Had my Evora test today
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Holy bloomin jeezus wow, what a car. It was supercharged but I'm reliably informed the difference is not significant to the standard. Had it through country lanes in Cheshire. It's like they installed tracks for it to drive on, the handling totally blew me away, and the gearbox and changes were not an issue at all.
Vert comfy, spacious in the front and impossible to read the speedo lol.
Unlike my 911 test, I was bouncing and swearing with joy at the end of the drive :-)
Price is cheaper than a similar Porsche, nearly 3 years warranty left and in the spec/colour I want.
SO MUCH WANT!!!!!
But here's the killer. The 2+2 rear seats just don't cut it. It's a 2 seater and should stick to that. I can sit in the back of a 911, which means my boys will have no problem. This is not the case with the evora :-(. As such I'm not sure it's an option anymore.
A gutted Smatty
Vert comfy, spacious in the front and impossible to read the speedo lol.
Unlike my 911 test, I was bouncing and swearing with joy at the end of the drive :-)
Price is cheaper than a similar Porsche, nearly 3 years warranty left and in the spec/colour I want.
SO MUCH WANT!!!!!
But here's the killer. The 2+2 rear seats just don't cut it. It's a 2 seater and should stick to that. I can sit in the back of a 911, which means my boys will have no problem. This is not the case with the evora :-(. As such I'm not sure it's an option anymore.
A gutted Smatty
Excellent to hear such a great review, and a real world one at that!! Were the rear seats that horrid though, that children wouldn't fit in them? I've seen the rear of a 911 and there is no way legs would fit back there. Also, I wouldn't just take their word for it about the NA version not being that much different, drive that one as well before making your decision. Personally I would spend the extra and get the supercharged version as it will hold its resale better I believe, and has more tune potential.
I test drove the S down in the South West here. They too informed me that the normal Evora is not too disimilar to the supercharged model.
I'm in a Bosxter S here at the moment - and in all honesty I prefer the Porsche. I accept that the Lotus is the more expensive and perhaps better (over all) car, but not for me. After my hour's test drive, I will be sticking to the Porsche brand.
If only they could graft the Evora nose on the Boxster... can only imagine how good an Evora would look in the rear view mirror!
I'm in a Bosxter S here at the moment - and in all honesty I prefer the Porsche. I accept that the Lotus is the more expensive and perhaps better (over all) car, but not for me. After my hour's test drive, I will be sticking to the Porsche brand.
If only they could graft the Evora nose on the Boxster... can only imagine how good an Evora would look in the rear view mirror!
I thought a tuning house RR two Evora S models and they were only putting out 325Bhp so a bit down on figures
also with the rear seats it's no light weight either at close to 1500kg's
then in tests the 0-200Kmh times were a bit slow at 20 seconds, thats a long way off the pace of other cars in class.
that's very disapointing for a 70k performace car.
Seems it does good track times and handles great but I don't see many owners having a Evora as a track hack either.
these are going to be great 2nd hand buys at 30k in a few years , but we need people to be buying them now and sadly they are not flying out the show rooms.
cars need head line figures to sell and make people NOT buy a Porsche or Audi.
1485kg
325Bhp
0-200kph is 20 seconds
all look very bad on paper how ever good the ride is.
also with the rear seats it's no light weight either at close to 1500kg's
then in tests the 0-200Kmh times were a bit slow at 20 seconds, thats a long way off the pace of other cars in class.
that's very disapointing for a 70k performace car.
Seems it does good track times and handles great but I don't see many owners having a Evora as a track hack either.
these are going to be great 2nd hand buys at 30k in a few years , but we need people to be buying them now and sadly they are not flying out the show rooms.
cars need head line figures to sell and make people NOT buy a Porsche or Audi.
1485kg
325Bhp
0-200kph is 20 seconds
all look very bad on paper how ever good the ride is.
mrdemon said:
I thought a tuning house RR two Evora S models and they were only putting out 325Bhp so a bit down on figures
also with the rear seats it's no light weight either at close to 1500kg's
then in tests the 0-200Kmh times were a bit slow at 20 seconds, thats a long way off the pace of other cars in class.
that's very disapointing for a 70k performace car.
Seems it does good track times and handles great but I don't see many owners having a Evora as a track hack either.
these are going to be great 2nd hand buys at 30k in a few years , but we need people to be buying them now and sadly they are not flying out the show rooms.
cars need head line figures to sell and make people NOT buy a Porsche or Audi.
1485kg
325Bhp
0-200kph is 20 seconds
all look very bad on paper how ever good the ride is.
Headline figures? Ok then...also with the rear seats it's no light weight either at close to 1500kg's
then in tests the 0-200Kmh times were a bit slow at 20 seconds, thats a long way off the pace of other cars in class.
that's very disapointing for a 70k performace car.
Seems it does good track times and handles great but I don't see many owners having a Evora as a track hack either.
these are going to be great 2nd hand buys at 30k in a few years , but we need people to be buying them now and sadly they are not flying out the show rooms.
cars need head line figures to sell and make people NOT buy a Porsche or Audi.
