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It sheds weight, too, losing 71 lbs compared to the Evora The Lotus Evora GT is a range-topper for the brand in America and is the fastest and most powerful model the brand has ever offered here.
It is powered by a mid-mounted 3. A supercharger helps the car produce an impressive hp and lb-ft of torque in its standard configuration, which employs the aid of a six-speed manual transmission to drive the rear wheels. However, if you opt for the available six-speed manual, you lose the diff. On the plus side, you gain a bump up in torque to lb-ft, but the top speed drops from mph in the manual version to mph with the slushbox.
The car wears inch wheels in front with inch wheels at the back. Inside, plenty of leather and Alcantara can be found, along with some stylish aluminum accents. The infotainment system features an Alpine head unit with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but not much else is included. A mechanical limited-slip differential is standard if you choose the manual gearbox.
The interior boasts weather and Alcantara upholstery with aluminum accents. The Evora GT wears a face that is aggressively happy, if that makes sense.
The sharp bi-xenon headlight housings have a shark-like appearance to them, while the gaping center grille looks like a mouth smiling with sharp teeth. At the rear, a louvered window sits ahead of a subtle duckbill spoiler, while a central exhaust in a meaty diffuser is framed by vents on either side of the rear bumper.
As you can probably tell from the images, the Evora GT is a pretty small car. Its length measures just under inches, while the car's width is The roof sits Curb weight starts at just 3, pounds for the manual version. A huge selection of paint colors is available for the Evora GT, with 29 different finishes to choose from.
Regardless of your chosen color, the roof is finished in black but can be opted for in woven carbon fiber.
The Evora GT is a standalone model and it has some pretty impressive numbers to back up its shrunken supercar looks. The mid-engined sports car is powered by a Toyota-sourced 3. If you opt for the available six-speed auto, torque jumps slightly to lb-ft. However, the manual has a higher top speed of mph versus the auto's Whichever you opt for, Lotus claims mph is achieved in just 3.
Another reason to opt for the manual is that it is accompanied by a limited-slip differential, enhancing handling ability and cornering performance. As standard, the Evora GT's 3. Should you opt for the six-speed automatic gearbox, torque is increased marginally to lb-ft.
Whichever configuration you opt for, the engine is smooth and powerful, happily whizzing to the redline with no complaints and, in a car that weighs as little as this one does, the experience is exhilarating. The notchy stick shift is a joy to use, although the clutch can be a little heavier than some may like. If that's a problem, you can opt for the auto, but the experience is less exciting.
It's neither the quickest nor the smoothest auto we've ever experienced, and the steering-mounted paddles react just a fraction too slowly to be considered good.
Nevertheless, the overall package is still good, and you can tell that this car was engineered to be more fun than comfy. If you expect the GT in this car's name to represent luxurious comfort, you will be sorely disappointed.
There is no adaptive suspension here, and it's tuned to perform while being just about comfortable enough on the road. The car is built to feel and be as mechanical as possible, which is refreshing in the age of soft daily-driver supercars. The clutch is heavy, and the shifter is hefty. That's great for when you want to lay down the power, but far from ideal in traffic. But that's exactly what Lotus wants this car to be like. You require actual skill and experience to get the best out of the Evora GT.
This means that it can be a bit of a handful on the limit, but if you know what you're doing, it rewards you with incredible traction and neck-straining cornering ability thanks to sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires and, on the manual model, a limited-slip differential.
The Evora GT brings many cliches to mind with its telepathic steering, ultra-communicative steering feel, and mechanical gear shift that slots into place like with heavy rifle-bolt precision.
In this case, these are cliches that the car has earned every right to lay claim to. It feels light, intuitive, and raw. There's little this side of a Caterham Seven that feels even close to this on the road. The trade-off is a firm suspension setup, but at least the AP Racing brakes are easy enough to learn to use and offer plenty of bite with a perfect pedal feel, something which can be tricky to achieve with a light car. Then you can turn on Sport mode - because it's easy to forget there is one on the Evora GT as it's already tuned to tear a road to pieces.
The throttle response becomes even sharper, and the exhaust opens up to deliver a full-throated rumble that turns into a roar as the engine winds up. Rarely does a V6 sound so good, and the frantic whine of the supercharger accompanying it adds to the car's freneticism.
Because the engine is mid-mounted, if you glance into the rearview mirror, you can see the waste-gate moving with the throttle input. However, the engine is mainly what you see, making rear visibility terrible. If you want something that grips, turns, and handles viscerally like an old-school track car but with a little more ease of use, this is the car to go for. We took it for a longer GT style run to the coast some long freeway trips, and after a couple of hours, the Evora GT became tiresome.
When it came to driving for pure entertainment's sake, though, we didn't want to give it back at the end of the loan. There isn't much difference in fuel economy estimates between the manual and automatic variants of the Evora GT. Both are fitted with a On longer drives, we hit the 20 mpg mark but in fun mode that number shrinks drastically. The Evora GT is a car with a pretty small cabin, and although there are plenty of surfaces covered in leather, Alcantara, and aluminum, you can see that it's not going to be a comfortable place to be confined to for extended periods.
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