2016 Lotus Evora 400

Launched at the Geneva Motorshow in 2015, the Evora 400 was then the fastest Lotus ever produced and arguably the bespoke British Sportscar maker’s first world-class sports car- “the finest over-the-road enthusiast vehicle available for sale at any price” Road and Track.

An unwaveringly focused supercar that combines high performance with legendary Lotus benchmark handling and an all new level of equipment, the Evora 400 is the best kept secret in sports motoring.

It can reach 300km/h, accelerate from 0-100km/ in just 4.1 seconds and it’s now 6 seconds faster around the Lotus test track than the previous Evora thanks to a completely re-engineered supercharged mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 engine producing a whopping 400 horsepower and an enormous 410 Nm of torque.

Following the core values of the company, not only is the Evora 400 now faster than the previous model, it’s also 42 kg lighter, achieved through artful design and attention to detail. Small weight savings like the 43mm narrower and 56mm lower entry sills not only improve form they make the Evora 400 an easy ownership proposition too.

The exceptionally well optioned car offered is 1 of just 15 Lotus Evora 400’s allocated for Australia.

Ordered in Launch Edition Signature Silver over Red Leather/Alcantara trim with Union Jack insignia and Black-Pack roof, alloys, front and rear spoiler and sills this rare car has travelled just 11,000 kilometres.

An exercise in professional box ticking this car is optioned with the lightening quick to change six-speed paddle-shift automatic and features Lotus’ new and more sophisticated stability control system with four modes – Drive, Sport, Race and Off, as well as a bombastic 3-inch exhaust system, AP Racing 2 piece brakes, a Quaife torsen limited slip differential and creature comforts like cruise control, air-conditioning, GPS, tyre pressure monitors, reverse parking sensors and heated sports seats.

This simply brilliant sportscar does Clark Kent during the daily grind as well as it does Superman on weekend mountain threading, head clearing sessions.

With a better power to weight ratio than a Porsche Cayman GT4 and more usable storage space too, a stint behind the wheel of the Evora 400 bathes occupants in a building crescendo of V6 wail that’s properly satisfying to wring out. The entire feel inside is more sophisticated than spartan and the signature ‘full of feedback’ drive is nothing short of addictive.

Rare, superb in design and optioned to extract the most out of what this race-bred package can achieve as a driver’s car, a Sunday treat this stunning Lotus Evora 400 is one to take to the bank.