# Newman... Your next Lotus?!?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765 "2009-11-05T13:46:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/1 "2009-11-05T13:46:22Z")
[http://lotusenthusiast.net/2009/01/uk-garage-presents-lotus-extrema.html](http://lotusenthusiast.net/2009/01/uk-garage-presents-lotus-extrema.html) ---
**Author:** ![99Ls1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99ls1/32/5344_2.png) [@99Ls1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Ls1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/2 "2009-11-05T13:48:17Z")
ugly. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/3 "2009-11-05T13:48:48Z")
Yea but Lotus Exige + LS9 = :drool: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/4 "2009-11-05T13:51:45Z")
repost…fyi ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/5 "2009-11-05T13:53:36Z")
yeah def a repost, but IDK how you could think it’s UGLY? ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/6 "2009-11-05T13:57:13Z")
these have GM motors? or just this “special” one? ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/7 "2009-11-05T14:05:02Z")
PowerTech V8 at 2.6L (360 hp), 2.8L (450 hp), and 3.4L (560 hp) sound very interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/8 "2009-11-05T14:11:13Z")
I’m surprised that it only starts at 66k Euro. Not bad. I think it’s fuckin sexy. ---
**Author:** ![EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/evolution_viii_mr/32/5187_2.png) [@EVOLUTION\_VIII\_MR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOLUTION_VIII_MR)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/9 "2009-11-05T15:37:48Z")
:naab: for sure id rock one! ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/10 "2009-11-05T15:42:30Z")
WTF could you do with 560 hp in a lotus??? I would imagine the limit of usable HP in those is probably just north of ~400 ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/11 "2009-11-05T16:32:09Z")
We got a couple of brothers in town with some miatas. ---
**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/12 "2009-11-05T16:54:36Z")
LS9 = 0-62 in 2.8 sec I want to see this on Top Gear. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/13 "2009-11-05T16:56:23Z")
Pretty cool how many diff. engines can be/have been stuffed in the Elise/Exige platform… The new Evora is designed the same way… ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/14 "2009-11-05T17:33:24Z")
> [@91MR2](#): > > Pretty cool how many diff. engines can be/have been stuffed into **any** platform… fixed ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/15 "2009-11-05T18:05:14Z")
> [@Cavi Mike](#): > > LS9 = 0-62 in 2.8 sec > > I want to see this on Top Gear. Wut… thats nasty ---
**Author:** ![almostBrett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/almostbrett/32/5249_2.png) [@almostBrett](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/almostBrett)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/newman-your-next-lotus/75765/16 "2009-11-05T18:18:52Z")
Ugly dose not even compute with that car