Lotus announced that you'll be able to go for a test drive in the new Lotus Evora inside the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue video game. Lotus says the virtual reality Evora feels extremely similar to the real thing in terms of handling and performance.
If you visit the Lotus stand at the British Auto Show you'll be able to take this Lotus Evora test drive for free through a track located in virtual London. The track include special landmarks as Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross, the National Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square.
Lotus Press Release:
Lotus has a long-standing relationship with Polyphony, the game’s developer with Lotus cars appearing in each release of the Bafta award-winning Gran Turismo series. Now, thanks to the new title’s unprecedented realism (enabled by the ultra-powerful PLAYSTATION®3 system), Gran Turismo drivers will find their virtual ride in the new Lotus Evora to be startlingly similar to the real thing giving Lotus fans a taster of what to expect before the Evora is available to test-drive for real in Spring 2009.
Polyphony’s digital model of the Lotus Evora was unveiled simultaneously with the car at the British International Motorshow in London last week and fans can try their hand at the game via a demo pod situated on the Lotus stand for the duration of the show.
Mike Kimberley, Group Lotus CEO remarked, “We are delighted to join forces with Sony Computer Entertainment and Polyphony once again on such a special occasion for Lotus. The Launch of the Lotus Evora is a milestone for us and represents a new and exciting phase of our development. I’d like to thank the Gran Turismo team for
organising this outstanding addition to our exhibit at the British International Motorshow and hope guests enjoy the first ride in our Evora, albeit a virtual one.”
Guests to the Lotus stand at London’s Excel exhibition center will be able to navigate an Evora on the new London city circuit which was recently introduced to the GT series with the release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue. The London city circuit takes in some of the city’s most popular landmarks including Piccadilly Circus, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross, the National Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square.
