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But Toyota V6??? Meh. the rest of the car sounds quite interesting.

But powered by Toyota? I realize that the Elise is, as well... but still.

It isn't like we are talking about a Lexus V8 here or anything.

I like british cars, but I think Aston Martin is much more attractive. Maybe even the Jaguar XK-R if four seats are needed.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
Elise- 4 cylinders
Eagle- 6 cylinders
Espirit- 8 cylinders

Now is this Eagle supposed to replace the floundering Europa, or are the two supposed to co-exist in the marketplace as a kind of luxury and sport, respectively? I am curious to see what comes of this, if it will make it stateside and what it will compete with]]>Apr 23rd 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
The reason a Toyota engine feels like crap in a Toyota car has very little to do with the actual engine. It is mostly the engine mounts, poor suspension setup, extra soft rubber bushings, overly dull steering, etc ... you get the point.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
They are both great engines. The Toyota GR V6 engines have been on Ward's 10 best three years running (2006, 2007, 2008).

However, I was hoping Lotus would use the 2UR-GSE engine found in the Lexus IS-F. I'm sure Lotus could really extract power from Toyota-Yamaha engine like they did with the Toyota-Yamaha 2ZZ-GE engine in the Elise.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 6:54PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/If it even resembles the elise, they were wasting their time trying to keep the styling a secret.

With they would use V8's with styling based on an updated version of the Esprit.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 3:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/Apr 23rd 2008 3:16PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/Apr 23rd 2008 3:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/Apr 23rd 2008 3:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
Two Elises at $30k is a bit much. I will have to settle for one, until the price drops even more.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
One point that baffles me, though, is why is the Lotus Eagle using the milder version of the Toyota 3.5-liter V6 (the 2GR-FE) as found in the Camry, avalon, Sienna minivan and such, and not the 306 hp, direct-plus-port injection 2GR-FSE variant of the 3.5-liter V6 as found in the Lexus IS350 and GS350.]]>Apr 23rd 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/23/more-details-on-the-lotus-eagle/
Anyway, Lotus could raise the output from 272hp in the ES350, to about 294hp [electric power steering, more spark advance-using 98RON instead of 95RON fuel, sportier exhaust system, etc.]

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