Reviews
Early reviews are expected online in the first couple of weeks of May following the press launch. As reviews become available, links will be provided here. Full details and specs of the car are given in this knol.First Review - Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times 3rd May:
...this car has great steering and handles well. Of course it does. It’s a Lotus.
..It simply glided over absolutely everything a torrential rainstorm and Britain’s B roads could throw at it. There is no other mid-engined supercar that has ever been so compliant. Or refined. Or quiet. It’s amazing.
..The Evora, then, is not a car you buy because it’s a Lotus and you have always fancied one. It’s a car you buy because you want a comfortable, practical, mid-engined supercar and no one else makes such a thing. Not Ferrari. Not Lamborghini. Not anyone.
CAR Magazine - Lotus Evora Live Drive - Real Time Review 4th May
..the cockpit has a real supercar feel to it. A Cayman or TT would feel boggo normal by comparison. It's to do with the high scuttle, the low seating position. Sitting in an Evora feels like an event.
This might be a great car, but let's provide some context. There are a few foibles. I've already mentioned rear visibility – it's woeful....The aftermarket Alpine sat-nav is low-rent and spoils the ambience somewhat.
It's torquey and pulls hard, low down. It gets better, too, with a delicious yowl at the top end. It's proving quite addictive. Lotus really has struck a rare seam of creativity with the Evora. It's as comfy as any rival... drives brilliantly and is rapid and different enough to make a very serious alternative to a Cayman or 911... Hethel: we applaud you.
Motor Trend - First Drive. 4th May
The Evora rocks. It looks fabulous, it's a quantum leap up in Lotus refinement and driveability, yet it retains the feathery, purebred feel of its feisty two-seat siblings.
Car and Driver - First Drive Review 4th May
The Evora is planted and secure, yet picks apart corners with a light and playful feel that always makes mid-engine cars feel so special—think Ferrari F430, only with better steering.
Autocar Review 5th May
On the road the Evora delivers the huge cornering grip, sensitive but uncorrupted steering, powerful brakes and close-to-zero body roll that you’d expect from the Elise/Exige’s grown-up sibling, along with a smooth, quick-reacting engine that delivers subdued race sounds..Around a track, this car will undoubtedly be brilliant.
However, the major surprise is the Evora's suitability for day-long journeys...This is a car truly suitable for a week's all-roads European grand touring, the first of the marque to achieve it.
Automobile 6th May
Stepping into the new machine, one is instantly aware that the Spartan aspect of Elise life has been banished.... Along with the cabin's extra width, which allows one's shoulders to be on less intimate terms with his front-seat passenger, longer doors mean one no longer require summoning the skills of a contortionist for ingress and egress, instantly making the Evora a car more suitable than the Elise for daily use.
Body control is superb, rattles non-existent and steering seemed little compromised by the Evora's weight or sissified mission. If its reflexes are not quite as razor sharp as an Elise, the sensation through the Evora's leather-trimmed magnesium wheel reminds one strongly of the delicious steering feel Porsche 911 drivers experience. So, too, does the punch of the Evora. The sound of the variable multi-cam Toyota under full-throttle is sophisticated like Zuffenhausen's finest, though more in the vein of some fine Italian V6.
Autocar Comparison with Cayman S 6th May
..get past the Evora’s one or two static foibles and compare it with the Cayman on the road, and a totally different picture begins to emerge. The Lotus may not sound as throaty as you’d expect but it’s faster than the Cayman in a straight line, and in the mid-range the response from its 3.5-litre V6 can leave the Porsche feeling flat footed by comparison.
It also steers more sweetly than the Cayman, which is some achievement, while its all-round double wishbone suspension provides a level of composure that is just breathtaking... What you notice most jumping from one to another is the extra agility and composure of the Evora when you’re really going for it. It changes direction with such precision and immediacy, all the Cayman driver can do is watch in awe. It’s that well sorted, is the Evora, yet at the same time it’s that much more comfortable than the Cayman as well.
PistonHeads 8th May
First impressions are spot on. The Evora exudes the simple, clean profile that exemplifies Lotus. There are plenty of detail touches that set it well apart from other small British manufacturers... It’s a clean, lithe look in the flesh that makes the Noble M15 look slab-sided and certainly elevates Lotus as worthy of comparison with Porsche.
Open the low weight door and you simply slide into the driver’s seat and get snug. Getting into the rear seats is a different matter altogether. The front seats tilt forward, but the amount of space provided for clambering into the back is minimal and even tiny tots and the seriously short of leg will still find it cramped.
Back to the corners and what the Evora does best. Yes, it’s a Lotus and it engages corners with the kind of poise and precision that almost every other car maker in the world can only wonder at... what must be the most accomplished ride and handling balance of any car in this class.
Car Enthusiast 8th May
No matter which gear you're in, if you rev the V6 out to these extents you'll be moving very quickly indeed... The six-speed gearshift is the best Lotus does too. If you thought the Evora was good at ambling along at regular pace, you'll be blown away by it at speed. The steering is nigh on perfect, with virtually all the feel offered up by the Evora's more extreme siblings, but without as much kickback (it's a hydraulic power assisted system) and it telegraphs exactly what is going on at the surface of the road.
That it's exciting to drive we could have predicted; that it's also a massively competent all-rounder we could have only hoped for. It is both, convincingly so. Porsche won't be troubled by Lotus's modest production numbers, but now at least there's a real option for buyers looking for something different. They won't be disappointed.
Fifth Gear 8th May
It certainly looks like it's worth every penny, more so in daylight than in photographs. Lotus has got the Evora's stance just right: it straddles the boundary between aggression and prettiness and, despite being awash with interesting details, grabs your attention for its overall proportions
The Lotus Evora is a truly brilliant and highly desirable car. It looks fabulous, features the company's best interior yet and manages to combine all-round usability with the famed Lotus dynamics. In short, we love it.
