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    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring

    Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name

    Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible

    REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine

    Jalopnik's Top Reveals From The 2008 Paris Motor Show: Morning, Day Two

    Live From Paris, It's The Diminutive Back Seat Of The Lotus Evora!

    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 Boss Says New, High-Performance Mid-Engined Supercar Coming In 2010
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    09/11/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring
    Given the reports about how wonderful the standard Evora is to drive, there isn't much cause for bitching about its porkiness. I'll bet most of the people who say they wouldn't buy the fat Evora would absolutely hate driving the skinny rocket described above. Me, I'd piss myself if I got the chance to drive either.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    09/11/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring
    Can we get the V6 as a crate motor for the Camry? No?

    This looks good. Really, really good. Let the bazillion iterations of the Evora begin.
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    09/11/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring
    All I know is that the Evora had better launch with a campaign about "smacking your kids around" without hurting your hands.

    "I already told you, we'll get there when we get there!"
    (jerk wheel hard left, right)
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    Image of Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
    09/11/09

    In reply to Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring
    Why dosn't Toyota just buy Lotus, lock the people from Lotus in a huge basement and forces them to make a few Toyota sports cars that will all enjoy?
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    Image of Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master Ash Clutchem, Pokey Master
    09/11/09

    @Motor_Yakuza: "Toyota: It puts the motion under your skin or else it gets the hose again!"
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    09/11/09

    @Motor_Yakuza: But then how would Toyota make money of the engines it sells to Lotus. The key word here is money.

    Toyota could give flying f**k about making sporty cars. As long as they sell enough...
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    Image of jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
    09/11/09

    @Motor_Yakuza: I don't see much evidence they have any desire to make a sports car.
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    Image of Motor_Yakuza Motor_Yakuza
    09/11/09

    @Formerlythegreatestdriver: I know, but for Akio Toyoda there is more then making money in this game, he is the grandson of Toyota's founder Kiichiro Toyoda, and he loves sports cars, judging by this two facts I can tell that the Toyobaru won't be the only sports car that Toyota will make in the near future.
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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 Syrax Syrax
    03/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible
    This car weights more than the V8 Esprit? Lotus lost their way.
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    Image of superbad superbad
    03/13/09

    @Syrax: It's 8 (eight) pounds heavier! (2968 vs 2976) OMGWTF! For those extra 8 pounds you get:


    1. Back seats for the kids

    2. Real airbags and modern crash structures so you don't kill them

    3. Nav so you don't get them lost

    4. Space in back to put their crap, and yours.


    The Evora S will have nearly the same power as an Esprit V8, it will weigh about the same, but it will be far, far more usable. And cheaper. And safe. And cheaper to maintain. And reliable. The Esprit was a toy. This is a proper car you can drive every day if you like.


    I don't get all the moaning about this car's weight, but by all means keep it up. Just means I'll get a higher build slot.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/14/09

    @superbad: Lotus drivers don't have kids, don't need airbags and don't use Nav.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible
    Evora since the first of the year, there has been Eclat-ly 7 posts on Jalopnik about Lotus vehicles (not including Lotus-based EVs from Dodge and Tesla). Now, for a relatively Elite car from Europa, this is not a lot of coverage. Especially considering how many mentions Bugatti has received lately. Now, in the Esprit of Jalopnik, I can't understand this. Lotus, more than most car companies, is more akin to our Jalopnik sensibilities and, except in Exige-ent circumstances, should receive quite a bit of coverage. I mean, für Elise's sake, they put relatively powerful engines in lightweight cars that sit roughly 2-Eleven mm off the ground.


    We are Omnivorous on Jalopnik, but some companies deserve more credit than they get.

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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    03/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible
    Someone get me towel.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/13/09

    @maximum-sienna haz a NA V-6:


    Screw the towel.


    I need a blanket after imagining Adriana Lima driving around in an Evora convertible.

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    03/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible
    Lotus is really on a roll. Supercharged V-6 in a range-expanding four seater, and a convertible. All good.


    Now, for your next trick, could you remove the back seat and insert a nice, supercharged V-12? Thanks, I'll wait.

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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    03/13/09

    In reply to Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible
    Also, some sloppy-ass proofing in that write up.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/13/09

    @Al Navarro:


    Qwitchyerbitchen! They're human, too.

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    Image of Al Navarro Al Navarro
    03/13/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.:

    I make lots of typos, too. But I'm not getting compensated for my troubles.
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    Image of Wes Siler Wes Siler
    03/13/09

    @Al Navarro: Slow day at the ad agency?
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