The big Elise/Exige picture thread

[k22wes]

Here is my 350 sport exige in racing Green. I dont think this green is an option any more. A bit lighter than motorsport green and has a blue tinge to it in the sun.

[_Leg_]

My Komotec EX460 posted a couple of pages back but since had the road wheels done as below.. Both sets of my track wheels (wet and dry) are satin black but thought I would try something else on these. It's all a bit wild but what the hey, it's (mostly) a track car. :-)

Edited by _Leg_ on Tuesday 12th January 00:58

[Zarco]

I'd be tempted to go yellow to match the stripes on one set.

[_Leg_]

Zarco said:

I'd be tempted to go yellow to match the stripes on one set.

Yellow track wheels would be destroyed in one track day mate. You would never get them clean ever again, thats why my track wheels are both black. My car runs performance friction pads, they give off a fair bit of dust so even for road wheels I stayed dark and ceramic coated them before fitting.

I had red wheels on one of my race cars once. Looked great at the first race meet, never looked the same again. Bit brash too (hahaha, he says with that Exige).

[Arun_D]

Staying on the wheel theme.

BC Forged RZ05s I bought in lockdown last year, finally fitted to the Cup.

Specs as follows:

Brushed Dark Black (a dark clear tint)

Front: 8"x17" ET24 w. centre-drop - 8.3kg
Rear: 10"x18" ET30 no centre-drop - 9.4kg

As per above post, as the car is mainly a track car on Performance Friction pads, I sealed them with GTechniq C5 before fitting. Another reason I finally replaced the cast wheels is I bedded in a new set of rears on a wet trackday a year ago (despite completig 100+ road miles prior, they really need a pasting to fully bed), this ended in the wheels having horrible bedding-in deposits welded to them.

Edited by Arun_D on Wednesday 13th January 11:52

[Purso]

Car looks unbelievable!

[I Like Tea]

[I Like Tea]

V6 Cup at Scammonden Dam hill climb.

[Capt. Howdy]

I really need another Exige in my life..

[Shnozz]

Capt. Howdy said:

I really need another Exige in my life..

My thoughts exactly. This summer.

[Spindoctor]

Some fantastic photos on this thread. The Exige is a beautiful thing IMO. Just wish I could have driven mine more. Less than 200 miles since I collected it at the beginning of December.

[Tin Hat]

Arun_D said:

Staying on the wheel theme.

BC Forged RZ05s I bought in lockdown last year, finally fitted to the Cup.

Specs as follows:

Brushed Dark Black (a dark clear tint)

Front: 8"x17" ET24 w. centre-drop - 8.3kg
Rear: 10"x18" ET30 no centre-drop - 9.4kg

As per above post, as the car is mainly a track car on Performance Friction pads, I sealed them with GTechniq C5 before fitting. Another reason I finally replaced the cast wheels is I bedded in a new set of rears on a wet trackday a year ago (despite completig 100+ road miles prior, they really need a pasting to fully bed), this ended in the wheels having horrible bedding-in deposits welded to them.

Edited by Arun_D on Wednesday 13th January 11:52

Those wheels look superb

[Capt. Howdy]

Shnozz said:

Capt. Howdy said:

I really need another Exige in my life..

My thoughts exactly. This summer.

My old one back up for sale.
6 owners now though - I was the 2nd!

https://www.targafloriocars.com/used/cars/lotus/ex...

[Flat6]

I Like Tea said:

V6 Cup at Scammonden Dam hill climb.

Awesome
I used to do hillclimbs in a fully prepped mini many years ago and was thinking only the other day how my Exige would fare on some of the shorter, narrower hills like Scammonden and Baitings... I was kept very busy with only about 110hp in something small, imagine its quite eye-opening in an Exige?!

[I Like Tea]

Flat6 said:

I Like Tea said:

V6 Cup at Scammonden Dam hill climb.

Awesome
I used to do hillclimbs in a fully prepped mini many years ago and was thinking only the other day how my Exige would fare on some of the shorter, narrower hills like Scammonden and Baitings... I was kept very busy with only about 110hp in something small, imagine its quite eye-opening in an Exige?!

Thanks, it's pleasingly raucous! It's a better sprit than hillclimb car, it's a bit too big for the hills and takes a lot of stopping. Although saying that it has been successful on hill climbs and regularly finishes in the top 10 overall and fastest road going car. I drive it to and from events as well which adds an extra frisson of excitement wondering if I'll be driving home or not!

[GaryF]

Some lovely Exige pics there

Back to Empire Green for a moment - looks like a Sport 380 pops up a few times in this vid in that colour:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i1SqCO4loRc

Need to keep your eyes peeled, but looks good in a 'subtle' Exige with a big wing and howling V6 kind of way if that is possible

[GaryF]

[GaryF]

Hadn't considered Azure Blue on the Exige, but mmmm have a look at this :-

[dobbie]

Love that colour

[MG Ant]

Garage at Shelsley ... unmodified S2K. Less power than my Midget... but so sweet.