Attention Grabbing
You know, I really wonder if all of these little Lotus cars get the same kind of attention. My Krypton Green Elise gets a TON of looks, so many that I've actually kinda tuned it out and don't really notice it much any more. But then I catch glimpses like this...
(crappy camera phone quality, direct sunlight KILLS the quality)
Some random guy had another, unrelated, random guy take a photo of him in front of the car. Not just one photo but two or three. This doesn't really bother me in the least, but it does make me wonder if its the car, the color or a combination of the two. 99% of the people who see it smile instantly or point and get their friends to look as well. Thats cool. But again, is it the car, the color or both?
The only other Lotus Elise' in Louisville are a Chrome Orange and two Saffron Yellows, obviously all bright colors, so thats not much help. I want to find out if a black Elise or a silver Elise get the same attention as my Krypton Green (or other BRIGHT) colored Elise' get. You could paint a Toyota Camry Krypton Green and it would snap some necks as it rode by, but would the stare continue until its out of sight like it does with the Lotus? Most owners say its just the car and not the color, but a black Elise HAS to slip under the radar even a little bit more than a Krypton Green Lotus Elise.
Anyway, thats my thought of the week. Feel free to chime in with comments in the comment section! :)
Labels: Lotus Elise, Photos
posted by Chris Watson @ 9:48 PM
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while we were at the kart track last weekend, there was a guy in a red elise running in solo 1 on the road course at mosport. the car was very visible and sounded great.
to me, it stuck out more that the red viper that was on track at the same time.
In Oct 2001 when I picked up my Chrome Orange Exige in Atlanta (they weren't road legal then, so you had to go to LUSA to get it), I drove it to Road Atlanta for the Petit Lemans.
when I got back to my car, there were people video-taping the car! A stationary car being video taped.....
I've actually had people video tape the car as well. One morning on the way to work I noticed an SUV in the next lane was keeping pace with me. A second later I see a kid with a camcorder lean out the window and start taping the car. That was a definite first for me!
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