The 2018 Lotus Evora 400 Can Take ALL the Punishment

[@ossumopossum]

Hearing about this long term loaner is for-sure a cool idea. Forget consumer reports, the info you pulled out of Lotus and shared with Bisi is what people want to know. Matt, the manufacturers are all going to want you to tour their touring cars. If you can stamp the seal of approval on cool cars like this, people may give cars like the lotus a second serious thought. Thank you for the content. Cheers.

[@rmcdaniels]

I have been going to the track for lapping days and racing for over a decade and I cannot overstate how awesome this is. Many new cars, even performance cars, can't hold up to track abuse without melting tires, cooking brakes, or overheating the engine. Sure they will make it through the weekend if you take it easy half the time you are on track or short shift to keep the revs down, but to take a bone stock car out and run it to redline and then mash the brakes repeatedly without error or issue is amazing. This is far more important to me than a single lap time or acceleration number. At this price point there are some great cars the Lotus is competing with and this video proves it deserves to be in that company.

[@EatSleepDrive]

It's so fun watching someone who truly enjoys their job. You're a true car guy through and through, keep making good content!

[@ManuJohn380]

That Camry engine is a masterpiece in this car. Wish Toyota bought Lotus instead of Giley.

[@aaronbryan5095]

Toyota doesn't get money by printing it, unlike the typical big Chinese companies like Geely. I personally would've love Toyota to buy Lotus but they probably don't see it as a good investment or maybe they are just not in the position to buy a car manufacturer.

[@tomhiggins4816]

Apparently they had planned a reboot of the esprit and they were going to use a lexus v8 :( so sad it never got made

[@aaronbryan5095]

Really? Damn that's a shame.

[@I_Arrived]

Talk to you in 2020, BOYYYYYYYY.

[@deathcab4booty]

the GORGEOUS concept cars they showed at the 2010 Paris auto show years ago all used variations of forced induction Toyota motors -- a supercharged 3.5 v6 and the supercharged 5.0 v8 making 450hp and 620hp respectively. Fucking gorgeous things that never went into production :( :( :(

[@Drifty325i]

Man i love Lotus cars, so pure, so much fun and really unique

[@jameswillard1]

Noise restrictions at racetracks (particularly epic tracks like Laguna Seca) and those braille letters that are on drive up ATM’s at banks are two things I’ve never been able to wrap my head around 🤔

[@Zanpaa]

For the braille on ATMs, it probably is just that they use the same model ATMs everywhere instead of making one specifically for those drive up areas.

[@bobhope2607]

Rich dude moved close to track and sued.

[@jameswillard1]

Zanpa thank you.....you are probably right. Now that just leaves me to figure out quiet time on the racetrack

[@simonbadcock8011]

Matt, absolutely astonishing....simply superb commentary and videography along with the finest and most entertaining track car production footage I've ever seen. Congratulations to you and for Lotus to make this available for all to see. Simply brilliant....

[@Greg-TC]

lol at the little rig in the back during the intro. I know Matt's talked about smoking bud before but it's always nice to see the little hints in the background too

[@MatthewGaither]

Great video, Matt! I enjoyed your coverage and appreciate you giving some love to the Lotus Evora 400 and some of the great racing venues in California. Keep up the excellent work!

[@sleepybuilds4368]

Saw you at laguna seca. I was right next to you in the blue supercharged s2k. Didn't want to bother you but clean car in person!

[@TheSmokingTire]

H T say hi next time!

[@Epik-hm8ws]

@07:00 the memories start to kick in. It looks just like in Gran Turismo 4 on PS2. Driving on Laguna Seca from this view while a crazy race car overtakes you and a Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R. Sick...

[@zfzmikey]

This is my most favorite video you've put out in a long time. The commentary is so insightful thanks to all the different experiences and time you've had with it. I've often had a 911 as my go to, "when I can", car, but this is definitely on the short list now.

