RE: Pic of the Week: Lotus Exige S
Discussion
PascalBuyens said:
jellison said:
That Lotus site is useless - tells you Sod all about the Engine they are proposing to quiz in there.
Can't help but think it would be a worse car over a blown (Turbo or SC) 4 pot Exige, bigger heavier (the opposite of the whole point of an Exige!).
3.5 V6 from the Toyota Camry, reworked ECU, bringing it up to 350-ish bhp. Can't help but think it would be a worse car over a blown (Turbo or SC) 4 pot Exige, bigger heavier (the opposite of the whole point of an Exige!).
This the same asmatic lump in the base Evora thing without a blower). Sounds like a gap filler till they get some of there pie in the sky cars out (there website with proposed 4 or 5 new Car doe make you laugh!
The Pits said:
not remotely asthmatic in my experience.
it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Watched US Top Gear with a test of this car recently (in NA) form - yep they liked it but basically said it had bugger all GO, some thing like 1300 kg and 280bhp. That is just Crap. it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Might be a bit better in a lighter Elise / Exige. But if I was in the market for something like this I'd just take my new 4pot exige straight to one of the Blower companies and have it "sorted". Same light weight with loads more torque and power.
jellison said:
The Pits said:
not remotely asthmatic in my experience.
it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Watched US Top Gear with a test of this car recently (in NA) form - yep they liked it but basically said it had bugger all GO, some thing like 1300 kg and 280bhp. That is just Crap. it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Might be a bit better in a lighter Elise / Exige. But if I was in the market for something like this I'd just take my new 4pot exige straight to one of the Blower companies and have it "sorted". Same light weight with loads more torque and power.
As an S1 Exige owner, I can share certain reservations about this car. It won't drive like an S1, but then it's not supposed to - this is a different kind of Exige. It will be lithe, supple and very fast. I can't see much to complain about. It'll absolutely run rings around my car on the track.
chevronb37 said:
jellison said:
The Pits said:
not remotely asthmatic in my experience.
it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Watched US Top Gear with a test of this car recently (in NA) form - yep they liked it but basically said it had bugger all GO, some thing like 1300 kg and 280bhp. That is just Crap. it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Might be a bit better in a lighter Elise / Exige. But if I was in the market for something like this I'd just take my new 4pot exige straight to one of the Blower companies and have it "sorted". Same light weight with loads more torque and power.
As an S1 Exige owner, I can share certain reservations about this car. It won't drive like an S1, but then it's not supposed to - this is a different kind of Exige. It will be lithe, supple and very fast. I can't see much to complain about. It'll absolutely run rings around my car on the track.
chevronb37 said:
jellison said:
The Pits said:
not remotely asthmatic in my experience.
it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Watched US Top Gear with a test of this car recently (in NA) form - yep they liked it but basically said it had bugger all GO, some thing like 1300 kg and 280bhp. That is just Crap. it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Might be a bit better in a lighter Elise / Exige. But if I was in the market for something like this I'd just take my new 4pot exige straight to one of the Blower companies and have it "sorted". Same light weight with loads more torque and power.
As an S1 Exige owner, I can share certain reservations about this car. It won't drive like an S1, but then it's not supposed to - this is a different kind of Exige. It will be lithe, supple and very fast. I can't see much to complain about. It'll absolutely run rings around my car on the track.
Oddball RS said:
Brand new and wragged out of the showroom - uber cool................
It's a development car, so it'll be more than run in 
Few more shots and video from the JCT600 evening here: http://www.seloc.org/2011/11/exige-s-v6-pictures-a...
Oddball RS said:
chevronb37 said:
jellison said:
The Pits said:
not remotely asthmatic in my experience.
it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Watched US Top Gear with a test of this car recently (in NA) form - yep they liked it but basically said it had bugger all GO, some thing like 1300 kg and 280bhp. That is just Crap. it's a very smooth, torque-rich, durable, well-engineered, torture-tested japanese V6.
and if you think the new Exige isn't going to be any good you're in for a serious shock.
Might be a bit better in a lighter Elise / Exige. But if I was in the market for something like this I'd just take my new 4pot exige straight to one of the Blower companies and have it "sorted". Same light weight with loads more torque and power.
As an S1 Exige owner, I can share certain reservations about this car. It won't drive like an S1, but then it's not supposed to - this is a different kind of Exige. It will be lithe, supple and very fast. I can't see much to complain about. It'll absolutely run rings around my car on the track.
jellison said:
hink we are on the same page. These things (to my mind should be light AND have a high power to weight. NOT be heavy AND have a high power to weight. 1100kg for an Elise / Exige is bloody CRAP. My old LSV8 TVR only weigh 30kg more than that! And you would never consider that to be in a comparable all up wight to a Lotus (small ones).
It's always going to be hard to keep the weight down when things like the S1 Elise and Exige were SO parred back though.The current Elise is still sub-900kg, so I guess for the people who want something truly light weight that's the one to go for still. The new supercharged Elise S looks like it'll be a strong torquey engine and I think it's good to have some real differences between the Elise and Exige - means they're competing in slightly different markets rather than simply with each other.
Ozzie Osmond said:
All current Lotuses meet modern safety standards and can be sold worldwide. Comparison of their weight with cars which can't achieve this are meaningless.
Can the Elise and Exige still be sold in the US? I was under the impression that some exemptions (possibly related to bumpers?) they had had expired.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff