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  • Should have used stickier Pirielli's than the one's they had specially designed, a more track focused yet law abiding set of rubber would easily shave seconds off. It's a shame they have to compromise for durability in the factory set up.

  • Frankly it's a heavy bastard at 1.3 tons.

  • I don't care if it's not that fast. It has a nice sound!

  • It's smiling :)

    

  • You say the boss beats the lotus on the track , however it beats it on laguna seca where all the corners are a mile wide , on a real track and on a real road the lotus trounces the mustang , plus the boss only works as a racer take it on a poorly paved road it becomes a torture device too cruel even for north Korea to use , the lotus works anywhere

  • why does the louts and the gtr have the emblems on their steering wheels taped?

  • @yewuntthu Preventing glare.

  • Muscle cars look like crap compared to this!

  • Looks like the little brother of the Koenigsegg CCX.

  • @Dirkietje8 yea i know. its still a very beutiful car :D

  • Wonder What Kind of bad words Jeremy Clarkson will have for Mustangs now.. Considering it's faster then a Supercharged Lotus.

  • @starksy17 im no brit, but have you considered the 2012 elise?

  • 1min42 is fast i cant even do that in a video game...

  • Lots - Of - Trouble - Usually -Serious

  • Boss 302 beat this smh

  • Based on this test drive it sounds like he really liked this car.

  • Dear Santa...

  • simply a waste of money. The same price of a nissan gtr, you will get better performance in a porsche cayman r, and a boss 302, and according to motor trend; it has horrible build quality. crap car

  • @Inklebonker1 listen you dont know wat ur talking about. first it is not a waste of money and its not horribly build quality. its not a crap car so stop judging things based on nothing

    id rather buy this car than a gtr because gtr is horrible. this car is beast and u know it u just dont want to admit it

  • @MegaSamuraiJapan This car is crap, don't ask me read the motortrend review. They said it used poor quality materials and the build quality wasn't up to par. This car costs 91k and for that price you can buy a nissan gtr which not only is faster in a strait line or on a track but also has better build quality and higher quality materials. By the way, the bos 302 was faster around laguna seca than this car so there is no use defending it.

  • @Inklebonker1 You buy a lotus for its pure handling capabilities and lightness. A GTR and mustang will never be as enjoyable to drive as a lotus because they are both bloated and heavy. The quality of the interior says nothing about a car's handling and performance; many lotus owners accept this fact. Do lap times really matter? Most of us will never be able to push the limits of these cars anyway.

  • @shiftcommathree1 i highly doubt you will have more fun in a slower car.

  • @Inklebonker1 Have you ever driven a Lotus, instead of judging the car by the books?

    He clearly states that the Evora isn't the fastest, but I can tell you out of personal experience that it drives like a real Lotus (I used to own a 1999 Elise, and test drove about every other Lotus).

    As for the Boss 302 being faster: apples/pears. 444bhp V8 against a 345hp V6. Look up the ZR-1 time from last year's test or so. Tell you a secret: the 638bhp car is faster than the Boss 302. Wow, what a surprise!

  • @PascalBuyens I judge by price and category, not by horsepower alone. The lotus costs 91k, the boss costs around 50k. They both seat 4 and are both rear wheel drive. The lotus achieves a much higher power to weight ratio than the mustang: 1:9.2 to 1:8.2, so it should have absolutely no problem out performing the boss but it fails terribly. In a strait line and on a track it just fails. And now i ask you, what are you paying for?

  • @Inklebonker1 CONT- It cannot be for the extra creature comforts because from what i heard the lotus lacks in interior build quality. It cannot be for better performance as i have already proven. It cannot be for technology because wile ford designed an all new tivct 5 liter v8 for its mustangs, the lotus uses a supercharged camry engine. CONT-

  • @Inklebonker1 CONT- The only thing the lotus does better than the mustang is achieving 2 more MPG than the mustang; 17/26 vs 19/28. Still not very impressive. Its funny top gear uk has decided to stop testing our cars, i wonder why. Could it be that they are for more advanced than theirs?

  • @Inklebonker1 I call BS !!!

    Power to weight ratio : the amount of weight ONE hp needs to drag along. The lower, the better, the faster the vehicle (car, bike, boat, whatever) will go.

    So P/W ratio for the Evora = 3165lbs/345hp = 9.17lbs/hp. You do the maths for the Boss 302 with 3632lbs and 444hp. (8.18lbs/hp). The 302 has the BETTER P/W ratio, so its quite normal it outperforms the Evora.

  • @PascalBuyens Yes you are right, I knew I had a mistake but wasn't able to correct it in time before you would read it. So, this means the mustang outperforms the lotus in all aspects.

