It's the little details that make the Lotus Elise

by "notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
Published 08/09/2017 at 14:42

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I almost feel bad for this poor dude who pulled his Lotus over in midtown Manhattan just so he could rescue his runaway phone from under the driver’s seat - which, given the size of the Lotus, was one of the most intricate acts of automotive ballet; a gentle courtship, or graceful dalliance between man and machine bearing the fruit of a Galaxy 7.

Anyways, while watching the tender caressing of the hard, plastic, manually-operated seat lever to move the thing back and forth about 100 times in a fit of frustration, I was struck by the magnificent fit and finish of such a fine vehicle.

That’s a cupholder that mounts to the inner window rail.

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"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/09/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0

Fuck I want one of these so badly. And honestly I would try to DD it. It would just be ridiculous fun

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/09/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 3

maybe we have different definitions of “fun” but i cant picture how i would have a good time dd’ing a cupholder

"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/09/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 1

An Elise not the cup holder. Poor power to weight ratios with those MY cup holders.

"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/09/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 0

Technically isn’t that an Exige?

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/09/2017 at 15:06, STARS: 1

I was trying to figure it out and decided no spoiler = no Exige

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/09/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 1

Also no coupe = no Exige

"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
08/09/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0

Pretty sure that is aftermarket. The Engineer at Lotus in Detroit that I met boasted how they didn’t bow to American demands of cup holders in the Elise and Exige.

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/09/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 0

jesus i hope lotus wouldnt ship a car from the factory like that. i assumed it was

"MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig" (MR2_FTW)
08/09/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 0

I was pretty sure the mesh hatch style engine cover meant Exige. The Elise has a flat engine cover like this

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural)
08/09/2017 at 15:48, STARS: 0

I don’t know what to believe anymore

"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
08/09/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 0

wow... reading it now, this went way over my head. LOL

"zachaput" (zachaput)
08/09/2017 at 17:54, STARS: 0

"bhtooefr" (bhtooefr)
08/09/2017 at 19:21, STARS: 1

Yeah, that’s an Exige - removing the roof isn’t recommended, but it’s allowed.

"Liam Farrell" (ackrunner)
08/09/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 1