Massively lighter, with more power and huge gains in aerodynamic efficiency, this new generation of Evora is a pure-bred supercar, using Lotus’ DNA to deliver a spiritual successor to the marque’s most iconic models, including the Esprit Sport 300.
The Evora Sport 410 is the result of thousands of hours’ development by Lotus, across every aspect of the car. From the mass of carbon fibre components covering the car from nose to tail as standard, including a revolutionary one-piece tailgate, to the recalibrated and tuned supercharged V6 engine, every aspect has been assessed to provide unrivalled performance.
Designed to deliver both on track and on the road, the Evora Sport 410 is truly formidable. The car’s vastly improved aerodynamic configuration delivers an unparalleled level of handing and high-speed stability, while the addition of performance-orientated wheels, tyres and critical parts, including the new titanium exhaust, ensures that it draws on Colin Chapman’s obsession with simplifying, and adding lightness.
However, far from being a stripped-out track special, the new model retains excellent road manners, remaining refined and composed on B-roads.
Key to the cut in weight, by more than 70kg, has been the adoption of hand-made carbon fibre components. Rather than just replacing existing parts with lighter versions, each has been redesigned and enhanced in order to make the most of the composite’s properties.
Covering the coupe from front to back, these include the front splitter, revised front access panel, roof section, tailgate, rear quarter panels and rear diffuser. These are joined by race-derived carbon sports seats, which themselves save 9kg each.
Developed through the Lotus 3-Eleven project, the Evora Sport 410’s engine is a higher-output version of the supercharged 3.5-litre 6-cylinder unit, producing 410bhp at 7000rpm and 410Nm of torque at 3500rpm. Utilising an integrated water-to-air charge cooler, it’s undergone thousands of hours of development and testing, including performance evaluation at the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit.
Tipping the car well over the 300bhp-per-tonne benchmark, at 320bhp/tonne it’s a vital contribution to the Evora’s credentials, with the addition of the titanium exhaust silencer improving this figure further still.
The Lotus Evora Sport 410 is limited to a global production run of 150 units per year, and is on sale in Europe and rest of world markets now. 
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