What grade of petrol do Evoras need?

[Mr Sparkle]

What petrol do you use? Do you notice a difference?
I tried to find an on-line manual to see the official recommendation but could only find the US version.
I’m thinking particularly about the N/A cars which don’t have a high specific output.
There might be a bit of man maths involved here as I’m trying to justify the running costs against an S2000 that needs super unleaded

Is there much difference in running costs between the NA, S, and 400?

[Mr Sparkle]

The Wookie said:

TrotCanterGallopCharge said:

SC versions will have more expensive RFL, servicing & possibly insurance, together with tyres due to increased wheel size. Back in 2017ish, a rear tyre was about £260 fitted. You have to be careful with the Geo setup, as Evoras are set up to grip, at the expense of tyre wear, & can wear unevenly, but this can be dialled out.

This is a good point, mine used to chew a set of 20" rears in about 6000 miles until I knocked a bit of camber off the back. Made it easier to slide too

Ouch, I'd hope a tyre would last longer than that. Did you notice much difference in the balance with less rear camber?

[Mr Sparkle]

s2kjock said:

I use a mix of UL and Super on my NA, more due to the "issues" with the E10 variant than for any other reason, and better cleaning etc as noted above - I generally avoid supermarket stations for that reason, rightly or wrongly.

The NA does run better on Super but for my use it is less of an issue, as not hooning much in mine. It did not run badly on UL, just the usual higher octane improvement (as with the Honda). You do get the slightly improved fuel consumption with super if that helps with the man maths.

I get low 20's mpg on my NA, and less if hooning (CR box), but hardly ever more than 30 even on a gentle long run.

I drove Honda S2000s for 10 years on a mix of UL and SUL depending on where I was/how extravagant I was feeling, all with no issues.

Re overall running cost comparison, no idea what RFL is like for the Honda these days, but the mpg is markedly better than the Lotus (although it is all relative). A lot less to go rusty though on the Lotus of course, but bits that break/wear out can sometimes be expensive - I recently had to replace an AC condensor, and the bill from an independent specialist was not much under a grand Anything needing looked at under the front clam is going to be more pricey, and I had to wait a few months for the part itself to arrive.

Normal servicing in general isn't too bad where I take mine, nor is insurance, and with the glacial depreciation (up to now) it is a surprisingly cheap car to run.

Edited by s2kjock on Wednesday 2nd August 22:03

Yeah, I did think about rust, MY S2000 is 21Y/O so it's oxidising nicely now. Also being tempted by the i8, think they are a bit riskier and less practical.
Earlier S2000s are £395/y, later ones are £675 same as the Evora S.
I did notice that if you get the Evora S auto it ducks under the top band unlike the manual.