Yes, the side profile is not the prettiest. It is always difficult to make a small car look elegant or fast because there is not a lot of "depth" the designers have to play with. Hence almost all small cars look chubby.

But the interior looks refreshing and pretty. Much better than the one in Artega GT. I see the Artega GT as the Lotus' main rival.

I hope the next Esprit will incorporate some design elements of the Giugiaro-designed original Esprit. I am quite fond of the hard lines of the Esprit. The hard lines gave the Esprit a chiselled and distinctive look.

I always thought that the Esprit should look more like the Lamborghini Countach. Both shared similar design language but Gandini did a better job with the Lamborghini.

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Interesting interior design...other than that though, I'm not overly excited.

Besides, mid-engined 2+2's are just wrong. I can't think of there ever being a good one. [I once again recall the famously awful Ferrari Mondial]

I think it looks fantastic actually, really like it. Even if it does look like an Elise.

Can we get the thread name changed to reflect the car's actual name?

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So it's gonna be called Evora..

This reminds me of this:


Cesaria Evora

Done.

The cars' design is indeed a little bit to boring compared to the elise. The front lacks the agressive looks that the Elise has got and teh rear looks just to similar to the Elise. It will probably handle great no doubt about that but the design could have been better. Or maybe it just has to grow on us like a new BMW . I like the last three pics though