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    Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name

    REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine

    Lotus Evora In Living Color On The Nürburgring

    Matchbox Shrinks Lotus Evora To 1/64 Scale, Still Overweight

    The Lotus Evora Weighs A Ton...And A Half

    Lotus Evora Debuts At British Motor Show
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    Image of RCN8 RCN8
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    I like their cars, but they're far too small for a lanky 6'5" specimen like myself.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    06/02/09

    @RCN8:

    They say that you might even fit this car.
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    Image of jip1080 jip1080
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    Are these things out for sale in North America yet? I ask because while I was out for a Sunday drive a bit north of Atlanta this past weekend something that looked remarkably like the Evora passed me going the other way on a nice windy back road. It also turns out that my e-brake needs a bit of adjustment...
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    06/02/09

    @jip1080:

    They are not yet available. I think 2010 some time. It's possible you did see one as the US outpost of Lotus is in the Atlanta area.


    Car looks great in red, btw. Which is the color of the one they had on hand.

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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    Top Gear magazine (UK print edition for June) had a review of this car and to put it mildly, they were not impressed.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/02/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: They had a review of a car that hasn't been released to the public yet?
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    06/02/09

    @pauljones: Umm...I'm going to shut up now. I thought that I had clicked the Jaguar story, and instead wound up clicking this one.


    Kindly ignore my previous comment and carry on.

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    Image of jarmod jarmod
    06/02/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: As you mention, you were talking about the Jag. The latest Evo tests the Evora against the Cayman S and Farbio GTS. To my surprise, the Evora came out on top.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    06/02/09

    @jarmod:

    You fail to add that EVO went so far as to compared it favorably to the GT-R.


    While I'm a Se7ens man through and through, this car was sweet.

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    Image of jduffy13 jduffy13
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    It is a nice chick car and they'll probably sell a ton of these to the right women.


    Do American manufacturers tailor cars for these women these days. The only thing I can think of at the moment is that little GM convertible.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/02/09

    @jduffy13: No, BMW usually specializes in that.
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    Image of ThreeLitre ThreeLitre
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    I really like this car. I think it looks great.


    A plush Lotus that still tries to be fairly spartan and lightweight but can, in a pinch, fit an extra couple people. Why wouldn't you?

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/02/09

    @ThreeLitre: Have you seen the size of those backseats?

    Good luck fitting anything other than legless midgets back there. It seems to be more for insurance purposes than anything else.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/02/09

    @pauljones: Seatbelts for the padded parcel shelf FTW! My V12 XJS is less costly to insure than my Iron Duke equipped Fiero.


    I'm sure the gap would swing the other way if I carried full coverage on them, since the Jaguar would be more costly to repair, but for some reason, the insurance company thinks that a 90 hp, 2500lb Pontiac is more of a liability than a 285 hp, 3800lb Jaguar.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    06/02/09

    @smalleyxb122: In this case, the insurance company is correct.


    /obligatory flaming Fiero jab

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/02/09

    @brandegee: Apparently you are unfamiliar with how many V12 Jaguars suffer from engine fires. A bad injector rail design, coupled with Lucas electrical components is a volatile combination, indeed.
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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    06/02/09

    @pauljones:

    Have you sat in the back of a 911 recently? Same thing. My 8 and 11 year old kids will fit though, just as comfortably as they did in the back of my old TT.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    06/02/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name
    For those who can't read:






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    Image of bruxell bruxell
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    But when will they come up with a compelling reason to spend more than twice the price of a new 370Z on one?
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    Image of Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish! Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
    01/08/09

    @bruxell: There already is one: Unlike the Z, this allows you to bring Vern Troyer along on your date.
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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    For every automatic Evora sold to THEM, Lotus gets to make a batshit-crazy 500 lb. special edition Exige for US. Be happy that this cash cow exists. It's not like they're cashing in on their sporting heritage to build an SUV or anything nutty like that.
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    I'm glad they stuck a V6 in the back of this one. I'm glad they then turbogharged it. Most of all I'm glad it's still mid-engined.


