This was pretty much expected following a leaked email from Lotus recently. The Proton-owned company has released images and details regarding the high-performance Evora S and the Evora auto (officially known as the Evora IPL) ahead of the Paris Motor Show. A supercharger is mounted on the Evora S’ Toyota-sourced 3.6 liter V6 engine which bumps up horsepower to 350hp.
Apart from the supercharger the S also comes with a sport package inclusive of a sport button that adjusts throttle response and activates a bypass valve on the exhaust. Also included is a different rear diffuser, heads-up display as well as better brakes. The Lotus IPL, which boringly stands for “Intelligent Precision Shift” is simply a standard 276hp Evora fitted with an automatic transmission.
It is a 6-speed transmission to be exact and according to Lotus, it caters to a number of customers in Asia, the US as well as the Middle East. From the images, we can tell that one would have to press buttons to switch between Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive. To change gears manually, there are steering-mounted paddle shifters.
More information and images will be released closer to it’s world debut in Paris. Meanwhile continue reading to check out some high-res images.-icars.
No comments:
Post a Comment