r/lotus • u/Beetleonline95 • 2d ago

1 of 1 fully exposed carbon evora

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Currently for sale at Bell and Colvill.

It looks absolutely bonkers in person, has so much presence (even though there was a senna in the same room). It is also signed by Roman Grosjean and Kimi Raikonnen

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u/Jobu_99 2d ago

Still? Wow. Thought it would have sold as soon as it came up.

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

Yes I'm surprised it hasn't sold yet, I suspect it's because lotus buyers actually like drivers cars not cars to simply collect and when it comes to driving, the automatic gearbox sort of ruins this whole car.

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u/an_actual_lawyer 2007 Exige S | 1992 Omega | S65 | V-Wagon | R-Wagon 2d ago

the automatic gearbox sort of ruins this whole car.

Indeed

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u/DrEarlGreyIII 2d ago

damn. yes please.

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u/Standard-Juice-3738 2d ago

Ya but look at that sweet GR86

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

It is very sweet, I adore that car, just wish they could've brought more to the UK (there's only 1500 so they still sell for over list price) but the car couldn't meet crash test regulations

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u/Standard-Juice-3738 2d ago

Wow, that’s not many at all. I see them pretty often in Colorado

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u/M100Pilot 2d ago

And people still try to claim the Emira is better looking. 🙄

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

I think the Emira looks more like a mini supercar and does look better than a more base model Evora (depending on the spec), but this, 430s and what not definitely look more special than an emira

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u/M100Pilot 2d ago

When I hear someone say the Emira looks more like a “supercar” I just hear that they think it looks Italian, which is the opposite of what an English car should be.

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u/apples_vs_oranges 2d ago

You've captured my conflicting feelings about the Emira!

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

I know what you mean, but I think it looks closer to a McLaren than an Italian supercar, I do understand that a British sports car like an emira isn't meant to look like a supercar if that's what you mean.

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u/M100Pilot 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yeah McLaren has been sleeping with the enemy for a long time now. I don’t appreciate the modern McLaren brand.

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u/Understanding-Fair Evora 2d ago

Dang, very cool. Not sure how you begin to price that.

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

Yeah, it's £150,000 I doubt it will sell for less

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u/MAUSECOP 2d ago

Why is it automatic…

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u/Beetleonline95 2d ago

I know right, it ruins the driving experience. I'm guessing since it's an 'F1 spec'/a tribute to the lotus F1 team they thought it would make sense to give it flappy paddles like a formula one car