The Lotus Evora Thread

[FiestaST]

Have not heard much news about Lotus in a while; this is the new/updated Evora.

Toyota-sourced S/C 3.5 V6 now puts out an even 400bhp.

I can hardly recall seeing the normal Evora in SA.

http://www.netcarshow.com/lotus/2016-evora_400/?ref=ios

 

[Beachless]

Very nice.

 

[phiber]

Looks good, but it seems very small in there, can't be easy to live with that car day to day.

 

[DanH]

Figo air vents

 

[FiestaST]

 

[XennoX]

I can't help but think that inspirations were the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren. Even so, it looks incredibly good.

 

[Zyk1]

Looks nice.
But i fail to see a market for these kind of cars anymore.
They are becoming a rare breed

 

[Drifter]

Very nice, but an exclusive track toy. Wont be able to live with it as a daily.

 

[whitedox]

Beautiful pocket rocket

 

[FiestaST]

Lotus Evora Sport 410

http://www.netcarshow.com/lotus/2017-evora_sport_410/

"In a move that should surprise no one, Lotus has raised the bar once again by lightening the Evora in order to develop the sensational Lotus Evora Sport 410.

Following on from the recently announced Elise Cup 250, and the Exige Sport 350, Lotus' famous Lightweight Laboratory has been hard at work cutting the weight of the Evora 400 by a massive 70kg. With a host of high-performance carbon fibre components as standard, and sharing the 410 hp supercharged engine with the track-bred 3-Eleven, the Lotus Evora Sport 410 clocks 0-60 in 3.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 186mph."

 

[FiestaST]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/our-cars/lotus-evora-400-long-term-test-review-first-report

 

[FiestaST]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/lotus-evora-400-gets-new-weight-saving-options

 

[FiestaST]

https://youtu.be/BAHtZ-baLhE

 

[FiestaST]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/lotus/evora/first-drives/2016-lotus-evora-sport-410-review

 

[FiestaST]

https://youtu.be/f6pNBaU8agE

 

[boeriebuffet]

so. much. suede.

 

[WaxLyrical]

Unless it's tied to Bond, don't have much interest in a Lotus.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Do they still sell (and provide proper after sales service) Lotus in South Africa officially?

It's the one (and only) British car I have a soft spot for, but imo they should be quite a bit cheaper than their competitors and they weren't the last time I checked.

 

[FiestaST]

Full 5/5 rating

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/lotus/exige-sport/first-drives/2016-lotus-exige-sport-380-review

 

[FiestaST]

ONE-OFF LOTUS EVORA SPORT HONOURS BOND’S ESPRIT

The Lotus Esprit S1 became something of an icon after it featured in James Bond’s The Spy Who Loved Me some 40 years ago, partly thanks to its submarine abilities. To honour this particular car, Lotus has put together a special one-off of the Evora Sport 410.

Unfortunately, it hasn’t been kitted out to go underwater, but it does have the black-and-white design scheme found on the famous Esprit. Colour-coded bumpers, a carbon-fibre tailgate and badging on the B-pillar are also included.

The interior also gains a few cues from the Esprit, and features tartan door cards, carbon-fibre sports seats and an Alcantara dashboard with contrasting red stitching.

As with the standard Evora Sport 410, this one-off model is powered by a supercharged 3,5-litre V6, good for 305 kW and 420 N.m of torque. It was put together by Lotus’s in-house personalisation team and will be used as an example of what the company can do for customers.

As far as one-offs go, as cool as this may seem, it certainly isn’t the most extreme, particularly when you consider that it doesn’t boast any spy-inspired gizmos. Rinspeed, for instance, created a Bond-inspired submarine Lotus called the sQuba back in 2008.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/special-lotus-evora-sport-honours-james-bonds-esprit/