Evora road trip

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Just in case anyone had any doubts about using the Evora for touring I've just come back from a road trip through Germany and it was fantastic. Comfortable on long stints, quiet (for a sports car) fast and very sure footed in wet conditions. We had a couple of cabin bags strapped into the back seats and small soft bag in the boot. My only gripe would be fuel consumption - otherwise perfect.

Had great fun taking on all the German machinery - they loved it. Anyone who's not yet been on the autobahn should give it a go - quite an experience!

[FRO911]

Evora held its own no problem, most of the time you're in the outside lane with fairly ordinary mercs and BMW's albeit doing 100mph+ The R8 seems to be the boy racer's choice over there - followed one on the autobahn and just couldn't stay with it

[FRO911]

The trip through Germany was in a manual sports racer S and at high cruising speed of 90-100mph I was getting no more than19-20 mpg. Overall on general day to day I get 24-25 no more. You need to remember there is a huge power difference between the n/a and S (about 25%) so there is a price to pay on mpg. IMO it's the Evora's only real weakness

[FRO911]

The Santander/Pyrenees trip is on my list too but next one likely to be the Alps. If you're getting that sort of mpg you must be in a n/a - either that or there's something seriously wrong with my car!