RE: Lotus Evora 400 Hethel Edition

[dvs_dave]

Those stripes really improve the look of the car. I think it's because it makes it look longer and less dumpy.

[RoverP6B]

I like the Evora, but I wish they'd develop the engine. For 3.5 litres plus forced induction, 410bhp isn't THAT wonderful... and I think, having got close to an Evora recently, I know why. All the noise was coming from the exhaust. The engine itself sounded no louder than it would in a Camry. Come on, Lotus, come up with an induction kit and head/cam package to make it sound like a sports car!

[blueg33]

How tiresome and predictable. The usual Lotus and Evora bashers are amongst the first to post.

No one has yet told me what other sports car or even GT car that you can buy for £75k that gives:

Similar performance
Poise and hanfling up with the very best road cars
Almost telepathic steering
The ability to take a couple of young kids and the Mrs out for a spin
Comfortable even on long trips

Knocking the cars without proper experience of them just for the sake of it is juvenile and smacks of massive insecurities of ones own car choice or ability to afford one.

[SidewaysSi]

I do hope Lotus capitalises on the fact that Porsche are producing some dull crap these days.

[flyingscot68]

blueg33 said:

How tiresome and predictable. The usual Lotus and Evora bashers are amongst the first to post.

No one has yet told me what other sports car or even GT car that you can buy for £75k that gives:

Similar performance
Poise and hanfling up with the very best road cars
Almost telepathic steering
The ability to take a couple of young kids and the Mrs out for a spin
Comfortable even on long trips

Knocking the cars without proper experience of them just for the sake of it is juvenile and smacks of massive insecurities of ones own car choice or ability to afford one.

What he said

[RoverP6B]

I'm not a Lotus basher by any means. I really like the Evora overall, particularly the styling, but I just don't think the engine is special enough. Lotus certainly has the capability to take an ordinary engine and make it extraordinary. Why can't they do the same for the Evora as they did for the Cortina, Carlton etc?

[blueg33]

RoverP6B said:

I'm not a Lotus basher by any means. I really like the Evora overall, particularly the styling, but I just don't think the engine is special enough. Lotus certainly has the capability to take an ordinary engine and make it extraordinary. Why can't they do the same for the Evora as they did for the Cortina, Carlton etc?

Have you driven an Evora? Especially the 400? The engine is far from a let down even in the most basic of 7 year old n/a Evora's. 7000rpm rev limit is quite interesting. I think people get carried away with the source of the engine and make judge it based on its original manufacturer rather than its application.

[Impasse]

The Cortina and Carlton engine projects were funded by the respective parent companies. Not likely to happen with the Toyota engine and Proton, however the current supercharged application is very effective in the 400.

[Yex 450]

They had an Evora 400 as a track car last Sunday when a few of us were fortunate enough to be given access to the Lotus test track for the afternoon

Very nice package indeed and certainly looked the part when pushed a little through the twisty section of the track

[swanny71]

blueg33 said:

I think people get carried away with the source of the engine and make judge it based on its original manufacturer rather than its application.

I think some people (like Mr RoverP6) just regurgitate what they read in magazines instead of actually driving the car in question and then giving a properly informed opinion.
Others are just Porsche sycophantic dog penises.

[zebra]

I have the same engine in my Exige and in no way does it feel like a compromise and unlike the 400, I only have 345bhp, which is still fantastically rapid.

[LambShank]

I have to admit to thinking the engine a little coarse, and not sounding the best ( but it's forgivable considering the whole package)

But then most Porsche engines sound like spanners in a washing machine at times.

[anniesdad]

The Toyota block is a positive for me, I've had nothing but reliability with the Lotus cars I've had, can't say the same for the Porsche's.

[Frimley111R]

Shinysideup said:

LambShank said:

Anonymous source?
Thought it was common knowledge that *if* they do one it'll be built in China and aimed at the Asian markets.

Someone at the factory..

I don't think they realise it is common knowledge yet

Edit: So it may well end up being a Rotus

Edited by Shinysideup on Thursday 12th May 21:21

I am sure they do. The SUV is old news.

[JockySteer]

They're really banging out the Evora's atm.

[MIP1983]

PH/Matt Bird: Pleeeeeeeease do PHTV a head to head of this car vs. it's rivals!

[Impasse]

FWIW, the RRP of £75.5k is a saving of over £6k compared with specifying the items individually.

[bobo]

Zzzzzzzzz

can we get a 410 sport exige instead please?

[bobo]

SidewaysSi said:

I do hope Lotus capitalises on the fact that Porsche are producing some dull crap these days.

they have producing dull crap since the 996 !!!!!!

[saaby93]

marshalla said:

That was a Celebration run out of a standard car. It was never as green as it looks in that photo, as it was black lacquered. Black with a hint of green

This looks like a sprint stripe on not even the top of the range model



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