While the Lotus Evora has already been revealed in full production trim, engineers are still fine-tuning the car ahead of its expected sales launch early next year.
At its London Motor Show debut, Lotus claimed the Evora would weigh in at 1,350kg and be capable of accelerating from 0-100km/h in less than five seconds.
However, all the stats came with the disclaimer that the car’s final specifications were still being worked on and that anything could change by the time full production starts.
New prototypes of the Evora have been spotted at Germany’s Nürburgring, and this time the test cars are completely undisguised.
There’s another reason why Lotus is still testing Evora prototypes at the benchmark circuit. The Norfolk-based carmaker is also planning to launch several new variants of the car including a convertible and a high-performance supercharged edition.
In standard form, the car’s power output is rated at 206kW and 342Nm of torque. Add a supercharger to the Toyota-sourced 3.5-litre V6 engine and power outputs could easily be boosted as high as 298kW. To match the extra power, engineers will likely have to upgrade the suspension settings and brakes. However, the release of this model, and the convertible, is still several years away.
