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I’m first posting this here because of the general interest and the big response of the local contingent. If mods decide to send this down to the Evora threads, so be it.
The two Evora U.S. test ‘mules’ came to visit yesterday while they are in Colorado for high altitude testing. They made an appearance at Fer…er, ah, Lotus of Denver Saturday afternoon. Brandi of FoD sent out an invitation earlier and Lotus Colorado was well-represented by a good number of members pawing over the two cars.
Four Lotus powertrain engineers were present to answer questions (lots of them). Later, our own Abraham Reyes made an appearance. Abe is the Western Region Sales and Marketing Executive for LCU. It was a big treat for me to finally meet Abe. He facilitated my purchase of Alan’s (Serebo1) red ’06 interior several years ago. :bow:
Some things I learned I’ll mention here; some detail items in a later post. I was surprised to find curb weight is around 3,300 lbs. (I’d have guessed 2,700-2,900 lbs.) There is to be a sport pack offered, represented by some detailed differences such as the forged wheels seen on the black car. (You can tell they're forged 'cuz it sez so...) The engineer I questioned described switchable programming for the engine management that will include a sport setting. He was a little vague on the details, which apparently are still being nailed down.
These cars may be 'test mules,' but the fit and finish is excellent on both. :up: The finish on the red car is finer than that on the black, but either one is welcome in my garage any time!
Some general pics to start:
The two Evora U.S. test ‘mules’ came to visit yesterday while they are in Colorado for high altitude testing. They made an appearance at Fer…er, ah, Lotus of Denver Saturday afternoon. Brandi of FoD sent out an invitation earlier and Lotus Colorado was well-represented by a good number of members pawing over the two cars.
Four Lotus powertrain engineers were present to answer questions (lots of them). Later, our own Abraham Reyes made an appearance. Abe is the Western Region Sales and Marketing Executive for LCU. It was a big treat for me to finally meet Abe. He facilitated my purchase of Alan’s (Serebo1) red ’06 interior several years ago. :bow:
Some things I learned I’ll mention here; some detail items in a later post. I was surprised to find curb weight is around 3,300 lbs. (I’d have guessed 2,700-2,900 lbs.) There is to be a sport pack offered, represented by some detailed differences such as the forged wheels seen on the black car. (You can tell they're forged 'cuz it sez so...) The engineer I questioned described switchable programming for the engine management that will include a sport setting. He was a little vague on the details, which apparently are still being nailed down.
These cars may be 'test mules,' but the fit and finish is excellent on both. :up: The finish on the red car is finer than that on the black, but either one is welcome in my garage any time!
Some general pics to start:
