Wouldn't quite call that a frame, that's an injustice and a throwback
to lesser machinery. The ghost of Chapman would roll in his grave.
More of an integrated monochasiss. Same idea of a unibody, but
applied to a chasiss, without the expense and detail of a full and
true monocoque.

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It is a bit more sophisticated than BOF...

But it isn't quite uni-body, either... considering the roof isn't integrated to boxing the chassis in. an applied body can only impart a little torsional rigidity, where a roof structure that is integrated can impart more rigidity.

That structure looks to be pretty rigid, though... and it is probably ready for a convertible or non-solid-roof body, since the whole point is versatility in the chassis application, Evora coupe may not be the only car that this chassis eventually under-pins.

Congrats, Lotus, on the Award. The Evora is looking good so far.

My only wish would have been that the drivetrain be longitudinal, rather than transverse... and that may push me toward someday owning a Cayman S, rather than an Evora. But then again, I wish Acura NSX had been longitudinal, too... I am not much of a transverse engine apologist, regardless of brand of car or of engine.

And boxer engines work best longitudinally... and I am after-all, a boxer fanatic... I do hope Lotus puts some pressure on Porsche, so that Porsche stays on their game. Porsche could do well to take a look at Lotus's SLA suspension arrangements, rather than McPherson struts front and rear, just for that little extra edge.

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I still don't think industrial adhesives have been around long enough to use them to hold the major components of a car together. Something about the thing of how glues loose their holding ability over time. Of course, i'm not a chemical engineer, so if i'm wrong. feel free to tell me.

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