Question about the Lotus Exige....
Discussion
The exige S2 can be fitted with the softtop from the elise - most of the fittings are already in place. The roof comes off like an elise hardtop. Many dealers are doing the fittings for a softtop when the car is bought. (costs about £600).
However, if the weather is good, you can just unbolt the roof - 5 min off, 10 min to put back on.
However, if the weather is good, you can just unbolt the roof - 5 min off, 10 min to put back on.
www.swisscarsightings.com/indepth/pages/indepthlotusexigemkii.html
Here are the pics of the top off.
The car looks amazing, how can anyone say otherwise! Now knowing you have the option of being convertable, it's even better now.
Here are the pics of the top off.
The car looks amazing, how can anyone say otherwise! Now knowing you have the option of being convertable, it's even better now.
I like the lines the most with the roof on!
But its a + to know it can come of! The Lotus dealer around here(40km away) told me that too a few monhts ago...when I was looking to maybe the car I gona get...hope the price will be good anough for me(I'm sadly not to rich
) but if they give me anough return for my beemer then maybe it all will work
and I drive a Lotus Exige Cup 240 darkgrey maybe in Februari
so I can't drive that easy to fast annymore in the beemer
GTRene
But its a + to know it can come of! The Lotus dealer around here(40km away) told me that too a few monhts ago...when I was looking to maybe the car I gona get...hope the price will be good anough for me(I'm sadly not to rich
) but if they give me anough return for my beemer then maybe it all will work and I drive a Lotus Exige Cup 240 darkgrey maybe in Februari so I can't drive that easy to fast annymore in the beemer GTRene
darrenporter said:
Why bother, get a 111R with exige wheels? !!!
I guess you haven't driven the Exige then. Then your'll know why.
(The Elise's are wicked also btw)
Have to agree, prefere the top on, looks wise, but can't beat driving with the top off in the summer.
The only difference between Elise and Exige, are suspension and wheels/tyres, so order Ohlins and wheels/A048s and you have an Exige matching Elise. Oh you need a front spliter, for those times above 100mph too
darrenporter said:
Why bother, get a 111R with exige wheels? !!!
I guess you haven't driven the Exige then. Then your'll know why.
(The Elise's are wicked also btw)
Have to agree, prefere the top on, looks wise, but can't beat driving with the top off in the summer.
The 111R is exactly the same as the Exige apart from wheels and suspension which are all option tick boxes.
Have driven and if you can tell the difference on a road, then you deserve the Exige
Also, do you want to be committed to driving a car that will need its tyres replaced every 4-5000 miles at £600-700 a pop. That's £1400 a year in tyres alone. Running bridgestones on the road and 048's on track works out less than a 1/3 of that. Also better wet weather performance - important in the UK.
Exige is a great looking car, handles brilliantly, but the LSS suspension is not great on B-roads and the car is getting too darn heavy. Needs another 100 bhp.
Exige is a great looking car, handles brilliantly, but the LSS suspension is not great on B-roads and the car is getting too darn heavy. Needs another 100 bhp.
That is astonishing mileage - the general feedback here has been 6000 miles max on the rears and under 4000 if used for trackdays (average around 5K). I take it you were not abusing them? For me the only reason to run a semi-slick is so that I can abuse them - ie track rather than motorway. From a couple of cars I have driven with 048's, I found that the tyres seriously go off when they are near the wear indicators.
9K miles on the rears? !!! do you just do 70mph on the motorway all day? ...I couldnt that out of the std Bridgestones 
I would have thought an avg for road use with no track on A048s is around 6K on the rears ....I get about 3K on my car with the occasional track day - I know people who track their cars every weekend who get as low as 1K miles out of the rears
the Exige is a great car...but Imo if you want a convertible..then why not get an Elise?
theres no difference between them other than the bodywork (Exige is heavier) suspension, wheels and tyres....you can add all that to a 111R for £3K and have the best of both worlds
if you want a hard top car for track/road use then sure get an Exige..they look awesome...but IMO I think they look a bit 'odd' with the roof off...........
I would have thought an avg for road use with no track on A048s is around 6K on the rears ....I get about 3K on my car with the occasional track day - I know people who track their cars every weekend who get as low as 1K miles out of the rears
the Exige is a great car...but Imo if you want a convertible..then why not get an Elise?
theres no difference between them other than the bodywork (Exige is heavier) suspension, wheels and tyres....you can add all that to a 111R for £3K and have the best of both worlds
if you want a hard top car for track/road use then sure get an Exige..they look awesome...but IMO I think they look a bit 'odd' with the roof off...........
Mine without the roof on. looks ok, makes the drive much nicer in the sunshine but only because of more light into the car and you can hear the engine better. for fast road use its nice with the roof on as you re more focused on the road in front.
As for tyres, i have never tracked my car and i have covered 6000 miles and have used two sets of tyres. just had some fresh ones put on, due to drive silverstone at the end of march. could be expensive!!
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