What should I expect from an Evora S
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SR wrap on the roof, mirrors, sills and splitter is a must IMO. Transforms the car into striking and, particularly with the sills, converts them from being slightly awkward and bulbous to a nice swooping feature point. Particularly suits the yellow IMO.
Oddly I was never a fan of yellow Elises or Exiges, much preferring their orange counterparts. However, for some reason I think yellow suits the Evora wonderfully. Congrats on the car
I also considered a 997 C2S, Vantage etc before going for an Evora. Enjoyed a superb 18 months in it and recently reluctantly let it go. Highly, highly recommend them. And yes, certainly gets attention and certainly sounds the bomb (mine only had the Lotus sports exhaust too rather than a 2bular or larini etc).
Oddly I was never a fan of yellow Elises or Exiges, much preferring their orange counterparts. However, for some reason I think yellow suits the Evora wonderfully. Congrats on the car
I also considered a 997 C2S, Vantage etc before going for an Evora. Enjoyed a superb 18 months in it and recently reluctantly let it go. Highly, highly recommend them. And yes, certainly gets attention and certainly sounds the bomb (mine only had the Lotus sports exhaust too rather than a 2bular or larini etc).
Hungrymc said:
blueg33 said:
To quote my mate who i allowed to drive my Evora yo LeMans. "It has a great front end"
That was extremely kind of you !! Not letting anyone have a go in mine yet.
That's an interesting point - are two cars with the same weight ratio between the front and rear axles going to behave the same way irrespective of how the weight is centralised (or not)?... I'm really not sure but there must be some impact of moments of inertia etc? I have to do some reading.
The massive difference with a 911 is where the fuel tank is - it sits over the front axle. So the car can behave very differently when fully fuelled. The Evora's tank is fairly central.
The Evora's manual actually has the front/rear weight figures in it. I found out that the Ferrari 355 has the same weight distribution when doing research for my video comparing the two.
The Evora's manual actually has the front/rear weight figures in it. I found out that the Ferrari 355 has the same weight distribution when doing research for my video comparing the two.
The de-cat pipe looks a good call Ade, I'll do a little research and get that sorted straight away.
And Shnozz, yes, it seems to attract plenty of attention - I'm going to have to get used to that (my 911 was pretty subtle - unlike this). I wasn't too concerned about the color - had a short list that included most but Orange, Yellow, White was probably my order of preference. I had planned the SR wrap before I actually bought the car, just from looking at and comparing pictures. I probably still will, but I also really like it as it is.
I still think that's a brave call Blue, but 10/10 for letting him have a go. Unless it was in lieu of a pay rise!
Jayemm, I like the C4S and 355 videos, I always think that people are either petrol heads or they are not. And if they are, they will find plenty to love in all of these interesting cars even if they have different strengths. I think you capture that very well.
I've been able to stretch the cars legs more this evening. It's a lovely thing to throw down a nice B road. Am very happy that I've made the right choice and that I didn't fall for the glamour of an Aston or the Performance of the GTR (lovely in their way). Need to start planning some tweaks to make it mine.
Anyone have experience of Pulley / remap / charge cool mods other than Komo Tec or are they the only people to look at?
And Shnozz, yes, it seems to attract plenty of attention - I'm going to have to get used to that (my 911 was pretty subtle - unlike this). I wasn't too concerned about the color - had a short list that included most but Orange, Yellow, White was probably my order of preference. I had planned the SR wrap before I actually bought the car, just from looking at and comparing pictures. I probably still will, but I also really like it as it is.
I still think that's a brave call Blue, but 10/10 for letting him have a go. Unless it was in lieu of a pay rise!
Jayemm, I like the C4S and 355 videos, I always think that people are either petrol heads or they are not. And if they are, they will find plenty to love in all of these interesting cars even if they have different strengths. I think you capture that very well.
I've been able to stretch the cars legs more this evening. It's a lovely thing to throw down a nice B road. Am very happy that I've made the right choice and that I didn't fall for the glamour of an Aston or the Performance of the GTR (lovely in their way). Need to start planning some tweaks to make it mine.
Anyone have experience of Pulley / remap / charge cool mods other than Komo Tec or are they the only people to look at?
Love the new yellow evora! Fantastic decision 
I have seen the tubular exhaust and will check out larini- I had the lotus sports on the exige but I think the S comes with the sports exhaust as standard? 3rd cat is removed already.
I'd be interested in fitting a new manifold down though, although i'd think that would then need the ECU tweeks etc which would be a pretty bespoke job if it wasn't available off the shelf.
