A guided tour around the new Lotus Evora 400 - by the chief exec - CAR Magazine
? New Lotus Evora 400 world debut. ? Group Lotus chief tells us all. The Lotus Geneva motor show stand features just one car: the Evora 400. But it’s the first new product to be launched since Jean-Marc Gales was appointed boss ten months ago, and forms a crucial part of Lotus’s plan to shift 3000 cars in the next... CAR: What did you think when you first drove an Evora. 'One of the first things you notice is the much larger brakes all round – at the front we have gone from 350mm to 370mm. It was not 100% necessary, but I wanted absolute braking power, so that nothing could come close to it on the track. 'We have achieved an extra 55bhp thanks to a new Edelbrock supercharger and a new intercooler – previously we didn’t have an intercooler. There’s also a new Lotus-designed ECU. Previously the car was quite soft, so we have pushed the the ride/handling balance much more towards handling while still retaining compliance. We are now six seconds a lap faster at Hethel, which is as quick as the Exige S, and we get to 62mph in 4. 2sec instead of 4. 8sec, with a 188mph. Source: www.carmagazine.co.uk
