Lotus Evora

The Evora was the first all-new Lotus since the Elise: a larger bonded aluminium chassis, a mid-mounted 3.5-litre Toyota V6 and, unusually for a mid-engined car, the option of two small rear seats. The ride and steering were widely judged the best of any sports car of the time.

The supercharged Evora S arrived in 2010 with 345 bhp. The Evora 400 of 2015 was a thorough revision with narrower sills for easier entry, followed by the Sport 410, GT410 and the limited GT430. In North America the final version was sold simply as the Evora GT.

Lotus built 6,117 Evoras. Together with the Elise and Exige, that makes 51,738 cars from the three aluminium-chassis lines before production ended in 2021.

Variants

Variant	Years	Notes
Evora	2009–2015	276 bhp naturally aspirated.
Evora S	2010–2015	345 bhp supercharged.
Evora 400 / Sport 410	2015–2019	400–410 bhp, revised chassis and cabin.
GT410 / GT410 Sport / Evora GT	2018–2021	The final road-biased versions.
GT430	2017–2018	430 bhp, limited production, extensive carbon.

On a road trip

This is the Lotus for a two-week tour. It has a usable boot, a comfortable ride, air conditioning that works and enough torque for mountain passes at any altitude, while keeping the steering feel the brand is known for. It was sold in the United States throughout its life.