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  • Woody

    Aug. 3, 2010 1:05 p.m. Woody SuperDork

    Last week, I spotted a Lotus Evora on the road. I only saw it for a few seconds, as we were on a great driver's road, he was headed South, I was going North, I was in a Porsche and he, of course was in a Lotus, so you do the math.

    Anyway, the car looked great, though much less aggressive than an Elise. It showed zero lean through a sharp corner. The car's body is so smooth that it almost invokes an early 90's vibe.

    I hope that they sell a million of them.

  • Aug. 3, 2010 1:14 p.m. grimmelshanks Reader

    i was ^this excited a few weeks ago when i saw a 7. theyre soooooo cool, i desperately want to find a squished miata, or rx7, or whatever:)

  • mad_machine

    Aug. 3, 2010 7:12 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

    this is great news... not that I can afford one

  • Aug. 3, 2010 10:30 p.m. Ian_F Reader

    I haven't seen one on the road, but I pass by two of them at the dealer. One black, the other metallic gray w/ black stripes. I didn't know the back section opens up clam-shell style.

  • Jay

    Aug. 4, 2010 5:13 a.m. Jay Dork

    I've driven one. They're pretty sweet.
    Maybe would be better with a bit of boost though.

  • 81gtv6

    Aug. 4, 2010 8:51 a.m. 81gtv6 HalfDork

    In reply to Jay: Is there anything that isn't better with a "bit of boost"?

  • 4cylndrfury

    Aug. 4, 2010 9:02 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

    Jay wrote:

    I've driven a car. They're pretty sweet.
    In general they are better with a bit of boost though.

    fixt

    edit: DOH, 81gtv6 beat me to it

  • 93celicaGT2

    Aug. 4, 2010 9:43 a.m. 93celicaGT2 SuperDork

    I think an Evora with proper amounts of boost would be unholy.

    The 2grfse is a NASTY NASTY motor.

  • P71

    Aug. 4, 2010 10:40 a.m. P71 SuperDork

    Meh. It looks kinda plain, costs more than a loaded out Cayman S, and is slower with worse handling. I could think of about a dozen other cars to buy before that one, even new.

  • ReverendDexter

    Aug. 4, 2010 10:56 a.m. ReverendDexter Dork

    93celicaGT2 wrote:

    The 2grfse is a NASTY NASTY motor.

    It's a real shame Toyota only puts it in sedans. It takes a company like Lotus to really show it's potential.

 
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