tested an evora 400
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and tbh was disappointed.
I am prejudiced in favour of Lotus. I had an Elise R for 7 years and it was a wonderful small car, so I went to the Evora test expecting and wanting to like it. True to form the handling was first class, the turn in brilliant. And Lotus quality steering to boot, the very think that5 made me buy an Elise after just a short test drive. The seats on the Evora were comfortable and the interior finish was quite good. Where the journos get the idea that the Evora interior isnt a match for Porsche's standard German saloon, I do not know.
For me the problem was the engine. No soul. Rather than rev to a crescendo, it seems flat. Dont get me wrong. The engine has plenty of power and the performance is good but the engine betrays its inheritance from the Camry and indeed some more agricultural Toyota vehicles. Whats more the gearbox wasnt anything nice.
After I tested the Evora I tested the F type S with a 3 litre supercharged V6. Sorry Lotus fans but this is a way better engine even if the rest of the car isnt anything like a match for Lotus.
Anybody else feel the same about the engine in the Evora?
I am prejudiced in favour of Lotus. I had an Elise R for 7 years and it was a wonderful small car, so I went to the Evora test expecting and wanting to like it. True to form the handling was first class, the turn in brilliant. And Lotus quality steering to boot, the very think that5 made me buy an Elise after just a short test drive. The seats on the Evora were comfortable and the interior finish was quite good. Where the journos get the idea that the Evora interior isnt a match for Porsche's standard German saloon, I do not know.
For me the problem was the engine. No soul. Rather than rev to a crescendo, it seems flat. Dont get me wrong. The engine has plenty of power and the performance is good but the engine betrays its inheritance from the Camry and indeed some more agricultural Toyota vehicles. Whats more the gearbox wasnt anything nice.
After I tested the Evora I tested the F type S with a 3 litre supercharged V6. Sorry Lotus fans but this is a way better engine even if the rest of the car isnt anything like a match for Lotus.
Anybody else feel the same about the engine in the Evora?
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