Scandal! some will cry, about the Lotus equipped with a automatic transmission, while in reality it is a wise decision from the small British manufacturer who wishes thereby expand its customer base.
For 2013, the Lotus Evora and Evora S offer a small fee of $ 3,400, a new six-speed automatic transmission IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift).
Technologically, this transmission developed by Toyota includes paddles located behind the steering wheel allow the driver to change gears in manual mode.
To this is added a Sport mode to enjoy sharper acceleration.
- Aspirated V6 3.5-liter 276 horsepower (Evora).
- V6 turbocharged 3.5-liter 345 horsepower (Evora S).
The sports coupe 2 +2 configuration is associated series, a six-speed manual gearbox.
- 5.0 seconds for the Evora manual gearbox.
- 5.2 seconds for the Evora automatic transmission.
- 4.6 seconds for the Evora S manual gearbox .
- 4.7 seconds for the Evora S automatic gearbox.
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