2010 Lotus Evora

Some of the best cars at the 2008 L.A. auto show grabbed me immediately, others played with my emotions. A good car, like a good pop tune, grabs you immediately, but doesn't grip you. A great car, worthy of lust, plants a seed that grows crazy inside you, grips you like Gorilla Glue, and refuses to take a back seat in your brain. The 2010 Lotus Evora turned me into a boomerang at the L.A. auto show -- I kept returning to the Lotus booth for "one more look." Corny of me? God, I hope so. I'm not a Lotus kind of guy, but the 2010 Lotus Evora -- coming to market in December 2009 and expected to start at around $69,000 -- is the first Lotus I could fit in and see myself in. At the L.A. auto show Lotus stand, the Evora made the Elise look small and silly. When the 2010 Lotus Evora gets to the public roads, this gorgeous midengine sports car will look sinister and snap heads and -- with 276 horsepower and under 3,000 lb. -- it'll fight Porsches, too. -- Richard Homan, Content Director

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