I would agree with Easter, but I doubt they would do it at the same price. Fitting an independant front end to the current chassis, which we all know can twist doesn't make much sense without attention to the chassis and the rear suspension.
I bet that MMC have considered tooling up a new aluminium box section tub for the trad. That, with independant front & rear suspension would be a giant leap forward, but at the risk of lighting the fire again....... it wouldn't be a proper 'Trad', it would be a modern take on a Trad, and it would open up a new market. I wonder if the Life Car tub has development potential in that direction, because it's the 'right size'.
I went to the Donington Club Lotus event in August and was able to inspect two bare Elise aluminium tubs. They are very impressive. Lotus Engineering were the pioneers in this technology, and if you are interested in this technology, the history books of the Elise make very interesting reading. Without that innovative approach, the Aero would not have appeared when it did.
