Evora at Petit LeMans - LotusTalk

BRTHTAKR · 09-26-2009, 04:22 PM

We were at the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta today, strolling down the venders gallery, and came across this:

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I have to tell you, this car looks way better in person than any image I've seen.

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I found it especially beautiful from the 3/4 rear view. Extremely sleek and artistic.

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The interior was so plush by what we are used to.

This car does not make me think "Track!", even though the potential is there.
It was much more of a "Car!" sort of impression. Ride over to the club, pick up your date, head to the beach.
People do not look at it and say "I can't believe how small your car is!" The size is just right. A Lotus for sure, but not tiny.
I can see this as a real challenger to the standard sports cars, P-cars and Vettes.

At least for those of true character.

fitfan · 09-26-2009, 05:28 PM

looks like the same car that was on the penisula for monterey. it was 'very nice' i have to agree!

Mr. Know · 09-26-2009, 05:50 PM

Same car that was in SF. Evora in San Francisco and I agree, pictures do not do it justice.

...m... · 09-26-2009, 07:17 PM

...i'd rock it...

Desperado · 09-26-2009, 07:21 PM

Well it had it's rain test today. Did it leak ?

shay2nak · 09-26-2009, 10:29 PM

i thought it would be the race car.

QuadCamSix · 09-26-2009, 10:50 PM

I have to agree. I looked at the car yesterday afternoon at the track too. It looks SO much better in person. The styling is a bit different but I like it.

chuck_risen · 09-26-2009, 10:55 PM

I am still waiting to see one of these in person myself.

Ned M · 09-27-2009, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by QuadCamSix

I have to agree. I looked at the car yesterday afternoon at the track too. It looks SO much better in person. The styling is a bit different but I like it.

Agree. It looks more production; less handbuilt than the Elise or Exige, especially the interior.

mvesprit · 09-28-2009, 05:58 AM

I agree the car looked much, much better in person. Though I will still hold out
for a new Esprit.
Here is the missing interior shot from Saturday @ Road Atlanta

MickOpalak · 09-28-2009, 06:27 AM

In the first picture the gentlemen in the black coat and tan hat standing behind it is Kevin Smith from LCU. A very nice guy, the same one the introduced the Evora at LOG 29.

mvesprit · 09-28-2009, 07:27 AM

Got a chance to meet Kevin and he is indeed a nice guy. BTW
MicK, did you get all that mud off your car?? Saw it parked behind the
BMW setup. Had my Esprit out there Friday.

MickOpalak · 09-28-2009, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mvesprit

MicK, did you get all that mud off your car?? Saw it parked behind the BMW setup.

The drive home in the massive downpour washed most of the muck off.

Sandalwood37 · 09-28-2009, 05:39 PM

I was at the race as well and stopped to ponder this Evora for a while. It is larger than I had imagined, but as noted above it seems more of a "typical" size than the wearable Elise/Exige.

It is quite nice. It's not a show-stopping beauty, but it does seem like a proper Lotus when you see it in the metal.

Sandalwood37 · 09-28-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MickOpalak

The drive home in the massive downpour washed most of the muck off.

I saw your car there as well, but I didn't know if you were a forum member or not. Congrats on making it back out of that clay-pit!

dvj · 09-29-2009, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by mvesprit

I agree the car looked much, much better in person. Though I will still hold out
for a new Esprit.
Here is the missing interior shot from Saturday @ Road Atlanta

Uggh! Beautiful exterior, but that dash looks Buick or something GM from the 80s. Hope it looks better in person, those instrument bezels are not appealing at all.

Ned M · 09-30-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mvesprit

Got a chance to meet Kevin and he is indeed a nice guy. BTW
MicK, did you get all that mud off your car?? Saw it parked behind the
BMW setup. Had my Esprit out there Friday.

I saw your very blue Esprit parked in the (ahem..) Mazda corral for awhile, and also Mick's 265 out behind the vendor area. The mud sucked - trashcanned my shoes and sox when I got home. Still, it was a good weekend of racing until ~ 4PM Saturday.

mvesprit · 09-30-2009, 04:14 PM

@ned the irony is that the Evora was parked in front of mazdas. LOL

The guys in the Mazda corral were nice enough to let me park there
we were down in the Panoz tent so it was the closest place to park.

