Possible upgrade to Evora 400 auto from 2011 Evora IPS

[alex_gray255]

Hi folks

I test drove an Evora 400 today for a possible trade-in on my 2011 Evora IPS and was wondering if anyone
else encountered the same thoughts I did.

The main observations were...

• The driving experience for the new verses the old (even when enthusicatically driving) seemed to be pretty much the same. The new car did not strike me as anything that much different from my existing car
• The 400 BHP compared to my 260 BHP or so did not seem to give anything massively different in acceleration or speed. It just felt slightly more powerful than my one, but not really noticeably
• Gearing was the same - TCU and auto response - no difference

The test drive was for 90 mins, so I did push the car quite a lot, but it did not seem to be anything really different
from my existing Evora.

Is this just me or has anyone else had the same experience? I must admit I do have a few power cars in the stable,
but the new 400 did not blow me away when compared to my existing one.

Any other experiences as far as people who have owned old and new Evoras?

I like the external look much more than I thought originally, but the interior needs a bit of poshing up - too much
plastic

Edited by alex_gray255 on Friday 5th August 18:49

[alex_gray255]

Took my "old" Lotus out for a drive today around the same course as the 400 and although the 400 did
have some more power, it is really was not that much difference.

So, decided to keep the Evora for now.

Thanks for the thoughts all!