I wouldn't dismiss that engine too quickly.BruceTheQuail wrote: βFri Jul 09, 2021 9:54 am manual v6 would be the way to go to my mind, not a farty AMG turbo.
I had an A45 AMG in 2013 and it was supposed to pop out 360 bhp in the brochure but tests on customers cars by an aftermarket firm in Germany didn't find one under 370bhp and the new version is over 400 bhp.
In the A45 it was easily capable of dealing with far more expensive and exotic metal .
Given the low weight of this new Lotus I think it will be pretty quick.