Here is the Lotus Evora GT430 which is the most
powerful road-legal Lotus ever made.
One of its most outstanding features is the unique
bodywork and aero agenda, with the Evora GT430 getting full carbon front and
rear bumpers, front splitter, front access panel, roof and rear wing. The
tailgate is also a one-piece part and features a louvered section and is
matched by composite quarter panels.
The new aero also boost the Evora’s downforce, which
now produces up to 250 kg at its 305 km/h top speed. And because this is
a new Lotus, the GT430 tips the scales at 1,258 kg dry, which is 26 kg lighter
from the already light Evora Sport 410.
Power comes from an updated version of the
supercharged 3.5-liter V6 which makes 430 hp and 440 Nm of
torque and enables the latest Lotus to hit 60 from a standstill in 3.7 seconds.
A titanium exhaust is standard, as well as a Torsen limited-slip differential
and a six-speed manual gearbox with a low-inertia, single-mass flywheel for
faster gear changes.
Lotus has also added a set of Ohlins TTX two-way
adjustable dampers, with 20 click-adjustment compression and rebound settings,
and new lightweight Eibach springs. Tires are 10 mm wider, with the Michelin
Pilot Sport Cup 2s measuring 245/35 R19 at the front and 295/30 R20 at the
rear.
The British company says that the new Evora GT430
lapped their Hethel test track in 1 minute 25.8 seconds, making it as fast as
the more hardcore 3-Eleven on the same circuit.
Lotus will build just 60 examples of the new Evora GT430, which will be
available only as a strict two-seater. A US-spec version of the GT430 will
follow in spring 2018.