  • @PascalBuyens outperforms in a straightline maybe but how about corners? dont just go off power to weight ratio as it means nothing except down the 1/4.

  • @gengiz I'm not a knight of the straight line... I owned a Lotus for 7 years and I'm very aware that those cars are all about handling, not just straight line performance...

  • considering the lotus is over 30k more expensive and less useful in everyday living, id say 1 second makes a huge difference.

  • @GODIN101 Im sorry this is going to drove me crazy, what are you talking about?

  • lol

    

  • this car is kinda boring to me to be somewhat of an exotic. Its no better than a mustang or 370Z

  • LOTUS/PROTON/TOYOTA........ITS­ REALITY...NOT FAKE

  • what you proud about this car????it small sport car with like a camry engine...but in performance of drift..its to verry excellent......v6 drift verry well...cant lambo drift???? i dont think so....and american cars is not good handling likes evova..

  • Another Toyota motor in a Lotus? wtf. YouTube some vids of Honda powered Elise´s...... Enough said.

  • is that a new car? if so then its probably not broken in and not making full power?

  • @Jah2070

    they do, and it's in the Evora S (like the one in the video.)

  • why do they cover the emblem? lol

  • Can't believe this car is Toyota Camry powered, why the fuck they don't offer the supercharger from TRD?

  • I want to see this guy vs. the stig

  • Mr. Randy Pobst: I want your job!

  • the front looks looks to happy

  • Good to know the Cayman topped the Evora, that's the key rivalry here.

  • Funny how motortrend ran a faster time with the regular boss at 1:40 and they ran the ls 302 at 1:39.9 last time

  • that awsome dude it only 200 up hp and it lap is only 1 second of the boss mustang.. NOW THAT WAT I CALL A TRUTH SPORTS CAR... UNLIKE THE ME mustang all it can do is go straight..

  • @neejhmoo88 OK so your calling this car a true sports car cuz it's one sec off the Mustang which is only good goin straight when it's a full sec faster than this, it has less hp ok so whats the weight difference, the car is nice but it's in fact slower in a straight and around the corners of this track than a mustang an whats the price tag for this two seater

  • Powered by Toyota. Jeremy, that's a fine NON-BRITISH built engine.

  • I like this car and the Exige S but the Lotuses prices are RIDICULOUS!!!

  • @MarMPB haha, agreed. I wish there were a positive correlation between price and weight in the lotus case.

  • 2:01 what that on the steering wheel?

  • @MrCosmin94 a script

  • Is there a chart of all cars tested and their times?

  • Just watched the Mustang video. A second! Really? An extra 110bhp earns you a single second on the same track with the same driver. Obviously that makes the Mustang the greatest car Ford has ever built. It would be interesting to see what Ford Europes flagship Focus RS could do against the 302.

  • I saw one today and i couldnt tell what it was i thought it was a new mclaren or somthing then came home and this was a recomended video :)

  • soooooooooo nice and smooth at 2.10!!!

  • Sounds choked

  • 2:13 that's what she said

  • @psychoclown420 thats what HE said

  • @eeeen321 no. SHE

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  • Oh fuck yeah, that thing sounds AWEEEESOME. I could live with that.... Almost like it more than the Cayman R. Infact I do...

  • So the Mustang is faster. It's not as if Ford are a multi-billion Dollar company at all and the Mustang isn't a big V8 compared to a 3.5 V6. The Evora isn't bad for a car built in a big garden shed on the outskirts of Norwich eh?

  • @TheLiquidKnight Right on. That point is often omitted or forgotten in many "car discussions", though it is significant.

  • Live rear axles are good for drag racing and that's about it!

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  • i guess you buy this car and pretend its a ferrari! lol

  • hahah a ford mustang 302 boss beat this car by a second and its half the price!

  • @slaytallicadethsb meh they all look the same. some guy tricked me today with his mustang. a GT with the same decals as the 302, without the number.

  • @Surivolif and just for the record i actually like the boss302 infact i like the new 5.0 as well.....alot more car for ur money then anything else.....i will probably get one in 4 years after i graduate pharmacy school unless of course some other car company comes out with a better car for a decent price.....u can check back if u want.

  • @Surivolif atleast i drive and dont play skateboard video games in my moms basement!

  • I like these new motortrend lap videos, great lap times for only 345 HP.

  • I wish I could own a Lotus.

    Alas, I'm too damn big to fit in them.

  • Well, i dont give a damm what the top comment is, id rather have a GTR, not that the Lotus is bad, its a fact how outstanding of a DRIVER car it is, they are rarely the fastest (usually underpowered) but the experience is what makes it so worth it, but you have to drive one to discover this fact.

  • This Lotus reminds me of a Tesla....

