Lotus Evora S

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The Lotus Evora S is here. Lotus has just released the full specs and initial images of the Lotus Evora S, ahead of the new model's premiere at the Paris Motor Show on September 30th. The Lotus Evora S is powered by a mid mounted, transverse 3.5 liter DOHC V6 engine with VVT-I technology that delivers 350 PS / 257.5 kW at 7000 rpm and 400 Nm / 295 lb ft of torque at 4500 rpm. The official performance number of the Lotus Evora S say it can rocket from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and from 0 to 60 mph in 4.6 seconds. The top speed of the Lotus Evora S is 172mph. For those of you interested in the environment, the car emits 239 g/km of CO2 and has a combined fuel consumption of 10.2 I/100km.

The engine of the Lotus Evora S is coupled with

6 speed manual transmission. In terms of architecture, the Lotus Evora S has a modular lightweight bonded aluminum structure with a forged aluminum double wishbone suspension featuring Bilstein high performance gas dampers and Eibach coaxial coil springs. The steering system of the Lotus Evora S is a company tuned hydraulically-assisted power steering.

The Lotus Evora S also comes with a sport pack which includes... a 'sport' button which allows the driver to control throttle response. apart from that, the S button on the Lotus Evora S also



controls exhaust by-pass valve, for some extra noise. For better handling the car has been equipped with cross-drilled brakes.

The Lotus Evora S price list and availability will be announced at a later date.

Lotus Press Release:

Lotus has taken the award winning* Evora and re-created it with a 350 PS 3.5l V6 engine to create the Evora S. Dany Bahar Lotus’ Chief Executive Officer summed it up beautifully when he said: “You don’t realise what you were missing

from your driving experience until you get behind the wheel of the Evora S.”

So apart from the obvious power difference, how is the Evora S different to the standard Evora? It’s another question we put to the CEO (given that he’s spent a little time behind the wheel, we thought he’d be best placed to answer questions). This is what he said: “It’s the next level of Evora experience. It communicates with you better, the suspension setting has been fine tuned for added power and control so it responds even more to direction. It’s an instinctual car,

the experience is pure.”

“We were proud of the Evora but we’re even prouder of the Evora S, I feel like it does the true Lotus experience justice. The really great thing is that as we move forward the standard Evora should also benefit from some of these developments.”

The Evora S comes with a sport pack as standard featuring a ‘sport’ button which allows the driver to control throttle response and activate the exhaust by-pass valve. The sport button also raises the instantaneous rev limit and changes the dynamic stability control settings resulting in a total experience change. There are cross-drilled brakes for improved cooling.

And here’s a heads up for those who buy into the old adage ‘you can tell the men from the boys by the size of their toys’: the external emotion of the Evora S has been improved with a completely new active exhaust which means that at the push of a button the car sounds just as dramatic as it feels.

Commenting on the Evora S, Lotus Chief Commercial Officer Andreas Prillmann said: “The Evora S is a natural progression for us but more than that, it’s a taste of what people can come to expect from the next generation of Lotus cars. It retains core Lotus values such as performance through lightweight but it also gives more than that. It’s the perfect combination of top performance, style and comfort. Form doesn’t sacrifice function in the case of the Evora S.”

So there you have it folks, the next generation of Lotus Evora, the Evora S, set to be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.

Lotus Evora S Specs:

Evora S Technical Specification

Model Evora S
Engine Mid mounted, transverse 3.5 litre DOHC V6 VVT-I
Emissions see below due to wheel options
Transmission 6 speed manual
Chassis Modular lightweight bonded aluminium structure
Steering Lotus tuned hydraulically-assisted power steering
Suspension Forged aluminium double wishbone suspension
Bilstein high performance gas dampers
Eibach coaxial coil springs
Performance data
Standard wheel option
Fuel consumption - urban 14.5 l/100km
Fuel consumption – extra urban 7.4 l/100km
Fuel consumption - combined 10.0l/100km
CO2 Emissions 235 g/km
19/20” wheel option
Fuel consumption - urban 14.6 I/100km
Fuel consumption – extra urban 7.6 I/100km
Fuel consumption - combined 10.2 I/100km
CO2 Emissions 239 g/km
Max power 350 PS / 257.5 kW @ 7000 rpm
Max torque 400 Nm / 295 lb ft @ 4500 rpm
0-60 mph 4.6s
0-100 km/h 4.8s
Maximum speed 172mph
Vehicle mass (unladen) 1437kg

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