Monty319 - Solved: Lotus electric city car for Automotive Engineer magazine, 2009

el_monty · February 10, 2018, 08:31:02 AM

Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please identify this design proposal, the year and for what purpose it was created.

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el_monty · February 27, 2018, 03:11:05 AM

Up to the Experts.

wingroad · February 27, 2018, 10:36:08 AM

Looks a bit like a small Honda

el_monty · February 27, 2018, 11:31:04 AM

No connection to Honda.

wingroad · February 28, 2018, 03:07:15 PM

European ?

el_monty · March 01, 2018, 03:46:18 AM

Quote from: wingroad on February 28, 2018, 03:07:15 PM
European ?

Yes.

wingroad · March 01, 2018, 11:42:01 AM

German ?

el_monty · March 01, 2018, 01:21:33 PM

Quote from: wingroad on March 01, 2018, 11:42:01 AM
German ?

No.

wingroad · March 02, 2018, 03:18:52 PM

British ?

el_monty · March 02, 2018, 03:23:31 PM

Quote from: wingroad on March 02, 2018, 03:18:52 PM
British ?

Yes!

kwgibbs · March 02, 2018, 04:52:44 PM

any aston martin connection?

el_monty · March 02, 2018, 05:16:42 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 02, 2018, 04:52:44 PM
any aston martin connection?

None.

kwgibbs · March 02, 2018, 10:52:22 PM

is it built by mini?

el_monty · March 03, 2018, 03:42:35 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on March 02, 2018, 10:52:22 PM
is it built by mini?

No Mini connection. The car has not been built, it was just a design proposal.

wingroad · March 03, 2018, 03:56:04 PM

Anything to do with the late Geoff Matthews ?

el_monty · March 03, 2018, 04:43:28 PM

Quote from: wingroad on March 03, 2018, 03:56:04 PM
Anything to do with the late Geoff Matthews ?

No connection. This design is more recent than Matthews's career.

thewarlord · March 05, 2018, 03:38:57 AM

Electric Urban car concept by Lotus, 2009

el_monty · March 05, 2018, 03:42:16 AM

Quote from: thewarlord on March 05, 2018, 03:38:57 AM
Electric Urban car concept by Lotus, 2009

That is correct! Could you tell me the reason why Lotus created this concept? Locked of course.

el_monty · March 26, 2018, 04:13:19 AM

Well I am sorry but after three weeks and no further reply from thewarlord, I have to unlock this puzzle so that someone else can complete the answer and win the point, which is easy now.

sixtee5cuda · March 26, 2018, 08:26:30 AM

Lotus was asked to produce the city car design as a study for Automotive Engineer magazine

el_monty · March 26, 2018, 10:27:55 AM

That is correct, you are one step closer to Pro status!
Automotive Engineer magazine commissioned Lotus Design in 2009 to imagine an urban electric vehicle for the future. The result was not exactly groundbreaking even for that time, although it combined some nifty ideas from other cars, such as the extremely space-efficient four-seater packaging, electric powertrain under the floor, sliding doors, etc. Then again, Lotus did not invest a lot of time in this project, turning in the final proposal just two weeks after the initial brainstorm with the magazine editors.

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Monty319 - Solved: Lotus electric city car for Automotive Engineer magazine, 2009