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Titolo: LOTUS : nuova Elise (la tecnica)

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Ciao.
Luke


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> non mi carica la pagina....... :-/
Purtroppo le righe nei msg vengono forzatamente mandati a capo al 76
carattere.
Ne consegue che un URL più lungo di 76 caratteri viene mandato a capo e le
righe successive non vengono riconosciute dal prg come URL.
La soluzione è copiare le tre righe, incollarle in un editor di testo ed
eliminare i ritorni a capo.
In seguito copia il tutto ed incollalo nel browser.
Ciao
Matteo Festorazzi

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In seguito copia il tutto ed incollalo nel browser.
Non è che potete postare il testo qui eh ??? :-)())
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Peccato che quei difetti fossero adorabili"

 Non č che potete postare il testo qui eh ??? :-)())
Non č materialmente possibile, il link viene comunque troncato tre volte.
Se vuoi te lo piazzo su un sito cosě ci puoi andare da lě :-))
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www.btinternet.com/~robert.collingridge/cars/elise/models/mkII/announce.html
Elise Mk II Announcement  
Today, October 9th, Lotus have officially announced a new Elise which
will be shown at the UK Motor Show later this month. Below is the
press release issued today, there will be more information in the next
issue of Lotus Life or from October 16th it will be on the Lotus web
site (
www.lotuscars.co.uk
): 
John P Morgan, Manager, Lotus Life the Official Lotus Club 
THE ELISE - IMPROVING ON AN ICON 
Fresh styling and enhanced dynamics keep the Elise ahead of the pack 
For more than five years the Lotus Elise has been the undisputed
sportscar king. Winning countless awards for its technical innovation,
handling prowess and fun to drive purity, its fan base includes anyone
who's ever sat behind its steering wheel. 
Some champions quit while they're ahead. Not Lotus. It's raising its
game to meet new challenges. And now the Elise looks like hanging on
to its title as 'the world's best handling sports car' for years to
come. 
An all-encompassing evolution of the previous car, the Elise has fresh
styling inside and out with improved aerodynamics for greater
high-speed stability. Newly designed chassis systems provide superior
ride and handling with higher levels of roadholding, sharper steering,
more powerful brakes, quicker throttle response and overall greater
functionality. Together with new manufacturing processes for an
all-round upgrade in quality. 
It's a more mature car, yet it has lost none of its 'Lotus-ness', nor
any of the magic associated with the name Elise - light, fast, agile,
and above all, more fun than ever. 
Production of the Elise begins this October in an all-new
manufacturing facility at Hethel, the Lotus headquarters. And with all
of the improvements and an enhanced level of standard equipment.
Prices start from £22,995, just a fraction more than the previous car.
Keeping up appearances 
Style is an Elise trademark. The Elise look is instantly recognisable.
When design work started there was universal agreement within Lotus
that its looks should be an evolution of the existing form. But looks
are not the only ground breaking feature of the Elise design. 
The Elise will make its mark in history as the first Lotus created on
computer. This advanced digital process translates concept form to
full size reality in a fraction of the time, dramatically reducing
styling and tooling design effort and allowed the project to be
completed in under one year. 
As with so many Lotus models, the design brief for the Elise was to
produce a shape both modern and timeless, and as ever, the principles
of form following function were rigorously applied as the Lotus Design
Team crafted the detail into the final design. But whereas the
previous Elise combines subtle curves and rounded shapes, the Elise
now has sharper, more aggressive edges. It sits closer to the ground
(by 10mm), its wheel and tyres more fully fill the wheelarches and its
rear haunches are more pronounced. Head-on it has a meaner, more
menacing look, and from every angle it portrays speed, motion and
energy. As every Lotus should. 
The Principle Designer in charge of the Elise design, Steve Crijns,
explains some of the changes. "We wanted to create a shape that would
reflect an incredible driving experience. The car has to look a hell
of a lot more exciting than your everyday 2 seater cabrio. But we also
wanted to be honest and not have any features just for stylistic
effect. We started the design by shrink wrapping the bodywork around
the mechanical components. Unnecessary bulk, even if it's for
stylistic effect, creates weight, and Lotus must be light. Very early
in the design phase the full size clay model went to the wind tunnel
where the rear spoiler and rear diffuser were created to optimise
downforce without causing drag." 
As with everything on a Lotus, the diffuser is not just a cosmetic
enhancement, the Elise aerodynamics were developed to balance
downforce over both the front and rear axles. This aids high-speed
stability and has been achieved without increasing drag in soft or
open top configurations. In fact, the lowered roofline and new hard
top actually reduce the drag figures. 
Crijns goes on to add "We wanted to emphasise that the Elise is rear
wheel drive by increasing the power and volume of the bodywork over
the rear wheels. Lowering the bonnet and reducing the waistline
accentuates the width at the rear. Also, having larger diameter wheels
at the rear than those at the front helps with this effect. In total,
the design details of the Elise pay homage to the very best elements
of classic sportscars. Add the design cues from the motorsport world,
such as the fuel filler cap and the bold treatment of the rear
diffuser, and the result speaks for itself". 
Recent Lotus designs have also helped shape the Elise. Its sealed unit
headlamp pack has a strong family link to the exclusive 340R, while
the quartet of multi-function round rear lamps echo those of Project
M250. The rear tail section of the Elise is slightly longer than that
of the previous car, this increased length and use of the full width
of the rear bodywork creates a much increased luggage space area. 
The revised hood design still flows aft over the rear roll-over bar
and onto the Elise's tapered rear buttresses. The soft-top has been
redesigned to simplify assembly so it's much easier to remove and
store in the boot. The new hard-top has a novel design. 'Gullwing'
roof panels, which can be easily opened to improve access to the
