New Lotus Evora GT410 Sport
Take a 410 Sport, add some bits from a GT430, combine the names and... voila, another new Lotus
Succeeding the Evora Sport 410 - dash to the classifieds now if you want one of those - the GT is described by Lotus thusly: "Combining the latest design philosophy with a car acclaimed by both critics and customers, it packs raw performance with Lotus' latest aerodynamic developments, to provide a first-class replacement for the Evora Sport 410 model."
As such, power is the same as before at 416hp, with the focus instead on aero enhancement. So the GT410 takes the new composite front and rear body panels, carbon air ducts and rear diffuser from the 430 but does without certain other additions like the gigantic rear wing, creating what Lotus calls "a far subtler and sleeker silhouette" and what we'd say is the best looking Evora yet. It's also said to generate a peak 96kg of downforce, 50 per cent more than the old Sport 410 and, according to Lotus, the new benchmark in its price segment.
The unladen weight of a GT410 is 1,297kg, which can be optioned down to a lightest possible dry weight of 1,256kg. This is said to represent a 98kg saving over an Evora 400 - remember that old thing? - and "up to" 28kg less than the 410 it replaces. To achieve this you must add the titanium exhaust (saving 10kg but costing £5,500) and the Race suspension package that includes adjustable Ohlins dampers - £5,500 more for you, and 13kg less for the car. Other options include £3,500 Sparco seats, a £300 Alcantara wheel, air-con at £1,500, an infotainment upgrade (with CarPlay!) for £2K and paint upgrades from £1,200 as part of Lotus Exclusive. Around a third of Lotus customers now opt for some form of customisation through the Exclusive programme.
Price? £85,900 RRP, which is just £324 more than a 911 Carrera T. Both six-cylinder, both manual and without a stereo as standard, both unashamedly driver focused - could make quite the comparison... Cars can be ordered from Lotus now, so what are you waiting for?
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For my £90k this would be the sports car I would buy, with +2 seats, supercar looks, rarity, and driver appeal.
Given the established supercars are now double this, I think the price point is reasonable.
Im sure at least 50% of all posts on this thread will complain stating another rehash of old car and should cost the same as a Ford Focus and have at least 500hp .....
PRND!I do admire the sales people down at Bell and Colville. Their sex lives have really gone down the pan since they are now forever having to read through the night to learn the ever increasing stats and information on the Lotus taxonomy.
There must be enough 'money no object' buyers on Lotus customer lists that will pay for all these 5 kilo lighter models that keep being churned out on a near monthly basis who will continue to prop up the Lotus sales logs.
Couldn't care less if there's going to be another one along tomorrow, it wont make this a worse car.
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