hey all

[jdbecks]

hey all,

Ive been reading up alot about the elise s2 and exige s2, I'm looking at buying one in the next couple of months, would it be a waste getting an exige if i never take it on the track? i love the look of them so much more than the elise, whats the mid range torque like for over taking cars on the motorway etc

cheers


jon

[tricky 100]

Most owners dont take their Lotus on track and only a small percentage of owners track their cars regulary .

[hueandcry71]

jdbecks said:

hey all,

Ive been reading up alot about the elise s2 and exige s2, I'm looking at buying one in the next couple of months, would it be a waste getting an exige if i never take it on the track? i love the look of them so much more than the elise, whats the mid range torque like for over taking cars on the motorway etc

cheers


jon

Im no expert but they are two totally different cars.
The only advice you will get is to drive both of them and then make your mind up.

[Lotus Lewis]

hueandcry71 said:

jdbecks said:

hey all,

Ive been reading up alot about the elise s2 and exige s2, I'm looking at buying one in the next couple of months, would it be a waste getting an exige if i never take it on the track? i love the look of them so much more than the elise, whats the mid range torque like for over taking cars on the motorway etc

cheers


jon

Im no expert but they are two totally different cars.
The only advice you will get is to drive both of them and then make your mind up.

Yea i agree best thing is to pop down to your nearest dealer and take both out for a test drive

[S Works]

What they all said above. The only downside to the Exige is you've a limited choice of tyres, and if you stick with the track-spec 48's it can get expensive as they average around 5-6k mls. Track it and you can and halve that.

Re: overtaking, I found the NA Toyota engine's standard map not to my taste. It's very top-endy, not torquey at all. You have to rev the nuts off it to get the best out of it. You can get a remap which improves it though, so if you can find a car with that, it'd be worth your while trying it before you make your mind up.

[jdbecks]

S Works said:

What they all said above. The only downside to the Exige is you've a limited choice of tyres, and if you stick with the track-spec 48's it can get expensive as they average around 5-6k mls. Track it and you can and halve that.

Re: overtaking, I found the NA Toyota engine's standard map not to my taste. It's very top-endy, not torquey at all. You have to rev the nuts off it to get the best out of it. You can get a remap which improves it though, so if you can find a car with that, it'd be worth your while trying it before you make your mind up.

so would a K series engine be more suited for having the torque not so high up in the rev range? my car will only be used for weekends, it would only be used at weekends due to a company car, and also having a practical car in the household too,

[S Works]

Try as many variants as you can. Sounds like the 111S might be more your cup of tea, or the Exige S if you can stretch the budget.