Considering an Evora
Discussion
Thorburn said:
blueg33 said:
As above, make sure its a 2012 spec car. Best way to tell is that it should have red piped leather recaro seats with a carbon fibre weave effect in the leather.
Only if it has the Premium Sport Pack interior, some MY12 onward cars don't.Would door locks be another way. Pre 2012 have a pop up button on the door, post 2012 don't?
blueg33 said:
Would door locks be another way. Pre 2012 have a pop up button on the door, post 2012 don't?
From memory that changed back and forth a bit as well! Deleted for MY12 but then came back later?The absolute best thing to do would be look at the VIN - 10th digit should be C for a MY12, anything lower (9, A or B) is earlier.
Not unique to Lotus though, I remember my dads 2013 V8 Vantage S was actually a late registered MY12 car so couldn't have the upgrade for DAB radio.
I think Stratstone had a fair few MY11 cars that were registered on 12 or 13 plates though which used to skew the valuations a bit.
Barrie c 66 said:
Tested the 2011 S they have at Bell & Collvil this morning, great car but after seeing the 400 there,that is what I now want. Will have to wait until next year to be able to stretch the finances.
I have had both and prefer NA. Do it now, it's a long time till next year!Barrie c 66 said:
Tested the 2011 S they have at Bell & Collvil this morning, great car but after seeing the 400 there,that is what I now want. Will have to wait until next year to be able to stretch the finances.
When I went and looked at both an Evora S Sport Racer and a 400 I knew it had to be a 400 for me.Some do prefer the interior and softer ride of the earlier models though, so well worth trying both.
Thorburn said:
When I went and looked at both an Evora S Sport Racer and a 400 I knew it had to be a 400 for me.
Some do prefer the interior and softer ride of the earlier models though, so well worth trying both.
I can raise my hand at that. Some do prefer the interior and softer ride of the earlier models though, so well worth trying both.
Loved my Exige for the hardcore sports car it was. When I bought the Evora its because I wanted a GT. Having got used to the qualities enjoyed by the original, I saw the more sporty ride and harder seats of the 400 to be a step backwards in the GT department. I appreciate that they might have ported the car from more floaty GT to more supercar but to me that wasn't the pull of the Evora; if I wanted lairy sports car a V6 Exige would have filled that slot. As it was, I walked from the 400 not sure what box I put it in.
Also considering an Evora, at the moment my budget can just stretch to an early Evora, however i think i would rather have an Evora S which is currently out of my price range.
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
lotuslover69 said:
Also considering an Evora, at the moment my budget can just stretch to an early Evora, however i think i would rather have an Evora S which is currently out of my price range.
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
YesIs a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
lotuslover69 said:
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
Yes. 276bhp might not sound like a lot but in the right hands, an Evora NA is easily quick enough for UK roads. A well driven NA will keep up with an S under most circumstances.
You might only find it a bit limiting if you track the car regularly.
I had a 2010 n/a and now I have a 2014 S. At illegal; speeds the S is noticeably faster, eg at 120mph it can accelerate on pace with a Ferrari 575M, but n/a IMO has slightly better handling, you can feel the weight of the supercharger sitting on top the engine and to me this makes the rear feel less secure.
Both cars are excellent, n/a cheaper to run, I averaged 19mpgin my S on this years Le Mans trip, I got 27mpg out of the n/a on a previous trip. On the Mway crusing at 75mh I got 36mpg put of the n/a the S is never better than 24mpg
Both cars are excellent, n/a cheaper to run, I averaged 19mpgin my S on this years Le Mans trip, I got 27mpg out of the n/a on a previous trip. On the Mway crusing at 75mh I got 36mpg put of the n/a the S is never better than 24mpg
BravoV8V said:
lotuslover69 said:
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
Yes. 276bhp might not sound like a lot but in the right hands, an Evora NA is easily quick enough for UK roads. A well driven NA will keep up with an S under most circumstances.
You might only find it a bit limiting if you track the car regularly.
BravoV8V said:
Yes.
276bhp might not sound like a lot but in the right hands, an Evora NA is easily quick enough for UK roads. A well driven NA will keep up with an S under most circumstances.
You might only find it a bit limiting if you track the car regularly.
I can't think of any circumstances even in illegal speeds where the acceleration speed would make much of a difference. That gap from a stand-still would be quite small (based of experiences of driving NA v's Exige S3 S)276bhp might not sound like a lot but in the right hands, an Evora NA is easily quick enough for UK roads. A well driven NA will keep up with an S under most circumstances.
You might only find it a bit limiting if you track the car regularly.
I do feel my NA lacks a bit of oomph on faster A roads and for overtaking, but perhaps it is the way it delivers it that is the issue.
I have never tried an S but always imagined it would fill that gap I thought was missing from it in that respect.
Certainly on the twisties the NA is more than adequate for me, so I am happy with it as that is what I predominantly bought it for.
I have never tried an S but always imagined it would fill that gap I thought was missing from it in that respect.
Certainly on the twisties the NA is more than adequate for me, so I am happy with it as that is what I predominantly bought it for.
lotuslover69 said:
Also considering an Evora, at the moment my budget can just stretch to an early Evora, however i think i would rather have an Evora S which is currently out of my price range.
Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
Absolutely. I had an N/A and drive a 400 now. I would be quite happy to go back to an N/A. To be honest the 400 is too quick to enjoy the performance in most places if you wish to keep your licence. Is a standard Evora even worth considering? My current car has 300bhp and im worried the standard Evora would feel a bit slow since it is arond the same weight.
Personally I would have either the N/A or the 400. I never had any problems keeping up with an S in my N/A so for me the increased running costs aren’t justified.
For the increased cost of an S get an N/A, ditch the pre cats for a single sport cat exhaust and possibly a CAI and you’d be close to 300 bhp anyway.
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