Great video - a real shame this era ended badly. Like a lot of others, I found this an exciting time, I was hopeful... I suppose it turned out better than at TVR at least
I am not sure I am sold on the look of this Esprit. I'm sure it would have been a fabulous performance car but to me it doesn't have the WOW factor. The previous generations of Esprit still look sensational - and the S4 looks like it could have still been made until a few years ago. It still looks like a most people's idea of a supercar even if the performance now is pretty tepid. If and when Lotus use the Esprit name again, I think it will need the same visual impact. Just my thoughts. Great videos by the way.
Nice video, but I was hoping for a little more depth. Some of the press were extremely skeptical about Lotus’ ability to deliver on all of Bahar’s promises. I know he later said that there was never really an intention to deliver all of the announced models, and the sheer number of cars in the range certainly made it look like too great a leap, but do you feel the Esprit could have been a success if Bashar had been allowed to continue. Also, you didn’t discuss why he was dismissed. Still enjoying your work. Please keep it up 👍
Hi Brendan, Thank you for your comment. Its about as deep as I could go with the info I had. I reckon in our hearts we all knew it was too ambitious but I think if DRB Hicom had continued to fund the Esprit it could have become a reality. The reasons for his dismissal are not for me to say, I don't fancy lawyers knocking on my door, if you know what I mean!
@@lotuscarguru3656 totally understand about the legal side of things. Don’t blame you for keeping quiet. It’s nice to know you think the Esprit could have happened. It would be fascinating to get an idea of how good it would have been, but I’m afraid we’ll never know.
Great video - a real shame this era ended badly. Like a lot of others, I found this an exciting time, I was hopeful... I suppose it turned out better than at TVR at least
I am not sure I am sold on the look of this Esprit. I'm sure it would have been a fabulous performance car but to me it doesn't have the WOW factor. The previous generations of Esprit still look sensational - and the S4 looks like it could have still been made until a few years ago. It still looks like a most people's idea of a supercar even if the performance now is pretty tepid. If and when Lotus use the Esprit name again, I think it will need the same visual impact. Just my thoughts. Great videos by the way.
Thanks John. If the Esprit name is resurrected it will be Electric. Not sure how I would feel about that though!
Nice video, but I was hoping for a little more depth. Some of the press were extremely skeptical about Lotus’ ability to deliver on all of Bahar’s promises. I know he later said that there was never really an intention to deliver all of the announced models, and the sheer number of cars in the range certainly made it look like too great a leap, but do you feel the Esprit could have been a success if Bashar had been allowed to continue. Also, you didn’t discuss why he was dismissed. Still enjoying your work. Please keep it up 👍
Hi Brendan, Thank you for your comment. Its about as deep as I could go with the info I had. I reckon in our hearts we all knew it was too ambitious but I think if DRB Hicom had continued to fund the Esprit it could have become a reality. The reasons for his dismissal are not for me to say, I don't fancy lawyers knocking on my door, if you know what I mean!
@@lotuscarguru3656 totally understand about the legal side of things. Don’t blame you for keeping quiet. It’s nice to know you think the Esprit could have happened. It would be fascinating to get an idea of how good it would have been, but I’m afraid we’ll never know.
I once asked the guy running the new Esprit team "What kind of POS French gearbox is it going to use? Mustn't break with tradition."
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Someone needs to buy Lotus before the Electric lifestyle cars ruin the brand and Hethel is closed for good
Hey I have a question about the evora, do you have an email address?
Hi djmitchell, thelotusguru56@gmail.com