DJW Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Having owned a S1 and 400 I’m completely baffled by this so called launch of a new car. Find it a tad embarrassing tbh to call it “new” I’m one of the people holding off buying back into Lotus until I see something properly new. Fingers crossed it’s not too long. In meantime a 718 Spyder would be my choice of car in this price bracket. Edited January 30, 2020 by DJW Quote Previously owned :Exige 380, Exige 350, Evora 400, Exige V6S, Esprit GT3, 2-11 SC, Evora S, Elite 501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo73 Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 16:37, C8RKH said: a revised map ? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted January 30, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 No. Bing rather than Google. The former was cheaper. Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Gashead1105 said: Personally... I'd buy the Cayman GTS 4.0 at 65k and keep the change. It is not as fast as it should be (I wonder f they purposefully made it slower to protect the 911) but this is better value. 2 hours ago, Snoopy1969 said: As often said: an Evora Targa would have been a sensible addition...............anyone knows what happened to this idea? Too much work to get it work and then homologated I think but I agree that orb would have been a proper sales boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au-yt Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 18:25, NedaSay said: Looks like a 400 with the 410 engine and the GT front end... And the Lotus website was caught out napping... Agreed, OH and adding the easily replaceable ICE unit, to coin a famous phrase, “Nothing is new that hasn’t been reinvented” seems the 400 is more what the marketing guys think people wanted in the first place....🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian73 Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 29/01/2020 at 04:17, Bruss said: Nice to see they have bought back the S1 levels of interior comfort. 😉 They look to me like the original 400 door cards. I see this car as a 400 with updated engine and nose, leaving off all the cf including duck tail, roof etc. Even the suspension tuning sounds like it is 400 stuff, not even the 410 Sport Bilsteins. Now similar to US GT line which can be spec'd from a non cf 400 (but with GT rear bumper) to a 410 suspension (sport) and cf package, leaving the 430 out of reach except through separate parts ordering from the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EGTE Posted February 7, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 Well I like it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smapmap Posted February 9, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 I like the focus on being a GT car than all out racer . I always felt this was the whole point of the Evora? One of the reasons I went for a S1 NA SR - i wanted a more chilled out, compliant ride, usability & comfort as it's my daily driver and I'm putting 10k+ a year on it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loquacious Lew Posted February 18, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 18, 2020 Everyone before me has already said everything I had to say but of course, I will say something anyway. I did a double take when I saw the door cards just like anybody familiar with a 400 would do. This is the car I bought three years ago but asking more money. I thoroughly enjoy my car so I believe this should be a great street car too. Yet I couldn't justify buying a GT (or this version of the same) car when compared to my 400 . I could only buy a new one for the sake of simply acquiring something new. To clarify, my car becomes more "mine" by the month and it's already been shaken out by me. Any new Lotus will need to be substantively different to attract me. A Komotek tune, and some upgraded shock/springs narrow the difference substancially between any 400 and the current cars delivered here. I was even able to acquire a new tailgate at a bargain price, further narrowing any differences. Behold an Evora GT405. (Or is it currently a GT405 on its way to being a GT435?) I understand Lotus is trying to make the most of their situation in the interim but the constant renaming and reshuffling of the same deck while it may be understandable isn't particularly effective. The Lotus GT405 revealed! 3 Quote '17 Evora 400 MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonwat Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 AutoExpress 😀 Quote Cheers, John W http://jonwatkins.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruss Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Good car, 10K overpriced. Sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_marra Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, jonwat said: AutoExpress 😀 So two mistakes in the second paragraph. Good old Auto Express 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian73 Posted March 11, 2020 Report Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 18/02/2020 at 09:17, Loquacious Lew said: Everyone before me has already said everything I had to say but of course, I will say something anyway. I did a double take when I saw the door cards just like anybody familiar with a 400 would do. This is the car I bought three years ago but asking more money. I thoroughly enjoy my car so I believe this should be a great street car too. Yet I couldn't justify buying a GT (or this version of the same) car when compared to my 400 . I could only buy a new one for the sake of simply acquiring something new. To clarify, my car becomes more "mine" by the month and it's already been shaken out by me. Any new Lotus will need to be substantively different to attract me. A Komotek tune, and some upgraded shock/springs narrow the difference substancially between any 400 and the current cars delivered here. I was even able to acquire a new tailgate at a bargain price, further narrowing any differences. Behold an Evora GT405. (Or is it currently a GT405 on its way to being a GT435?) I understand Lotus is trying to make the most of their situation in the interim but the constant renaming and reshuffling of the same deck while it may be understandable isn't particularly effective. The Lotus GT405 revealed! Modify the rear emblem to a LCD display, you can roll the number up like the Times Sq national debt sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedgerley Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 Evo seem to like it, but of course pepper the review with Porsche point scoring... https://www.evo.co.uk/lotus/evora/202164/lotus-evora-gt410-revealed-to-rival-porsche-911-carrera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobwatch Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Review from Autocar of the 2020 GT variant. https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/lotus/evora/first-drives/lotus-evora-gt410-2020-uk-review Predictable conclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 From £51,550.... welcome back to 2009. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGTE Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 Also the 718 Cayman is a shitty-sounding four-pot Turbo, so I don't understand the comment: "As for road noise, the Evora is country and western to the Porsche 718 Cayman’s stadium rock." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM C8RKH Posted June 27, 2020 Gold FFM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 I would say the 718 is more 1920's Charleston sounding. Ain't no rock n' roll in that fuzz pot of an engine. Quote I came into this world screaming and covered in someone elses blood. I'll probably leave it in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likuid Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 I think the Evora 400+ is one of the best sounding factory stock 6s out there. Did they even drive the car? 1 Quote 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing (MT) ◄ 2017 Lotus Evora 400 (SOLD) ◄ 2013 Lotus Evora S (SOLD) ◄ 2005 Lotus Elise (SOLD) ◄ 1991 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 (SOLD) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted June 27, 2020 Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 I believe you are reading the comment wrong. Unfortunately I believe the majority of readers will also then read it wrong and to be honest it is a poor piece either way and has no clarity in what they are trying to get across. The statement is regarding "road noise" , not engine and/or exhaust noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGTE Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 I did think about that, but 'road noise' implies (as you say, poorly) the noises it makes on the road, such as engine. Yet another case of lazy writing putting people off Lotus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au-yt Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Compared to the EVORA 4++ series, to me a lot of new "performance" cars sound like moaning cows with flatulence sounding gear changes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted July 7, 2020 Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 £146,500! I'm glad I don't live in Holland and like sports cars!! Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGTE Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Yikes. That's a lot of tax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au-yt Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Their words not mine "If superlative ride and handling is number one priority, then we commend you, because that's laudable - and an Evora is still - still - the class of the field." https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/2020-lotus-evora-gt410--ph-review/42740?utm_campaign=enews bulletin&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Newsletter Send Smart List 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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