LOTUS EVORA CONTENTS THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS 1 2 “Simplify, thenaddlightness” “Simplify, CONTENTS CONTENTS THE LOTUS EVORA EVORA THE LOTUS EVORA THE LOTUS THE LOTUS ELISE CONTENTS LOTUS EVORA CONTENTS A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY 2 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT 4 BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE 6 LOTUS EVORA INTRODUCTION 11 MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL 12 LOTUS EVORA GT410 SPORT 14 PAINT OPTIONS 16 FURTHER INFORMATION 18 CONTENTS LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS 1 A UNIQUE PLACE IN “If you’re not winning, you’re not trying.” HISTORY From the original Elite to the latest Evora, introduction of the monocoque chassis, Lotus has remained true to its founding to aerofoil wings, ‘ground effect’ and principles. Lightweight construction, active suspension, Chapman’s innovations efficient use of the minimum number changed racing car design forever. of parts, a perfectly balanced chassis Lotus continues to push the boundaries and tactile, communicative steering of automotive design and engineering are evident in every driving icon to today with expertise in lightweight proudly carry the Lotus badge. construction, performance electronics, the bonded aluminium chassis, the Since the day Colin Chapman established world’s only mid-engined 2+2 sports Lotus in 1952, the company has never car and industry benchmark steering, ceased to innovate. This has earned Lotus ride and handling. A deeply ingrained a distinguished place in motorsport history. passion for innovation remains at the In Formula 1 alone, Lotus has achieved 81 heart of everything Lotus does today. victories, 102 pole positions and 13 World Championships from over 500 Grand Prix starts. Lotus designs have also beaten the best in World Rally, Le Mans, Indy Car, Touring Car and numerous Sports Car and GT classes around the world. Colin Chapman applied pioneering, lightweight engineering to every one of his race and road cars. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY A UNIQUE PLACE automotive engineers of all time. From the 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 Above: Founder Colin Chapman. LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS World Championships Championships Wins (in Class) EVORA LOTUS Right: 1972, Fittipaldi in the iconic black 2 and gold livery debriefs Chapman. 3 PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT Throughout the 1950’s, Lotus constructed exceptional feedback with thrilling a series of aerodynamically advanced, acceleration and extremely low lightweight Sportsracers. Typified by the running costs for the performance revered Lotus Eleven that won its class on offer. Over two decades later, it at Le Mans in 1957, all were spectacular remains unmatched for precision, examples of Colin Chapman’s ethos. agility and pure driving engagement. His passion for innovative, lightweight engineering was best encapsulated by Today, the Lotus Lightweight his famous quote from the launch of Laboratory maintains Colin the Lotus Seven in 1957: “to increase Chapman’s legacy and ensures that performance, add lightness”. his ethos is applied to every new model. After a complete strip down, Chapman’s engineering ideals, proven every component is assessed and time and time again in the toughest of optimized through redesign, change environments, are more relevant today of material, change of supplier or than ever. They live-on in the celebrated integration. If one part can be made to Lotus Elise. Launched to great acclaim in do the job of several, this is where it 1996, this mid-engined, rear-wheel drive, happens. Improvement is continuous. ultra-light thoroughbred redefined the The quest to add lightness never sports car once again. Its revolutionary, ends. The result is the fastest, most bonded aluminium chassis delivers the exciting, most capable range of ultimate driving sensation, providing road cars Lotus has ever built. PERFORMANCE THROUGH LIGHT WEIGHT THROUGH PERFORMANCE LIGHT WEIGHT THROUGH PERFORMANCE LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS EVORA LOTUS 4 5 BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE The name Lotus is synonymous across Sport, benefits from a bespoke, motorsport Very few car companies today offer such the world with sublime handling and tested, bonded aluminium chassis. The high quality suspension across the range. exceptional vehicle dynamics. The key pioneering process of bonding aluminium Then again, very few car companies focus to it all is that every Lotus is designed extrusions remains state-of-the-art exclusively on purpose-built sports cars. and engineered from scratch with a today and provides the ideal platform for singular focus. Every Lotus is purpose- some of the highest quality suspension The other secret to world-renowned built to be a pure sports car. components to be found on any road car. ride and handling expertise, is the on-site test track at Hethel. A luxury Any mass-produced saloon or hatchback Each and every Lotus car features the enjoyed by few other car makers, it can be made to go faster but it’s never the optimal, cost-no-object design of unequal allows Lotus to develop cars