cockpit, and removed, and stored in the boot, to turn the Elise into a
targa-top for those days when the sun looks friendly but the air
temperature isn't. 
Every body panel on the Elise is new and they are now made using
polished high grade steel tools by French specialist, Sotira. This
provides world class composite panels of a superior quality level over
the traditional hand-laid glassfibre process, it also allows them to
be thinner and lighter. This helps to explain why the Elise, despite
its increased length and additional specifications, weighs in at just
710kg. 
Inside story 
Access to the Elise cockpit has been improved thanks to the
re-profiled sill design adding 40mm to the opening of the door
aperture and reducing the width of the sill, whilst still retaining
its impressive chassis stiffness. And as already outlined, access is
even easier with the optional 'Gullwing' hard-top in place. 
The exposed aluminium of the Elise's chassis tub is still one of the
dominant features of the interior, but there's also a far more
integrated and harmonious design sense to all of the other interior
components. Overall, the effect remains one of thoughtful minimalism,
necessity mixed with style. 
All the controls are now of a high quality bespoke design, much of it
using aluminium. The quest for enhanced quality even extends to
concealed items, such as the window lift mechanism inside the doors.
One of the Elise's most distinctive features, the Stack electronic
instrumentation, is now updated with new graphics. The race-style
dials are now housed beneath a redesigned binnacle and blue back
lighting adds to the jewel like design detail. Links between the Elise
and the track have always been strong, and the ambience of the facia
and trim with the chassis tub sides provoke a strong sense of being
seated in a real sportscar. 
Revised seats head up a list of interior refinements and optional
equipment that also includes a new rear bulkhead trim incorporating
improved noise insulation and twin audio speakers. Additional speakers
can be located at the outer edges of the facia, giving, for the first
time in the Elise, the option of a four-speaker system. Storage space
was one of the concerns of the design team and this has been
addressed. An optional full-width curved shelf runs beneath the facia
and features ingenious extruded aluminium shelf-dividers which can be
moved to firmly store objects such as drinks cans and mobile phones. 
In response to the differing needs of the Elise customer base, the
interior trim and other features will now be offered in two distinct
option packages above the standard car: Sports Touring and Race Tech.
Both Sports Touring and Race Tech options are a set price of £3,195
and £2,995 respectively over the standard list price. 
Race Tech focuses on functionality and uses racecar materials to
create a sporty interior without compromise. Sports Touring employs
Nubuck leather for the padded seats, door trims and facia as well as
carpets to offer a high level of refinement for long distance
journeys. 
Achieving the impossible - an improved chassis 
The Elise, "best handling car" in the business. How do you top it?
Skill, experience, and a lot of dedicated hard work. Spring rates have
been increased (35Nm-1 on the front springs and 50 Nm-1 at the rear),
and thanks to the adoption of Bilstein high pressure monotube dampers
(not to mention hundreds of hours of development driving to fine-tune
the set-up) the handling performance and ride quality are much
improved. Roll rates are slower than before, making the Elise more
agile yet more composed and stable through corners, and less pitch
sensitive than before. 
Bridgestone have jointly developed with Lotus the unique Potenza RE040
tyres (175/55R16 front and 225/45R17 rear) in parallel with the
suspension design and tuning process. The Lotus Ride and Handling team
have maximised the ability to hone the chassis and tyre
characteristics to provide an overall increase in performance. 
The Elise is now equipped with not only more outright grip, greater
high speed stability and better progression at the limit but improved
steering feel, feedback and response. And a wet road grip limit
capability that is much closer to the performance in the dry. The
result is that overall the Elise feels much quicker, livelier, more
responsive, predictable and even more forgiving, but most importantly
more fun to drive. 
Powertrain - the same, but subtly different 
Sitting snug behind the cockpit is the same 1.8-litre 122PS / 120bhp K
series engine. It's still the lightest power unit suitable for the
application and it produces capable torque and a more than adequate
power output for such a lightweight car. However, there are
significant improvements. The engine management system has been
upgraded to pass the latest Euro 3 emissions regulations (which go
through to at least 2004) - this includes fitting Lotus developed
on-board engine diagnostics. Another benefit of fitting the Lotus
bespoke engine management system is that the engine now has been tuned
to offer improved throttle response and driveability, which combined
with the close ratio transmission, now standard fitment, gives the
Elise a sense of much increased performance and a sportier feel. 
Because the Elise runs on larger diameter wheels and tyres, 16in at
the front, 17in at the rear, it uses close gearing as standard to
enhance overall acceleration feel and driveability. Top speed is
125mph, and the 0-60mph time is achieved in 5.7sec. 
The legend grows 
The trouble with icons is that they're difficult to replace. But not
impossible. The Elise proves that by concentrating on the important
issues, understanding the needs of customers, and through an
instinctive appreciation of the finer points of vehicle dynamics, you
can improve, even on the best. 
The original Elise created a legend; its successor will ensure that
the Elise reputation will continue to grow.   
 

> Non č che potete postare il testo qui eh ??? :-)())
azz allora sei duretto, eh? ;-)
se tu scrivi una riga di 200 caratteri il prg quando la invia al server la
spezza!
ciao
Matteo

Today, October 9th, Lotus have officially announced a new Elise which
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Grazie infinite !!!
Allora ci mettono il buon vecchio 120Cv.....ma allora il VVC lo hanno
"disprezzato" anche loro ??????????? Costera 23.000 sterline......sarà
più comoda e confortevole ??? Allora forse resterà davvero la vecchia
Elise per gli irriducibili :-))
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Lorenzo, almeno un cavolo di copia e incolla!!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDDDDDDD
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