All set for Lotus Evora 400

Lotus has announced prices for the new Evora 400 – the fastest and most powerful production Lotus ever.

Starting at £72,000, deliveries start in August for the supercar, revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

Maximum speed is 186 mph (300 km/h) and 0-60mph acceleration is just 4.1 seconds (0-100 km/h in 4.2 seconds).

Over two thirds of the Lotus Evora 400 is new, including its supercharged and charge-cooled mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 engine producing 400 horsepower and 410 Nm of torque.

A new aluminium chassis incorporates a new interior and the lightweight composite body has changed significantly both front and rear.

Lotus says it combined “high performance with the legendary Lotus benchmark handling” and it’s “faster and dynamically more capable than the previous Lotus Evora leading to greater agility and a more involving drive”.

The new Lotus Evora 400 recently lapped the Lotus test track at Hethel six seconds faster than the previous Evora S in a time of 1 minute 32 seconds.