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28 Sep 2010, 14:57
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Lotus LMP2, and 2 Lotus GT2's?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87050
closed-top LMP2 by Paolo Catone, designer of the Peugeot 908, in 2012
GT2 of the Evora
GT2 of another car, which will be at Paris motorshow (elite? doesn't really seem suitable...)
wow... if this all materializes, I'll be stunned and very happy! 
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28 Sep 2010, 15:09
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I sure the Lotus/Toyota production car connection will generate a lot of rumors.
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28 Sep 2010, 15:18
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Paolo Catone , what was he responsible for ? It just wont come to my head , but if I remember correctly , he is bloody good .
Lovely livery , the colors I mean . Be great to see them back . Does Hunt still have something to do with Lotus ?
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28 Sep 2010, 15:25
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I was hoping they would go beyond the GT4 project but that is beyond my wildest dreams. Hopefully it does come to fruition.
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28 Sep 2010, 15:26
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from what I understand of the whole Team Lotus / Group Lotus controversy / legal battle, Hunt has given his blessing to Team Lotus, as in, Tony Fernandes' F1 team that's not related to Lotus Group.
Catone; other than the Pug 908, I believe he was responsible for some Courage models, including the LC75 which ofcourse also formed the basis of the Acura ARX-01...
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28 Sep 2010, 15:51
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Lotus GROUP are the Road Car ans specialist engineering folks, based in the factory at Hethel, and owned, wholly, by Proton of Malaysia.
They have nothing whatsoever to do with the F1 team, apart from maybe a spot of sponsorship.
There now seems to be some dispute as to whether James' brother, David Hunt, ever owned the rights to Team Lotus, which seems odd to me, as there was no dispute over this for nearly 15 years! Team Lotus was run completely separately by Chapman, so the racing wouldn't kill the road cars, and vice versa...
Team Lotus, and Group Lotus are 2 separate entities.
Meantime, I look forward to a Lotus LMP2. Not so sure about GT2. Do they have an engine to suit???
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28 Sep 2010, 16:20
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Here we go again... a manufacturer in LMP2, where have we seen that before?
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28 Sep 2010, 16:27
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from that (tiny) picture, it looks a lot like the lola's
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28 Sep 2010, 16:28
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Lotus reportedly have access to the Lexus V8 and maybe even the V10.
The Evora GTE could use a turbo/supercharged V6 while the Esprit replacement, and subsequent GTE, the V8.
Lotus are increasing production from 2500 to 8000 cars per year so big things are happening.
Last edited by JAG; 28 Sep 2010 at 16:40.
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28 Sep 2010, 16:44
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LMP2 isnīt suposse to be a private class and the lmp1 a class reserved to works teams?
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28 Sep 2010, 17:01
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The LMP part of the announcement seems a little strange. The description and subsequent quotes in the article suggest LMP1 to me, not LMP2. This is also the first time I've heard Lotus mentioned in conjunction with an LMP2, but I've heard mention of a Lotus LMP1 on several occasions during the last year or so.
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28 Sep 2010, 17:14
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GT4, GT2, LMP2...Isn't that to much on their plate?
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28 Sep 2010, 17:23
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Funny how this news is released just as Proton are trying to stiff Team Lotus & Lotus F1 in the courts eh?
Group Lotus make road cars, Team Lotus make racing cars - it's like Apple music & Apple computers.
This won't happen
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28 Sep 2010, 17:31
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When Mowlem came on board as a test driver he talked of plans including a prototype.
The last I read was a P1 would only come along after the P2.
Lotus are launching upto four new roadcar models and ramping up production.
They have a supply of engines from Toyota and a deal with Cosworth to develop them.
The base Evora can use various engines in GT4, GT3 and GTE with the latter able to slot straight into the P2.
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