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Pop up headlights fitted in pods are a distinctive feature of the +2. If operated when the car is a speed the lights pop up with a distinct bang and will probably damage the glass fibre surround if you make a habit of doing this. On the early cars the lift mechanism operates by using vacuum pressure drawn from the manifold to raise the light pods, which otherwise are held flush with the car body by springs. Should this system fail, the headlights disappear back into the body and you are left hurtling down some country road in total darkness. Assuming you survive this initial surprise, generally you can get home by taping or otherwise fixing the lights in the upright position.
For later models the system was reversed, giving a failsafe operation. The spring holds the lights up and vacuum pressure is used to hold the lights back into the body when not in use. When the engine is switched off the vacuum cylinder is supposed to be able to hold the lights down for at least 12 hours. Many systems have leaks, so the lights tend to reappear quite quickly.
The downside of retractable lights is that you can't signal without popping the lights up first, which tends to be impractical. On the plus side, with a bit of practice you can get the trick of giving the system "up" then "down" in quick succession, so that only one light momentarily pops up then disappears. This allows the car to "wink", so you can amuse small children in the back of the cars in front when your are stuck in a traffic jam.
mijn verliefdheid op lotus is vandaag toch wat geminderd na wat bezig te zijn geweest met een speedster ...
het laat niet bepaald een kwalitatieve invloed na.
LOTUS: A pure sport car. A true enthusiasts car. It's no muscle car nor grand tourer. Purely a featherweight with no unnecessary driver aides that take away from the driving experience. No dynamic stability management. No active yaw control. No magnetic self adjusting dampers. No electronic brake distribution. No all wheel drive. No flappy-paddle sequential shifters. No power steering. No power mirrors. No heated 8-way power seats. No sound deadening materials. No cruise control. No cup holders. Sure, it's small, loud and impractical. If you want quality, buy a Lexus. If you need to haul a lot of stuff, get a minivan. If you need to stretch out, rent a limo. But if you want to go fast, seriously fast, sit down, strap in, shut up and hang on.
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