Factory-Approved Mansory Lotus Evora Due At Geneva

"Is it always wise to customise?" said the Lotus press release that landed in the PH virtual in-tray the other day. Well, um, probably not if you choose to do it with Mansory. But that's exactly what Lotus has done.

This is the Mansory-tweaked Evora, Lotus having teamed up with the German tuner to create a rather special concept for the Geneva show.

The strange thing is, considering Mansory's epic reputation for creating automotive monstrosities (you can see some of our 'favourites' at the bottom of this article), Mansory seems to have been impressively restrained. Dare we say we quite like it. Lotus is keeping quiet on the exact details of its Geneva show 'star', but it is most definite that this is not a freshened-up version of the Evora.

"Let's be clear on this: contrary to media reports, what you'll see in Geneva is NOT an Evora facelift," says Lotus. "It's a taste of the future of Lotus product customisation. Merely the first toe in the water and a showcase of the potential future."

We reckon Lotus and Mansory have missed a bit of a trick, though - if they're going to make Lotuses more expensive and heavier (as the Mansory additions almost certainly will), why not do it more extravagantly in the traditional Mansory mould? How about a bright-purple paint job on the Evora, or a gold-plated Elise?

In fact, this sounds like a call to arms for all the PH Photoshop-istas out there to create your own Mansory-ised Lotuses. So come on, show us (and Lotus) what you can do. You never know, Hethel might commission you to actually make it...