Kimi Raikkonen will be on hand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, fielding questions about a new F1-inspired version of the Lotus Evora GTE.
So far, details on the car are basically nil, but we expect a
sharper-performing, F1-liveried (or at least color-schemed), likely
somewhat gussied up version of the already pretty sharp GTE. The GTE is
165 pounds lighter than a standard Evora, and makes 438 horsepower, so
an even hotter version stands to be a serious performer, worthy of the
F1 tie-in.
The move mimics Infiniti's involvement of Sebastian Vettel
in producing a special-edition version of the FX50, and may hint at
further involvement of the Lotus F1 Team program with the company's
production vehicles. Lotus has already launched an F1-inspired version
of the Evora S, dubbed the Evora S GP (pictured below) -- though it's essentially just an appearance package.
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