1485kg
325Bhp
0-200kph is 20 seconds
all look very bad on paper how ever good the ride is.
Evora S (6 spd) Carrera (6 spd)
Max Speed: 172 180
0-62mph/100kph: 4.6 4.9
Max power: 345 345
Unladen weight: 1437kg 1490kg
All figures taken from the manufacturers' web sites (I'm sure someone will be along in a short while with official 0-200 kmh times). Three out of four ain't bad...enough to impress the image-obsessed idiots I reckon - any serious enthusiasts will let a test drive do the talking
Plus to pay £70k you'll have had to load a built-to-order car to the gills with options. Try equipping a 997 to the same standard and compare prices!
JJ
CaptainFlam said:
Yeah.
Drive!
Even in the standard car I haven't been thinking "I wish this was quicker to 200km/h"! (Unless you didn't have Sport button pressed - feels much more lively with that on!) It is easily fast enough for lots and lots of fun, ride and handling must be almost peerless. Sensational car. Drive!
Edited to add - my 2 child seats fitted in fine and my 3.5 and 2 year old loved it, though their legs were out to the side/crossed rather than hanging down. I am a bit less than 5'10 and I tried it. I could sit in it but my head was on the roof and it was cramped. Sweet spot might be when you have early teens, so out of bulky child seats but headroom not a problem and they can get legs round the seats, which is the way the car is designed.
Edited by zebedee on Thursday 5th May 10:31
Tuna said:
Hi MrDemon, nice to see you around again.
For those who've not had the *cough* pleasure, this guy is has been a long term regular on a number of Lotus sites, where he goes on endlessly about how Porsches are the better car. I'm not sure why though.
lol never said they were better I love most cars.For those who've not had the *cough* pleasure, this guy is has been a long term regular on a number of Lotus sites, where he goes on endlessly about how Porsches are the better car. I'm not sure why though.
It's seems you don't own anything to go head to head with one.
Mr Moley said:
Having driven both the S and non-S on the road and track I can confirm that there is a huge difference between the two in terms of pace. The non-S is a non-quick car and the gearing and gearchange are both horrid IMHO.
i actually disagree on that. driven both also albeit on the road not track, (i wouldn't say its a track car anyway at that weight but thats subjective) i think the standard evora with a CR box does 95% of that of the S IMHO. neither are blisteringly quick.
the standard car with a CR and sports exhaust is a damn fine thing. not worth the new asking price but a 2nd hand bargain really. i really rate it at 40k.
just my 2p.
glad to see an alternative view like mrdemons here. right or wrong everyone singing from the same hymn sheet on SELOC makes the place horrendously boring.
Edited by bobo on Friday 6th May 16:54
bobo said:
i actually disagree on that.
driven both also albeit on the road not track, (i wouldn't say its a track car anyway at that weight but thats subjective) i think the standard evora with a CR box does 95% of that of the S IMHO. neither are blisteringly quick.
the standard car with a CR and sports exhaust is a damn fine thing. not worth the new asking price but a 2nd hand bargain really. i really rate it at 40k.
just my 2p.
glad to see an alternative view like mrdemons here. right or wrong everyone singing from the same hymn sheet on SELOC makes the place horrendously boring.
I agree, the S is not that much quicker than the NA. Yes its quicker, torquier, but its not miles apart. In fact, I think I actually prefer the lively nature of the NA, to the lazier delivery of the S. Granted, I've only test driven the S, so maybe a owning one would change my mind. driven both also albeit on the road not track, (i wouldn't say its a track car anyway at that weight but thats subjective) i think the standard evora with a CR box does 95% of that of the S IMHO. neither are blisteringly quick.
the standard car with a CR and sports exhaust is a damn fine thing. not worth the new asking price but a 2nd hand bargain really. i really rate it at 40k.
just my 2p.
glad to see an alternative view like mrdemons here. right or wrong everyone singing from the same hymn sheet on SELOC makes the place horrendously boring.
Edited by bobo on Friday 6th May 16:54
Mr Moley said:
Having driven both the S and non-S on the road and track I can confirm that there is a huge difference between the two in terms of pace. The non-S is a non-quick car and the gearing and gearchange are both horrid IMHO.
A non-quick car?! There are few things similar that would be quicker round twisty bits and it has enough clout in between to be considered 'quick', IMHO. If the S is hugely quicker then it must be ridiculously fast. Gearing is fine so long as you bear in mind peak torque is around 4.5k so you have to hold the revs in the lower gears when you do want progress, once up to 3rd and beyond it seems to be less of an issue.But I do agree the gearchange could feel nicer, particularly second to third, being a crucial swap. The drivetrain in the car I had was a bit noisy in 1st and 2nd too, but as it was a press car, it may have had rather a lot of launches!
Edited by zebedee on Monday 9th May 10:44
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