faster optimal starting point for a performance length double wishbones for superior and more intensively. Every Lotus is BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE BUILT-IN PERFORMANCE BUILT-IN car. For that, you need an exceptionally kinematics, absolute precision, intuitive painstakingly honed to extract every light, rigid chassis designed by a response and maximum tyre grip. With all last drop of dynamic performance company with seven decades of elite-level four contact patches optimally controlled, from each component – remaining motorsport experience. Every Lotus, from the Elise can generate astonishing true to Colin Chapman’s principle of LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS the Elise Sport 220 to the Evora GT410 cornering forces from modest tyres. performance through light weight. EVORA LOTUS 6 7 LOTUS EVORA EVORA EVORA LOTUS LOTUS LOTUS LOTUS 8 9 LOTUS EVORA INTRODUCTION Like every Lotus before it, the Evora real-world performance. Production benefits from a unique approach to combines high-technology processes driving dynamics. It’s a car for devoted with hand finishing techniques, from drivers who enjoy race car responses chassis construction through to final but also want some refinement and assembly. Teams of specialists oversee practicality for the open road. Designed every process, ensuring that high-quality and engineered to ensure that the driver engineering standards are met during is fully immersed in a sensory experience, every stage of the build. Completed it’s capable of making even the most cars undergo rigorous rolling road ordinary drive feel special. Expertise and water-ingress tests to ensure earned from seven decades in motorsport absolute reliability and performance. has been applied to develop a sports car The state-of-the-art chassis is unique with equal prowess on both road and to the Evora. Constructed using bonded track. In race form, the Evora GT4 is a aluminium extrusions, it’s extremely proven winner, successfully competing light yet incredibly stiff with a central tub in numerous endurance series, forming the driver’s cockpit and safety including the MSA British Endurance cell - a process widely used in modern Championship, American Le Mans Series racing car construction. Its unique and the Le Mans 24-hours. Back on the design delivers exceptional torsional road, the Evora rewards its driver with rigidity - it takes 27,000 Nm to twist vivid communication, sublime handling, it just one degree. This rigidity allows exquisite poise and real usability across Lotus engineers to fine tune the forged all road surfaces and at all speeds. aluminium, double wishbone suspension for more compliance, improving ride The essence of the Evora is found in its comfort without compromising the INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION exceptional engineering and focus on exceptional handling dynamics. LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS EVORA LOTUS 10 11 MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL First and foremost a pure driver’s car out rough surfaces, breathing for the road, the Evora proves that the with the road for an enthralling, value of motorsport engineering extends immersive driving experience. far beyond the race track. Its functional aerodynamics, bonded aluminium Whatever the road throws at you - chassis, Bilstein dampers, Eibach sweeping curve, challenging hairpin springs, forged aluminium wishbones or undulating straight, the Evora and AP Racing brakes are all motorsport demonstrates complete mastery grade, intelligently applied for road use. over them all. An elegant, low-drag, The Evora’s towering dynamic abilities fastback design combines fluid lines were honed by countless development and a swept-forward cabin with miles on some of the world’s most an athletic stance and distinctive demanding roads and test facilities. presence. The meticulously weighted hydraulic power steering remains an Focused driving is effortless with industry benchmark. A tactile delight, precise, intuitive steering response allied it displays total fluency on the road, to huge reserves of mechanical grip, transmitting authentic feedback agility and poise. As the twisting tarmac directly to the driver while filtering out disappears beneath you, the Evora unwanted noise, keeping you focused flows, settling into a rhythm, smoothing and uniquely connected to the road. MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL MAKE EVERY DRIVE SPECIAL MAKE EVERY LOTUS EVORA EVORA LOTUS EVORA LOTUS 12 13 Alcantara® trimmed binnacle Subwoofer and amplifier TECHNICAL cover and switch cover LOTUS EVORA Sound insulation Interior colour pack – centre SPECIFICATION console panel and door grab Cruise control handles in contrast yellow or GT410 SPORT red finish (cost option) OPTIONS: LIGHTWEIGHT Instrument panel surround, AND PERFORMANCE steering wheel finisher, HVAC panel and door release 6-speed automatic transmission levers in gunmetal finish Race suspension package: Rear parking sensor Lotus-tuned, Öhlins® TTX aluminium two-way adjustable Relentless development has led to the next Lightweight aluminium gear knob dampers – twenty click adjustment Aluminium face level vents and compression and rebound; twin evolution of Evora.