[@limer4330]

This car seems like it's the bargain of a lifetime. Everyone who drives it falls in love. Of all the youtube car guys, Matt is by far my favorite because the dude can drive. I see these younger guys driving manual and they have no idea what they're doing. Matt is not one of them. I took my road test in a 4 speed with over drive Ford F100 (yes, you heard me right - there was an F100).

[@Cogito1978]

LOVE THIS FORMAT MR FARRAH! Thank you. Keep them coming.

[@SuperHoneyOil]

Love how there are bongs and dab rigs with the liquor bottles in the beginning, for a car channel. Keep up the good work!

[@jomaha9227]

Living in California is cool.

[@eaglefat9398]

I like the long format/test period, i just wish more reviewers did it. I've been in a lot of rental cars that seemed amazing the first day but after a week the shortcomings became clear like when the A/C blower is so loud you can't hear the person next to you. Or reviews that seemingly always say the suspension is to soft after driving it on track for 5min, bet they would change there opinion if they took it on a 2,000 mile trip.

[@echannel1018]

With Harrys Lap timer you can also use the time stamp of any video, also from your proffessional cameras, to create an overlay. You do not have to rely on the phone camera. It is a little more difficult than using the phone camera or a go pro but a description is in the harrys forum.

[@ethanbolte5953]

Hearing about this video for a while now it’s cool to actually see it. I think it turned out well. I think it may be a good idea for those of us that want to see the fastest laps to just take that raw video and post it separately. Put links to them in the overall coverage video description and we can watch them at our discretion. Good job Matt, keep up the great work!

[@TheSmokingTire]

For most of the fastest laps I don't actually have video. I just have the harry's lap timer data. I was shooting in 4K and it would have like, eaten my phone alive to have all that video. so I was only actually shooting video while doing the commentary for a 20 minute session, and then I cut that down. In a perfect world, if I had even 1 helper, I could have gotten SO much more video. But by yourself, at a track day, it's impossible. The written piece was the focus here, and the video was really just supporting, so I made do with the resources I had. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@anthony_stevens]

God I would love to own an Evora 400! It's one of the best cars on sale I think. It's great on track, sounds awesome, looks awesome, it's practical and spacious for a sports car and it's a great daily driver too!

[@BrennanMcKissick]

Glad to see the full video! I hope you get to do more stuff like this. Both video and article format were great.

[@Kittievr]

Loved the video. You explaining the clips and the onscreen car info is super awesome. Keep up the great content guys

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

I think the delay of the rev matching may have to do with the electronic throttle calibration. I own a modern Toyota with a Camry engine as well (2013 Scion TC) and by no means am I comparing it to a high dollar sports car like the Evora, but I think the throttle tuning may be the same. When I try to rev match, i really have to stab the pedal and let the revs rise, and then move the gear shifter. It's a weird delayed input, especially in comparison to the NA miata i have. Maybe this camry motor is similar?

[@tomindenver1331]

A common saying among Lotus owners is "Don't wimp the blip." It's true of the Elise/Exige 4cyl, too. Maybe it's a Toyota quirk, but I really stab the throttle hard on downshifts. Great to see Matt doing a typical Lotus track day-drive it to the track, wail on it for a while, then drive it home.

[@ossumopossum]

@doctorlobsteroctopus - it has got to be a Toyota thing. I have an 03' Matrix XRS with the 2zz-ge, which loves to rev out. I believe it is the last year of mechanical throttlebody on the 2zz engine, but it also needs a deliberate stab at the throttle to blip for a down shift. It is almost comical at times because the throttle pedal is soo incredibly light as far as pedal resistance, yet to rev up out of gear really requires the boot.

[@craigyirush3492]

Thanks, Matt. That was fantastic. Off to read the article now.

[@ThomasHarrisonLord]

Ah yes, that is a bit of a moment.... 10:36.

[@cliffordbradford8910]

LOL! Yeah. So I guess Lotus lightness beat GT350R power?

[@hershellumiere]

So basically this is what a 2nd gen NSX should have been. Also the commentary is great.

[@sarahdell4042]

Kudos to Lotus for allowing you to do this

[@46StephC]

Great video, I love the lotus Evora, it’s my dream car. It was fun watching the car on the track. Great job.

