distant cousins!

Since Lotus has been supercharging 4 cylinders like mad, a 400 hp V-8 might be “super” to them, but probably not “supercar”-esque. The Espirit, I suppose, was a nice car, but not a supercar by any stretch.

Still, I can’t wait to see it.

johnnyc: Lotus is owned by Proton, a Malaysian car company. They’ve owned them for a while, but you never really hear about Proton’s influence, so I think the important shots have always been called in the UK.

and the r8 supercar has how many hp?

“Jaguar sourced”? Am I missing something here? Jaguar has no engines that aren’t shared with the rest of the Ford universe. This is also the hemoraghing appendage Ford’s about to hack off to save the rest of the corporation. And then hook it into a VW gearbox??? So Lotus is going to source a custom bellhousing for a drivetrain built from two disparate manufacturers.
Somehow I think someone’s speaking out his a$$

Thanks Scarface03. My father owned an Esprit once that I got to drive- once! Handled like it was on rails.

HATE IT!

i like it too cts driver, from what i can tell, the front looks like an R8 while the rear reminds me of a gallardo, but one thing’s for sure it definetly mid-engined.

Global_Lightning,
While it is true that Jaguars 4.2L V8 is shared with other Ford entities, it IS a Jaguar motor. It was engineered by Jaguar and is built in the UK. So when another company buys it, it is correct to call it “Jaguar-sourced”.

And, for as many problems as Jag has, engine design and reliability isn’t one of them. That 4.2L V8 is a favorite as a drop-in for the particularly well-heeled racing hobbyist. It’s not only the same motor that Land Rover uses extensively, but also the same motor that Aston Martin uses in the Vantage, though both companies obviously do some changes to suit their applications.

hoosier: i agree…that wheel is just phenomenal

I hope the jaguar v-8 is just a myth, there’s something about a V-8 Lotus that just doesn’t seem to cut it for me.

I dunno about this one. The body shape seems very….baglike.

Looks great already, that whorish slutty low-slung body with that giant chrome rim….Reeks of excess! Bring it on ladies!

I’d theorize this is a Lotus for the Islamic market, but I think it’s still showing a little too much wheel.

CA36: you stole my post.

So the last Esprit did not cut it for you 67 L-88? The one with the 3.5L Turbo V8.

Does anyone else think the shape looks like that of a Jaguar XJ220? The front fenders do look creased tho. They aren’t on the Jag.

lmao @ CA36GTP, BTW

What a tease…

looks like the hefty bags are not all that strong after all, a wheel tore through this one.

Simpson was considered for the lead role in The Terminator, before it was decided audiences might not accept him as a relentless villain, due to his “nice guy” image.

Sorry, JJT!

yeah, I guess ya got me driver, I never really was a lotus fan till the past couple of months, but then i started getting into their newer models. Usually im v8 to the bone, but the 4 cylinder lotus cars lured me toward them in a hole different way. Still love the roar of a v-8 though.

good where the days when 4banger lotus and v6 nsx could keep up with ferraris and porsches.

CA36: should’ve thought it up sooner … it was right there

Whatever happened to the supposed Espirit? What’s the new total for Lotus protoypes being developed?

maybe this is the Esprit.