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I'm not a fan of that silver coloured thing at all. Don't think the profile matches the spy shots that were linked. I'm inclined to believe the spy shots more than the photo/render of the silver car.

Looking forward to the Lotus Driving academy being up and running again. Really enjoyed my time there in the past. Its been a few years since I've been on the track and would welcome a little refresher course at LDA before venturing out on my own.

@EGTE, I think you had the Radium CAI not the BOE Fab? I've tried a car with the Radium and BOE CAI and the Radium is by far the much louder of the two. I think BOE judged it right by adding more noise and drama but keeping it sensible so it's still possible to have a conversation on the motorway without shouting too loud or without upsetting the neighbours when you start the car early in the morning.

😭 But I haven't put my order in yet! If that's true, Oh my! 😍 even more want! Dear Gordon please can you sell designs for your T33 mule as upgrade kits for the Evora!

@Bravo73 can you elaborate? Do they not have a clear record? I have never had any dealings with them in the past but seen posts by JeyEmm and others on YouTube and the web recommending Thorney inspections and warranty for McLaren cars.

Had the BOE CAI fitted for a couple years now and I am a BIG fan. The noise is a bit louder but also much more mature sounding. You are increasing the quantity and quality of the sound. Definitely makes the car feel faster with more mid range torque and improved throttle response. In my opinion if you have a Lotus sports back box already then CAI is the first thing you should look at (rather than exhaust mods) when trying to make the sound better. I demoed a car with the Radium CAI, (not sure if this is still available) I found it was louder than the BOE and might be a bit too loud for some. BOE was judged just right for me. There are a few threads of people creating their own DIY kits. Just depends on how handy you are and how much time you have.

Don't know if its phycological but to the butt dino it certainly feels like it has bit more torque and go than before. Might just be the extra noise giving more drama and feeling like you are going faster, either way it puts a bigger smile on my face so I'm happy.

These guys also offer a aftermarket warranty: https://www.thorneymotorsport.co.uk/

Totally agree with you @MJON I just assumed that level of power or that kind of throttle map would only be enabled in track mode or ludicrous mode or what ever Tesla call their super fast mode and would be hidden away in the menu system and not something you could accidentally turn on. But even still with that in mind, I don't see why huge SUV / family wagon needs to have this mode at all. I guess its because it gets the headlines. I also think its because EV cars used to and I guess still are thought of as boring so having these headline grabbing figures makes them seem cooler and appeal to people more?

In the Harry's Garage video, Gordon said they are using an Evora as the mule car to test the fancy Xtrac gearbox. Wonder if GMA / Xtrac (who ever owns the rights) will make this available to Evora owners?

+1 to what @Doug Ashley said. I've read a few posts with people saying their cars are contrary to what is the official word is in many different areas. @Ba55uma There is a high possibly that your car does not have a 3rd cat but wouldn't say it was certain.

Creating a good efficient electric drivetrain has the byproduct of it also being capable of high torque and quick 0-60 times. I don't think everyone is particularly aiming for 0-60 in 3 secs they are just trying to create high quality efficient electric drivetrains. For sure the sporty brands, Lotus, Porsche etc... will need that quick launch for reputation but when you see Kia's and VW etc that can also do very respectable quick launches its most a byproduct. Think of it a bit like tuning a turbo engine, whereby with a different map and telling the waste gate to allow more boost you suddenly have more power. Yes I have simplified this a lot but its pretty much what happens. You can take an efficient 1.0 litre turbo 4 pot good for 50mpg and 100bhp. Give it a retune to produce twice as much boost and suddenly its producing 200bhp (and considerably less than 50mpg). Similar with EV drivetrains, the drivetrain will spend most its time in the "100bhp tune" and produce good range but the motor controller can very easily just request more current from the battery and suddenly you are in "200 bhp tune". Of course it can't maintain that for long, batteries will deplete very quickly, over heat etc.... so the car will soon have to revert back to the lower tune. But for a short while a 0-60 launch in 3sec is totally possible.

I think the design is quite polarising. You either get it and think it's great or just a big slab. I've only seen a glimpse of a Polestar on the road and I quite liked it looked classy and understated in white.

Yep my usual is Tesco momentum 99 octane and occasionally a tank of v-power when I want to treat the car. The official word from Lotus is that the Evora runs fine on E10, maybe you need to give it some time for the ECU to adjust for the new fuel? Maybe after a tank or two the car will run fine? Not sure I could be bothered to do that I'd rather just run premium E5.

I've not tried any sort of E10 fuel yet as I always go for 98+RON. When I did try E5 95 RON I felt the car was a bit more sluggish. For a high performance car I would always recommend high octane fuel as it just frees up the engine. Sure on a 2012 1.4 Polo, I don't think there is much to gain to using high octane fuel and would just stick to normal unleaded but for an Evora, super unleaded all the time! Regarding Shell V Power vs normal high octane/ super unleaded. If you can afford it go for Shell V Power every fill up, I believe the additives are certainly worth it and do help to clean out your system and help keep it running smoothly ( even on a non performance car). But I'm not convinced you need to use it every fill up. Maybe every 4-6 fill ups switch over to V Power. Make sure the tank is reasonably empty so the V Power is not diluted.