Out in the car today though, the sound it's currently got and the general drive, still astonishes me and i've had the car for months! I just can't believe how much ahead of the S2 exige it feels in terms of the handling and how planted it feels.
Hungrymc- hanger111 are the people to talk to about charge cooling. When I briefly looked at it it was essentially ~£6-7k for ~450bhp on an S, as nice as this is for a possibility though, the car I just don't feels needs it at all, on the road at least.
I have seen the tubular exhaust and will check out larini- I had the lotus sports on the exige but I think the S comes with the sports exhaust as standard? 3rd cat is removed already.
I'd be interested in fitting a new manifold down though, although i'd think that would then need the ECU tweeks etc which would be a pretty bespoke job if it wasn't available off the shelf.
Out in the car today though, the sound it's currently got and the general drive, still astonishes me and i've had the car for months! I just can't believe how much ahead of the S2 exige it feels in terms of the handling and how planted it feels.
Hungrymc- hanger111 are the people to talk to about charge cooling. When I briefly looked at it it was essentially ~£6-7k for ~450bhp on an S, as nice as this is for a possibility though, the car I just don't feels needs it at all, on the road at least.
Edited by Si_man306 on Wednesday 27th July 22:00
Great purchase OP
Grab yourself a 2Bular headers back with 200cpi cat... You won't be disappointed - i love mine.
On the road... (44 seconds in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpN4KAtm80A
On the dyno....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8NWLLlwZ3k
Mines also had fettling map wise by Essex Autosport. They're based near Braintree.
Grab yourself a 2Bular headers back with 200cpi cat... You won't be disappointed - i love mine.
On the road... (44 seconds in)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpN4KAtm80A
On the dyno....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8NWLLlwZ3k
Mines also had fettling map wise by Essex Autosport. They're based near Braintree.
Thanks for the kind comments guys, I am loving the car and am glad you all talked me into it. Loving the sounds from both the de cat car and full system one above, sound brilliant.... Need to get something sorted as its a bit too quiet and smooth at the moment.
Any recommendations for barge boards, splitter and wrapping in the Midlands?
Any recommendations for barge boards, splitter and wrapping in the Midlands?
Hungrymc said:
Thanks for the kind comments guys, I am loving the car and am glad you all talked me into it. Loving the sounds from both the de cat car and full system one above, sound brilliant.... Need to get something sorted as its a bit too quiet and smooth at the moment.
Any recommendations for barge boards, splitter and wrapping in the Midlands?
Hi Mike, beautiful evora! A good choice.Any recommendations for barge boards, splitter and wrapping in the Midlands?
I can recommend wrapstarz in Lichfield (20 mins from solihull) they did some work on my ftype and it is of high quality. They also wrapped a friends roof on his 458 and it looks good, very oem. They have a good instagram if you use such things! A Google will find them.
Hungrymc said:
after years of M3s etc being sideways everywhere
This comment rang a bell with me. I will be test driving an Evora in mid-August, but I do wonder after years of doing the same as you in M3s if I'll miss having an LSD. I know that due to the engine being where it is in the Evora that traction is far better than in the M3. However, I find that even in simple situations like getting hard on the power early after a very tight corner will have the inside rear scrabbling on non-LSD equipped cars. What has your experience been in the Evora so far? Have you experienced any inside wheel slip at all, from T-junctions and the like?Jayemm, Would be happy to try to help, feel free to contact me.
Richard, I've just contacted them - will let you know.
Benny, Its a little too early for me to really say. I haven't actually accelerated hard out of a tight junction yet so I can't say if it would just spin up an inside wheel. What I can say, from having played with the handling in 2nd and 3rd gear corners is that you can certainly provoke it into a slide with power, and you can certainly hold it on the power. I haven't had a just spinning up the inside wheel moment yet. But I wouldn't expect to be able to drive down a straight road with half a turn of opposite lock on in the way you can in an M3. There are many on here with loads more experience than me and I'm sure they'll give better answers.
Partly related point, in poorer conditions, the stability control allows the car to get quite a bit out of shape (it can't overcome the laws of physics, when the grip is gone, its gone). It's might be playing up, or it is adventurous in how far it will let the car go and is very subtle in how it brings things back in line, to the point where I'm not sure if it is tidied up by 'it' or by me (I know that normally means its 'it'). This is an observation limited to wet conditions so far, so it maybe just the total lack of grip in places on damp roads after a dry spell..... I need to do some more investigating..... Great fun.
I should also say that the car is a joy to drive at lower speeds as well. Someone made a comment earlier in this thread that they are fun at 4 tenths. That can sound at odds with a quick car in a balanced chassis when many of us like to have a car moving around. But its absolutely true, the weight and response of the controls, the steering speed, weight, feel, the view through the windscreen (and comedy view in the rear mirror). The car undoubtedly has lovely handling and is quick enough, but it really is a lovely thing to drive at lower speeds as well. You still feel very involved in driving it, it still gives you loads of feedback while being a pretty nice place to be sat. I know this can sound like bulls
t, but it really does seem to be true.
Richard, I've just contacted them - will let you know.
Benny, Its a little too early for me to really say. I haven't actually accelerated hard out of a tight junction yet so I can't say if it would just spin up an inside wheel. What I can say, from having played with the handling in 2nd and 3rd gear corners is that you can certainly provoke it into a slide with power, and you can certainly hold it on the power. I haven't had a just spinning up the inside wheel moment yet. But I wouldn't expect to be able to drive down a straight road with half a turn of opposite lock on in the way you can in an M3. There are many on here with loads more experience than me and I'm sure they'll give better answers.
Partly related point, in poorer conditions, the stability control allows the car to get quite a bit out of shape (it can't overcome the laws of physics, when the grip is gone, its gone). It's might be playing up, or it is adventurous in how far it will let the car go and is very subtle in how it brings things back in line, to the point where I'm not sure if it is tidied up by 'it' or by me (I know that normally means its 'it'). This is an observation limited to wet conditions so far, so it maybe just the total lack of grip in places on damp roads after a dry spell..... I need to do some more investigating..... Great fun.
I should also say that the car is a joy to drive at lower speeds as well. Someone made a comment earlier in this thread that they are fun at 4 tenths. That can sound at odds with a quick car in a balanced chassis when many of us like to have a car moving around. But its absolutely true, the weight and response of the controls, the steering speed, weight, feel, the view through the windscreen (and comedy view in the rear mirror). The car undoubtedly has lovely handling and is quick enough, but it really is a lovely thing to drive at lower speeds as well. You still feel very involved in driving it, it still gives you loads of feedback while being a pretty nice place to be sat. I know this can sound like bulls
t, but it really does seem to be true.Hungrymc said:
Jayemm, Would be happy to try to help, feel free to contact me.
Richard, I've just contacted them - will let you know.
Benny, Its a little too early for me to really say. I haven't actually accelerated hard out of a tight junction yet so I can't say if it would just spin up an inside wheel. What I can say, from having played with the handling in 2nd and 3rd gear corners is that you can certainly provoke it into a slide with power, and you can certainly hold it on the power. I haven't had a just spinning up the inside wheel moment yet. But I wouldn't expect to be able to drive down a straight road with half a turn of opposite lock on in the way you can in an M3. There are many on here with loads more experience than me and I'm sure they'll give better answers.
Partly related point, in poorer conditions, the stability control allows the car to get quite a bit out of shape (it can't overcome the laws of physics, when the grip is gone, its gone). It's might be playing up, or it is adventurous in how far it will let the car go and is very subtle in how it brings things back in line, to the point where I'm not sure if it is tidied up by 'it' or by me (I know that normally means its 'it'). This is an observation limited to wet conditions so far, so it maybe just the total lack of grip in places on damp roads after a dry spell..... I need to do some more investigating..... Great fun.
I should also say that the car is a joy to drive at lower speeds as well. Someone made a comment earlier in this thread that they are fun at 4 tenths. That can sound at odds with a quick car in a balanced chassis when many of us like to have a car moving around. But its absolutely true, the weight and response of the controls, the steering speed, weight, feel, the view through the windscreen (and comedy view in the rear mirror). The car undoubtedly has lovely handling and is quick enough, but it really is a lovely thing to drive at lower speeds as well. You still feel very involved in driving it, it still gives you loads of feedback while being a pretty nice place to be sat. I know this can sound like bullst, but it really does seem to be true.
That's great feedback, thank you. I feel that the lack of fun at 4 tenths is exactly where recent BMWs are losing out and is what really appeals to me about the Evora.Richard, I've just contacted them - will let you know.
Benny, Its a little too early for me to really say. I haven't actually accelerated hard out of a tight junction yet so I can't say if it would just spin up an inside wheel. What I can say, from having played with the handling in 2nd and 3rd gear corners is that you can certainly provoke it into a slide with power, and you can certainly hold it on the power. I haven't had a just spinning up the inside wheel moment yet. But I wouldn't expect to be able to drive down a straight road with half a turn of opposite lock on in the way you can in an M3. There are many on here with loads more experience than me and I'm sure they'll give better answers.
