Long rumored and spy-photoed, the Lotus “Eagle” has just debuted at the British Motor Show in London and it’s official name has been revealed: Evora. The official name is quite nice, keeps the with long running E-names for Lotus cars, and (as a bonus for me) is also the name of a nice little town in Portugal.
As with all thing Lotus, it promises to be light, tight, and handle right.
A 2+2 coupe (not something they have been that successful with in the past, for instance, the Eclat) tips the scales at a kind of heavy (for a Lotus) 2,976 lbs and promises to dash from 0 to 60mph in under 5.0 sec with a top speed of 160 mph. The motive power comes from a mid-mounted Toyota 3.5L V6 delivering 280 PS (not sure what the conversion to NA HP would be).
Apparently Lotus felt the need to make things spacious for the main occupants of their new ride, stating that the cabin “will accommodate two 99th percentile (6ft 5in tall) American males in the front seats.” Not sure why they did this, since the Elise seems to be selling rather briskly.
Source: Those fine folks at CarScoop
More pics after the jump.
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