Besides the stripped out Elise Club Racer, Lotus also unveiled the Evora Enduro GT concept car in Geneva. The Evora Enduro is, as its name suggests, designed for endurance racing, and is based on the Evora GT4 Endurance race car. It was shown in black and gold with splashes of red, just like the Lotus-Renault F1 car, which was also present at the Lotus stand.
Developed by Lotus Motorsport under the watch of Lead Designer Nicola Scimeca, the Enduro will be the base point from which the GT2/GTE homologated cars for FIA and ACO endurance racing will be built. This year, Lotus Motorsport plans to compete in the Nürburgring ADAC 24 Hours (23-26 June), Spa 24 Hours (28-31 July) and the Silverstone 24 Hours in October. 24 hour races in Dubai and Daytona are on the list for 2012.
Lotus did not reveal any specs, but the Evora Cup GT4 car is powered by a Toyota 4.0-litre normally aspirated V6 with 360 PS and 445 Nm paired to a six-speed sequential gearbox driving the rear wheels. Unladen weight is 1,190 kg.
The Evora Enduro can be bought by private individuals and adapted for racing. Gallery after the jump.
Article sources: paultan.org