AutoTrader - New Lotus Evora blitzes its rivals
What strikes you first is the quality of the ride. The Lotus engineers say the Evora was benchmarked against Jaguars for smoothness and it shows. Spec a BMW 3 Series with big wheels and sports suspension and you'll have a car that jitters and bangs over bumps in a way the Evora simply doesn't.
...it simply eclipses anything else available for less than £50,000; and runs rings around the Porsche 911 in terms of agility and driver involvement.
Edmunds - The Baby Ferrari That Ferrari Refuses To Build
About midway between, say, an Ariel Atom and a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti sits the 2010 Lotus Evora.
..the dynamics team led by Matt Becker has worked a wonder by rendering this ultra-rigid assembly capable and comfortable over any road surface while using an undramatic conventional suspension. Becker and his team are reportedly toying with a Porsche-style variable damping option, but we reckon the Evora just doesn't need it.
We feel securely placed in the Recaro seats (ready for a racing harness, if you like), there's a full-size allotment of head- and legroom, and visibility from the front and side is ample. Rear vision through the center mirror is a small disaster aided only a little when you opt for the Alpine onboard system with reverse camera, and the blind spots back there are substantial.
Lotus seems as if it's ready ... to become a mainstream manufacturer. And just like one of the big names, impressive technology is the key to its accomplishment. Ferrari has long resisted a return to the portion of the market once occupied by its V6-powered Dino 246 GT...but now Lotus has built the baby Ferrari that Ferrari won't.
CAR Magazine Full Review
..buyers have the option of adding a couple of tiny rear seats... Like a 911’s rear chairs, they’re no use for normal-sized adults other than for a quick trip round the corner. But they’re perfect for kids.
It drives just like a more grown-up Elise with a wonderful balance and strong (anti-lock-equipped) brakes. The ride is simply sensational, bumps are neither heard nor felt unless you’re travelling at low speeds on very rough ground and, even without a limited slip differential, traction is understandably impressive with the drivetrain pressing down on the driven wheels.
It’s everything we’d hoped a bigger, more sophisticated Lotus sports car might be. And this is just the start. More powerful versions, an auto and possibly a cabrio are on the way. Lotus hopes to shift 2000 cars each year and on this showing it should have no trouble.
iMOTOR Review - (Video Review is here)
The interior is quite attractive and better than in any other Lotus I can remember. However, it does still have that small car company feel and smell, though. But you soon forget about this once on the move. And when you are, the first thing that hits you about the Evora is just how well it rides. It’s like nothing Lotus has done before...
..spool up the gutsy 280hp 3.5-litre V6 engine and you soon discover the Evora has a dark side. A side that’s pure Lotus. You really can have as much fun in it as an Elise. More in fact... Oh the steering. I reckon it’s the best bit. It’s even sweeter than a Porsche Cayman’s. Really!
So then Matt Becker, and the rest of team Lotus, I take my hat off to you all. The Evora is a superb sports car.
MSN Cars
[The steering is] wonderful and slightly awe-inspiring at the same time. A sense of precisely what the front tyres are doing, from running over the smallest bump in the road to approaching the extremely high levels of grip, is ever present.
The result is that the confidence the Evora inspires in bends is unsurpassed and certainly several steps higher than the great steering system in the Cayman.
As a dynamic driving machine it is simply intoxicating. The Evora is a thoroughly developed package that measures up inside too. We are smitten.
Yahoo Cars
Rest assured that the Evora is designed for a lot more than straight line speed. Its driving delights are hinted at before you get out on the road, with a noticeable lack of slackness in the controls, especially so in the feel-some steering and solid brake pedal. Attack a corner and odds are that the Evora could have done it a lot faster. The level of grip on offer is astounding, as is the car's stability under braking and accelerating out of tighter corners.
We're obviously taken by the Lotus Evora. It's a beautiful, exciting car that offers up massive driving thrills, yet with an alter ego that should allow its owner to use it everyday.
Press Launch
The press launch for the Evora was originally planned for the 27th April 2009. However, a last minute change was made and it was held on the 4th May 2009 at the Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond. This setting is noted for it's excellent driving roads and beautiful scenery, both ideal to show off the new car. Around 20 cars were made available to journalists on the day, with suggested routes being provided to demonstrate the ride and handling of the Evora. |
| Evora scouting routes in Scotland |
Dealer Cars
First demonstration cars will be reaching dealers in May (date to be confirmed, expected by 16th). Dealers are believed to receive cars in the following colours:| Dealer | Exterior | Interior | Wheels |
| Bell & Colvill | Aquamarine | Cream | Silver |
| Castle Lotus | Carbon Grey | Red | Grey |
| Christopher Neil | Persian Blue | Cream | Grey |
| Dick Lovett | Ice White | Red | Grey |
| JCT600 | Ice White | Red | Grey |
| Lipscomb | Ice White | Black | Grey |
| Murray Motor Co. | Aspen White | Black | Grey |
| Peter Smith | Aquamarine | Cream | Grey |
| Stratton Motor Co. | Storm Titanium | Cream | Grey |
| Westover | Quartz Silver | Cream | Grey |
| Williams Auto | Carbon Grey | Black | Grey |
| Formula One Lotus | Ardent Red | Oyster | Silver |
| Hadley Green | Aspen White | Red | Grey |
| Frosts | Starlight Black | Cream | Grey |
| London Lotus | Starlight Black | Black | Grey |
In addition, there are two sales cars, one in Solar Yellow with black interior and grey wheels, and the other in Starlight Black with red interior and silver wheels.
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