  • @iLuvSmartCars you are Spot ON on that comparison! :)

  • @iLuvSmartCars

    actually, the Tesla is based off the Lotus chassis, so this isn't surprising.

  • @schulzbrianr Ach, well that explains it!

  • Lotus should make a supercar !! Agree ??

  • Man, the Cayman R spanked this.

  • I think it's worth the money because it's very interesting. I love the brand Lotus and their heritage, and the car makes you feel great. it's numbers on a stat sheet may not be as good as a BOSS 302 laguna seca edition, but it is very different

  • Slower then the BOSS!!!!!!! and more money fail.....

  • @Eddiewmusic The Boss 302 is a complete monster. This is a lotus. What did you expect?

  • cool car and all, but if a bmw 1m is faster than this, than it's not worth my money. nice try lotus.

  • anyone else think this new lotus looks like the NSX??

  • funny!!!

  • What's the conclusion ???????

  • This sounded like a dual commentary with Randy and the engine. The engine just agrees with everything he's saying.

  • @Surivolif thanku for the back up

  • Would love to see Randy Pobst do a lap around in a Hennessey Venom GT.

  • Laguna Seca is a hard track to master (But a fun track to push your car on)

    WRX Owner

  • @JAYFROMHARLEM

    How much does it cost per track day? What group level are you in here?

  • The Evora is Lotus getting out of that one-trick pony phase so many car makers struggle for years to shake off. The Evora is a good first run into making more well-rounded cars. Their next cars should be just as openly impressive to drive hard and I doubt they will stop building lightweight, simple sports cars, at least as much as the law allows.

  • Stick one of these engines into an older Camry with the manual tranny, and you definitely have yourself a sleeper.

  • @chevystud88 why would anyone do that...

  • @onoff314 To make a Camry fun...for once.

  • @chevystud88 OH YEAH cause putting all that power in a FWD works also big engine does not mean fun necessarily, youd still want to neck yourself when you hop into it 

  • @Zagato8D its got a V6 from a camry, so it should sound like a toyota

  • keep em coming.......

  • it sounds like a toyota.

  • The Lotus Evora is a great little car; it's modest engine, fantastic chassis and low curb weight make it an extremely capable and rewarding car to drive. Unfortunately, Lotus shot themselves in the foot with the high asking price.

    A reasonably optioned Evora (non supercharged) will set you back the same amount as a similarly-optioned Cayman S (the car which one this competition last time). Unfortunately, the Cayman sounds better and is better built.

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  • If I were to base how I thought this car looked off this video I would hate it, it looks fat kind of... I don't know if that's the camera angle or what. However a dark grey one passed me the other day... I wouldn't care if it had 200hp. I love the way this car looks and I would buy one in a heartbeat. Drop dead sexy.

  • I love how we know it's a Lotus but they still tape over the logo on the steering wheel.

  • Engine sounds like shit though...

  • looks so happy :D

  • i'm really enjoying the whole motor trend driver's car of the year competition. they should have done this a long time ago!! it really shows what is important to the public with some real, honest opinions about the car's strengths and weaknesses

  • Wow! about 1 second slower then the BOSS 302! Not bad lotus, not bad at all!

  • Thats a Shame that the Mustang 302 Boss Ran 1 Second Faster on the Hot Lap

  • No Keeping the Bike Love Ducati!!

  • My money's on this car so far. Driver's cars are what Lotus does best.

  • Can MT please for once give us a video of the car going round the track and not of a guy sitting in a seat and talking?

  • MotorTrend should do a hot lap in each manufactures top car

  • @Blutwrx they are to stupid to think of that.

  • @Surivolif thank you captain obvious

  • Laguna Seca is a tight track that favours nimble cars more than power. Yet the Boss still beats it.

  • why did they covered the steering wheel badge ??? everyone knows is a lotus -.-

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  • @ronmann606 the Boss 302 was faster than the Evora S

  • @EatmyDust1311 well yes... the Boss has Laguna Seca in its name... ¬¬

  • @petrolhead229 and an extra 30-40k in the owners bank account

  • @EatmyDust1311 Maybe it works in america, but the live rear axle, would simply not work on english A and B road, in fact I would be afraid that the wheels would simply tear off.

  • @petrolhead229 most auto journalsists agree that they have refined the axle to the point if you didnt know it was there, you wouldnt guess it was there. you could also say the ass engined porsche 911 will never be a good car, and that it will send you off a cliff backwards if you breath on the throttle in a turn but thats not so anymore. as for the wheels falling off, i dont think so unless you have huge whoops on your motorways. maybe a raptor suspensioned mustang would be a good idea?

