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<blockquote data-quote="riggy" data-source="post: 216384" data-attributes="member: 5465"><p>shaunchen: that's not an r3..that as you said ...dtm spec. All i'd ask is that they start developing properly lightweight parts for the car....from the aluminium roof, to the bonnet, boot (if possible) and side fenders...all this parts are screwed in..except the aluminium roof of course, but bonding techniques are around to do just that...but i think cost would be too much. So everything else SHOULD/MUST be developed for the next R3 model, including lightweight glass all round. </p><p></p><p>As for me i'd not have any wide arch look, if the motorsport team believes in the lotus way to go, they'd agree that the first thing to go is the weight. I dont think lotus design philosophy includes wider arches...if they can fit 18 inch wheels behind stock arches, they would. And i'd honestly be happy if they come up with a 2liter campro engine for the gen2 r3, WITH the variable valve timing, 17 inch wheels, alu parts, and the rest..and not like what they have on a gen2 currently. </p><p></p><p>in conclusion....motorsport must ensure edequate development time for all these. I think many will pay RM90K-100k for a 2liter gen2 r3. limit its production to 1000 units for proton to be able to get bulk discounts, give some semblance of a 2 yr warranty and yet still keep it exclusive. </p><p></p><p>regards</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riggy, post: 216384, member: 5465"] shaunchen: that's not an r3..that as you said ...dtm spec. All i'd ask is that they start developing properly lightweight parts for the car....from the aluminium roof, to the bonnet, boot (if possible) and side fenders...all this parts are screwed in..except the aluminium roof of course, but bonding techniques are around to do just that...but i think cost would be too much. So everything else SHOULD/MUST be developed for the next R3 model, including lightweight glass all round. As for me i'd not have any wide arch look, if the motorsport team believes in the lotus way to go, they'd agree that the first thing to go is the weight. I dont think lotus design philosophy includes wider arches...if they can fit 18 inch wheels behind stock arches, they would. And i'd honestly be happy if they come up with a 2liter campro engine for the gen2 r3, WITH the variable valve timing, 17 inch wheels, alu parts, and the rest..and not like what they have on a gen2 currently. in conclusion....motorsport must ensure edequate development time for all these. I think many will pay RM90K-100k for a 2liter gen2 r3. limit its production to 1000 units for proton to be able to get bulk discounts, give some semblance of a 2 yr warranty and yet still keep it exclusive. regards [/QUOTE]
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