Peoples’ reaction to your Evora

[TomE]

After 6 years of Evora ownership I'm maybe too used to all the reactions it gets and take it for granted, including people letting you out of side roads and into merging traffic.  I had to smile earlier today as I watched a Porsche Cayenne try to filter into a slow-moving line of traffic, while no one opened up a gap to let him in ... not even the fellow Cayenne owner who actually closed up the gap to the car in front to prevent his twin from merging in!

[C8RKH]

Not even Porsche owners like Porsche owners. No surprise there.

[DJW]

Took the Evora to new place of work today, driving past a couple of people in the external smoking shelter before parking up . 

Later that morning I was grabbing a coffee when a guy walks up to me and asks if I was the owner of the Lotus.

Replied yes.

The response "I said to my mate when you drove in , looks like we've employed Tony Stark". 

??

 

The same morning a guy in his mid 20's asked if it was an Elise.  Had never heard of an Evora. 

Edited May 2, 2017 by DJW

[4exige]

Reaktion.... !!?? ooohhh my god 

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[Neal H]

I was just about to put the Evora back in the garage after returning from work yesterday and a random woman walks up and says - How do you decide which vehicle to take in the morning?

me: It depends on the weather.

she: So if the sun shines you have to decide between your motorbike and your lovely Ferrari.

me: It's a Lotus.....

she: Oh, it looks like a Ferrari.

Well, at least she didn't mistake it for a Porsche!!

[Danelaw]

I like to tell people it's not as common as a Ferrari. I doubt any of us bought just for the rarity value, and I still wish for the sake of Lotus that the Evora had sold better, but the rarity value is nice too. For every person who has recognised it as a Lotus I've had at least one assume it's a Lambo or Ferrari and at least one just ask "what is it?".

I wonder though if anybody with a Porsche has ever had it mistaken for anything else other than perhaps a vw? They've no idea what they're missing out on.

[C8RKH]

1 hour ago, Neal H said:

I was just about to put the Evora back in the garage after returning from work yesterday and a random woman walks up and says - How do you decide which vehicle to take in the morning?

me: It depends on the weather.

she: So if the sun shines you have to decide between your motorbike and your lovely Ferrari.

me: It's a Lotus.....

she: Oh, it looks like a Ferrari.

Well, at least she didn't mistake it for a Porsche!!

Good job you're not renovating the house. As she might have confused the skip outside for a Porsche and thought you were just a posh poseur with a fast bike, a Ferrari and a Porsche Convertible. Then she'd have just walked on by and tutted.

[dalepearson]

I have had lots of people think the Evora is a Ferrari, its a mixed feeling in a way

[C8RKH]

I take it as a huge compliment. Sad they don't recognise the LOTUS name as much as the Fezza. But still, they recognise a great car when they see one.

[C8RKH]

Up and out early and been driving nowhere particular for a couple of hours. Enjoying empty Scottish roads, the twisties over hills and through glens. Pull into Morrisons for a coffee and toasted bacon buttie and woman in her late 60's walks over in tge car park. Massive smile, and says "what a beautiful car you have their son!"

What a way to start the day. Buttie finished so I guess the only thing to do is drive for another couple of hours to, err, nowhere in particular.

[JayEmm]

I find kids that spot it from the rear tend to think it's a Ferrari (round headlights I guess) and from the front they think it's a Lamborghini (sharp/angular nose on the 400).

Had it a year next week and it still makes me smile, let alone everyone else

[DJW]

Filling up with fuel on the weekend and a fellow drivers wanders over admiring the car.  He asks what Lotus it is, as he thought it wasn't an Elise. Upon explaining the model, he stated he had built a s3 Elan with his dad when young.  

Shows how little awareness there is around the Lotus range ☹️

[gregs24]

Try driving one in France - mouths dropping open, applause, thumbs up - really quite incredible.

I even had my picture taken 3 times when I was broken down with a self destructing Varta Blue last month.

I had an old chap in Morton-in-Marsh say 'I like your Ferrari' to which I replied 'Ferrari - it's a Lotus - it's British you know', 'Even better' he said

 

[rallyesax]

Depends where in France I have to say.......

Some positive reactions to the car (Kids of course) and adult people as well but also quite many jealous or misjudging you

[gregs24]

On ‎10‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 12:24, rallyesax said:

but also quite many jealous or misjudging you

You must be very perceptive to pick that up as you drive by ?

[rallyesax]

Not driving by of course. But this it what you can hear later on, when people sometimes don't even know this is your car they're talking about.

[PAR]

At least as it is a 400 you have Michelin tyres on so you can say you are helping the local economy!

My blue Elise s1 has always been well received particularly by kids, when I drive the z1 people look and when I drop the doors, so do the jaws! With a grey evora , I expect it will be more muted!

In general for any rare car, there are people who enjoy seeing them and it makes their day. I know I am when I get the chance to watch something special!

 

[Neal H]

Don't underestimate the drawing power of a grey Evora. My previous Evora was silver and that attracted more attention than my bright yellow V6 Exige!

I do think that in driving an Evora you are providing a public service - you not only brighten your own day, you brighten the day of complete strangers

 

[rallyesax]

On 19/05/2017 at 15:03, PAR said:

At least as it is a 400 you have Michelin tyres on so you can say you are helping the local economy!

My blue Elise s1 has always been well received particularly by kids, when I drive the z1 people look and when I drop the doors, so do the jaws! With a grey evora , I expect it will be more muted!

In general for any rare car, there are people who enjoy seeing them and it makes their day. I know I am when I get the chance to watch something special!

 

Yes. Especialy as my job is: Test driver for Michelin .

But today was cool because it was my first trackday with the evora and people were just in love with the car 

[mik]

2 hours ago, rallyesax said:

Yes. Especialy as my job is: Test driver for Michelin .

But today was cool because it was my first trackday with the evora and people were just in love with the car 

I For real or kidding? 

i dropped this at the local Michelin dealership today - it's going back for analysis. I call it Michelin Calzone. 

Ok - need to figure out why photobucket image links aren't working on here... 

Edited May 20, 2017 by mik

[mik]

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by mik

[rallyesax]

For real, this is my job.

How did that happen ??? While driving ???

I already saw that but only on mounting machines.

If it was during driving, you must have been running less than 0.5 bars (puncture ?) and have a massive load transfer affecting the sidewall.

I'll use your pictures for internal analysis and your feedback on how it happened is more than welcome.

[Bibs]

Something terrible has happened to that wheel & tyre! 

Cool job @rallyesax

[mik]

58 minutes ago, rallyesax said:

For real, this is my job.

How did that happen ??? While driving ???

I already saw that but only on mounting machines.

If it was during driving, you must have been running less than 0.5 bars (puncture ?) and have a massive load transfer affecting the sidewall.

I'll use your pictures for internal analysis and your feedback on how it happened is more than welcome.

Awesome job

I was on a driver training day - details (including in-car video) are easiest provided by sending you to this thread .

Wheel might have been refurbishable, but I was nervous about internal cracks, so it will become a table or something.  New wheel (and MPSS) bought. Expensive day....

Cheers Rallye sax

[CocoPops]

Scotttish Elise's is login only @mik