Lotus Exige V6 SC (Exige (S3?) - New Elise SC

[GTRene]

they are coming....



https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4849238515...

[C43]

love the fact the guys are reading evo in the foreground.

[TonykartEVR]

ooh its exciting stuff!

I was going to change to a GT3 in the new year but i think i'll wait and have a go in one of these first

[jfk01]

Loving the orange one!

[GTRene]

I like the second on the left...with the black wheels?
what type are those...
ah...just seen the big picture version again on facebook, they look/are the same wheels without the shiny part.

[bobo]

carbon grey ?

[TonykartEVR]

GTRene said:

I like the second on the left...with the black wheels?
what type are those...
ah...just seen the big picture version again on facebook, they look/are the same wheels without the shiny part.

I'm with you on that one, I prefer the all black wheels.

The diamond cut wheels are a little too blingy

[simpo555]

Just asked Santa to pop one in my sack. Any colour, any wheels, they all look great to me. Can only dream.

[Thorburn]

Got sent over a full size copy of the picture (Facebook shrinks and compresses it down) and did a bit of digging.

All the car pictured are LHD.
Yellow car has it's boot closed - there is a second white car behind it with it open.
Rollcages in the front 3 cars and only 1 seat - these are US bound Exige V6 Cup cars, two at the back are LHD Exige S's presumably for Europe or Asia.
White Exige S Roadster on the right hand side which I didn't spot first time around.

Apparently the RHD dealer cars are mid-build at the moment.

[CocoUK]

That's some digging!
And a rather positive picture for Lotus, hurrah!

[Scuffers]

CocoUK said:

That's some digging!
And a rather positive picture for Lotus, hurrah!

except they are LHD cup cars....

[Stelvio1]

Excellent news, looking forward to viewing one some time very soon

[Captain Muppet]

Scuffers said:

CocoUK said:

That's some digging!
And a rather positive picture for Lotus, hurrah!

except they are LHD cup cars....

Your glass is never more than half empty is it?

[srob]

Stelvio1 said:

Excellent news, looking forward to viewing one some time very soon

If you go to Snetteron on Sunday for the charity day (organised by KevF from PH) the Exige S will be doing passenger laps with one of the factory test drivers at the wheel

[OlberJ]

Scuffers said:

except they are LHD cup cars....

They do a cup Roadster?

[Thorburn]

Scuffers said:

except they are LHD cup cars....

The three on the left at the front are, the two at the back are LHD but they aren't Cups, neither is the Roadster.

[braddo]

Thorburn said:

tertius said:

Its a CR box in a 111S, little bit over stock power but not much; however as the route over has sections of de-restricted autobahn it would be a shame not to prove that 7200 rpm is indeed 144 mph ...

Can't imagine a GT3 would be THAT efficient at that speed either.

Drag will probably be a big factor on consumption at higher speeds - the GT3s have pretty astonishing drag coefficients whereas the Elise....

Great to see the photo of some completed Exiges. It looks like Lotus have clearly prioritised getting product out to export markets while the UK market can sit on forums and whinge a bit longer.

[C1RVY]

Either way, isn't it great to see these great cars on their way out the factory at last. I heard my local dealer should have his for end of Nov. Can't wait for my drive.

Still not even seen one!!

[Stelvio1]

srob said:

Stelvio1 said:

Excellent news, looking forward to viewing one some time very soon

If you go to Snetteron on Sunday for the charity day (organised by KevF from PH) the Exige S will be doing passenger laps with one of the factory test drivers at the wheel

Big thanks for the info, weather looks excellent and satnav set

[Citrus7]

Stunning car. What's the lead time for a car now, if hypothetically you placed an order today ?