Liquid Yellow Exige V6

[ChrisBuer]

After selling my BMW 1M last October, I decided that it was time to go back to Lotus. So, after a lot of planning, help from the Lotus Factory and the wonderful Bell & Colvill (Jamie Matthews), my Exige V6 will be ready to collect this weekend! In anticipation for this, I was sent some photos that I wanted to share on here.

The spec is different to others in that I've had it painted in Renault Liquid Yellow (my favourite colour on a car!), with Phantom Black (a gloss black) painted on the spoiler, front splitter, rear panel and side pods.

The interior has had special treatment as well and has been trimmed in alcantara with yellow stitching to match the seats. The steering wheel has also been re-trimmed using the same materials and thread and that will be fitted by the dealer when they collect it tomorrow.

Finally, the car will be fitted with a 2bular exhaust, complete with 100mm carbon tips for a bit more of a sporty note!

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Gargamel said:

Looks pretty awesome in yellow.

What was wrong with traditional Norfolk Mustard ?

I've had that colour in the past, plus Liquid Yellow has a lot more "going on" when it's in the sun

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I'm hoping to be having too much fun in it to get too worried about the indicator stalks

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Deerfoot said:

OP, what a fabulous car!

Can we have some photos in the sun later in the week?

Sure. I'm picking it up on Saturday so I'll post some photos then

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Dimensions are:

Length 4084 mm
Width 1802 mm
Height 1129mm

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skyrover said:

They are tiny

Yes they're not big although the photos above are of an S1 whereas the new Exige is wider and longer

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OwenK said:

Oh my. That's lovely.
Does the top come off these easily or is it still an Allen key job like on the S2?
Be a dear and take a photo in the sunshine with the roof off just to complete my admiration!

The roof does come off and you can have a soft top conversation carried out as well. I'll probably do what I did with my old Exige and only take the roof off when I know it's not going to rain.

I'll get some photos over the weekend

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OllyHill said:

Outstanding car in an outstanding colour!

Thanks Olly! Is yours Liquid Yellow as well? It looks stunning!!

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227bhp said:

What V6 does this have in it?

It's got a supercharged 3.5 litre Toyota V6 (2GR-FZE)

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Thanks for all of the kind comments. It's good to know that I managed to get the colour combination right! The Liquid Yellow / Gloss black combo has not been done before on the Exige V6 from what I know, so we were in uncharted water. Also I didn't want to have the roof or front access panel painted black (like the cup cars) as I thought it might look a little too much. That said I was worried about the balance of black, especially with the spoiler and rear panel all being this colour. However the gloss black splitter and side pods seem to carry the theme through well.

I'm picking up tomorrow. Today is going to be a looooong day......

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Couple more photos....

Re-trimmed wheel fitted:



Gloss black spoiler and LOTUS coloured lettering:

Edited by ChrisBuer on Friday 5th June 15:05

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russy01 said:

Gone to bed yet so the tomorrow comes quicker?

Actually yes haha!

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Quick update to say that I collected the car this morning and it's FANTASTIC!!!! The car is quick...really quick and I can't even push it plus the fit and finish is superb. Far better than any other Lotus I've owned.

I love it!!

Few photos

As the sun is out I'm going out for a drive

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Timbergiant said:

Lovely, I could easily spend a few days waxing that

I've booked the day off work on Monday to do just that. A proper detail and wax to protect it.

I have to say that the liquid yellow is a very interesting colour that I'd never really spent much time with before. In bright direct sunlight the car looks really nice and yellow but then changes as you move around the car. As the sun dropped last night it started to turn more of a golden colour and then when I put it in the garage turned the light off (at dusk) you could have said it looked orange. Clever stuff!

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One more of the car tucked up.

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Diesel Meister said:

Chris, not that it necessarily matter to hear this from a stranger on the internet, but you had great taste :-)

I love the Exige but have not really been feeling many of the factory colours (a nice blue / green but the rest seem a bit uninspired for a junior supercar). I'm not usually a huge fan of banana-coloured cars but liquid yellow has always been a great hue in my opinion. The other touches set it off a treat and a vocal exhaust is practically necessary for a V6. Bravo.

Thanks and it is nice to know fellow petrol heads appreciate a car that I've spent many hours tweaking and choosing small touches that make it what it is.

It's funny you mention the M135i as I had a 1M prior to the Exige and my dad has an M135i that I drove the other day whilst he was in the Exige

Scho said:

Lovely car, you just need to invest in some cleaning products now :-s

Whats your favourite product out of that lot?

Honestly, the Auto Finesse range are superb but personal favourites are:

- Wolfs White Satin shampoo
- Bouncers Done & Dusted detailing spray
- Gtechniq C2v3

AyBee said:

Do you have to get out first and then push it in? I thought my garage was tight, but at least I usually have the roof off to aid matters!

I've got more space this the photo suggests. It's a single width but double length garage and I can get in and out without any problems

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A few more photos.

I love the way the paint changes colour depending on the light conditions.

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mikeock64 said:

I saw it in the flesh on Wednesday night and can vouch, it is indeed a fantastic color. The hours you spent getting it to your standard were well worth it. Nice to see ya again mate.

Cheers Mike! Good to see you as well buddy

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JD said:

I had the most bizarre experience, I was only admiring this thread yesterday at lunch.

I only then saw a yellow Exige in the evening so made sure to catch it up, and it was you! (Followed you into Rayne).

The car looks absolutely stunning in the flesh, well done!

Ah were you in a black BMW?

likesachange said:

Such a lovely car.

Are they still doing the 50/50 deals? Any discounts available??

Would be tempted by one to replace atom in future but would have to downgrade the m135...

Yes I think they are still doing the 50-50 deal. Well they were earlier this month

AS MAD AS AN ALFA said:

I've got a yellow Alfa, not anything like your machine but what polish/wax do you use?

I use a combination of Auto Finesse Desire and Auto Finesse Illusion. I'm also trailing some Gtechniq C2v3 spray over the top which seems to give it decent depth and shine