[@eeterp32]

Can you get oil changes done at the Toyota dealer? :)

[@TheSmokingTire]

I asked about this - not a firm yes, but not a no either. Here is the exact response to my inquiry from Lotus's Man: The whole engine is Toyota but as the ECU and software was created by Lotus there is very little a non-Lotus dealer could do other than identify the ‘check engine light’ codes. Most of the sensors on the engine are Toyota so these could in theory be replaced/diagnosed by a Toyota dealer. The ‘check engine light’ codes are mainly generic with the legal requirement being that any small repair facility with a generic scan tool can identify the mandatory codes. However there are Lotus specific codes that only the Lotus scan tool (TechCenter) can identify plus various diagnostic routines. Things like oil changes, filter change, brake pads, air filter servicing can readily be carried out by a competent non-Lotus dealer.

[@eeterp32]

Too bad. Would make life easier or at least give you piece of mind. Thanks Matt!

[@Zanpaa]

Why too bad? He just said that you can do oil changes anywhere.

[@kamaymccarthy449]

Zanpa I don't think he actually read the response lol .. he just saw a lot of words and assumed the answer was no lmfaooooooo

[@359alex]

That car is awesome 👍 thanks for letting me check it out. Great video Matt

[@ipwndrums]

lol is that a dab rig i see in the back with the liquor? good shit

[@azdust9685]

po I was going to say I see a dab rig and benzo torch

[@Staayreal]

ahhh yeah, Matt out here smoking mids out of China glass and chazzed bangers hahahaa

[@b3ardedragon921]

TheSmokingTrees

[@wowowiiwaa1337]

ha! I didn't catch that. Does he have it in his other intro's?

[@ZoneTelevision]

I think Lotus is doing amazing things. I can see them taking podiums consistently in the coming years.

[@Jaime7188]

A 1:28 lap isn't too bad at SOW. My best time at streets in my FRS with stock suspension was a 1:32.5 CCW layout.

[@liamcooper5202]

The blip is also an issue on the TRD Aurion 3.5 supercharged. Just something with that engines sensors that dont read at all the right moments.

[@BKGboy]

I really enjoy the new stuff your doing! Especially since the only video game I play is forza motorsport so it kind of mind blowing to watch you on these tracks and have some kind of familiarity with the corners and hills, even if its only virtual on my end lol. Keep up the good work man!

[@TheSmokingTire]

One of my favorite things about driving a new track is learning the basic layout in a video game and then showing up to find out how close the game is. Obviously in 2018, the games are very close. When I went to Mid-Ohio to race last year, I did an hour in the simulator before hand and it only took me like 3 laps to get up to speed on the real track, it was amazing!

[@WBush-uc9pe]

I clicked the AutoPreme link... And was pleasantly surprised at how inexpensively my interior could be made soooo much better. Thanks for the discount!

[@NibbleSnarph]

I am really liking the form change. This was fantastic!

[@KevinBurkeRacing]

Matt, Awesome video! as someone who frequents those tracks, very respectable lap times in a car you are unfamiliar with! (especially on the street tires) im bummed this didnt get more views, but it looks like you had a blast doing it! hopefully i see you out at a speed ventures / fast toys (im a instructor there) event! PS, if you want to check out the fast toys track events send me a message!

[@ggarrison1087]

so if youve got 100k - evora 400 or GT4,

[@PeterHeil]

One of the best TST videos yet!

[@hovnojede010101]

Enjoyed the vid and article! Hope we'll see more stuff like this one in the future!

[@jackjetpilot]

Hey Matt, what helmet are you wearing in these videos? Thanks!

[@ebigford34]

dang, too bad you couldn't get thunderhill in there too. Nice trip!

[@ayowser01]

Does this video contain the dive-bomb moment on the CR s2k?

