The 60`s Lotus was the first car I truly lusted after, thus Lotus will ever be special to me in that regard. I do hope that Lotus can indeed rise up again, more for the sake of those employed in the company than just the brand, given even MG appears on...err...well anything the owner of the brand name cares to stick it on..?

Alistair, I get where you are coming from in relation to your elephantine thinking with a Lotus badge attached.... However it seems similarly Porsche were apparently "saved" by very similar brand bast**erdisation of the brand..? Such is life is it not...?