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For half a million fucking quid, you'd rather hope that effort was made on that front - or that a better engineered solution was found.

Which is sort of why you're paying half a million fucking quid.

dan wrote: Sat Dec 06, 2025 9:25 pm About 50 grand

Presumably quite a bit of that half mil cost is recouping their R&D.
Big gamble from this company if they don't sell their target I would guess.

The nice thing I get from the walkaround though is how small it is. That I like.

mik wrote: Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:40 am Just in case anyone needs reminding how good the V8 that you’re about to pull apart looks. Particularly on these wheels (better than the Sport350 wheels for me).

I’d rather have one of those modernised, engine made bomb proof with a modest power gain, lights that look the same but with modern brightness, updated brakes, get the 6 speed they’ve missed out, full carbon body if you insist on redoing the bodywork but not a necessity. Basically a restomod as they used to be before they became about shitty led lights and big wheels

I’d rather have this.



if i want a fully modern drivable car id get a GT3 to sit next to it!

Rich B wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:09 pm if i want a fully modern drivable car id get a GT3 to sit next to it!

mik wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:19 pm

Rich B wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:09 pm if i want a fully modern drivable car id get a GT3 to sit next to it!

Solid work there Mik!

Rich B wrote: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:09 pm I’d rather have this.



if i want a fully modern drivable car id get a GT3 to sit next to it!

I was wondering how feasible giving an actual S1 to someone like Retropower for a k swap and other choice mods would be. Seems more desirable than the V8 based one, even if I wouldn’t fit

Maybe a future project if @dan decides to become the Singer of Lotus

The lotus guy near me in guildford does more classic stuff, he always has early esprit’s and elans in being torn apart/assembled.