Exige S on Top Gear tomorrow!

[L100NYY]

Just to let you guys and gals know that the Exige is will be on Top Gear tommorrow night (21st May).

Apparantley it is up against some sort of mini Concorde jet type thing!?! Should be good though.

[GTRene]

great news ;D I'm going to look or sunday...21, or monday 22(replay)
See what they say about it and what laptime it can do...and what color they bring in.
GTRene

[ChrisJG]

There was a re-run on discovery the other night of the Exige (a black one) outrunning an apache - Clarkson loves the Exige so, I'm looking forward to tomorrow!

[L100NYY]

It'll be very interesting to see how much quicker the Stig can get the S around the track when compared to the standard car and also as you say Clarkson loves the standard car so should want to marry the S!

[Swiss Tone]

Mmm yet again the Exige becons!!! I Want One....but in Chrome Orange.

Now where's those money tree seeds gone....

Please Please Please

[anonymous-user]

I don't want one, due to the limited practicality, but oh how I love that car! It's everything Colin Chapman and Lotus have stood for over the years. Outstanding performance from a light and simple package. Which isn't to say they got it right every time.

With every new thread about the new Esprit I find myself hoping it won't be over-weight, over-powered and over-priced. Just make it light and fast!

[gooby]

Great review - really enjoyed it!

[GTRene]

A good review of the Exige S on Top gear tonight...only things I have to mention is the enormes? overhang in corners? the Z06 corvette had less overhang!! ...(and was faster...1.22 or so? and faster then the Ferrari and 100.000,- cheaper I would take that Z06 and keep the 100.000,- in my pocket for fuel and tuning that enormes 7.0L engine I've heard about 600hp natural aspirated no big deal
Though 1.25,1 is also very fast seeing the Noble did it in 1.25....so a very good time for the Little Lotus
Also the Exige S almost flipt over in the last corner
GTRene

[chrisJG]

You mean the penultimate corner surely? On the last corner, it just skimmed the dirt, with the chassis and stiff suspension keeping everything tight.

Looked gorgeous in white too...

[GTRene]

chrisJG said:

You mean the penultimate corner surely? On the last corner, it just skimmed the dirt, with the chassis and stiff suspension keeping everything tight. Looked gorgeous in white too...

yep, when it cuts that corner it went over some bump? and that lifted the car and traveling by that speed the force on the car was enormes...
All in all a good lap and a fast time for those 220hp...
Though still wondering the suspension? could it be some stiffer on that airfield track? because the car could stay more flat?(how do you name that in English) it looks a bit to soft? or what is it that caused it to overhang so much that the spoiler almost hit the street in highspeed corners?
GTRene

[cheekymonkey]

Good little review, and good to see it round the track... it looked really stable and controllable in the hands of Stiggykins. However... on the circuit race, it seemed like a very strange match up to me?? Why wouldn't they put it against a similar competitor and see it run rings around that... something like a Boxster??? don't tell ryan i said that

Why put it against a muscle car?

[L100NYY]

cheekymonkey said:

Good little review, and good to see it round the track... it looked really stable and controllable in the hands of Stiggykins. However... on the circuit race, it seemed like a very strange match up to me?? Why wouldn't they put it against a similar competitor and see it run rings around that... something like a Boxster??? don't tell ryan i said that Why put it against a muscle car?

I didn't get back in time to see Top Gear last night as I was up at Donninington, what did they put the Exige up against?

[Mrs Fish]

I thought it looked fab in white

[boggy]

Wicked

Boggy

[GTRene]

L100NYY said:

cheekymonkey said: Good little review, and good to see it round the track... it looked really stable and controllable in the hands of Stiggykins. However... on the circuit race, it seemed like a very strange match up to me?? Why wouldn't they put it against a similar competitor and see it run rings around that... something like a Boxster??? don't tell ryan i said that Why put it against a muscle car? I didn't get back in time to see Top Gear last night as I was up at Donninington, what did they put the Exige up against?

tonight its again on BBC 2 so you can see it again! it was against a Ford Mustang GT 300hp.

[L100NYY]

GTRene said:

L100NYY said: cheekymonkey said: Good little review, and good to see it round the track... it looked really stable and controllable in the hands of Stiggykins. However... on the circuit race, it seemed like a very strange match up to me?? Why wouldn't they put it against a similar competitor and see it run rings around that... something like a Boxster??? don't tell ryan i said that Why put it against a muscle car? I didn't get back in time to see Top Gear last night as I was up at Donninington, what did they put the Exige up against? tonight its again on BBC 2 so you can see it again! it was against a Ford Mustang GT 300hp.

Thanks Rene, I've had it recorded on Sky anyway so can watch it again and again until my hearts content!

[GRL]

JC's review (31MB):
www.uins.co.uk/pages/cars/video_lotus/exige_s_top_gear.wmv

Stig's Lap (8MB):
www.uins.co.uk/pages/cars/video_lotus/exige_s_stig.wmv

[L100NYY]

GRL said:

JC's review (31MB): www.uins.co.uk/pages/cars/video_lotus/exige_s_top_gear.wmv Stig's Lap (8MB): www.uins.co.uk/pages/cars/video_lotus/exige_s_stig.wmv

You are a star!

[GRL]

Just passing on the link from SELOC - wouldn't want to take any undue credit here

[scotte]

great artcile on top gear last night yes ... but i expected to see the Exige S further up the old lap time table.

www.topgear.com/content/tgonbbc2/laptimes/thestig/

was it 21st ?