Lotus gets sideways for Christmas

Lotus is celebrating the festive season by delivering a Christmas tree to its headquarters. Sounds simple but fitting much more than a pair of socks in the cargo area of an Evora GT410 Sport is tricky, let alone a tree…

Not that the driver really cares about being careful, spinning up the rears and sending the lightweight sports car sideways.

The Evora GT410 Sport is powered by a supercharged 3.5-litre V6 making, you guessed it, 410 horsepower (306kW) and 420Nm. This one has the six-speed manual but you can get it with a six-speed automatic too.

The GT variant is 28kg lighter than the standard 410 sport, coming in at 1297kg dry. It probably weighs a bit more thanks to the Christmas tree and the amount of glue needed to keep all the tinsel and baubles attached.