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THE LOTUS EVORA RANGE CONTENTS THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 1 2 THE LOTUS EVORA CONTENTS THE LOTUS EVORA CONTENTS A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY 4 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHTWEIGHT 6 BUILT IN PERFORMANCE 8 THE LOTUS EVORA 10 INTRODUCTION 12 MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL 14 THE LOTUS EVORA 400 16 THE LOTUS EVORA GT410 SPORT 20 THE LOTUS EVORA GT430 SPORT 24 THE LOTUS EVORA GT430 28 FURTHER INFORMATION 32 CONTENTS THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 3 A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY From the original Elite to the latest Evora, chassis, aerofoil wings, ‘gound effect’ Lotus has remained true to its founding and active suspension, through to today’s principles. Efficient use of the minimum aluminium bonded chassis, Lotus number of parts, a perfectly balanced has always pushed the boundaries of chassis plus a tactile and involving spirit automotive design and engineering. A are recognisable in every driving icon to deeply ingrained passion for innovation proudly carry the Lotus badge. remains at the core of everything Lotus does today. Since the day Colin Chapman built his first car in 1948 and established Lotus in 1952, the company has never ceased to innovate. This has earned Lotus a distinguished place in motorsport history. In Formula 1 alone, Lotus has more than 500 Grand Prix starts, complete with 81 victories and Below: Founder Colin Chapman. 7 World Championships. In addition, Lotus Right: 1972, Fittipaldi in the has successfully competed in Rally, Le iconic black and gold livery Mans, Indy and sports car classes around debriefs Chapman. the world. Colin Chapman applied pioneering, lightweight engineering to all of his road and race cars. His innovations changed A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE the course of racing car design forever. From the introduction of the monocoque THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 4 “If you’re not winning, you’re not trying.” A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE 7 6 81 9 1 1 FIA Formula 1 FIA Formula 1 FIA Formula 1 Le Mans Indianapolis 500 FIA World Rally Constructors’ Drivers’ World Grand Prix Wins Win Championship EVORA THE LOTUS World Championships Wins (in Class) Championships 5 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHTWEIGHT Throughout the 1950’s, Colin Chapman Today, the Lotus Lightweight Laboratory constructed a series of aerodynamically maintains Colin Chapman’s legacy and advanced, lightweight sports racing cars ensures that his ethos is applied to - typified by the Lotus Eleven that won its every new model. After a complete strip class at Le Mans in 1957. All were shining down, every component is assessed and examples of Colin Chapman’s ethos - optimised through redesign, change a passion for innovative, lightweight of material, change of supplier or engineering best encapsulated by his integration. If one part can be made to do famous quote from the launch of the Lotus the job of several, this is where it happens. Seven in 1957: “to increase performance, Improvement is continuous. The quest to add lightness”. add lightness never ends. The result is the fastest, most capable road car range Chapman’s engineering ideals, more Lotus has ever built. relevant today than ever, endure in the celebrated Lotus Evora. Launched to great acclaim in 1996, this mid-engined, rear-wheel drive, ultra light thoroughbred redefined the sports car once again. Its revolutionary bonded aluminium chassis delivered the ultimate driving sensation, providing exceptional feedback with thrilling acceleration, low CO2 emmisions and exceptionally low running costs for the PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHTWEIGHT THROUGH PERFORMANCE high performance on offer. 22 years later, it remains unmatched for tactile agility and pure driving pleasure. THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 6 7 THE LOTUS EVORA PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHTWEIGHT BUILT IN PERFORMANCE The name Lotus is synonymous around patches optimally controlled in this way, the world with sublime handling and the Evora can generate astonishing poised vehicle dynamics. Key to it all cornering forces from modest tyres. Very is that every Lotus is designed and few car companies today offer such high engineered from scratch with singular quality suspension across the range. focus - each one is purpose-built to be Then again, very few car companies focus a sports car. exclusively on purpose-built sports cars. Any mass-produced saloon or hatchback The other secret to Lotus’ renounded can be made to go faster but it’s never the ride and handling mastery is the on-site optimal starting point for a performance test track. A luxury afforded to few other car. For that you need to start with an car makers, it allows Lotus to develop exceptionally strong, rigid, lightweight cars faster and more intensively. Every chassis designed by a company with Lotus is painstakingly honed to extract seven decades of elite-level motorsport every last drop of dynamic performance experience. Every Lotus, from the from each component – remaining true Elise Sprint 220 to the Evora