Lotus, maker of beautiful and extremely well-balanced sports cars, just announced a new special edition model to celebrate its long-time manufacturing home in England.
Lotus is calling this car the Hethel Edition Evora 400. As you might guess from the name, it's based on the Evora 400, which if you ask me, is already a very special car.
Like pretty much every other Lotus being built right now, it's fast, looks great, and probably handles better than most other cars on the road.
Check it out:
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The Hethel Edition Evora 400 was designed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when the founder of Lotus, Colin Chapman, opened up shop in a new factory located in Hethel, England.
Lotus said that the "Hethel Edition Evora 400 is the first in a series of special products and events marking this important milestone in the company’s history."
With a manual transmission, the Hethel Evora 400 can do zero to 60 in 4.1 seconds and has a top speed of 186 mph.
With an automatic, it's still capable of doing zero to 60 in 4.1 seconds, but the top speed is cut down to 174 mph.
At 3,101 pounds, the automatic is also heavier than the 3,075 pounds manual-equipped car. But not by much.
The Hethel Evora 400 comes in just three exclusive colors: Essex Blue, Motorsport Black, and Racing Green.
For just three colors, that's a pretty good array to choose from.
Depending on which exterior color is selected, buyers can select from a black or red leather interior, or an Alcantara-filled interior.
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