Evora clutch efforts

[johnH20]

Hi, I am a long term Elise owner thinking of changing to an Evora as a more all round capable road car including touring. I have sat in, but not driven, a couple of 2010/2011 cars offered for sale and one thing that struck me was the heavy clutch, not so much a problem in open road driving but potentialy a p.i.t.a. in slow heavy traffic. I have read that changes were made in the 2011/12 period to imptove matters. Can any one confirm this from experience? Failing that I might be persuaded to look for an IPS but they are few and far between. Any advice appreciated.

[ziggy328]

I’ve done 50000 miles in my Evora 400 in all manners of traffic. No issues at all. I realise this doesn’t actually answer you question though.

[Panamax]

I think it's fair to say that any manual sports car with decent torque is going to have quite a heavy clutch. The clamping spring has to be "substantial" in order to suppress clutch slip. The alternative would be a very long pedal, probably rendering the car undriveable. Or a servoed clutch, like servoed brakes.

Ancient PH thread here,
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=55...