2011 Lotus Evora GTE Road Car Concept
The new Lotus Evora GTE Road Car Concept will be unveiled to the world for the first time within the Lotus exhibit at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival event Wednesday night, August 17, at the Monterey Jet Center.
The Lotus Evora GTE is a race car developed with a single-minded aim to be successful in the new global motorsport GTE category, which includes the world famous Le Mans 24 Hours.
To celebrate this groundbreaking car, Lotus has built the race-inspired Evora GTE Road Car Concept. This high-strung Evora elicits over 420 bhp from its race-developed engine, fed through a sequential AMT racing gearbox and put to the pavement through ultra-lightweight forged alloy wheels with center-lock hubs shod with Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires.
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The Evora GTE Road Car Concept isn’t merely a paint scheme or homage to a race car – this is a serious race car that makes for a very serious road car.
The Evora GTE Road Car Concept will later be shown within the Lotus exhibit on Peter Hay Hill near The Lodge at Pebble Beach Thursday, August 18 through mid-day Saturday, August 20 before being moved onto the Concept Car Lawn for display throughout the remainder of the Concours weekend.
In Detail
| type | Series Production Car |
| released at | 2011 Gordon McCall’s Jet Center Party |
| built at | Hethel, England |
| body stylist | Steven Crijns, Russel Carr |
| engineers | Richard Rackham |
| engine | Toyota 2GR-FE V6 |
| position | Mid, Transverse |
| block material | Aluminum Alloy |
| valvetrain | Chain-Driven DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl w/dual VVTi |
| fuel feed | Electronic Injection |
| displacement | 3456 cc / 210.90 in³ |
| bore | 94 mm / 3.7 in |
| stroke | 83 mm / 3.27 in |
| power | 313.2 kw / 420 bhp |
| specific output | 121.53 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 303.91 bhp per tonne |
| body / frame | Plastic Body over Bonded & Extruded Aluminium Chassis w/Front and Rear Aluminum Subframes |
| driven wheels | RWD w/TCS |
| wheel type | Forged Aluminium Alloy |
| front tires | 225/40 ZR18 Yokohama |
| rear tires | 255/35 ZR19 Yokohama |
| front brakes | Vented & Drilled Discs w/Lotus AP Racing 4-Piston Calipers |
| f brake size | 33 x 350 mm / 1.3 x 13.8 in |
| rear brakes | Vented & Drilled Discs w/Lotus AP Racing 4-Piston Calipers |
| r brake size | 25 x 335.3 mm / 1.0 x 13.2 in |
| front wheels | F 45.7 x 20.3 cm / 18 x 8 in |
| rear wheels | R 48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in |
| steering | TRW Rack & Pinion w/Hydraulic Assist |
| f suspension | Forged Aluminum Wishbones w/Bilstein Dampers, Eibach Springs |
| r suspension | Forged Aluminum Wishbones w/Bilstein Dampers, Eibach Springs |
| curb weight | 1382 kg / 3047 lbs |
| weight distro | 38 % / 62 % |
| wheelbase | 2575 mm / 101.4 in |
| front track | 1567 mm / 61.7 in |
| rear track | 1574 mm / 62 in |
| length | 4340 mm / 170.9 in |
| width | 1849 mm / 72.8 in |
| height | 1221 mm / 48.1 in |
| transmission | AMT racing |
