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Not the first time a Lotus Evora has been seen on Wisteria Lane! The Desperate Housewives cast & crew held a block party in LA the other day and 1000+ Hollywood types turned up with a bunch of VIP's to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Lotus donated a week-long loan of the car and a pair of VIP tickets to an IndyCar race which proved so popular that a second car and pair of tickets was arranged raising over $5,000 for the charity. … [Read more...]
AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES – LONG BEACH Lotus AJR’s Evora took the chequered flag in its first ALMS race at the weekend at Long Beach. Bill Sweedler was at the wheel at the start of the race and was hit from behind as he braked to avoid a stopped car. He was spun around and then, moments later, hit for a second time which caused severe damage to the exhaust and robbed the Evora of valuable horsepower. The crew made repairs, but Sweedler and team-mate Townsend Bell were down several laps. They soldiered on to take the flag. Bill Sweedler: “It was an unfortunate … [Read more...]
Lotus's longest established dealership, Bell & Colvill opened the doors of their showroom for 2 days recently to allow potential customers the chance to get close to the MY12 Evora in both manual and IPS variants and try for themselves the updated and improved car. With the Evora model now having been available for over two and a half years Lotus have put in place a number of improvements as outlined in our recent 'Evora Reloaded' article, all aimed at bringing the quality of the car higher with the focus on driver engagement and involvement. TLF are swapping … [Read more...]
TLF attended the 2012 Autosport International show at the NEC to see what Lotus has by way of updates for the upcoming motorsport season. Companies from around the world are showcasing some of the latest technology from the motorsport sector at the show which is pretty large and worth a visit to get up close with the cars and technology you see on track throughout the year. High performance transmission expert Xtrac unveiled its new IndyCar gearbox, which will be fitted to all cars running in the series for the next five years. The type ‘1011’ … [Read more...]
Gavan Kershaw and Stuart Hall have won the second Lotus 1000km, driving a Strattons-run Evora. Whilst the team were favourites for victory, they were pushed all the way by last year’s pacesetters GWS. The thirstier V6 was barely three minutes ahead of the challenging Exige and potentially required an extra stop before the 515-lap distance was completed. However when Jamie Stanley brought the GWS car in for an unscheduled stop in the final hour and was unable to resume battle, the matter was settled. This left Doug and Chris Setters, plus Chris Headlam in the … [Read more...]
Oregon, USA based Radium Engineering have released a new product they claim will release up to 21.5 extra peak horsepower over the OEM intake system for the naturally aspirated Evora along with a significant increase in torque throughout the range. We've not tested the system directly but a few TLF members have fitted the kits and are so far very impressed with the 'seat of the pants' dyno results and induction sound improvements. The Radium CAI (Cold Air Intake) kit includes everything you need to replace the stock system and they say it takes less than an hour to … [Read more...]
In conjunction with EVO magazine, Lotus are offering one lucky person the chance to drive an Evora S for 12 months with their compliments to enjoy the car and write about their experiences (website). From hundreds of entries, the write ups and photography led to the judges picking 20 finalists who recently spent the day at Lotus HQ in Hethel, Norfolk driving on the newly refurbished track in the Elise and Evora. As well as the driving experience, the finalists were asked to tape a live interview in the car on camera, nerve wracking stuff for our budding trainee … [Read more...]
Broadcaster and car enthusiast Chris Evans visited Lotus yesterday to agree the final spec of the Evora S he bought at auction to raise money for Freddie Mercury’s charity Mercury Phoenix Trust. At a glamorous, star-studded event at the Savoy last month, the great and beautiful gathered to mark the late Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday and boy, was it a party! A guilt-free party at that, for at the heart of the celebrations was a very deserving cause, the Mercury Phoenix Trust who work relentlessly to improve education and awareness of HIV and AIDS in the … [Read more...]
After 3 months and 5,000+ miles in the Evora NA it's time to move into something a little more pacey! Before I go into all the details though I just wanted to wrap up the final month with the canyon red car, the very one Mr Alesi himself so famously graced in 'that' picture. Over the period of time I've had the car, it was good, very good. In terms of what I expected from the car it covered its bases and then some especially with regards to it's dynamic ability on the roads and how easy it is to drive well. The ride and handling is very true to form of a Lotus if not … [Read more...]
The message on the Lotus stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show was clear: More Lotus than ever! And the new face of the Lotus Driving Academy fits perfectly to this message. Ever wondered what makes a great driver really great? People often ask us what the secret is to maintaining oversteer, negotiating a slalom or mastering ‘heel & toe’. The answer: track time and expert training. Complete with a newly refurbished Lotus Test track and new Chief Instructor in the form of former Lotus F1 driver, Martin Donnelly, the Lotus Driving Academy (LDA) opens its … [Read more...]
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