While the reveal of the Lotus Evora S and Evora Automatic isn't scheduled until next month's Paris Auto Show, Lotus has released specifications and some photos of the two newest members of the Lotus family.
For the S model Lotus has massaged 345 horsepower and 295 lb-feet from the Toyota sourced 3.5-liter V6. The new Evora S rides on Bilstein gas dampers and Eibach coil springs. Total weight is 3,168 lbs. The six-speed manual Evora S is estimated to reach 60 in 4.6 seconds and has a max speed of 172 mph.
More photos and specs for the automatic-equipped Evora IPS after the jump.
In an effort to attract a wider audience in China, the United States and the Middle East, Lotus is caving in to the money-having masses and offering an automatic transmission on the new Evora. The unit is a six-speed sourced from Toyota and tweaked by Lotus.
Shifts are done via paddles on the steering wheel or a fully automatic mode. There is also a sport mode for when manual is too tricky, but automatic is too comfortable.
The automatic equipped Evora tips the scales at 3,166 lbs-- two lbs less than the Evora S. Top speed is 155 mph and 60 shows up in 5.3 seconds with the slushbox.
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