2020 Lotus Evora GT debuts with extra energy, much less weight
The Lotus Evora Sport 410 and Evora 400 aren’t returning return for 2020. The 2020 Lotus Evora GT, which the British sports activities automobile maker revealed on Friday, will take their place.
That is not unhealthy information as a result of the brand new Evora GT sticks to Lotus founder Colin Chapman’s famed ethos: add energy and subtract weight. Lotus mentioned the most recent iteration of the sports activities automobile’s supercharged three.5-liter V-6 makes 416 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque. That is 6 extra horses than the Evora 410. These figures are for Evora GTs geared up with a guide transmission. Automobiles with the automated transmission truly get extra torque with 332 lb-ft on faucet. Evora GTs with the guide will go from Zero-60 mph in three.eight seconds and Lotus mentioned the automated will return an analogous determine, however did not present specifics. A Torsen-type limited-slip differential is commonplace.
2020 Lotus Evora GT
In comparison with the Evora 400, the Evora GT additionally weighs as much as 71 kilos much less. Of that quantity, 49 kilos come from an elective Carbon Pack, which provides a carbon-fiber entrance entry panel, roof panel, and one-piece louvered tailgate with an built-in spoiler and diffuser. An elective titanium exhaust shaves the opposite 22 kilos and brings the full to three,104 kilos.
Additionally serving to cut back unsprung mass are 10-spoke solid aluminum 19-inch entrance and 20-inch rear wheels accessible in silver or black. Consumers can even select one-inch wider rear wheels, which opens up a purple coloration choice. Behind the wheels sit AP Racing brakes with ventilated discs and four-piston calipers entrance and rear.
2020 Lotus Evora GT
The brand new mannequin additionally makes as much as 141 kilos of downforce, about double that of the Evora 400, because of a brand new entrance lip, entrance wheel arch louvers, carbon-fiber ducts behind the rear wheels, a brand new rear diffuser, and curved decrease entrance fenders.
Drivers can choose from 4 stability management modes to tweak the driving expertise: Drive, Sport, Race, and Off. The latter turns off all of the digital nannies, whereas Sport and Race modes improve throttle response and let the rear wheels lose grip extra typically.
2020 Lotus Evora GT
Dropping down contained in the Evora GT reveals a black inside trimmed in Alcantara with distinction stitching. Lotus mentioned bespoke leather-based can be elective. Leather-based and Alcantara cowl a magnesium steering wheel, and the gauge cluster options uncovered carbon fiber. An infotainment system with a 7-inch display screen comes with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth connectivity, and navigation.
The 2020 Lotus Evora GT prices $96,950 earlier than the necessary however unnamed vacation spot cost. Additional, to get the lightest Evora GT potential, the Carbon Pack is one other $10,000, whereas the titanium exhaust runs one other $eight,000. Lotus is now accepting orders for the sports activities automobile.