tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post7611546687797499746..comments2024-03-19T22:37:08.914-07:00Comments on Tamerlane's Thoughts: The Lonely Wiper BladeMaxichamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-53886399493457846332008-10-03T15:36:00.000-07:002008-10-03T15:36:00.000-07:00You are welcome - looking forward to it!You are welcome - looking forward to it!Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129345474315787099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-24637877546992045632008-10-03T10:29:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:29:00.000-07:00You, my friend, just gave me an idea for my next b...You, my friend, just gave me an idea for my next blog entry. Thanks!Maxichamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-83845497817382050832008-10-03T10:04:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:04:00.000-07:00Hello!I own a 1990 SE which is the charge-cooled f...Hello!<BR/><BR/>I own a 1990 SE which is the charge-cooled four cylinder. <BR/>I had a discussion about this before on the Lotus Esprit Forum. <BR/><BR/>The problem is not one of performance, but of perception. Despite being cheaper, but much faster to a 100 and, in some cases, a higher top speed than its rivals, it just never could compete in the minds of sports-car afficianados with less cylinders. This is a pity, the Esprit's genius is in fact the 4 cylinders, but only owners and real fans will discover this. I also somehow feel it could have been a novel differentiation, and a continuation of the tradition. But the 4 cylinder reached the end of its development, anything larger than 2.2 liters would've required a whole new engine, and things like balancing shafts as found on the large capacity 944 and 968. <BR/><BR/>I haven't driven the V8, but I have heard it is much more expensive to maintain. There is very little difference in top performance, but obviously the V8 has much more flexibility as a driving machine due to low-down torque.<BR/><BR/>Despite changing to a V8, Lotus didn't develop the engine fully, and the sound from the V8 is disappointing, so it was too little too late for the Esprit.<BR/><BR/>There is talk of a new Esprit in 2009 or 2010 with a BMW-sourced engine.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129345474315787099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-46261828018819980042008-10-03T06:29:00.000-07:002008-10-03T06:29:00.000-07:00Interesting observations. By the way, do you have...Interesting observations. <BR/><BR/>By the way, do you have the 4 or 8 cylinder Esprit? What are your thoughts on it, versus the other version? Do you see the 8 cylinder version as necessary to compete with Ferraris and the like, or a marked (and unfortunate) departure from tradition?Maxichamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565255540275138635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34595928.post-82767946164966063542008-10-03T02:38:00.000-07:002008-10-03T02:38:00.000-07:00I have had the pleasure of driving my folks' C-cla...I have had the pleasure of driving my folks' C-class, and that wiper is superb. It also LOOKS robust, as the base is thick.<BR/> <BR/>However, I have a mono-blade on my Lotus Esprit SE too, and the things is awful. More like a fragile scraper than a blade, it still does the job, but looking at it you won't think it would.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129345474315787099noreply@blogger.com