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MrsCloud Started conversation Feb 14, 2002
ok let you in on this: I'm about to go for a second round interview with Lotus. 
But the've given me this case study to do beforehand, and it takes about "a small engineering services company that has a racing heritage" obviously Lotus and an "OEM or Original Equipment Manufacturer (eg GM or SAAB)" joining together to come up with a variant of the OEM's top model extensively re-engineered.
Now my first thought is that they have to be talking about the Lotus Carlton, or have I missed any more recent colabourations.
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Whisky Posted Feb 14, 2002
Hmm, what about Tickford and Ford ? would that count
or even Cosworth and Ford
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MrsCloud Posted Feb 14, 2002
no it'll be lotus and someone becuase why would they write about someone else.
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Whisky Posted Feb 14, 2002
Ok, with a little searching:
Lotus engineering has recently worked on GMs ECOTEC (Ecology, Economy and Technology) engines - fitted to GM Corsa Astra and Vectra, also, they were involved in the development of the Honda Civic Aerodeck
They were also heavily involved in the Opel Speedster Concept car for the Geneva Motor show in 1999 - which is now under production - being built by Lotus - badged as a Vauxhall VX 220.
(I found the information on www.lotuscars.com (then follow the links page to UK website, engineering, further links then track record
(The whole site is in Frames - so I can't give you the direct address sorry)
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MrsCloud Posted Feb 14, 2002
d'oh yes of course i'd forgotten they had a press releases/history section on thier page, I know it as I applied online for their job.
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Yowuzupman- New Top Speed 122 (thats mph you metric fools) Posted Mar 31, 2002
yesss!!!!
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MrsCloud Posted Apr 5, 2002
btw for those of you who watch driven last night when they pitted the bently against the lotus it was on lotus' own test track at norwich.
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IanG Posted Apr 16, 2002
Ah, the Hethel test track! It's an interesting one to drive round - I've been there a couple of times.
The first time was a little frightening - we had all been told to be sensible, and keep the pace slow, about 40mph... But the pace car (driven by a Lotus employee) was one of their Motorsport Elises, and they're evidently not built to do 40mph!
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Whisky Posted Apr 17, 2002
Abi, stop torturing him and let him in on the secret, you sold the car for a bag full of magic beans didn't you 
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- 11: MrsCloud (Apr 5, 2002)
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