Tuesday 22nd July 2008

Motor Show: Lotus Evora

Project Eagle's production name announced...

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The new £45,000 2+2 mid-engined Lotus coupe will be called the Evora, the company has confirmed. The name was revealed this morning at the British Motor Show and replaces the 'Eagle' codename.

It is the first all-new Lotus since the Elise in 1995 will be powered by a 3.5-litre V6 producing 280bhp and has an innovative lightweight chassis. Lotus is predicting a 0-60mph time of less than five seconds and a top speed of over 170mph and hopes to take on accomplished sports cars such as the Porsche Cayman with the new car.

Lotus boss Mike Kimberley unveiled the new car at the British Motor Show this morning but would not reveal any specific performance figures. 'The A to B times are phenomenal,' he said. Lotus is calling the Evora the 'best car it has ever built' and says it is the only 'true 2+2 transverse and mid-engined sports car on the market'.

Kimberley said the car is the 'logical next step for owners of the current range' and claims the car will be both comfortable and focused. The company's engineers took it from a clean sheet to a finished design in 21 months.

 

[Boggy]

Oh my God!

I am in Love, may change my mind after all and buy

Boggy

[fiesta86]

spot on was going to but another exige but reckon i will order one of these it looks bloody cool come on england (up yours GORDON)

[The Bumblebee]

Stunning. Absolutley stunning.

[andrews]

is it really £45K, its a no brainer at that level especially if has a decent spec level

[Fotofrog]

Gorgeous car!

[covertjouster]

They won't be able to make them quick enough.

[GhostDriver]

Ive just done a sex wee.

Cant help feeling a drop top would look better tho, roofline seems to raise up too high on that photo

[macca77]

I need one, now!

[Gallandro]

Forget about the car!

I stood by Evo about the name and was right!! hoorah!!!

Will see it in the flesh tomorrow cant wait...

[Howard1650]

Having seen the webcast, I think they have a winner. Great looking car. The early photos were not very good. Now which dealer should I call....

(Just keep the price down, and the quality up.)

[snazza]

Im a lookin.....and Im a liking!!

[chunkymonkey71]

nice car, but bit of a ste name.

[bencollins]

Blimey, was much nicer on video than in the hobbit height launch photos.

[J16GY]

I like - anyone got any photos of the rear?

[Lord_Colin]

Lotus Evora, it looks just absolutley great !!!
280HP, sub. 5 sec to 60mph and over 170mph, all this is even better and for 45K a bargin!!
The first new car in a long time, this is a remarkable year for Lotus and I'm happy with all the staff at Lotus.
The only dissapointing thing is to read posting about a roofline,that shall be to high, come on guys, what are you talking about. This is the moment, we all have waiting for and the NEW EVORA really is a looker, be happy and send your gratulations to Lotus. I'm also happt, that Kimberly is back, hes done a great job so far ...

[redesprits4s]

Yes Please

Thats my next car, although I'll have to get one 2nd hand. Not sure I'll want to sell my S1 Exige :-(

Tis beautiful though

[Dr G]

I'm up at the show tomorrow - will get some decent interior and rear pics

[H2DaE]

absolutely stunning! Nice one Lotus

[JeremyK]

Looks fantastic. Not so sure about the name though. But still...

[peteA]

The Bumblebee said:

Stunning. Absolutley stunning.

Yep - looks nice if a bit predictable...maybe it will look a bit bolder in the flesh...?

2+2 though....if its mid engined then the motor is ahead of the rear axle...looking at the photos and the position of the rear of the front seats...where are the rear seats....? Are they rear seats ala XK8, DB7, etc...in which case hardly seems worth putting them in!