  • @petrolhead229 Ford's already announced that the next generation Mustang will have a state of the art rear suspension, so quit your whining.

  • Holy crap. I always thought these cars were good but dang, thats a really nice track time. Great driver

  • 0:41 he said that like he was about to shit himself

  • the evora is too heavy ):

  • very sexy car as as always

  • Oversteers on entry and stabilizes when press the accelerator out of corners? Sounds and looks like the best handling car ever!

  • I was really hoping the mustang would be faster :)

  • @94jrose yeah i did too, but keep in mind this car costs almost 40 grand more than the Boss. thats ZO6 vette range, but i think id take the Evora over a Vette

  • @94jrose the mustang was faster

  • Randy Pobst does such good track reviews!!

  • Now do a cayman s and let us compare lap times.

    k, thanks.

  • @frozencanuckreviews

    He drove a cayman in 2009's Best Drivers car.

  • @DCuerpoJr Okay, I'll have to look back at old videos.

    thanks.

  • 345 horsepowe is respectable.

  • 1:45, lol voice crack?

  • "I have to slow my hands down on entry"

    "Let's get aggressive here"

    "Wants to be driven with a light touch"

    "A lot of air on the exit"

    "A little loose on entry, haha"

    This video is just packed with sexual innuendos hahahaha! Oh yeah, sweet car.

  • Doesn't matter what MT does a lap with...be it a Ferrari or a Ford...the fanbois are always gonna drop the comment "I'd rather have a GTR" in these videos. Sure there's love for the other cars, but seems like only the GT-R has this many people try to say that their car (which they probably have never even sat in one) is better.

    Give it up. It's pointless to tell anonymous people on the internet what you'd rather have. It might have some meaning if you were a known authority on cars.

  • @TheRobSJ I'd rather have a GTR.

  • @TheRobSJ I want a GT-R

  • @TheRobSJ I'd rather have a GTR

  • @TheRobSJ I'd rather have a 2012 ZR1/Z06

  • @TheRobSJ I love everyone trolling my comment. Let me troll my own comment then...

    I'd rather have a C6 Z06.....

    Oh that's right, I actually DO HAVE ONE!

    Problem solved.

    Now waits for everyone to tell me that XXX car is better....

  • @TheRobSJ HEY! GUESS WHAT! The ZR1 is better!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Actually I couldn't care less, you got a Corvette :)

  • @TheRobSJ You have a Z06 and your sitting in front of a computer trolling YouTube videos like a 13 year old boy? Really?

  • @B3ASTINF3CTION I didn't realize there was an age limitation for YouTube. I'm sure that in your little idiot mind, if you had a car like that you'd be out driving it 24/7, so you'd have no time for your usual routine of switching off between watching YouTube and being a fuckwit and watching YouPorn and stroking your zit riddled pecker. But, in the real world...crotch fruit like you don't get cars like that. And grown ups like me do whatever the fuck we want, ignoring what kids like you think.

  • @TheRobSJ Haha... Whatever you say, man.

  • @TheRobSJ Now it seems like the Boss 302 has the most fanboys now...

  • @supercarkid AMEN!!!!!

  • lol tesla. still love lotus tho.

  • GT5?

  • 4 seats just dont try sit in the back two, just get the two seater!

  • One of the best V6's in the world

  • Nice to see that there are plenty of expensive gas guzzlers so that the rich government workers will not lack for choices. Many others in the *wrecked* economy get the less pretentious selection of cars to choose from.

  • Great car! Can't wait to see the 2012 ZR1 lap though! It would be absolute rape!

  • @FirEhiT001 I know same here, but unfortunately, this driver doesn't like the zr1 for some reason.

  • I know as long as your watching awesome sports cars, who cares what the result of the lap is ! I'd take any day a Mustang Boss 302 or Lexus LFA haha.

  • 2012 GTR plz !!! Motortrend !!!!

  • I was actually pleasantly surprised by the engine noise, looks like a lot of fun to drive as well, but that's not very surprising since it's a Lotus.

  • for nearly the same money you can get a nissan gtr..

    Sure they are totally different cars... but for me the GTR would be in my garage way before i would put an Evora in it.

  • @greenrolaids The advantage of the Evora is that its an engaging fun to drive, responsive car. The GT-R is easy to drive but its a numb, heavy, computer controlled car. BTW I've never driven an Evora but I drove a GT-R.

  • this engine sounds terrible. No one gives a shit about Lotus, If i want a go cart, ill go get one at toys r us

  • Automotive pornography !

  • i love how he covers up the badge on the steering wheel but we all know what the car is and so does lotus so why wast the time

  • Show us all other lap times at the end of the video for comparing with other cars!

  • What's the engine inside it? it sounds better than many supercars.