Austin, TX Sees the First Evora Delivered in North America

It was a mere 6 ½ months ago that the very first Lotus Evora was sold to Matthew Melling in Twickenham, UK and now Mr. Melling will have to share the spotlight with the owner of the very first Lotus Evora sold in North America. Bruce Rice, an Austin-area resident, accepted the keys to his brand new 2010 Lotus Evora sports car earlier today from Lotus of Austin. Lotus of Austin will be celebrating the first delivery by hosting a party inside the dealership tomorrow at 5pm.

The Lotus Evora is the first Lotus since the Elise debuted in 1995 and is the first mid-engine 4-seater performance car. The car hosts a 3.5 liter V6 engine that brings 276hp and 252lbs of torque to the table. A carbon grey Evora is listed on Lotus of Austin’s website and has an MSRP of $87,250. Although we have no idea of the price that Mr. Rice paid, it seems more logical to spend that kind of money on the Nissan GT-R Premium which offers more horsepower and torque for the same amount of money, but I guess to each his own.

Check out the press release after the jump.

Austin, TX Sees the First Evora Delivered in North America originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 19 March 2010 08:12 EST.

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