SimonOakmere 35 Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Sorry for the delay chaps, Here are a few more snaps of the beast !! Great couple of days at Hethel - Tour around Classic Team Lotus, factory tour and Motorsport tour along with some passenger laps around the test track in a V6 Exige....... Anyway, enjoy.......... Si 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 You can but ask, spoke to Si this morning and as I thought, its definitely going to need a lottery win! Bugger! Gav That's a shame as we were in the process of gift wrapping it for you! There's always the midweek draw? Jonathan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I won! £3.10 Bugger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gravel 102 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I won! £3.10 Bugger. Friday is mega Friday - 10 prizes of £1M and 150K to spend on a car! Can't choose a GTE but the 1M would probably cover that How much for a GTE with a Carbon Fibre engine block? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBD 781 Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Found some more! No LHD/RHD Color 2+2/2+0 Interior G-Box Location Owner Remarks 1 LHD Nightfall Blue 2+2 Brown IPS Switzerland Sold 2 RHD Blue 2+2 Brown IPS Surrey Bell&Colvill At dealership 3 RHD Black 2+0 Black London domguy "JPS car one" 4 LHD Black 2+2 Black Manual LotusLeftLotusRight Sold 5 LHD Sport Yellow 2+0 Black Manual Switzerland Sold 6 2+0 Sold 7 LHD Yellow 2+0 Black Manual Switzerland At dealership 8 RHD Black 2+0 Black Manual Cheshire SimonOakmore At Dealership 9 2+0 Sold 10 RHD Black 2+0 Black IPS Lotus Newcastle At Dealership 11 2+0 Sold 12 2+0 Sold 13 LHD White 2+0 Black Manual Germany TBD In build 14 15 LHD Silver 2+0 Black Manual Tyneside TheKevlarKid Sold 16 17 18 19 20 1 Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to post Share on other sites
LotusLeftLotusRight 1,404 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 The Lotus Newcastle one is a 2+2. Despite having covered over 10,000 miles (it was a development car, regularly driven by Lotus engineers), they're still asking 85K for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I know technically they're all new but if CN can charge extra for theirs then sense would say the newastle one should be cheaper considering the mileage and 61 plate. Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robcarter 17 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Which of the GTE parts can you retrofit on a standard Evora. I seem to remember a Lotus motorsport pdf brochure at some point in the past! Saw the blue one at B&C today which looked lovely. They are also developing a power upgrade. Jamie said the Komotec one would munch the gearbox! Quote "Simplify, then add lightness” Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Going to b&c myself for a drool tomorrow! Can't wait. Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBD 781 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Which of the GTE parts can you retrofit on a standard Evora. I seem to remember a Lotus motorsport pdf brochure at some point in the past! Saw the blue one at B&C today which looked lovely. They are also developing a power upgrade. Jamie said the Komotec one would munch the gearbox! Not much chance of retrofitting, at minimum the price would exceed even the GTE price. Only the wing will be a direct replacement. Amazing how some dealers downtalk competitors products, there is no way the Komotec kit would have any significant impact on the gearbox. The gearbox was designed for a diesel, where you have significantly higher torque. Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to post Share on other sites
Trevsked 771 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I think what Jamie might have said was not how it has come across in Robcarters post. The fact is that Lotus need to upgrade the gearbox for the 400 to cope with the extra HP and torque in order to provide a substantial warranty on its product and Lotus with a huge amount of testing know what the limits are for the standard item. Trevor. Quote I'll get around to it at some point. Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,663 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I thought the only difference in the 400 was a new clutch plate and lighter flywheel? To be fair, we've a few people on here running the Komo-tec kits and I'm sure none of them have had gearbox issues that I've heard of or seen on here... 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 post Share on other sites
Trevsked 771 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 It gets an LSD too but I thought there was a little more to it than just a clutch. Trevor. Quote I'll get around to it at some point. Link to post Share on other sites
TBD 781 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 The 400retains the current gearbox except the clutch/flywheel and LSD. Any more would have had to be done or approved by Toyota first. Like I said, the box is from a diesel so more torque is not an issue. Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to post Share on other sites
Trevsked 771 Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Is that official? Trevor. Quote I'll get around to it at some point. Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Well I have to say a big thanks to Jamie, but the GTE....wow. I know they are mechanically standard and the b&c car is a subtle colour but what presence it has. Another Evora that pictures cant do justice to. I must admit to not being an automatic fan but was pleasently surprised with the ips. Anyway, everything I own bar my child and kidneys will be in the classifieds shortly! Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevsked 771 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Gav, I was hoping to bump into you yesterday but we had to leave B&C at 4:30, as you know the traffic was pretty bad. Trevor. Quote I'll get around to it at some point. Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Yes, was aiming to get there for 3 but didn't make it till 530!A good job Jamie works late. Six hours! Hopefully will be easier on the way home tomorrow. Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Blanchard 1,678 Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 I hope Lotus is reading this thread. Would be great if they made another limited run of GTEs. IMO it's the best looking thing they've done in many years. Quote Mark www.lotusespritturbo.com Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post LotusLeftLotusRight 1,404 Posted April 15, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Fingers crossed: today should be a Good Day. I'm collecting #4 from the factory and driving her home. Beautiful weather too. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,663 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 have fun! 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 post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Don't forget the pictures! Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TBD 781 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Fingers crossed: today should be a Good Day. I'm collecting #4 from the factory and driving her home. Beautiful weather too. You lucky bastard! I still have to wait ... and wait ... and wait. Until June. Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 June, god that's torture! They will be almost common by then! Only Kidding. Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
21gg 423 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Michael, I know you need to put on as many miles before the warranty runs out tomorrow but you could at least post up some pictures Gav Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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