Tom LaPointe's Exotic Car Lifestyle Notebook

Ramblings on exotic cars, the car market, and things with wheels overall. We especially love Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche, and all the events where you find them.

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I currently publish iParent Magazine in the Tampa Bay area and work as a freelance writer for Affluent Page Index, in NYC. I grew up in Michigan near the Motor City and finished high school in Fernley NV. After attending the University of Nevada as a music major, I joined the Marine Corps as a combat correspondent. As a writer and editor, I won many publishing awards for photography, writing and editing. What led me to the auto industry is simply this: I love cars. I have raced stock cars and sports cars and competed in Land Rover off-road competitions in Vermont and Colorado. I have been a pit official for the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring, and a pit crewman for Indy and a Hooters Pro Cup races. I've served as a manager of both sales and service for one the largest luxury car groups in the world. I'm still active as an off-road instructor for Land Rover and HUMMER dealers and owners. I enjoy crawling an off-road vehicle through the most severe obstacles as much as heel-toeing sports cars into hairpin turns! I am also a freelance writer for several automotive publications.

May 12, 2009

New Lotus Esprit still a possibility

It's been half a decade since Lutus stopped production of its venerable Esprit, and there's still no replacement in production - but they're trying to get one launched by 2012. It has been reported recently that Lotus may be able to put the replacement into production if Evora sales generate enough revenue or they are able to line up additional financial backing.
The original Esprit was powered by a turbo-four cylinder engine, then a turbocharged eight, and word on the street is that the next generation would be powered by a BMW V8 - which is logical, since it won't directly compete with their product line like it will with Mercedes-Benz products or the VW/Audi family of vehicles.

posted by Tom LaPointe | 7:45 PM