New car day - Evora Sport 410
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2026 2:03 pm
So a brief history - I messaged the owner of this car about 12-or-so months ago, shortly after selling the QV, making sure to let me know when he sells it. No plans, he said, but he'd let me know. Evoras are very colour sensitive - can be £5k or more price difference for the right colour. For the last 12 months, nothing really stood out for me, either the wrong price, wrong spec, wrong colour....and Emira prices were creeping back to £60k, and my savings pot has been going the opposite way.
Anyway, about a month back, he drops me a message - his new car is arriving, and it's mine if I want it. He'd had a few offers on it, but I'd asked about it first, so got first dibs. I agreed to buy it before a price was decided, which didn't give me much wiggle. Either way, I know what the p/x price offers were, and this was still very fair.
So, 2017 Evora Sport 410 in "Military Grey" with (to me) the all-important alcantara interior. Contrasting yellow stitching, yellow calipers. Pretty much how I would have specced it, had I ordered one new. Also has the regular Sparco seats, rather than the buckets - the latter not working for many people (although I may have been fine, being slim build). Oh, and all the carbon you could want....the rear louvre is especially impressive.
I've also got the cert of conformity, that this is 1/34 UK Sport 410s, and the only one in Military Grey. They did a few more GT410's in MG, but it was only a few, so a rare colour.
First big impression - with the valves open, it's ASBO loud, but it's an incredible noise. Steering is fantastic as expected. More performance than you'd ever need on the road. Firm suspension, but compliant without being crashy. Has the insulation pack, so still relatively refined. Seats aren't a patch on the Recaros from the early Evora, might look at alternatives. Needs a new headunit as well urgently, as it's got no Carplay/AA, but that's easy to do.
Other big thing that stood out is how much smaller and easier to place it feels compared to the 4C and QV, despite being about the same width. Much more confidence on the narrower roads. Either way, it's brilliant so far
And thanks to @mik for tolerating all the questions
Anyway, about a month back, he drops me a message - his new car is arriving, and it's mine if I want it. He'd had a few offers on it, but I'd asked about it first, so got first dibs. I agreed to buy it before a price was decided, which didn't give me much wiggle. Either way, I know what the p/x price offers were, and this was still very fair.
So, 2017 Evora Sport 410 in "Military Grey" with (to me) the all-important alcantara interior. Contrasting yellow stitching, yellow calipers. Pretty much how I would have specced it, had I ordered one new. Also has the regular Sparco seats, rather than the buckets - the latter not working for many people (although I may have been fine, being slim build). Oh, and all the carbon you could want....the rear louvre is especially impressive.
I've also got the cert of conformity, that this is 1/34 UK Sport 410s, and the only one in Military Grey. They did a few more GT410's in MG, but it was only a few, so a rare colour.
First big impression - with the valves open, it's ASBO loud, but it's an incredible noise. Steering is fantastic as expected. More performance than you'd ever need on the road. Firm suspension, but compliant without being crashy. Has the insulation pack, so still relatively refined. Seats aren't a patch on the Recaros from the early Evora, might look at alternatives. Needs a new headunit as well urgently, as it's got no Carplay/AA, but that's easy to do.
Other big thing that stood out is how much smaller and easier to place it feels compared to the 4C and QV, despite being about the same width. Much more confidence on the narrower roads. Either way, it's brilliant so far
And thanks to @mik for tolerating all the questions
