Hot off the back of unleashing its Evora GTC
racer, Lotus Racing engineers have been honing
the Evora to meet the requirements of North
America’s legendary sports car series, the
GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Later in the 2012 season the Evora will race
under the Rolex Series’ GT rules as GX rules
begin in 2013. With the Evora GX, the driving
experience is even more pure, and the beefy body
kit is even more aggressive.
McMahon Raceworks with Condor Motorsport have
placed an order for their Evora GX, and the team
led by David McMahon with Armando Trentini as
lead driver and consultant, will enter the
GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Like the GTC, carbon-fibre doors, roof and
engine cover have replaced the SMC and RTM
composite panels of the previous evolution GT4
Enduro, and Plexiglass replaces the
polycarbonate windows in order to trim yet more
weight off what is already a very light car. At
1,150kg, it tips the scales at just 10kg over
the weight of the GTC model, despite being
fitted with the much thicker US-spec roll cage
There are aerodynamic changes too, with a new
front splitter and front bumper, and the
standard Rolex Series rear wing which, along
with the car’s wide wheels and flared arches,
give it very mean stance. To meet other series
requirements, ABS and traction control have been
removed, putting more emphasis on driver skill.
There’s also a new fuel filler system,
Continental tyres, and yellow headlamps in order
to tick all the race series specific boxes. The
4-litre V6 continues to pump out 440bhp and
440Nm of torque, linked to an XTRAC six-speed
sequential paddle-shift.
The GX is priced at $335,000.00 and will be
built to order.
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