Lotus Builds ‘Type 124' Racing Edition of New Evora Model

[Administrator]

Lotus is on a motorsports roll as of late, releasing racing versions of the Elise, Exige 260 and now this, the company’s flagship Evora model. Called the Type 124, this race-prepped Evora gets a 400hp version of the Toyota Camry’s V6 motor, mated to a six-speed sequential transmission.

The Lotus mantra is to build fast cars through the use of light-weight components and so the company’s road cars are already featherweights by comparison to most of the competition. Impressively, through the use of carbon fiber body parts and a fully striped out interior, Lotus engineers managed to drop an additional 440 lbs from the curb weight of the Evora, reducing it to just 2,600 lbs.

Other racing components on the car include a full roll cage, 18-inch wheels with Pirelli racing slicks, a new suspension setup as well as AP Racing brakes with six-piston calipers. The car meets FIA standards and will debut at next year’s Nürburgring 24 Hour race. Lotus says it will run a factory backed team in 2010 and 2011 and we would imagine the Evora Tye 124 will also be made available to private teams to compete in motorsports throughout the world.

“Every Lotus car is designed to be at home on the race track as well as the road, and the Evora is no different,” said Roger Becker, Vehicle Engineering Director for Group Lotus Plc. “Designed primarily as an everyday road car, the Evora’s lightweight and stiff structure, its aerodynamics and performance means that it is perfectly suited to taming race tracks around the world, and we are looking forward to seeing the new Lotus Evora Type 124 Endurance Racecar line up on the grid for the 2010 season.”

More: Report: Lotus Builds ‘Type 124' Racing Edition of New Evora Model on AutoGuide.com

[andrewgotanelise]

anyone have any insight on where the extra ponies are coming from?

[ZJChaser]

[EliseSC]

Love it!

[Vishus_1]

I find it amusing how someone will post a thread on here of some news or a scoop and it seems, almost inevitably, we get these redundant duplicate threads by the 'administrator' on the home page.

If it were any other thread - they would be called out or merged.

Just seems silly -


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[azmurciev12]

that looks really good. if they come out with a car with that much power and weighing 2800lbs for the street version, i'm sure many would consider it. i for one don't want to get into an Evora because i think it's lacking in power considering its weight.

[Aedo]

Originally Posted by Vishus_1

I find it amusing how someone will post a thread on here of some news or a scoop and it seems, almost inevitably, we get these redundant duplicate threads by the 'administrator' on the home page.

If it were any other thread - they would be called out or merged.

Just seems silly -


ok - end rant. Continue talking about the same thing that is on another existing thread already...

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