The evora replacement

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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Lazydonkey » Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:04 am

It's only 100kgs heavier, the evora isnt that light!
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by mxvx » Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:58 am

No, but the balance of the rear engine is lovely...

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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Lazydonkey » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:12 pm

It is, but you can't fit a bike in it
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by mxvx » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:34 pm

You can....or on it!

https://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f170/e ... ts-117762/

I wish I could have both...

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Re: The evora replacement

Post by ClarkyBoy » Sat Feb 23, 2019 12:50 pm

Nice car Donkey,

Really like these, I find the driving modes a bit of a pest - but its a small issue on an awesome car :-)
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by C7Steve » Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:47 pm

James Hall can fit his mtb in his Elise, so an Evora should be a doddle.


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Re: The evora replacement

Post by campbell » Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:31 pm

It’s Martin’s excuse to the missus. Sshhh!!
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Lazydonkey » Sat Feb 23, 2019 11:51 pm

You can use a seasucker, you can take the bike completely to bits and slot it into the car but it's a lot of hassle. Also seasucker isn't cheap and means I need £100 worth of mounts for mtb and gravel bike (qr, 12mm and 15mm) on top of £300k purchase price. And it's scary lol

m2 means 5 mins to install rack and I'm off. Plus a lot of my cycling includes the toddler and his bike which makes things harder still.

Re driving modes Clark the m2 is super simple... Only changes rack resistance and throttle. Passive dampers. As such I tend to fire up sport on most drives. Nice wee pops and bangs.
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by campbell » Sun Feb 24, 2019 12:21 am

A Skoda vRS was all you needed. Has Sport mode too!

But we concede the M2 for you. Cool car
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Rosssco » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:38 am

Lazydonkey wrote:
Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:04 am
It's only 100kgs heavier, the evora isnt that light!
I thought it was nearer 200kg (~1380kg vs. ~1570kg), but its all dependant how its set-up and feels of course!
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by C7Steve » Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:37 pm

This just came up on my YouTube Feed.

Watch on YouTube


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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Sanjøy » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:45 pm

C7Steve wrote:
Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:37 pm
This just came up on my YouTube Feed.

Watch on YouTube


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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Rag_It » Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:59 am

Great choice Martin, not much tempting me out of my M135i, but keeping my eyes on M2 and prices!

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Re: The evora replacement

Post by Rosssco » Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:44 pm

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-ger ... date/38900

Chunky though! (same weight as the M4) Pity they couldn't get it down to sub 1,500kg..
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Re: The evora replacement

Post by DJ » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:54 pm

Nice choice. On my list too for the Evora replacement in due course, which would normally be this summer as have always changed after 3 years but just don’t feel ready to move on from the Evora yet. I have grown more fond and appreciative of it as time has gone on rather than restless and looking towards the 3 year ownership mark to make a change.

The weight thing is definitely more than numbers but how the chassis/platform distributes it. I remember taking my Boxster S to test drive an Evora with Brandon about 8 years ago. Driving the Boxster, then Evora, then Boxster again, I couldn’t believe how the Evora felt so much more nimble and lighter but was actually about 90kgs heavier.

Good move getting the manual too :thumbsup
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