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    Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racer To Debut At Nurburgring

    Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details

    Lotus Evora: Story Behind The Name

    Lotus Confirms 400 HP Supercharged Evora Convertible

    REPORT: Lotus Evora SC Coming With 350 HP Supercharged Engine

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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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    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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    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 smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    4.9 0-60 with 11 pounds per pony is exceptional. Old rules of thumb would dictate a ratio of 10 or fewer pounds per horsepower to break 5 seconds.
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    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    Hey yo fat girl! Come'ere are ya ticklish?


    Did they give you the wieght in "stones" and you made a mistake with the conversion?

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    06/11/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: Weight!!! I've been committing typing errors all day.
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    At first I thought "A fatter Lotus for women, this is going to suck."


    But it turned out to be good! I think this can be competitive against the E-Class Coupes and 3 Series Coupes of American Suburbia. I'd definitely buy one.

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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    06/11/09

    @Schm wishes he could bring back the funny. .: Take note, I said "A FATTER Lotus for WOMEN," not "A LOTUS for FAT women."


    lolz.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    I'd like to see Eva Mendes in one.
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    Image of c0de c0de
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: i'd like to myself in Eva Mendes
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/11/09

    @c0de: I'd go there, too.

    But for some reason, I just think that in terms of aesthetics, this car, in white, would just be an absolutely perfect match for her.
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    06/11/09

    @pauljones: Perhaps I'm on crack, but I really do think she would look great in that car:
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    06/11/09

    @pauljones: Also, Lucy Liu. I think she would look just as good in it.
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/11/09

    @pauljones: She'd look better with nothing on.
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    Image of Max Finkel Max Finkel
    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    Cool. Can people >6 feet fit?
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/11/09

    @Max Finkel: Around? Possibly, given current physical trends, and car companies attemting to pander to the common denominator...
    Tall? No.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    06/11/09

    @Max Finkel, Scandinavian Flick: Well, Jeremy Clarkson fits in an Elise, so I'd assume other Lotus models will handle those of us with large builds.


    And no, it's not a coincidence that Lotus started catering to normal-sized people after their 5'4", 130-pound founder passed away.

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    Image of ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD
    06/11/09

    In reply to Leaky Lotus! Official US-Bound Evora Details
    >3,046.8 Lb


    Isn't that kinda heavy for a lotus?

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/11/09

    @darkstar: I guess it's heavy for a Lotus, though that's not saying too much. This is about the same weight as a RWD Porsche 911, which is also a 2+2.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    06/11/09

    @darkstar: 1959 Lotus Elite: 1110 lb (503.5 kg) cub weight.

    1963 Lotus Elan: 1500 lb (680 kg) curb weight.


    If this 3000- pound car came from any other manufacturer, I'd be pretty stoked about its light weight. But next to older Lotuses (Loti?) it looks like a fat pig.

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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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