[@nirfz]

Interesting video! I was quite amazed about how unbelievable fast you were going while talking at the first track, until i realized that i had the video speed at 1.25.... It still looks fast in normal speed, but much more realistic :-)

[@jacob.s3619]

Yas yas yas, only been hearing you talk about this car on your podcast for weeks and waiting to see the footage. Iv already "liked" and commented before the sponsor add is over because I know this vid is going to be Mint

[@antdx316]

For a second I thought it was 4 track days in 1 day!! I was like wtf damn

[@jazzrengue]

You mention BLIBS a few times, what is that exactly? Sorry for my lack of racetrack lingo😂😂

[@MrSpeakyourmind]

Matt keeps getting better and better as a driver

[@Gilamang]

Turn in looks substantially faster/more fun than my m235i. Wonder if I can get that from an Evora S or if it is an Evora 400 thing.

[@slaWterCH]

Very interesting and enjoyable video! You definitely made the most of having that car for a month!

[@jareknowak8712]

Did He mention about the blips? :) Excellent video. I want more.

[@DerrickMoy]

I had a similar issue with my Focus ST where I'd try and blip the throttle but it wouldn't work consistently. I'm not sure if this was an issue with overheating or transmission fluid.

[@patrickbateman9887]

Sport suspension or touring?

[@alphawav3]

Super sports are what brand??

[@pete5670]

brother, you're awesome. I really enjoy your content. Thank you

[@bakhteria]

Great video. Evora is soooooo underrated.

[@fuzzygreendemon]

nice bong in the background ;)

[@Tormentingtarmac]

Well done Matt. Great video and again, its the stuff like this and what you did for Bisimoto and VF Engineering that you have gained our trust in this automotive realm. We appreciate you and way to drive the tits off that Evora. Well done Mr. Farah.

[@kellinpatler]

This is a really cool format. Would have been interesting/fun to see some of the road trip as well.

[@joelbrand1017]

So that was the Evora I was looking at at the HRE Open House.

[@PFNasz]

That Cartier is huge, what's that @thesmokingtire?

[@TheJCars10s]

MATT! You are looking fit these days man!

[@matthewmohri9990]

Very nice I'd love to see what The Tesla 2020 Roadster does on various tracks. It just might be a show stopper and game changer.

[@dibblr]

awesome video matt! love this idea and i love the car!

[@chedhead3278]

Nice car, nice video, making me want an Evora, good job Matt!

[@DrPittenstein]

Cup2s need to be kept at 30psi hot. Sounds like you had them over inflated too.

[@moods4208]

@TheSmokingTiire - Lotus or cayman?

[@MohCars_]

Can you please still do OneWakes!?

[@Phos9]

Doesn’t the 400 have auto rev matching? Does it ever have trouble getting the blip?

[@TheSmokingTire]

Phos9 no it doesn’t have auto anything

[@parksed24]

One of the few actually good sounding V6s out there.

[@JaxT83]

I was listening to the savagegeese podcast where you mentioned this video tanked. Not sure why as I, like many others were looking forward to this one. The only thing I noticed is that all of us are so used to listening to you talk behind the wheel, and normally when you're sitting in a chair or at a table, it's for an ad, so we're not used to digesting your content this way. What about if you shot the in between clips during regular / canyon driving so you can not only comment in on the track, but also the inbetween? I dunno, I enjoyed it otherwise. Thanks for the more in depth review :).

[@tloj007]

Matt- If you owned this car would you retune it for more power?

[@williamr3840]

For some reason, watching that made me want to get back into Scalextric slot-car racing again. :0)

[@CarToneHK]

Matt, what sort of phone mount you use during track day?

[@shobin05]

Unfortunately, I missed a few TST podcasts the past few weeks. Are there any photos of the damaged evora? Curious to know.

[@TrashHeapCustodian]

In the one he uploaded with Spinelli and Roy, he mentioned that all that happened to the Evora was a rashed up wheel, and he was able to keep going for the rest of the day no problem, and the S2K just had about a football sized area of damage.

[@shobin05]

Troggie42 I see thank you so much! 👍

[@jdslfc]

Matt, you are driving really well, you have the car control and all the instructor driving theory. But to understand how to go fast you need time on a kart or on simulators. The ability to repeat and repeat against the stopwatch will let you understand how to go fast.

