Lotus releases lightweight options for Evora
Supercharged-V6 sports car slims down 25kg with carbon pack, li-ion battery and titanium exhaustLotus Cars has announced new options to reduce the weight of the Evora 400 by as much as 93kg, to an all-up figure of 1353kg.
It's a significant improvement – particularly in an already light sports car powered by a supercharged 3.5-litre V6. But the claimed 93kg reduction includes the deletion of air conditioning and the rear seating as part of the deal – accounting for 42kg.
The options, which will be offered in Australia, include a carbon pack, a lithium-ion battery and a titanium exhaust. All hand-made in carbon fibre, the front splitter section, roof panel, rear wing centre, rear diffuser finisher, front access panel and wing mirror caps are the constituent components of the carbon pack option.
According to Lotus, the carbon pack knocks 5kg off the car's weight. The titanium exhaust and the lithium-ion battery each pare back weight by 10kg.
Company founder, the late Colin Chapman, was 'heavily' committed to weight saving in the design of all his early sports cars, frequently dispensing with all bar the fundamentals of amenity, as in cars like the original Lotus 7. Now, 68 years later, the company is still guided by that philosophy.
"The Lotus Evora 400 is already the lightest car in its segment, with super car performance, benchmark handling and the purity of the driving experience expected of a Lotus," says Jean-Marc Gales, Lotus CEO.
"We are now giving customers an opportunity to drive an even lighter and more responsive car."
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