Danelaw Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I agree with others that lap did not look at all like a full speed lap to me. He didn't seem to be extracting the most from the engine or the brakes and the lines looked rather conservative too. Perhaps he's bought the car and wants to be careful with the tyres and the engine before it's fully run-in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 CSV is a press car... 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...
Danelaw Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Oh well - in that case the conspiracy theory seems to be holding up pretty well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanny71 Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I think this is a new one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted April 11, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 That is a new one, not seen that before. Nice looking roads, shame about the angle Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 Where was all the other traffic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted April 12, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 The videos are racking up. Is this in the Netherlands? I wonder if the silver car is the Van Der Kooi sports cars one? That things been driven a fair bit 1 Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin G Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Oh how I love the sound the 400 makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted April 12, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 It's a very complex sound isn't it? At lower revs it sounds quite raw and mechanical, but at higher revs becomes much smoother and then takes on a harder higher-pitched edge. The volume of the thing in person is quite a shocker too. Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin G Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 My neighbours love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted April 12, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Apparently Sport Auto gave the Evora 400 five stars. Assuming that's out of five they must have liked it then http://www.lotuscars.com/news/engineering/lotus-evora-400-receives-5-stars-sport-auto-france Anyone got a copy of the article, or better a copy not in French? Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsu Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredP Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Test in Dubai, I like the way it simply shows how great this car is, and the paddle-gearbox working well and this sound!!! Quote (ex) Elise S1 (VIN 357) LHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted May 4, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Another video, this is a good one for the sound Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 That's from Jan mate. 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...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted May 4, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Ah it's copied my evora video list rather than the specific video I meant to link to... Fixed it now, thanks Bibs 1 Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 That was our trip to the PH Sunday Service a while back. I'm driving the 2nd orange 400 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...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted May 4, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Yeah I don't know why but I only just saw the video. The volume of the things just really doesn't come across though. I saw your former steed at B&C a while back. Very alluring. Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 It sold before it arrived there! 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...
Gm77 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 2 hours ago, Bibs said: That was our trip to the PH Sunday Service a while back. I'm driving the 2nd orange 400 That was a good day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gm77 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 One particularly memorable part of the day was when James (Betts) and I were leaving the car park in a particularly loud fashion. A group of lads wandered over and asked what modifications we had made to the exhausts to make them sound so good. They wouldn't believe us that they were, in fact, entirely standard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 I had exactly the same question as I was leaving too! 2 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...
Gm77 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 An owner of a California said to me a couple of weeks back, "that doesn't sound like a Lotus!" Talking to a Griffith 500 owner on Sunday, I asked which he thought was louder. He said the Lotus definitely. He then headed home to convince his wife that they needed a 400 (in addition to the Griff). He was clearly a top bloke! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM DaveC72 Posted July 6, 2016 Author Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 A long term review from Autocar here Usual stuff, but nice to see the author experienced that very Evora behaviour of keeping going past his destination, just because... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold FFM JayEmm Posted July 10, 2016 Gold FFM Report Share Posted July 10, 2016 Is it me or is that article full of inaccuracies? He doesn't seem to think much has changed between it and the previous model, when clearly it has The weight he quotes for the car is totally different to what Lotus quote Yellow is a cost paint option (or I was certainly told it was!!) Also interesting that two of the photos he includes are a 410 seat, and the tartan interior from the Elige! Quote James Martin (JayEmm) Director of Photography & Car Enthusiast Follow my Lotus adventure online! www.jayemm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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