RE: Lotus 3-Eleven 430 released

RE: Lotus 3-Eleven 430 released

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Rocket.

1,510 posts

248 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Fantastic but please someone correct me if I'm wrong, it's still a track day car that you can't drive on the majority of track days (105 db limit) due to the titanium exhaust fitted.

Helicopter123

8,831 posts

155 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Lotus release another 'limited edition' car - is it Tuesday already?

baronbennyt

900 posts

95 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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I'm the proud owner of a "standard" 3-Eleven and can't get enough of it! I use it for dry weekends in non-winter months and track days. I've been lucky enough to have owned some crazy things in the past but this is the most fun I've had (in a car) hands down. I won't be trading up for the 430 version, however, since the standard version is enough more than enough for me, although I could be tempted by the Komo-tec 475bhp upgrade...




Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Are these 3/11 wheels available on Exiges? They look much better.

TVR1

5,460 posts

224 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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This all sounds slightly familiar.....

http://sniffpetrol.com/2008/06/06/lotus-announces-...

Dick Seaman

1,075 posts

222 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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baronbennyt said:
Lovely

E65Ross

34,946 posts

211 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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TVR1 said:
This all sounds slightly familiar.....

http://sniffpetrol.com/2008/06/06/lotus-announces-...
Because choice is such a bad thing?

Oilchange

8,422 posts

259 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Rocket. said:
Fantastic but please someone correct me if I'm wrong, it's still a track day car that you can't drive on the majority of track days (105 db limit) due to the titanium exhaust fitted.
Should you want one, set aside £102,000, or £20k more than the regular 3-Eleven retailed at. Add the titanium exhaust, two-way adjustable Ohlins dampers
etc etc

baronbennyt

900 posts

95 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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Oilchange said:
Should you want one, set aside £102,000, or £20k more than the regular 3-Eleven retailed at. Add the titanium exhaust, two-way adjustable Ohlins dampers
etc etc
The exhaust on the standard car also struggles on track days below 105db so that's why I'm currently considering Hangar 111's QT signature exhaust - it makes a completely different sound (muffled jet) which isn't as appealing, to these ears at least, but you won't be sweating every time you get close to the noise meters and it should allow plenty of additional (plus more affordable) track day options.

Edited by baronbennyt on Tuesday 20th February 20:34

jcl

227 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th February 2018
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baronbennyt said:
I'm the proud owner of a "standard" 3-Eleven and can't get enough of it! I use it for dry weekends in non-winter months and track days. I've been lucky enough to have owned some crazy things in the past but this is the most fun I've had (in a car) hands down. I won't be trading up for the 430 version, however, since the standard version is enough more than enough for me, although I could be tempted by the Komo-tec 475bhp upgrade...

Absolutely mega. Well done for buying something so raw. Far too many softies around these days wink

British Beef

2,192 posts

164 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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baronbennyt said:
I'm the proud owner of a "standard" 3-Eleven and can't get enough of it! I use it for dry weekends in non-winter months and track days. I've been lucky enough to have owned some crazy things in the past but this is the most fun I've had (in a car) hands down. I won't be trading up for the 430 version, however, since the standard version is enough more than enough for me, although I could be tempted by the Komo-tec 475bhp upgrade...



Best colour scheme I have seen on one of these. Very Nice.

I had a Fisher fury in similar colour scheme with an aero screen, and ended up getting rid as the 1 - 2 hour drive to & from the nearest Circuit was a ball ache, and I wasnt committed enough to use frequently on the road. Perhaps if you trailer it to the track it is a better proposition.

Yipper

5,964 posts

89 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Please, please, change the interiors on Lotuses. They look hideous and dated and are deterring buyers.

hondansx

4,562 posts

224 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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What is dated about the interior of this? Looks clean, uncluttered and race-car like. Surely that's the aim with this?

Tickle

4,881 posts

203 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Yipper said:
Please, please, change the interiors on Lotuses. They look hideous and dated and are deterring buyers.
Loti Yipper, it's Loti

Yipper

5,964 posts

89 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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hondansx said:
What is dated about the interior of this? Looks clean, uncluttered and race-car like. Surely that's the aim with this?
It looks like a cheap go-kart!

analog_me

287 posts

128 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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If one adds all the seconds saved from one model to the next generation, latest models should be able to complete a lap in hethel in negative time.

Cold

15,207 posts

89 months

Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Tickle said:
Loti Yipper, it's Loti
It really isn't.

HeMightBeBanned

617 posts

177 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Tickle said:
Yipper said:
Please, please, change the interiors on Lotuses. They look hideous and dated and are deterring buyers.
Loti Yipper, it's Loti
Nope. It's not Loti. The normal rule for creating the plural of nouns ending in 's' is to add 'es'. Hence, Lotuses.

However, Lotus have issued a few press releases over the years stating that the plural of Lotus is Lotus.

"Loti" is the kind of thing that people with no personality and annoying nasal-sounding voices say.


Edited by HeMightBeBanned on Friday 23 February 09:15

Tickle

4,881 posts

203 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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HeMightBeBanned said:
Nope. It's not Loti. The normal rule for creating the plural of nouns ending in 's' is to add 'es'. Hence, Lotuses.

However, Lotus have issued a few press releases over the years stating that the plural of Lotus is Lotus.

"Loti" is the kind of thing that people with no personality and annoying nasal-sounding voices say.


Edited by HeMightBeBanned on Friday 23 February 09:15
After a good drive there is nothing better than stopping in at a café, Lotus bobble hat on, talking about our cars over a packet of halls soothers.

TartanPaint

2,981 posts

138 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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Yipper said:
Please, please, change the interiors on Lotuses. They look hideous and dated and are deterring buyers.
Why, so you can rush out and drop £110k on a road-legal track toy? I'm sure Lotus will have one 3-11 430 left over that they just can't sell, and think to themselves, "Damn, if only we'd changed the interior, Yipper would have bought this and we'd have sold them all. Instead, we'll just have to go bust."

Do you ever open a new thread and think, "Maybe I won't have a stupid opinion on this subject?"