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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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Default Re: Just drove the Lotus Evora!

Originally Posted by AllEuro
I spend about 15 minutes driving the car on suburban roads, so I was unable to really wind it out. It was quite Lotus-like--rather raw in some aspects, but overall a nice vehicle. The brakes were super touchy and the shifter was horrible. The steering however was the best I ever experienced, though I couldn't really experience the handling. It did have a decent ride though, just a little better than the crossfire, IMO. The engine was interesting. Around town and below 4k rpms, it was rather weak. The crossfire has more pep around town. However, I did a 2nd gear romp up to 6k rpms and so after 4k rpms, the car really took off. It felt great and sounded exotic. More like an NSX and less like a camry. All in all, around town the car was ok. I was definitely not in love with it after the drive. But I suspect driving the car in an environoment where I could really push it would likely really wake the car up.
Lucky guy!! Thanks for the test drive and review...not many people will be able to experience this, I'm sure!
 
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