Lotus Evora Live Launch

[kid phunk]

Why aren't there any scoops Lotus!! ?

[JonS]

Anyone else notice the blacked out section of this image board?

 

First three letters showing look like ESP to me

 

 

Also interesting to see what they are pitching themselves against:

Porsche x2

Mustang

Corvette

Merc

BMW Z4M ?

[Mark H]

Specs:

 

ENGINE/PERFORMANCE

Mid-mounted, transverse

3.5-litre DOHC V6 VVT-i

280ps @ 6,400rpm

342Nm @ 4,700rpm

0-60mph sub 5 seconds

225g/km CO2

GEARBOX

6-speed manual

BRAKING SYSTEM

ABS

Vented cross-drilled discs (350mm front, 332mm rear)

with AP Racing 4-piston calipers

CHASSIS

Modular lightweight bonded aluminium structure

SUSPENSION SYSTEM

Forged aluminium wishbone suspension

Bilstein high performance dampers

Eibach springs

STEERING

Hydraulically-assisted power steering

WHEELS/TYRES

18" alloys front (225/40 ZR18)

19" alloys rear (255/35 ZR19)

In showrooms from Summer 2009.

Final production specification may vary.

SEATING

2+2

Adjustable Recaro leather sports seats (front)

Leather seats with ISOFIX (rear)

STORAGE/BOOT

Remote release glove box

Storage bins & integrated cup holders

160-litre boot

ICE

Alpine multi-media system – 7" touch-screen

Satellite navigation

DVD

Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity

iPod connectivity

KERB WEIGHT

1350kg

ORIGIN

Hand-built by Lotus (Norfolk, UK)

OTHER FEATURES

Air conditioning

Electric power-fold door mirrors

Tyre pressure monitoring

Flat-bottomed steering wheel

Lotus_Evora.pdf

[darren5591]

Anyone else notice the blacked out section of this image board?

 

First three letters showing look like ESP to me

 

 

Very well spotted!

 

Looks better in the RL pics, even though the quality sucks. Now, where can I find an A3 Poster for my wall?

[Matt C]

This will just wipe out any Europa sales would it not? Seems a fair bit of overlap between them. I know which I would buy if I was choosing between them!

[Mark H]

Wallpapers:

 

 

 

Few more pics:

 

 

[Neil]

It's growing on me... still don't like it in silver though

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

You were patient to wait for those, slow as treacle up hill on a cold day.

[Mark H]

Since the Lotus site is so slow here is the dealer Launch Video , you will need an FLV video viewer such as this one (on pc) to view it:

 

http://www.download.com/FLV-Player/3000-2139_4-10467081.html

[Steve G]

So how many body parts do I need to sell to raise £45k and get back into a Lotus...?

[steve-n]

arrhhhhh Stelvio !!

 

What a place to test the brakes......

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

Yeah, you gotta love the smile on that guys face doing Stelvio. Brakes look massive in some of the pics (I suppose 350mm isn't exactly tiny)

[Mark H]

http://www.pistonheads.com/lotus/default.asp?storyId=18415

 

The new £45,000 2+2 mid-engined Lotus coupe will be called the Evora, the company has confirmed. The name was revealed this morning at the British Motor Show and replaces the 'Eagle' codename.

 

It is the first all-new Lotus since the Elise in 1995 will be powered by a 3.5-litre V6 producing 280bhp and has an innovative lightweight chassis. Lotus is predicting a 0-60mph time of less than five seconds and a top speed of over 170mph and hopes to take on accomplished sports cars such as the Porsche Cayman with the new car.

 

Lotus boss Mike Kimberley unveiled the new car at the British Motor Show this morning but would not reveal any specific performance figures. 'The A to B times are phenomenal,' he said. Lotus is calling the Evora the 'best car it has ever built' and says it is the only 'true 2+2 transverse and mid-engined sports car on the market'.

 

Kimberley said the car is the 'logical next step for owners of the current range' and claims the car will be both comfortable and focused. The company's engineers took it from a clean sheet to a finished design in 21 months.

[Steve G]

Has anyone seen any shots of the '+2' bit?

 

(Can't look at the video at work, so guess I might have missed something in those).

[richbk]

nice launch by the looks of it and i dearly hope it is well recieved by the press when driven.

i really really want to like it as it should be aimed at my demographic i think.

(advocate of the lotus brand, mid lifer, family, relatively affluent, etc etc.)

 

but i am still not excited by it. the rear is nice and top down it looks very sleek, but its just not wow enough for me.

also as i cant get site to load at work can someone post a pic of the rear seats??????

i believe the first cars are dedicated 2 seater's but they must have an example of the 2+2?

 

thx, and sorry for being a bit negative on what should be a great day for hethel

 

richbk