[@wowowiiwaa1337]

Wait, you stopped doing one takes?!

[@andrewlangley9507]

As an Evora GT owner, I can say, heel toe is not easy.

[@robertrishel3685]

Come on Matt, NOT ENOUGH! Need more video of this man! I mean this Lotus Evora thing has been built up mightily on the podcasts and now here it is, FOUR (!) track days summarized in under 20 minutes?????!!!!! I think you owe us and Lotus a little bit more than this. The Lotus Evora has actually moved up into my top five list for my next car, especially after seeing how well this car performed for you and held up to the track.

[@TheSmokingTire]

Robert Rishel there is a 5700 word article linked in the description brother.

[@lewbarrett]

Fun read and video. As a 400 owner I can say you get this car. You should buy one.

[@TheSmokingTire]

haha that thought has crossed my mind.

[@robertrishel3685]

TheSmokingTire headed over to read it now, lol.

[@stefan-stocksmadesimple5241]

Video laggy ?

[@christianodornatore5602]

I think you sit a way to far from the wheel?

[@saviorstyles9148]

This video was amazing! Please do more with other cars

[@Rixhz34]

Man that Lotus is so beautiful. I think it's a good amount of cat for the price. Btw Looking skinnier Matt!

[@mattheusranger3878]

Dude are you wearing a Richard Mille in the home section?! Niiiiiice.

[@TheSmokingTire]

Mattheus Ranger it’s a Franck Muller but they have similar case designs. Probably a 10x price difference haha

[@mattheusranger3878]

TheSmokingTire very beautiful either way. Thought you were going to use a Lotus and the RM to segue nicely into your watch show (which I follow). RM made a bonkers Lotus F1 watch.

[@koybuscho5880]

What is bleeding the brakes?

[@zacktaylor5245]

Koy Buscho removing the old fluid and any air bubbles that have worked their way in and replacing with new fluid.

[@shaneseiwerts6633]

Hey Matt, if you want better quality videos with your overlays l, checkout dashware. It’s a free software you can use to overlay gps data on videos. All you have to do is export a .csv from your Harry’s session. You can check out an example of what it looks like on my channel

[@captinawesome22]

nice dab rig in the back brah

[@gountzas]

The thumbnail for the video looks like GT Sunday Cup thumbnail lol

[@NameSchema100]

Hey Matt! what kind of watch is that, a frank muller?

[@TheSmokingTire]

NameSchema100 yep FM Vanguard Chronograph! Good spot!

[@NameSchema100]

Cool watch indeed! Also, good one take!

[@jordanthomson7682]

great Video!!! I Like da info and the convo

[@romatrixwiper9354]

So there is a fit for my yugo koral 55😂😂

[@LZAce]

Is it me or matt got better as a driver from the early videos

[@Dolby109]

I don't get how a race track can have days where they are required to be quieter than cars have to be on the street.

[@chuckdavis572]

why no Thunderhill??

[@TheSmokingTire]

Chuck Davis thunder hill is 2 hours north of Sonoma; the next farthest course. It’s SO far to drive from thunder hill to LA

[@chuckdavis572]

really great video. I enjoyed it. I love thunderhill. I think it's really the best track in norcal.

[@ShakaLakaMTB]

Great Matt!

[@ZeeBri]

props for paying for S2K guys car!

[@runrabbitrunracing]

@TheSmokingTire check out Ben Rushworth on KZbin for a great race and commentary videos. Great driving and pretty funny at parts too.

[@JDJD-mw9rr]

Wtf is with the sound rule at Laguna. I mean its during the day, its not 2am. I work at night and sleep during the day, theres always someone mowing there lawn or doing construction outside, and im trying to sleep but I deal with it. I also live next to an internarional airport that i also work at as a mechaninc. If I lived next to one of the worlds best tracks I think I could deal with the noise esp during the day

[@buggzo]

Wish I could have saved your audio 😅

[@Adam-bf4hv]

I wouldn't be too upset if it was Matt who kissed my car with another car at a track lol