Lotus Evora - Ride and Handling
To achieve exceptionally high driving dynamics and great levels of driver
involvement, Lotus has engineered and developed completely new suspension
systems for use on the Evora.
The Evora suspension wishbones are forged from aluminium to reduce the
unsprung mass. These are similar in weight to the steel items found on the
much smaller Elise, Exige and Europa vehicles, but are stiffer and have a
much increased vehicle weight capacity. They are attached to the front and
rear modules via Lotus designed bushes. The Evora will use Bilstein high
performance dampers and Eibach springs with unique dual path top mounts
for optimised vehicle refinement. Hydraulically assisted power steering is
provided by a Lotus tuned TRW steering rack to give renowned Lotus steering
feel and precision to place the Evora exactly where you want it to be when
cornering.
All in all, the Evora delivers exceptional performance. It has incredible Lotus
handling and provides unsurpassable driving pleasure and confidence to
drivers at all levels of skill. In fact, word from the ride and handling team is that
the new car is likely to become a class standard-setter in respect to it's "over
the road speed and agility feel".
Tyres: 18 inch at the front, 19 inch at the rear.
Tyre choice is a vital component in the ride, handling and steering
performance of every Lotus and for the Evora, Pirelli P-Zeros were chosen to
meet these performance requirements. The Pirelli P-Zero tyres (225/40 ZR18
at the front and larger diameter 255/35 ZR19 at the rear) provide the perfect
balance of ride, handling, grip, durability and safety required by the Evora
project team.
Lotus Evora: 205 g/km CO2
8.7 litres / 100 km (32.5 mpg) Combined Cycle
12.4 litres / 100 km (22.8 mpg) Urban Cycle
6.5 litres / 100 km (43.5 mpg) Extra Urban Cycle
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