First spot of a Europa actually on the road

[hueandcry71]

On the M6 near Stafford around 8.30 this morning, private reg plate ending YYY.

Absolutely stunning looking car, much much better than it looks in every showroom i have previously seen one in.

• Feels a seed being sown for a future purchase.

[Esprit]

It's funny because here in NZ we have about 6 or 8 on the road. most of which is in Auckland.... which makes it about as common as Elises in the area and more common than Exiges.

[Grinnders]

Do you actually mean an EVORA? Europas have been out years!

[Redlake27]

I think less than 500 Europas have been made, but the majority were exported. I've read about spots in Japan and Oz, and now NZ.

I guess the weakness of the pound makes it easier for Lotus to export RHD cars and get a reasonable margin.

[hueandcry71]

Grinnders said:

Do you actually mean an EVORA? Europas have been out years!

No, i mean the Europa. Strangely i had never seen one on the road until the other day desite them being around for a fair period of time.

Looks a lot different coming up behind then overtaking than it does parked up in a showroom.

[Loudman]

Yeah, strange but I've only ever seen 1 on the road, seen 3-4 Evora's already. I thought that the Europa looked very 'together' and 'neat and tidy', like an Elise, whereas the Evora was a bit more contrived but both look very good in the flesh, indeed I was a big non-fan of the Evora in pictures but it looks like quite a weapon in the metal, much more appealing (although also much newer and hence so it should) than a Cayman IMO.

[Red111]

I've not seen many.....well the only ones I've seen on the road are a 57 plate Red Europa and a 1972 lime green Europa on our club nights.

[dan1758]

I've only seen one other one on the road which pulled up along side me on a roundabout. Seen a couple on track; last Easter Monday LoT day at Snetterton there were two others and the same at the RSR Ring trip last July but they were both German cars.

[Chimjunkie]

Went to a lotus meet a while back. Few cars there, but didn't see a Europa

[John D.]

I've spotted only two. One on Highgate Hill, Islington a couple of years ago. The other recently near Pangbourne.

[planenut]

Spotted this one in my garage just a few minutes ago but have still not seen another on the road.

[Redlake27]

Last year I was driving back from Rockingham towards Melton Mowbray in my Europa, and I was intrigued by a car I could see half a mile up the road. I couldn't make out what it was, so reeled it in.

It was a grey Europa!

It truly defines rarity (or senility..) when I can't recognise a car the same as my own!

[stew-S160]

There is one I've seen around Huntingdon that I've seen a few times. Despite what people say, I really like the look of them.


Although it pales into insignificance compared to the 288GTO I just saw drive by my work.