Exige S3 ?

[SaliMali]

Thinking about getting an Exige.Thing is the S2 has been around for a few years and I would hate to spend the best part of 40k on a car to find out that it is going to be replaced within a year or so.

Does anyone have any info ?

Cheers

[Gooby]

Lotus are more than overstreched bringing out the Eagle and Esprit. They wont be playing with the elise platform for a while.

[NathanE]

IMO i can't see them refreshing the Elise/Exige range until after the Esprit. And even then I think it will be only small changes to perhaps bring the cars in line with new styling cues from the new cars.

As the old saying goes - don't fix what isn't broken

Edited by NathanE on Saturday 16th February 20:15

[aelord]

You should be thinking the opposite way and looking to get an S1 Exige!

[Esprit]

aelord said:

You should be thinking the opposite way and looking to get an S1 Exige!

The man speaks the truth.... original is best (so long as you're not looking for reliability! )

[LivinLaVidaLotus]

With all the "limited editions" they are throwing out at the moment, I think Lotus well know that the Elise/Exige platform could do with a refresh, but it's not realistically going to happen with the Eagle project and the Esprit (supposedly) project running. To be honest though, other than a styling update, I don't see what they'd do right now, as they've played around with power already - and TBH, I think the S2 styling is fantastic, not dated all that much (Although I do love how the S1 Exige looks).

[Stunters]

Drop the V6 from the forthcoming 'Eagle' into the S2 Exige shape, and give it some rearward visibility at the same time? I'd certainly want one if they did...

[Twit]

There's absolutely no way that there will be an S3 exige / elise in the near future. Lotus are concentrating on the Eagle project and then Espirit replacement and they simply do not have the capital or resources to look at the elise platform at the same time. I'm sure thats why we are seeing a host of 'limited' editions and the elise SC - its just to try and blow new life into a platform that is practicallly pensionable now! I would think there will be tweaks over the next couple of years and then depending on how the Eagle / Espirit goes, maybe a re-engineering of the platform.

Edited by Twit on Sunday 17th February 16:07

[SaliMali]

I actually prefer the s1 exige but I don't want a k engine.I've had Caterhams so been there, done that, changed the head gasket