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Price |
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Production |
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Engine |
3.5
liter V6 |
Weight |
3168
lbs |
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Aspiration |
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Torque |
295
lb-ft |
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HP |
345
hp @ 7000 rpm |
HP/Weight |
9.2
lbs per hp |
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HP/Liter |
98.6
hp per liter |
1/4 mile |
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0-60 mph |
4.6
seconds |
Top Speed |
172
mph |
(from Lotus Press
Release) It’s an Evora but not as you know it
Ahead of the official unveil at the Paris Motor Show on September
30th, Lotus announce the latest evolution of the award winning Evora
– the Evora S and Evora IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) option.
Lotus has taken the award winning* Evora and re-created it with a
350 PS 3.5l V6 engine to create the Evora S. Dany Bahar Lotus’ Chief
Executive Officer summed it up beautifully when he said: “You don’t
realise what you were missing from your driving experience until you
get behind the wheel of the Evora S.”
So apart from the
obvious power difference, how is the Evora S different to the
standard Evora? It’s another question we put to the CEO (given that
he’s spent a little time behind the wheel, we thought he’d be best
placed to answer questions). This is what he said: “It’s the next
level of Evora experience. It communicates with you better, the
suspension setting has been fine tuned for added power and control
so it responds even more to direction. It’s an instinctual car, the
experience is pure.”
“We were proud of the Evora but we’re even prouder of the Evora S, I
feel like it does the true Lotus experience justice. The really
great thing is that as we move forward the standard Evora should
also benefit from some of these developments.”
The Evora S comes with a
sport pack as standard featuring a ‘sport’ button which allows the
driver to control throttle response and activate the exhaust by-pass
valve. The sport button also raises the instantaneous rev limit and
changes the dynamic stability control settings resulting in a total
experience change. There are cross-drilled brakes for improved
cooling. And here’s a heads up for those who buy into the old adage
‘you can tell the men from the boys by the size of their toys’: the
external emotion of the Evora S has been improved with a completely
new active exhaust which means that at the push of a button the car
sounds just as dramatic as it feels.
Commenting on the Evora
S, Lotus Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Prillmann said: “The Evora
S is a natural progression for us but more than that, it’s a taste
of what people can come to expect from the next generation of Lotus
cars. It retains core Lotus values such as performance through
lightweight but it also gives more than that. It’s the perfect
combination of top performance, style and comfort. Form doesn’t
sacrifice function in the case of the Evora S.”
So there you have it
folks, the next generation of Lotus Evora, the Evora S, set to be
unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.
But that’s not all. In
addition to the Evora S, Lotus also presents the IPS (Intelligent
Precision Shift) option. This inception of the
seven-time-award-winning (who’s counting? We are!) Evora sees an
automatic 6-speed gearbox with Lotus developed transmission control
with a 3.5 l V6 engine delivering 280 PS assuring a superior
automatic driving experience.
The IPS version of the
Evora allows the driver to switch between manual paddle shift and
automatic drive modes. The driver also has the option of selecting
‘sport’ mode which showcases the Lotus sport driving experience
allowing the driver to really feel each gear shift and be in
complete control of the transmission.
Commenting on the
development Dany Bahar said: “The Evora IPS is set to broaden the
appeal of the Evora and reach out to a slightly different market. We
hope it will be popular with established automatic locations such as
Asia, the Middle East and the US. It’s been a long time since Lotus
created an automatic and we’ve spent a great deal of time refining
this one to make sure that it perfectly complements the Evora drive
experience.”
