Lotus has commissioned a one-off Evora Sport 410 as a tribute to one of its most famous ancestors.
The Lotus Esprit S1 appeared in Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, with the movie celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
The anniversary prompted the company to build the one-off Evora, Lotus Group chief executive Jean-Marc Gales says.
“So many of us recall the impact of the Lotus Esprit when it hit the big screen in The Spy Who Loved Me, and we wanted to honour that with a special Evora Sport 410.
“It’s the perfect tribute to such an influential Lotus, but a world away in terms of its abilities and performance. Supremely fast and agile, rivals’ cars look overweight and underpowered in comparison. Lotus was founded on the principle of lightweight engineering and, even today, nobody does it better.”
The Evora’s one-piece carbon-fibre tailgate is part keyed white to give the illusion of a traditional liftback, while a bespoke badge script on the B pillar is in the style of the original Esprit’s graphics.
Nods to the Lotus Esprit S1 also include the insert panels of the carbon-fibre sports seats and door cards trimmed in the popular heritage tartan.
Perhaps the Esprit’s most famous scene in the film is when Bond switches to submarine mode and completely submerges the car under water.
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