Where does Evora fit into Lotus's future?

[Throttle Body]

Lotus have announced lots of new models, but I haven't seen anything about whether the Evora will be retained. Much as I like it, I am not sure that it really fits in with the up-market image they are trying to achieve. I suppose that the new Elan will probably replace it.

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Bibs_LEF said:

There's a solid place for the car in the future lineup, they've lots of plans for it.

I'm glad about that. It would be good to see more on the road, though. I hope that the new S takes off.

You mention lots of plans for the Evora. Does this mean more variants, or just motorsport activity?

Edited by Throttle Body on Sunday 3rd October 22:21

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simonrockman said:

I don't think things will go to plan. I suspect that in 2012/2013 when they realise that the replacement models are further off than they hoped we'll see a massive kick in pushing the Evora with significantly more power. Simon

I agree that it is unlikely that the full line-up of new cars will appear, or appear on time. If Lotus can get two of them on the market, they will have done a great job. For me, the Esprit is the key product because of its iconic status. I think that a new Elise, competing with the Audi TT is important too, because that is probably the most profitable sector. Since the Evora is somewhere inbetween, I expect that it would be kept going beyond 2013 so long as there is capacity to build it.

Still, there is (at least) 3 years more production of the Evora, so I don't think anyone should see it as a stop-gap product. To me, the 'S' is the car that Lotus should have built from the start.