Partly related point, in poorer conditions, the stability control allows the car to get quite a bit out of shape (it can't overcome the laws of physics, when the grip is gone, its gone). It's might be playing up, or it is adventurous in how far it will let the car go and is very subtle in how it brings things back in line, to the point where I'm not sure if it is tidied up by 'it' or by me (I know that normally means its 'it'). This is an observation limited to wet conditions so far, so it maybe just the total lack of grip in places on damp roads after a dry spell..... I need to do some more investigating..... Great fun.
I should also say that the car is a joy to drive at lower speeds as well. Someone made a comment earlier in this thread that they are fun at 4 tenths. That can sound at odds with a quick car in a balanced chassis when many of us like to have a car moving around. But its absolutely true, the weight and response of the controls, the steering speed, weight, feel, the view through the windscreen (and comedy view in the rear mirror). The car undoubtedly has lovely handling and is quick enough, but it really is a lovely thing to drive at lower speeds as well. You still feel very involved in driving it, it still gives you loads of feedback while being a pretty nice place to be sat. I know this can sound like bulls
t, but it really does seem to be true.Very pleased you are happy with your purchase...and amazed at how one minute you were in a quandary as to when you would get to see a car, and the next you`ve got one! Nothing impulsive there then.
Barge boards... sales@sa-motorsport.co.uk based at Mallory Park Leicester. They are about £95 painted plus a bit of carriage. They are straightforward to fit.
Only time I have ever been able to get back end out in a very sideways motion was to purposely boot the throttle in the wet on a very tight roundabout with the traction off...would not have happened with the traction on. Otherwise the handling and grip have been phenomenal in all of the worst conditions, and much better than any cars I have ever convoyed with at speed in all sorts of conditions...I am talking about the best of high performance cars. On a track it is a bit soft (set up for road primarily) but it is perfectly quick and when you get comfortable it is very playful. I would agree that the car is not a drift car as such, but more about ultimate cornering speed...but due to the brilliant balance and feedback, it is easily kept pointing in the right direction.
Oh yes, never been aware of any inside rear wheel spin at slow speeds...this is probably due to the weight distribution and it being far harder to break traction under full acceleration than an M3 for instance.
Regarding front and rear weight distribution being similar to a 911, this is probably the case, but the mass is much nearer to the centre of rotation, so the polar moment of inertia is lower and when it is much quicker to react to direction changes. The engine location is a bit of a compromise though, the centre of gravity is a little high to be ideal, but the fuel tank and rear passenger seats have to go somewhere! Either way, it is recognised as if not the best, one of the vey best handling road cars in the world...what more needs to be said!
Barge boards... sales@sa-motorsport.co.uk based at Mallory Park Leicester. They are about £95 painted plus a bit of carriage. They are straightforward to fit.
Only time I have ever been able to get back end out in a very sideways motion was to purposely boot the throttle in the wet on a very tight roundabout with the traction off...would not have happened with the traction on. Otherwise the handling and grip have been phenomenal in all of the worst conditions, and much better than any cars I have ever convoyed with at speed in all sorts of conditions...I am talking about the best of high performance cars. On a track it is a bit soft (set up for road primarily) but it is perfectly quick and when you get comfortable it is very playful. I would agree that the car is not a drift car as such, but more about ultimate cornering speed...but due to the brilliant balance and feedback, it is easily kept pointing in the right direction.
Oh yes, never been aware of any inside rear wheel spin at slow speeds...this is probably due to the weight distribution and it being far harder to break traction under full acceleration than an M3 for instance.
Regarding front and rear weight distribution being similar to a 911, this is probably the case, but the mass is much nearer to the centre of rotation, so the polar moment of inertia is lower and when it is much quicker to react to direction changes. The engine location is a bit of a compromise though, the centre of gravity is a little high to be ideal, but the fuel tank and rear passenger seats have to go somewhere! Either way, it is recognised as if not the best, one of the vey best handling road cars in the world...what more needs to be said!
I must be one of few people that think the barge boards are a horrible addition! (I feel the same on any cars to be fair, not just the Evora!).
I wasn't a fan of the bulbous mid-section of the car originally but think the contrasting wrap actually really makes it a feature of the car and not something I held in disdain originally.
I wasn't a fan of the bulbous mid-section of the car originally but think the contrasting wrap actually really makes it a feature of the car and not something I held in disdain originally.
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