Vehicle Description
2014 Lotus Evora S
The Lotus Evora is based on the first all-new vehicle platform from
Lotus Cars since the introduction of the Lotus Elise in 1995, (the
Exige and the 2006 Europa S are both derivatives of the Elise). The
Evora was planned to be the first of three vehicles to be built on
the same platform. The Evora is the first product of a five-year
plan started in 2006 to expand the Lotus lineup beyond its
track-specialized offerings and produce a practical road car that
would appeal to the mainstream market. The Evora name keeps the
Lotus tradition of model names that begin with an E. The name is
derived from the words evolution, vogue and aura. Other names
considered were Eagle, Exira and Ethos; Eagle and Ethos were
rejected because they would be difficult for Lotus to claim as a
trademark.
For consignment, a 2014 Lotus Evora S drenched in a very racy
coating of Motorsport Green. This pocket sized racer comes to us as
with some recent maintenance, sports a title verified 44,069 actual
miles, and is a rare bird indeed, as only 2 of the S models were
made this year in this particularshade of green metallic. S means
supercharged and it will produce 345hp. It has the premium package
which is full leather, a 2 plus 2 back seat addition, heated seats,
AC, cruise, navigation, and bluetooth capability. Some extra
headlights are available if you're so inclined, and get behind the
wheel for a real kick in the pants for this sports car.
Exterior
Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer, he's a demon on wheels!
Motorsport Green Metallic bathes this low slung speed skate, and it
sports a few black accents noted throughout the bodywork, which is
made up of aluminum tub and steel rear subframe to take the torque
and solidly put it to the rear wheels. Our consignor notes that
newheadlights were installed at the cost of $2,500 each and the
faded originals are included which could be restored. Also in our
consignors notes he reports a single accident on the passengers
left rear that coincides with the sanding scratches and minor paint
inclusionsseen in this area but a trained eye must be used to find
these flaws. Our consignor notes that this was a low speed bump in
a parking lot thatresulted in the paint work on the rear quarter
panel and bumper. The chassis is a 6000 Series alloy extrusion
engineered to be bonded with an epoxy and riveted construction
system. It is a mid-engine car for low drag efficiency and near
perfect 50/50 weight distribution. A low view of the front almost
is reminiscent of the Corvette design of the same era. A wildly
raked windscreen rolls rearward to a bulbous rear deck. 19 and
20-inch alloy wheels are wrapped in staggered width low profile
rubber from 2023 and late 2022 respectively.
Interior
As I slipped past black sculpted leather door panels, I slid into
the racing style high back bucket seat, also in black leather with
some charcoal accent panels stitched within the inserts and nice
red piping on the edges. Here I can gaze upon a full sweep of
instrumentation under a large crescent shaped visored dash in
black, and it has digital button controls aplenty. A flat bottom
rally wheel reaches for my hands, and in dash central I see a large
screen head unit which includes the stereo controls, a navigation
screen, and a backup cam view of what's behind. In the central
console, is a billet style machined gear shift lever, and a few
billet styled turn knobs for the climate controls. This console
races to a rear 2 plus 2 seat, also in black leather and can
accommodate 2 additional passengers. Barf bag not included! Black
carpeting covers the floors and is all clean and shows some red
nifty stitched edging. On the padded dash top are some eyeball AC
vents aiming at the passengers to keep the sweat off their brows.
All clean and nicely preserved in its low mileage state.
Drivetrain
Toyota provides the power plant which is a 3.5 liter V6 and for
some extra kick comes factory equipped with a supercharger. This
package makes an exhilarating345hp. Meanwhile, a 6 speed manual
transmission on back which turns the rear tires via a 3.77 final
drive.
Undercarriage
For handling the car utilizes forged aluminum double wishbone
suspension with Bilstein high performance gas dampers, and Eibach
coaxial coil springs. Here we are taking racing suspension. All
rust free and with the addition of 4 wheel large power disc brakes,
you can bring the car back to earth quickly and efficiently.
Drive-Ability
My partner in crime drove this car and said the experience was
definitely a good kick in the ass. It has major acceleration with
the supercharger, bias free panic stopping on a dime, and fantastic
handling. All the comforts were in working order save a pesky
wrench light that appears on the dash, but turns off after a minute
of run time, and this car is nicely buttoned up...YUP!
Lotus has quite the racing history and with recent working in
conjunction with other car companies has produced a real performer
and eye catcher. Comfy interior, lots of extra conveniences and the
electric Motorsport Green paint is to die for. Just quite the
cracking British sports car which is reliable with the Toyota mill,
and well engineered bonded aluminumbones and body. Lovely!
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