GT430, to Chapman’s principle of performance benefits from a bespoke, motorsport through lightweight. tested, bonded aluminium chassis. The pioneering process of bonding aluminium extrusions remains state-of-the-art today and provides the perfect platform for some of the highest quality suspension BUILT IN PERFORMANCE BUILT components to be found on any road car. Each and every Lotus car features the optimal design of unequal length double wishbones for superior kinematics, absolute precision, intuitive response and THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS maximum tyre grip. With all four contact 8 9 THE LOTUS EVORA BUILT IN PERFORMANCE THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS THE LOTUS 10 11 THE LOTUS EVORA INTRODUCTION Like every Lotus before it, the Evora benefits from a unique approach to driving dynamics. It’s a car for serious drivers who enjoy race car responses but also want some refinement and practicality for the open road. Designed and engineered to ensure that the driver is fully immersed in a sensory experience, it’s capable of making even the most ordinary drive feel special. Expertise earned from seven decades in motorsport has been applied to develop a sports car with equal prowess on both road and track. In race form, the Evora GT4 was a proven winner, successfully competing in numerous endurance series, including the Le Mans 24-Hours, the American Le Mans Series and the MSA British Endurance Championship. Back on the road, the Evora rewards its driver with vivid communication, sublime handling, exquisite poise and real usability across all road surfaces and at all speeds. INTRODUCTION THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 12 The essence of the Evora is found in its a process widely used in modern exceptional engineering and focus on racing car construction. Its unique real-world performance. Production design delivers exceptional torsional combines high technology processes rigidity - it takes 27,000 Nm to twist it with hand finishing techniques, from just one degree. This strength allows chassis construction through to final Lotus engineers to fine tune the optimal assembly. Teams of specialists oversee double wishbone suspension for more every process, ensuring that high quality compliance, increasing comfort without engineering standards are met during compromising the exceptional ride and every stage of the build. Completed handling dynamics. cars undergo rigorous rolling road and water-ingress tests to ensure ultimate reliability and performance. The state- of-the-art chassis is unique to the Evora. Constructed using bonded aluminium extrusions, it’s extremely light yet incredibly stiff, with a central tub forming the driver’s cockpit and safety cell - This chassis strength allows Lotus engineers to tune the INTRODUCTION motorsport derived double wishbone suspension for more compliance, increasing comfort without compromising the exceptional ride and handling dynamics. THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 13 MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL First and foremost a pure driver’s car demonstrates complete mastery over for the road, the Evora proves that them all. A low-drag, elegant, fastback the value of motorsport engineering design combines fluid lines and a swept- extends far beyond the race track. Its forward cabin with aggressive poise functional aerodynamics, mid-mounted and distinctive presence. The perfectly engine for optimum weight distribution, weighted, hydraulic power steering Bilstein dampers, Eibach springs and remains an industry benchmark. A tactile AP Racing brakes are all motorsport delight, it displays total fluency on the grade, intelligently applied for road use. road, transmitting authentic feedback The Evora’s towering dynamic abilities directly to the driver while filtering out were honed by countless development unwanted noise, keeping you focused miles on some of the world’s most and uniquely connected to the road. demanding roads and test facilities. The Evora range starts with the versatile, Focused driving is effortless with precise, all-round excellence of the Evora 400. intuitive steering response allied to huge Next comes the lighter, sharper, reserves of mechanical grip, tucking more focused GT410 Sport. The Evora the nose into apexes with precision and GT430 Sport exists for those who want poise. As the twisting tarmac disappears the ultimate Evora dynamics with beneath you, the Evora flows, settling a more subtle look while the range into a rhythym, soaking up bumps topping, limited production Evora and smoothing out rough surfaces, GT430 uses radical aero package to breathing with the road for an enthralling, produce 250kg of downforce. Every MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL MAKE EVERY unforgettable driving experience. Evora can now be ordered as a two seater or 2+2, with a choice of 6 speed Whatever the road throws at you - manual or paddleshift automatic. sweeping curve, challenging hairpin or undulating straight, the Evora THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 14 15 THE LOTUS EVORA MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL THE LOTUS EVORA 400 The Lotus Evora 400 is built in the true tradition of Lotus sports cars; high performance with precision handling.