The Evante is an English automobile which began production in 1987 in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Engine tuning company Vegantune had been restoring Lotus Elan cars and making some improvements to them. They decided to build a complete new car and set up a separate company, Evante Cars Ltd, to make them. Automakers or automobile manufacturers are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Car classification is a somewhat subjective subject, as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In automobile design, an FR, or front-engine, rear wheel drive means a layout where the engine is in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Manual gearbox Gearbox redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Curb weight or kerb weight is the total weight of an automobile with standard equipment, oil, lubricants, coolant, a full tank of fuel and not loaded with either passengers or cargo. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Location within the British Isles Spalding is a market town in Lincolnshire, England. ... Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible automobiles and one fixed head coupé produced by Lotus Cars. ...

The car was inspired by the Lotus Elan and was powered by a Vegantune VTA 1.6 and later 1.7 litre twin overhead cam engine driving the rear wheels through a gearbox originally from a Ford Sierra. The fibreglass body was mounted onto a space frame chassis with independent suspension all round. Disc brakes were fitted front and rear. 1985 Ford Sierra 2. ...

The cars were intended to be available as either complete or in kit form but all cars were supplied fully built and were produced at a rate of about one a week. The bodies were well fitted out with leather seats, walnut dashboard and electric windows.

Production stopped in 1991 when the original company failed but the design was bought by Fleur de Lys who specialised in making retro styled vans. They redeveloped the car to take a Ford Zeta 1.8 Litre engine but only nine more cars were made.

An attempt was made to revive the car in 2001.

References

• David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
• Evante club
• Vegantune