It's the little details that make the Lotus Elise

"notsomethingstructural" (notsomethingstructural) 08/09/2017 at 14:42 • Filed to: None

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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.

CaptDale - is secretly British > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 14:52

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

notsomethingstructural > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/09/2017 at 14:54

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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 > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 14:58

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

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 15:04

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Technically isn’t that an Exige?

notsomethingstructural > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 08/09/2017 at 15:06

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

notsomethingstructural > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 08/09/2017 at 15:08

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Also no coupe = no Exige

nerd_racing > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 15:14

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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 > nerd_racing 08/09/2017 at 15:24

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

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 15:45

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

notsomethingstructural > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 08/09/2017 at 15:48

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I don’t know what to believe anymore

nerd_racing > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 15:50

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

zachaput > MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig 08/09/2017 at 17:54

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bhtooefr > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 19:21

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

Liam Farrell > notsomethingstructural 08/09/2017 at 20:36

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