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Lotus Scoops Evo Car Of The Year Double

Lotus Scoops EVO Car of the Year Double

 

 

Lotus Scoops EVO Car of the Year Double

 

The Lotus Evora takes the title of 'EVO Car of the Year

2009', with the Lotus 2-Eleven winning the prestigious 'EVO Track Car of the

Year 2009' competition.

For the 'EVO Car of the Year 2009' test EVO

Magazine took a fleet of the world's most desirable driving machines to the

sensational roads of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, to evaluate the cars over a

three day and 1000 mile test route.

 

The Lotus Evora, along with cars from manufacturers

including Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche and Aston Martin were put through their

paces on the challenging and technical roads by the EVO team. In the Car of the Year test, the group of 13

cars were whittled down to the top 5 and then scored out of 100, with the Lotus

Evora beating all other entrants

with an impressive score of 96.0. John

Barker, Motoring Editor said of the Evora "It's a magical thing across the

ground, deft like an Elise, with exceptional poise and feel. What was telling

for me was that, getting into it after any of the other finalists, it was even

better than I remembered: a bit smoother, a bit quicker and even sweeter

dynamically, too. It's a beguiling car."

David Vivian, Contributing Editor, commented, "A quite

brilliant car and worthy winner."

The 'EVO Track Car of the Year 2009' event swapped the

dramatic scenery and challenging gradients for the more familiar, but fast and

demanding West Circuit at the Bedford Autodrome.

The Lotus 2-Eleven along with eleven other cars competed for

the title of 'EVO Track Car of the Year 2009'. The test group contained some of

the most exciting track cars on sale today, including hot hatches, track focused

supercars and exotic track machines.

In the Track Car of the Year competition the cars were each

timed around the West Circuit and compared subjectively to find a winner.

 

On the way to winning the competition the 2-Eleven posted

the second fastest time and closely matched the criteria set by the judges of

providing entertainment, being rewarding and a challenge to drive.

Roger Green, Track Test Editor, when commenting on the

2-Eleven said "Every single judge described (the 2-Eleven) as 'superb' in their

assessment notes."

Henry Catchpole, Road Test Editor, stated that "It's

fabulous. It takes the habitability, finish and dimensions of the road car and

adds the dynamics and awesome gearbox of a race car."

Luke Bennett, Operations Director of Lotus Cars Limited said

that "I am delighted that the Evora took the title of "EVO Car of the Year 2009"

and it is made even better that at the same time the 2-Eleven has won the Track

Car of the Year competition. The Evora and 2-Eleven offer very different

ownership propositions; however both have the same Lotus DNA and each reward the

driver with a great Lotus driving experience."

Luke went on to say "It is a great endorsement for Lotus

cars that the most refined car in the product line up is picking up awards at

the same time as the most extreme car in the range, illustrating the great

wealth of engineering and manufacturing expertise at Lotus."

Lotus Evora: 205 g/km CO2

32.5 mpg (8.7 litres / 100 km) - Combined

Cycle

22.8 mpg (12.4 litres / 100 km) - Urban Cycle

43.5 mpg (6.5 litres / 100 km) - Extra Urban

Cycle

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