Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus E-somethingoranother.
Lotus hasn't done something silly, like just spill the beans on the name of its new 2+2 that's set to debut at the British International Motor Show on July 22nd. The new four-placer's moniker will start with an E, and it will be an all-new name. Naturally, Esprit has been reserved for the new range-topper, so that's out. Ethos has reportedly been registered by Lotus in the United States, though it's reportedly not the front runner among the three contenders rumored to be under consideration. Eagle, the name of a much-spied mule, is probably going nowhere, lest Lotus pick a fight with Chrysler. If this one-legged name dance is any indication, we're going to go with Excruciate.
[Source: Autocar]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Torrent @ Jul 9th 2008 6:12PM
Isn't Ethos like a brand of bottled water? lol
Brent @ Jul 9th 2008 6:14PM
E stands for electric, duh! lol
Yar @ Jul 9th 2008 6:16PM
Eczema?
A good idea... @ Jul 9th 2008 11:45PM
Eunuch
lol
Devin Mulrooney @ Jul 9th 2008 6:22PM
Europa?
Mi key @ Jul 9th 2008 6:26PM
Ecstasy or Ecstatic or maybe ejeculation
CarbonBlack @ Jul 9th 2008 8:40PM
hell yeah, I also think it could be the last one on your list!
Nuieve @ Jul 9th 2008 6:30PM
Judging by the shape of this car, I say Emesis would be the most appropriate
havoc @ Jul 9th 2008 6:47PM
Excelsior!
pd @ Jul 9th 2008 7:52PM
I'll go with enema, since after all the pix it will be a bummer.
benfolio @ Jul 9th 2008 8:56PM
Yeah, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Chrysler doesn't care if they use thier Eagle namesake.
I doubt they're planning to bring back that horrible looking wagon on roids.
tankd0g @ Jul 9th 2008 8:56PM
Edible. The first car made from edible plastics.
steveo391 @ Jul 9th 2008 10:34PM
The camo threw me off for a second there, and I thought that this car was gonna be but ugly, but then I came to my senses.
Version 1.0 @ Jul 10th 2008 4:06AM
Elegance? Or is Mercedes Benz going to be a b!tch about it?
DCragtop @ Jul 10th 2008 7:55AM
Elise 2+2...I'm almost sure of it. Actually, I don't even care; I want the new Esprit 1+1 goshdangit.
Shipey @ Jul 10th 2008 8:01AM
Lotus should give the other automakers camoflage lessons. This thing has stayed well hidden for a long time now. It adds so much more excitement to the unveiling...
Rocketboy @ Jul 10th 2008 8:53AM
The Lotus Embiggen.
BOB @ Jul 10th 2008 6:40PM
Well, if it were made with the reliability of British cars of yore, EXCREMENT would be fitting, lol.
If it were the size of the current Esprit, EENIE-MEENIE would do.
I think I can wait.
Eagle would have been a terrible name, as all the Lotus names have described exciting concepts or human qualities (except the stilted "Exige"), not the symbol on the front of the US Embassy in London.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:American_Embassy%2C_statue_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower.jpg