Looks nice on the outside, and I am loving those bucket seats. The weight is pretty good even though it has a 3.5 litre V6 in the middle. Lotus has made another great car.
Finally, a Lotus with an interior to match its exterior. The Lotus Evora ($TBD; 2009) is the British carmaker's new 2+2 coupe, offering 276 hp from a 3.5L V6, a curb weight of just 2,976 lbs., and an interior filled with high-end appointments like leather, a navigation system, Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, and more. Fantastic styling, adult creature comforts, and legendary Lotus handling combine to make this one of '09s hottest rides.All of this points to the Evora being more of a ‘lifestyle’ vehicle instead of the race-inspired purist car we have learned to known and love. However, Lotus promises once you’re seated behind its flat-bottomed steering wheel, it feels every bit as exotic and sporting as you would expect a Lotus to be.Despite all of the extra stuff, Lotus has compensated with a light weight inner body structure which weighs just 200 kg (prototype weight), helping to keep the weight of the whole car to just 1350 kg.Add in Toyota’s all-alloy 2GR-FE 3.5-litre V6 producing 280 PS, Bilstein/Eibach suspension, Lotus AP Racing 4 piston calipers with vented and cross-drilled brake discs and this finely appointed everyday pamper mobile turns into a track scorcher capable of sub 5 second 0-60 mph sprints while achieving sub-225 g/km and fuel consumption in the region of 30+ mpg.
