Lotus 3-Eleven

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DaveGB

1,670 posts

180 months

Sunday 12th March 2017
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baronbennyt said:
Your 2-11 SC looks great Dave. How does it compare with the Evora 400?
Sorry for delay in responding. Sold the car over 2 years ago , but had an Esprit GT3 and Exige V6S in the meantime before ending up with the Evora 400, which is a cracking car with a bit of luxury wink

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Thursday 16th March 2017
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Latest pics of my 3-Eleven at Hethel. Delivery to Bell & Colvill scheduled for 31st March.






five50

497 posts

185 months

Friday 17th March 2017
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Looks amazing! congrats!

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Friday 24th March 2017
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After a long wait the 3-Eleven has now arrived at Lotus Bell & Colvill, Surrey. It will now have a paint protection film applied before the front winglets are attached. It will be ready for collection next Friday. Can't wait!


Vroom101

828 posts

132 months

Saturday 25th March 2017
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baronbennyt said:
After a long wait the 3-Eleven has now arrived at Lotus Bell & Colvill, Surrey. It will now have a paint protection film applied before the front winglets are attached. It will be ready for collection next Friday. Can't wait!

I bet you're counting down the hours! It looks fantastic. Mind you, that Esprit in the background doesn't look too shabby either smile

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Saturday 25th March 2017
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I bet you're counting down the hours! It looks fantastic. Mind you, that Esprit in the background doesn't look too shabby either smile
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I know, the Esprit looks mighty tempting too! I think it's great that Lotus are now restoring some of their earlier models like Ferrari and Porsche do. I'll have an Essex Esprit please.



maxgas

176 posts

166 months

Saturday 25th March 2017
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Let us know when you have run it in and we can meet up for a drive and compare the two, if
it is alot quicker then the 211 then it will be epic!

driving

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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A few more pics of the 3-Eleven...




comfortably numb

50 posts

142 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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Lovely. Was a reverse camera an option?

dulcinea

124 posts

227 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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I was there today and saw this in the showroom, it looked stunning.

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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comfortably numb said:
Lovely. Was a reverse camera an option?
Yes, but not an official option. Bell & Colvill will fit one next week. Think it might be a must.

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Sunday 26th March 2017
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dulcinea said:
I was there today and saw this in the showroom, it looked stunning.
Thank you. It's going to have a paint protection film applied, wheels painted gloss black and the mortorsport front splitter and canards fitted next week before collection on Friday.

cypriot

475 posts

98 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Wow. that looks amazing! Congrats! Is that racing green or motorsport green?

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Lotus offer the following official colour combinations for the Lotus 3-Eleven:

- Green / Yellow
- Red /Gold
- Black / Gold
- Black / Black

I've gone for the classic Lotus colours of Green / Yellow.








baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Collecting my Lotus 3-Eleven from Bell & Colvill tomorrow.

As a reminder the spec is as follows:

3.5 litre V6, 24 valve, water cooled, all aluminium engine with Edelbrock supercharger
Max power 410hp @ 7,000 rpm
Max torque 302 lb/ft @ 3,000 rpm
0-60 mph 3.3
Max speed 174 mph
Power to weight 443 hp / tonne
Dry weight 925 kg
6 speed manual gearbox
Öhlins adjustable dampers
AP Racing four-piston calipers
Full colour TFT display with driver selection modes for road/track
Adjustable Traction Control

My optional extras:

Colour Scheme 1 – green with yellow stripes
Gloss Black Accents
Gloss Black Alloys
Fire Extinguisher and Battery Isolator
Michelin Cup 2 Tyres
Carbon Drivers Seat
Carbon Passenger Seat
Motorsport Front Splitter & Canards
Steering re-trimmed in alcantara and white stitching
Reversing Camera

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Thursday 30th March 2017
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Latest pic of the 3-Eleven at Lotus Bell & Colvill in Surrey - paint protection film has been applied and wheels finished in gloss black. Almost ready for hand-over!


Craikeybaby

10,369 posts

224 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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That looks lovely! I hope you're out enjoying it!

Munkeyfeet

468 posts

179 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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How has your first day been?

First impressions?

Lovely looking car.

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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Thank you fellow PH'ers.

Today couldn't have started better when I clamped eyes on my new toy for the first time at Lotus Bell & Colvill in West Horsley. "Wow" was all I could say. I probably came across to the chaps at B&C like an 8 year old on Christmas day!

After a pretty exhaustive hand-over (which was expertly done by Miguel) I excitedly headed out onto the country lanes of Surrey in convoy with my brother and his 997 GT3. The weather forecast promised heavy cloud but no rain. How wrong they were. I had to quickly peddle it back home, regrettably, before I got totally soaked but it turned out to be quite convenient since I was carrying the indoor car cover, trickle charger, paperwork etc. all in the passenger footwell. Not ideal for spirited driving...

The day got slowly dryer and brighter so I decided to go for a longer drive and follow my usual "Sunday drive" route down to Goodwood. Even using 50% of the car's engine performance (I'm limited to 4,000 rpm for the first 600 miles running-in distance) the car is simply too fast for normal road use, which was at times a lot of fun but on others super frustrating. No, I think the track will be its natural habitat, although I'll still be tempted by the odd early morning weekend blast for sure.

How should I describe the driving experience? Well, I can only liken it to a 400bhp go-kart that doesn't oversteer as readily as that sounds (fortunately enough)! The steering is super direct, the car just grips and goes like a catapult. You feel and hear everything. Sensory overload! The only gripe I have so far is that I'm finding it incredibly difficult to heel-and-toe with the pedals set where there are. I'm sure I'll find a way in the coming days and weeks ahead.

All-in-all for a first day experience? Simply awesome biggrin

baronbennyt

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900 posts

95 months

Friday 31st March 2017
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A couple of pics of the 3-Eleven (at Goodwood) on its first day today.