Evora S Technical Specification
Model Evora S
Engine Mid mounted, transverse 3.5 litre DOHC V6 VVT-I
Emissions see below due to wheel options
Transmission 6 speed manual
Chassis Modular lightweight bonded aluminium structure
Steering Lotus tuned hydraulically-assisted power steering
Suspension Forged aluminium double wishbone suspension
Bilstein high performance gas dampers
Eibach coaxial coil springs
Performance data
Standard wheel option
Fuel consumption - urban 14.5 l/100km
Fuel consumption – extra urban 7.4 l/100km
Fuel consumption - combined 10.0l/100km
CO2 Emissions 235 g/km
19/20” wheel option
Fuel consumption - urban 14.6 I/100km
Fuel consumption – extra urban 7.6 I/100km
Fuel consumption - combined 10.2 I/100km
CO2 Emissions 239 g/km
Max power 350 PS / 257.5 kW @ 7000 rpm
Max torque 400 Nm / 295 lb ft @ 4500 rpm
0-60 mph 4.6s
0-100 km/h 4.8s
Maximum speed 172mph
Vehicle mass (unladen) 1437kg
Evora IPS Option Technical Specification
Engine Mid mounted, transverse 3.5 litre DOHC V6 VVT-I
Emissions 208 g/km
Transmission Electronically controlled 6 speed automatic
Chassis Modular lightweight bonded aluminium structure
Steering Lotus tuned hydraulically-assisted power steering
Suspension Forged aluminium double wishbone suspension
Bilstein high performance gas dampers
Eibach coaxial coil springs
Performance data
Fuel consumption - urban 12.6 l/100km
Fuel consumption – extra urban 6.6 l/100km
Fuel consumption - combined 8.8 l/100km
CO2 Emissions 208 g/km
Max power 280 PS / 206 KW @ 6400rpm
Max torque 350 Nm / 258 lb ft @ 4700rpm
0-60 mph 5.3s
0-100 km/h 5.5s
Maximum speed 155mph
Vehicle mass (unladen) 1436 kg
*Evora Awards
Car Magazine –
Performance Car of the Year 2009
"There are executive saloons that don't ride this well, super
cars that don't turn in so crisply, and surely no car on the
planet steers like this. Lotus has managed to transfer
everything that we love about the Elise to a bigger, more
refined, more grown up platform...It couldn’t really be much
better to drive - the Evora is nigh-on perfect. A winner on
every conceivable level.”
Top Gear – Sports
car of the Year 2009
“Its pretty, quintessentially British, fast and handles like a
dream. Evora takes Lotus to a new place in terms of quality but
more importantly delivers a sports car rush that puts other
marques to shame.”
Evo Magazine –
Car of the Year 2009
"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. … A quite
brilliant car and worthy winner."
Autocar –
Britain’s best Driver’s Car 2009Editor’s Special Award for
Excellence, Group Lotus
“The best here. Brilliant on the track. Nimble, delicate and
forgiving. Even better on the road.”
iMotor – Most
Rated Car of 2008
“It’s [Lotus Evora] ‘rated’ score of 95 per cent is truly
impressive and enough to see it beat brilliant machines such as
the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and Nissan GT-R.”
Sport Auto:
(Readers Choice)
Best production sports coupe under €100k - 2nd place
Auto Revue:
Sportscar of the Year 2009 - 2nd place
About Lotus
The main operating
subsidiary of Group Lotus plc is Lotus Cars Ltd, which has two
operating divisions
– Lotus Engineering and
Lotus Cars. Lotus Engineering is an internationally recognised
automotive engineering consultancy based in Norfolk, UK. Global
facilities include those in Michigan (USA), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia),
China and offices in Germany and Japan, with rapid expansion in new
territories such as South East Asia.
Lotus Engineering
provides comprehensive and versatile consultancy services to many of
the world's OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, offering a full engineering
service from initial concept and project design through development
and integration of the complete vehicle to meet all worldwide
markets and customers to full production. This includes third party
'niche vehicle' engineering and manufacture worldwide.
Lotus Cars builds world
class, prestige, high performance sports cars for sale in 37
countries. These include the iconic Lotus Elise, the Exige, the
2-Eleven and Lotus’ latest model, the Lotus Evora. Lotus is a global
high-tech company, expanding rapidly and committed to driving
forward technology for both Lotus Cars and its Engineering clients,
spearheading research into such areas as hybrids, electric vehicles
and renewable fuels.
For more information about Lotus
please contact:
PR Department
Group Lotus plc,
Potash Lane,
Hethel,
Norfolk,
UK
NR14 8EZ
Tel: +44 (0) 1953 608264
