The executive promises that new versions of the Elise, Evora and Exige, due in the next two years, will all be lighter and faster than their predecessors, according to an interview with Top Gear.
“The cars will be very advanced, but having nothing superfluous,” he said.
Engineers are said to be willing to sacrifice a bit of ride quality to achieve handling improvements, but Gales suggests the new Evora will not be any harsher than the Porsche 911.
Designers are also working on an Evora Roadster and a range of the expected track-focused variants. A successor to the 2-Eleven track-day car is in the works, with 400 horsepower and a curb weight under a ton.
“It will be the fastest road car around the Nurburgring,” he claims.
Gales will be attempting to lead the struggling company back to profitability, promising to expand the dealer network and avoid other “basic errors” such as launch delays.
The company last week previewed one of the upcoming models, the Evora 400, that will make its global debut next month in Geneva.
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