Feast Your Eyes On The Special Black And Gold Lotus Evora Headed Only For The US
Lotus is launching yet another new-but-not-really special edition of the Evora, this time for the US only. It’s rather pretty, too.
The Evora Sport 410 GP Edition takes the brilliant Sport 400, chops out 60kg of flab and adds a lick of black and gold paint inspired by 1970s Lotus F1 cars. It’s acting as a sort of halo model to introduce the 410 to the States, where up to now the 400 has been the best available.
Let’s be honest, it looks stunningly good. More cars should be painted black and gold. Frankly, you could paint a Nissan Micra black and gold and it would be cool. Leave your example renders below if you like…
Lotus has suggested a strange ordering setup, because while this exact special edition is limited to just five cars, buyers who don’t make the cut can apparently still order an Evora Sport 410 in this colour scheme anyway. It’s essentially the same spec as the version we’ve already seen in the UK, so count on a top speed of 190mph and the ability to smash the 0-62mph sprint in 3.9 seconds.
It shares the same 3.5-litre supercharged V6 we know and love, in combination with a lightweight flywheel, a limited-slip differential and water-to-air charge cooling. The wheels are special lightweight items that save 7.2kg, the titanium exhaust saves 10kg and a lithium-ion battery saves 10.8kg.
Prices start at $104,200 excluding taxes, and rise to $110,000 for the full GP Edition. A Porsche 911 Carrera S might be about $10,000 cheaper, but is it better? That’s a tough one.
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For where this is priced, Americans won’t buy it because it’s not a Corvette or any muscle car. Brilliant car competing in the wrong market.
That was dumb.
To be more specific, there are plenty of wealthy people here in the US. They will be bought by collectors, especially since they are special editions.
Dude i see more lotuses than corvettes in the us
Ay we deserve something from Lotus because we can’t get the new Elises :(
I’d love to get one of those super chargers and put it on my sisters RAV4 because they have the same v6. That would be a sleeper
Finally! We get a good European car! Know you know how we feel you Europeans and all your manual transmission S3s and wagons! >:D
“best looking Evora”? nah I beg to differ! The Ferrari 458 MM Speciale is the best looking Lotus Evora!
very Evorish
Please test drive the Evora 400. Would be awesome to hear what you think about it. Its a true drivers car, not like that automatic AWD f-type, even the sound is at least as good.
“paint everything black and gold” Chris Forsberging intensifies
Why are all the best cars in Europe and then when great cars come to North America, I have no money and driver’s license?
Black and Gold before it was cool.
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