Two new Lotuses are making their debut at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance: the Exige Matte Black Final Edition and this sweet, new Evora GTE Road Car concept. Inspired by the Evora GTE race car, the Road Car concept features a race-developed engine that puts out more than 420 hp, a sequential manual gearbox, and ultra-lightweight forged wheels with center-lock hubs and Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tires. Other modifications include a ground-scraping front fascia, louvered air extractors in the hood, and a stand-up rear wing. Lotus claims the Evora GTE “isn’t merely a paint scheme or homage to a race car,” but rather “a serious race car that makes for a very serious road car.” Word.
If you’re one of the lucky chaps trolling the Monterey Peninsula over the next few days and want to see the car in the metal, the unveiling officially happens at the McCall’s Motorworks Revival event on the night of Wednesday, August 17, at the Monterey Jet Center. From Thursday, August 18, through mid-day Saturday, August 20, it can be found at the Lotus exhibit on Peter Hay Hill near The Lodge at Pebble Beach. From there, it will move to the Concept Car Lawn for display throughout the remainder of the Concours weekend.
Will Lotus build it? For its part, Lotus insists that the Evora GTE remains a concept at this point (a rather good concept, in our opinion). But we imagine the car’s reception this weekend will factor heavily into Lotus’s final decision, if it hasn’t been made already.
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