No issues on mine, the BOE Fab induction kit comes with all the brackets, fixing etc you need to hold the whole assembly in place. You have the positive side effect of a less congested engine bay so its easier when you are spannering away in the engine bay. I know how much you like to fix things your self, 😉 I thought E10 fuel was 95 RON, its the super unleaded 98+ RON that has less ethanol content. Not sure if its possible to get 95 RON unleaded with lower than 10% Ethanol content? Thought the current choices are 95RON E10 or 98+RON at E0/E5. Either way I would stick to what you use normally unless you get into problems with that fuel. The car's ECU will be trimming the air to fuel ratio and advancing or retarding the timing to get the best out of the combustion cycle. It will very quickly default back to "safe and slow" settings but will slowly optimise incrementally for better combustion. Each time you change a variable by a large amount the ECU is likely to go back to default safe settings and then slowly over time increasing things again as it learns the new system. So if you normally use E10 95RON then keep using that, but I would always recommend using the higher octane anyways because you know more POWWWWEEERRR!

Yep as the above, use a trim tool to prise it off, work bit by bit around the edge, on my S1 interior I don't need to take the knobs off or gear knob to just get access behind it. One clip on mine was held on super tight and the trim panel would not fully release. For ages I was looking for a hidden fastening that did not exist but then just threw caution to the wind and put some more force on the prising tool and the panel popped off.

If you are OK with the price and want an easy life get the GRP one. I think its the same as the BOE fab one, which I have and I can highly recommend. Improves the quality of the sound a lot and only increases it a little bit. Otherwise in theory it should be possible to get a Exige V6 version working on an Evora with a but of modding. I would have a chat with a Tuning company or Lotus independent as I think a Lotus dealership is most likely to just say "No" as its not an OEM part. Try having a chat with Dave at ES Motorsport.

I have a Noco charger, might even be the GB-40 linked above (mine looks identical) and a standard lead acid battery in my car and highly recommend it, nice bit of kit. Its very small and lightweight (in keeping with Lotus' philosophy). I keep it behind the drivers seat and its come in very handy helping others and my self get going again. But note its only suitable for cars with lead acid batteries.

I would think Exige / Evora headers are the same. I would think the back box is also the same between them. The mid pipe might be different between the two as the engine packaging is slightly different. So maybe some customisation needed connecting the cat delete pipe to the backbox but should be too hard for a exhaust fabricator to sort out. As far as I know, bore sizes where increased for the supercharger engine as I guess more flow rate and less velocity was needed as you have forced induction. Smaller bores and higher velocity gases is probably better for the NA engine.

Discounting the Evora with the NA V6 engine, the Exige and Evora both use the same supercharged engine don't they? Only difference is the packaging surely? I would think it would be possible to modify an Exige kit to fit an Evora. Eg the Air filter, MAF sensor attachment and throttle body connection can stay the same, just the tubing in the middle to connect them up needs to change to fit the Evora engine.

I don't really know what to think? Is this good? bad? The two manufactures have very different philosophies to car building. One builds straight line dragsters that offers little in feel or driver engagement the other builds light weight cars that are sublime in the corners? Let's hope they successfully merge the best of both worlds. Audi has a reputation for building well built cars (don't know if the reality is actually true?) and I believe Macca's can be a bit fragile. So hopefully some of Audi's production knowhow rubs off and they can make more durable Maccas. Ahh wait! I forgot about Lambo! Aren't they owned by Audi too?

I heard all the 2+2 owners get an invite! 😉

Toyota have recently shown off a whole bunch of new EV concept cars. One of which looks like a 2 seater mid engine rear wheel drive car aka an MR2! https://www.pistonheads.com/news/electric-vehicles/toyota-invokes-lfa-secret-sauce-at-ev-unveil/45066

Max diving up the inside of someone like a torpedo or defending his position by shoving them off the track is not fun to watch; thats not what motor racing is about for me. Have a look at how Perez defended against Hamilton in the last race or Alonso vs Ham in Hungry to give Ocon the win. That showed much more skill and racing knowledge in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Max does not have skill, I truly think he is very very good indeed, but his overtakes and defence moves against Hamilton need work. Take a look any race where Max coming through the grid when he has got a penalty or after a pit stop and he needs to clear people that are on a different strategy who have got in front. He has used some very cleaver and brave moves to get round people very quickly. This is very different to how he typically attempts a move on Hamilton. Max knows he doesn't have the pace to do it cleanly (like he does with the slower cars) so he uses his torpedo method and doesn't really care about the consequences.