Lotus Evora GX Tire Selection

Perhaps a physics "bug" or issue but maybe one of the Kunos guys can explain why it's not because it very well may not be anything at all.

The Lotus Evora GX is the Grand Am GX (A class that ran in 2013 only) spec version of the Evora. As such, it should ride on the famously garbage Continentals that every Grand Am car uses.

Adding fuel to the fire, the one included skin for the GX is the Alex Job Racing car they fielded in ALMS GT (in other parts of the world known as GTE, formerly GT2) - with tons of Yokohama decals on it, and Yokohama tires. I know the tires are just a texture so no biggie, but I'd like to mention that oversight, or get confirmation that it's not actually on GT2 spec tires but rather the correct Continentals. Call me crazy, but it really does feel like the GX outhandles the GTC - I'd have to do more thorough testing, but IDK.

The Evora GTE (the race car, not the street car in AC) should have GT2 tires - that is the car that Alex Job and Jet Alliance ran, which is further upstream of the GTC, let alone the GX.

Yes I realize they are just tires, but racing a GX car anywhere but Grand Am makes next to no sense at all because they always had unique specs that were illogical - case and point the current Tudor series with the Porsche 911 GT America. It exists no where else but here.

 

*used

 

As far as I know, the GTC runs on GT3 tires, while the GX runs on GT2. Those more experienced please correct me if Im wrong, but the thing is that modelling tires is a league of its own and tho we wont get a specific Continental or Pirelli and are limited to what we currently have, to have all the versions that we have now is already a great feat of a very dedicated dev team.

 

The GX seems to be on the same tires as the GTC. Deffo not GT2 tires though.

 

Its not that Im inventing this out of thin air, its written in the description:

 

WOW. Well it definately SHOULDN'T have GT2 tires

 

And I was basing my assumption that GT2 tires have 5 different compounds, while the GX only has three....

 

We'll do, Aris, we'll do!

I just hope the GTC will stay as fast as it is.

By being just a little slower than the GT3 cars (at least that's my impression so far @ Nürburgring) it could be a great alternative to GT3 cars in really long distance races (assuming the MP will allow that later on).

According to some quick calculations I made the Lotus has a way better milage over similar cars despite having a smaller gas tank (roughly 25% less fuel consumption per lap vs. just a 13% smaller gas tank volume). [Hope I remember the figures correctly from yesterday tho ]

That advantage could easily make up for the tiny bit slower lap times when it comes to proper endurance sessions with multiple pitstops.

 

Aris, do you still have this on your radar?

 

either car, gx and gtc from what i've read, they don't have abs and tc, but maybe it's only for the GTC according to this, which is what can be found googling (sorry).

"Hot off the back of unleashing its Evora GTC racer, Lotus Racing engineers have been honing the Evora to meet the requirements of North America's legendary sports car series, the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Later in the 2012 season the Evora will race under the Rolex Series' GT rules as GX rules begin in 2013. With the Evora GX, the driving experience is even more pure, and the beefy body kit is even more aggressive.
McMahon Raceworks with Condor Motorsport have placed an order for their Evora GX, and the team led by David McMahon with Armando Trentini as lead driver and consultant, will enter the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.
Like the GTC, carbon-fibre doors, roof and engine cover have replaced the SMC and RTM composite panels of the previous evolution GT4 Enduro, and Plexiglass replaces the polycarbonate windows in order to trim yet more weight off what is already a very light car. At 1,150kg, it tips the scales at just 10kg over the weight of the GTC model, despite being fitted with the much thicker US-spec roll cage
There are aerodynamic changes too, with a new front splitter and front bumper, and the standard Rolex Series rear wing which, along with the car's wide wheels and flared arches, give it very mean stance. To meet other series requirements, ABS and traction control have been removed, putting more emphasis on driver skill.
There's also a new fuel filler system, Continental tyres, and yellow headlamps in order to tick all the race series specific boxes. The 4-litre V6 continues to pump out 440bhp and 440Nm of torque, linked to an XTRAC six-speed sequential paddle-shift. The GX is priced at $335,000.00 and will be built to order."

http://mostcarseries.com/2013-lotus-evora-gx-review/

i guess the confusion may come from the GTE version in assetto corsa, which is a road car version but there's a GTE which races in GT2 series:
"Complete with a V6 Toyota Cosworth engine and weighing just 1245kg, the Evora GTE has been designed for GT2 and international endurance series around the globe."

 

Or maybe i got all wrong. Just did a quick search. Gt4 , gtc, gx is all very confusing to me

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Confusion may also come from the fact that there's a GT2 livery on the GX

 

As far as I know was the GX from the GTC. Adapted to the rules of the Rolex Series GT. As Leonardo Ratafia already said.

So should the have GTC ABS and TC and the GX not.

 

The 2012 Grand-Am regulations (pdf link) say that the GX uses Continentals and tc/abs are prohibited.