The Evora wins simply because it's up against cars which are decades old in terms of chassis design and structural rigidity. How many decades did it take to get a 911 to near perfection as it is today? (Haven't read the article, but I'm guessing it's the usual suspects).
All the competition have fantastic engines (most unbelievable!) complemented with superb engineering to gives what is an overall well developed package (at great expense).
Lotus rock-up with bugger all $$$ and create a platform that is so rigid and strong and well-balanced that it leaves all other manufacturers scratching their heads.
Sure it's not fast, or particularly light, but by all accounts it's pretty good where it acccounts. For too long the big manufacturers have gotten away with taking a cheap (usually) old, or even borrowed platform and putting in a 9,000,000 bhp engine and calling it a supercar.
For a roadcar, driver feel and feedback should come first, then weight, then power. Of course, the opposite is usually the norm today.