09-26-2009, 04:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
BRTHTAKR AKA XHILR8N! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,151 Images: 6	Evora at Petit LeMans We were at the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta today, strolling down the venders gallery, and came across this: I have to tell you, this car looks way better in person than any image I've seen. I found it especially beautiful from the 3/4 rear view. Extremely sleek and artistic. The interior was so plush by what we are used to. This car does not make me think "Track!", even though the potential is there. It was much more of a "Car!" sort of impression. Ride over to the club, pick up your date, head to the beach. People do not look at it and say "I can't believe how small your car is!" The size is just right. A Lotus for sure, but not tiny. I can see this as a real challenger to the standard sports cars, P-cars and Vettes. At least for those of true character. __________________ Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo Da Vinci 2005 Elise LRG, Trim Shop interior, full cage, Cup wheels, other stuff. 2007 Toyota Tundra (about 10 cup holders) 2004 BMW X3 (4 small cup holders) 1980 Rover SD1 Last edited by BRTHTAKR : 09-26-2009 at 04:34 PM.

09-26-2009, 05:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
fitfan Regurgitated User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 4,097	looks like the same car that was on the penisula for monterey. it was 'very nice' i have to agree! __________________ Driving it around!

09-26-2009, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Know British by extrapolation Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Marin, California Posts: 3,350 Images: 6	Same car that was in SF. Evora in San Francisco and I agree, pictures do not do it justice. __________________ 07 Magnetic Blue Exige S Join the Blue Lotus Team on Facebook.

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09-26-2009, 10:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
QuadCamSix Testing your next engine! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Asheville North Carolina Posts: 193	I have to agree. I looked at the car yesterday afternoon at the track too. It looks SO much better in person. The styling is a bit different but I like it. __________________ The Lotus Elise is not a very practical car, but it could probably be considered the most practical motorcycle ever made!

09-26-2009, 10:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
chuck_risen Director of Engineering Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I live in Glen Ellyn IL, a suburb of Chicago. Posts: 922	I am still waiting to see one of these in person myself. __________________ Customized Automotive Resonating Systems http://www.carsaudioservices.com/

09-28-2009, 05:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
mvesprit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville Ga Posts: 22	I agree the car looked much, much better in person. Though I will still hold out for a new Esprit. Here is the missing interior shot from Saturday @ Road Atlanta Attached Images

09-28-2009, 06:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
MickOpalak Prez: The K.G.B. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 5,304	In the first picture the gentlemen in the black coat and tan hat standing behind it is Kevin Smith from LCU. A very nice guy, the same one the introduced the Evora at LOG 29. __________________ 2007 Exige S265 - Krypton Green - Gotham 265 ECU - Volk TE37s - Toyo R888s - B&M Shifter - QuickSilver exhaust - stripes - harnesses - Pagid pads - Green air filter 2002 Jaguar XKR convertible 2000 BMW 528i President - Lotus Limited Southeast http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/LLSE/

09-28-2009, 07:27 AM	#12 (permalink)
mvesprit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville Ga Posts: 22	Got a chance to meet Kevin and he is indeed a nice guy. BTW MicK, did you get all that mud off your car?? Saw it parked behind the BMW setup. Had my Esprit out there Friday.

09-28-2009, 05:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
Sandalwood37 Elise newbie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 7	I was at the race as well and stopped to ponder this Evora for a while. It is larger than I had imagined, but as noted above it seems more of a "typical" size than the wearable Elise/Exige. It is quite nice. It's not a show-stopping beauty, but it does seem like a proper Lotus when you see it in the metal. __________________ 2005 (12/04) Elise -- Nightfall Blue, touring, LSS ...And a bunch of other cars and motorcycles.

09-30-2009, 04:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
mvesprit Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gainesville Ga Posts: 22	@ned the irony is that the Evora was parked in front of mazdas. LOL The guys in the Mazda corral were nice enough to let me park there we were down in the Panoz tent so it was the closest place to park.

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