Lotus Evora | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Lotus Cars |
Production | 2009–2021 6,117 produced |
Model years | 2010–2021 |
Assembly | Hethel, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
Designer | Russell Carr[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupé 2-door 2+2 coupé |
Layout | Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Related | Lotus 3-Eleven Infiniti Emerg-e |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.5 L Toyota 2GR-FE V6[1][2] 3.5 L Toyota 2GR-FE supercharged V6 |
Transmission | 6-speed Aisin AI manual[1] 6-speed Aisin AI IPS automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,575 mm (101.4 in)[1] |
Length | 4,395 mm (173.0 in) |
Width | 1,848 mm (72.8 in) 1,858 mm (73.1 in) (Evora GT)[3] |
Height | 1,229 mm (48.4 in) |
Kerb weight | 1,248 kg (2,751 lb)–1,442 kg (3,179 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Lotus Europa S |
Successor | Lotus Emira |
The Lotus Evora is a sports car produced by the British company Lotus.[1] The car, which was developed under the project name Project Eagle, was launched on 22 July 2008 at the British International Motor Show.[4] The Evora S was launched in 2010 with a supercharged 3.5-litre V6. A facelifted and more powerful Evora 400 model was unveiled at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show,[5] followed by another more powerful variant, the Evora GT430, which was unveiled in 2017.[6]
The Lotus Evora is based on the first all-new vehicle platform from Lotus Cars since the introduction of the Lotus Elise in 1995 (the Exige and the 2006 Europa S are both derivatives of the Elise).[7][8] The Evora was planned to be the first of three vehicles to be built on the same platform.[9] The sales target was 2,000 cars per year, with prices between £45,000 and just over £50,000,[1] and sales in America scheduled from the beginning of 2010.[10]