    If they ever make a 2 seat only version, I'm calling it the Toyota NSX.

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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    the future looks disappointing.


    ...honda killing the s2k replacement.


    ...lotus offering autos and retractable tops.


    ...whats next ktm switching to minivans?

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    Image of 1300ccsoffury 1300ccsoffury
    01/08/09

    @damnelantra™: KTM switching to minivans...you act like you haven't dreamed about owning a bright orange people mover armed with a large single cylinder engine.
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    Image of damnelantra™ damnelantra™
    01/08/09

    @1300ccsoffury: only if it shots smoke like my old 2 stroke lawnmower


    ...seems i recently have a deep need to get back outside and get reacquainted with lawn maintance

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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    Let us pray:


    Dear Lord, Please smite any who would dare to purchase a Lotus with an automatic transmission, lest Lotus think it is a good idea, and continue to offer them as an option.


    You needn't strike them down; Just give them boils or leprosy or something. I don't think that that is too much to ask.


    I mean, seriously, the kind of person who would buy an automatic Lotus is a contradiction. An enthusiast who would rather let the car shift for him?


    The only exception would be a Lotus enthusiast who has lost his left leg, and therefore cannot operate the clutch pedal, and has been waiting patiently for a Lotus offering that he is physically capable of driving.


    Perhaps instead of boils, you could strike them lame on the left. At least make the automatic necessary.


    I mean, come on! You can do this for us right?


    Thanks...er, I mean, Amen.

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    Image of Feds Feds
    01/08/09

    @smalleyxb122:


    Amen.

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    Image of Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish! Tomsk sez so long Ash78, and thanks for all the fish!
    01/08/09

    @Feds: Don't you mean "In the name of the Father, the Son, and Jim Clark, amen?"
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    Image of JCWhitless JCWhitless
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    Your fathers Lotus has just turned into your daughters Miata and is headlong into becoming your grandmothers LeBaron.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    There was a great interview with the staff not too long ago; I think it was evo who asked them if they weren't being untrue to their core principles. They made a good point, basically saying, "Look, the world is full of car companies who have refused to compromise their principles, and gone bankrupt. Our core principle is making fantastic sports cars, but we've contracted our work out for decades to other companies to pay the bills. In this sense, we're just contracting out to ourselves. This car will hopefully pay all the bills, and help fund our next ultra-lightweight exotic."


    In that sense, shit, gimme nice leather and heated seats, and I'll shut up about it "not being true to the Lotus philosophy".

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    Image of AiDonWaiKit AiDonWaiKit
    01/08/09

    @Deartháir: a Cruder, Fart-Joke Version of graverobber: You make a good point. Sometimes, you gotta compromise with what the market wants. You have to start producing enough revenue for your next super car, before you can make one.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    01/08/09

    @AiDonWaiKit: I like thinking of it that way. Lotus has designed chasses and suspension components for pretty much everyone out there -- often with no credit whatsoever. Several dozen of their "projects" are sealed-files jobs where neither side will ever reveal that Lotus did all the engineering for it. They do that to fund their supercars. So why not do it themselves? So long as their primary focus is funding the next Elise or Esprit, I don't care if they sell scooters to fund it.
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    Image of Boosted Lego Wagon Boosted Lego Wagon
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    Complicate, and add weight.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    01/08/09

    @boosted-lego-wagon: The corollary should be 'complicate, and subtract lightness'?


    Still, succinctly and appropriately put.

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    01/08/09

    In reply to REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine
    When will Lotus bring back the Esprit?
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/08/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: From the Lotus rep at the car show: The Evora has a completely redesigned chassis from the Elise. It's wider, the sills are lower and it has been engineered to take both the transverse Toyota V6 engine in this usage, as well as the longitudinal V8 that will be powering the Esprit, which will debut in 2010. So the Evora sets the stage for the Esprit return.
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    01/08/09

    @graverobber: An older, drunker, less Canadian version of De...: Thanks for the update, I appreciate it.
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