Lotus Updates Evora GTC with Less Weight

The Lotus Evora GTCLotus EvoraUnited Kingdom, 2008 > present29 versions
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has struggled to find racing success. Of the two cars entered at Le Mans last year, one finished seventh in class, and the other did not finish. They have also failed to score any points in the American Le Mans Series. LotusLotusUnited Kingdom, 1952 > present68 models
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has revealed an updated version of the car with less weight that it hopes will make it more competitive. 

To cut weight the new Evora has carbon fiber doors, roof and engine cover and plexiglass windows. It is 30kg lighter than the previous version and, depending on specification, weighs between 1130kg and 1140kg. 

The Evora GTC has wider wheels in tires. It is now rolling on 10in wide tires in the front and 12in wide in the rear, and to accept the wider wheels, the car has wider fender flares as well. 

Power continues to come from a 4.0l, V6 with 450hp and 460Nm of torque mated to a six-speed sequential transmission. However, to put power down better, there is now traction control and Bosch Racing anti-lock brakes.

The car is eligible to race in the MSA Endurance Series, British GT Championship, VdeV Series, Dutch Supercar, Dubai 24 Hours and the 12 Hours of Bathurst. It is also undergoing homologation for the Grand-Am GTC. 

The first cars to get this new evolution will be the Team Bullrun Evora that competes in Britcar and McMahon Raceworks with Condor Motorsport who will race the car in the Grand-AM GTC class in the US as soon as the car is homologated.