Evora - entry and exit
Discussion
Hi all,
last summer I ran a S3 Exige as my daily driver, getting in and out was a bit of a pain, although made easier as mine was the roadster so I could roll the roof back.
What is the Evora like for getting in and out? I am not expecting it to be like a normal car, but how do people find it. especially anybody that has gone from and Exige into one.
Thanks
S
last summer I ran a S3 Exige as my daily driver, getting in and out was a bit of a pain, although made easier as mine was the roadster so I could roll the roof back.
What is the Evora like for getting in and out? I am not expecting it to be like a normal car, but how do people find it. especially anybody that has gone from and Exige into one.
Thanks
S
The original Evora is much better that the Elise/Exige, but obviously still requires a little bit of technique. The biggest issue I find is that you have to open the door quite wide, so you need to give yourself plenty of room and be sure nobody is going to park too close.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Inkyfingers said:
The original Evora is much better that the Elise/Exige, but obviously still requires a little bit of technique. The biggest issue I find is that you have to open the door quite wide, so you need to give yourself plenty of room and be sure nobody is going to park too close.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Why does it have differnt sills ?The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Turn7 said:
Inkyfingers said:
The original Evora is much better that the Elise/Exige, but obviously still requires a little bit of technique. The biggest issue I find is that you have to open the door quite wide, so you need to give yourself plenty of room and be sure nobody is going to park too close.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Why does it have differnt sills ?The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
I was always banging my knee on the dash getting in my 2011 Evora. Am 5’10”.
Pedal_Loud said:
Turn7 said:
Inkyfingers said:
The original Evora is much better that the Elise/Exige, but obviously still requires a little bit of technique. The biggest issue I find is that you have to open the door quite wide, so you need to give yourself plenty of room and be sure nobody is going to park too close.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Why does it have differnt sills ?The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
I was always banging my knee on the dash getting in my 2011 Evora. Am 5’10”.
In a tight space I do slide the seat right back to make it s big easier.
giveitfish said:
Lotobear said:
I've got into the habit of moving the seat back on every exit and then sliding it foward once you get back in.
It also avoids kicking lumps out of the sills and speaker grilles and is a bit kinder on the seat bolster as well.
This^^^It also avoids kicking lumps out of the sills and speaker grilles and is a bit kinder on the seat bolster as well.
blueg33 said:
Pedal_Loud said:
Turn7 said:
Inkyfingers said:
The original Evora is much better that the Elise/Exige, but obviously still requires a little bit of technique. The biggest issue I find is that you have to open the door quite wide, so you need to give yourself plenty of room and be sure nobody is going to park too close.
The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
Why does it have differnt sills ?The Evora 400 is even better, with narrower sills.
I was always banging my knee on the dash getting in my 2011 Evora. Am 5’10”.
In a tight space I do slide the seat right back to make it s big easier.
Update following a drive. It is definitely easier to get into and out of than the s3 Exige, so a big plus.
Driving was a positive experience and not a long way from what I was expecting, fast and nimble, it drives smaller than it looks.
The car looks good from some angles but a bit ungainly from others, I think the Exige is a better looking car and better proportioned.
But..... the build quality issues that I easily overlooked in the Exige are not so easily overlooked in the Evora. I was prepared to forgive the Exige as I always thought of it as a stopped out racer but that wasn’t my thinking approaching the Evora. And that is something I couldn’t live with, a compromise too far for me.
Driving was a positive experience and not a long way from what I was expecting, fast and nimble, it drives smaller than it looks.
The car looks good from some angles but a bit ungainly from others, I think the Exige is a better looking car and better proportioned.
But..... the build quality issues that I easily overlooked in the Exige are not so easily overlooked in the Evora. I was prepared to forgive the Exige as I always thought of it as a stopped out racer but that wasn’t my thinking approaching the Evora. And that is something I couldn’t live with, a compromise too far for me.
Out of interest in which particular areas did you consider the build quality to be lacking?
It's interesting because I swapped my Evora for my pals 2020 A110 a few weeks ago and we each razzed them to the top of Hartside Pass. On getting out of my Lotus my pal's first words were "that feels really well screwed together".
Everyone is aware that the plastics and switchgear aren't up to Porsche levels of tactility but I was genuinely surprised at how solid and well built an Evora feels considering its a hand built very low volume car
It's interesting because I swapped my Evora for my pals 2020 A110 a few weeks ago and we each razzed them to the top of Hartside Pass. On getting out of my Lotus my pal's first words were "that feels really well screwed together".
Everyone is aware that the plastics and switchgear aren't up to Porsche levels of tactility but I was genuinely surprised at how solid and well built an Evora feels considering its a hand built very low volume car
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