Verdant Green - Close to the Lotus Carlton Imperial Green?

[eclat2emira]

In my opinion, Lotus should be green or yellow - but even though I love the configurator green, the real green is just too dark for me. It hides the lines, the black roof gives little impact. I think it is an amazing colour, subtle, premium etc. but unless it is a few shades lighter, it's not for me. I think others have mentioned this before and my dealer did too, the Carlton green is what it looks like.

That's exactly where i was at - but I am growing to like the darker green...

 

[eclat2emira]

Mike Kimberley was boss of Lotus at the time and was interviewed last year about the origins of the car:

30 years of the original hell-raiser: Mike Kimberley recalls the battle to build the world-beating Lotus Carlton | Hagerty UK

Mike Kimberley was the boss of Lotus who pushed the idea of the Lotus Carlton. This is his story of how the super saloon became king of the road.

www.hagerty.co.uk

Great piece Tom, thanks for sharing.