Being a Lotus must be a bit like being a model. No matter how many diet-aspirin and cigarettes you had for lunch, you’re still fat. You always will be, too, because of that damn Elise. Especially if you’re named Evora (this is starting to sound like a reality show). Sure, you’re bigger, seat four, come with a V6 instead of a 4-banger and sport an interior that features content. But no one cares, because you weigh so damn much.2,976 portly pounds to be exact. So Lotus is making like us yanks. When you can’t “add lightness,” add a blower. Because that’ll give you 400 hp and one hell of a power to weight ratio. And of course there’s the added benefit that the forced induction version will silence the folks who might scoff at the  idea of a Camry-powered Lotus. They’re calling the supercharged version the Evora S. Over the course of the Evora’s eight-year run, a convertible will (likely) show up as will a more robust naturally aspirated V6. Figure about 320 horsepower over the debut car’s 276. And here we just wanted to give the ‘base’ car a proper flogging. [Here's to you, Autoblog]