Strange Exige Bodywork...

[sa_20v]

What's this bodywork then? - see the front of the clam and the side pods on the link below.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/832856.htm

[F.C.]

Front canards available from Reverie.
not sure about the extra rear "wings", but I'd be careful and make sure it's been in a wind tunnel and doesn't cause any probs.
F.C.

Edited by F.C. on Thursday 1st January 01:28

[zebra]

Seen these before _ they have no gain/effect on the exige, look rubbish/halfrauds and detract from what is a fin looking car. Save your money.

Zebs

[TOENHEEL]

I will second zebs comments, they look awful remind me a little of those god awful aero aids for the 911 on the rear bumper next to the wheelarch.

[SeanyD]

That looks awful, much better off leaving Lotus as they are, if anything I'd imagine that would put potential buyers off.

[zebra]

I also remebered that these guys offer 'holes' in the front clam _ look carefully on the wings closest to the windscreen to spot the 'vents' that have been added.

bks!

Zebra

[S Works]

I wonder how much it would cost to remove them and return it to 'normal'?

[zebra]

The rear pods come off relatively quickly, the front 'eye brows' not so sure _ could require work to the clam. As for the vents _ totally wrecks your front clam; no chance of making a decent job of it and they look tatty anyway.

Zebra

[F.C.]

Whilst I agree they look ste the front canards and positive louvres have been proven at Mira to be of some benefit.
As for the pod mounted aero thingys no idea.
F.C.

[Scuffers]

Never could understand this fixation with adding stuff all the time on the pretence that it makes it ZYX better....

[zebra]

F.C. said:

Whilst I agree they look ste the front canards and positive louvres have been proven at Mira to be of some benefit.
As for the pod mounted aero thingys no idea.
F.C.

Maybe so, but it must be slight _ is there any evidence/figures that demonstrate there effectiveness. I do not believe there are any benefits that most of us would ever realise.

Zebra

[Gooby]

Has reverie made anything that improves the look of a lotus?

[cyberface]

Gooby said:

Has reverie made anything that improves the look of a lotus?

I do like their carbon steering wheel. However common sense tells me that a shiny composite wheel may just be a liability in the cold or with sweaty hands... the carbon gear knob is probably a little more biocompatible than the ice-cold aluminium jobby (see the cold knob thread...) but both are eye candy, regardless of the claimed weight savings - your choice of clothes makes more difference than the weight of a steering wheel and gearknob.

Anyway, I'll have a bloody good laugh when I see an Exige being piloted by a bk naked driver in the name of 'saving unnecessary weight' Besides, heel-n-toe gets a bit painful with bare feet with the bare metal Lotus pedals, I've tried it...

[zebra]

Gooby said:

Has reverie made anything that improves the look of a lotus?

That's a debate in its own right _ and was a can of worms last time it was discussed.

At least Reverie went all out to give their car a sort of steroidal feel _ my biggest issue with their body kit was th bolted on look; had it all been smooth lines it would have been significantly improved. You're right though Gooby _ no performance gains.

The rubbish referred to in the original post is basic tinkering to the point of being ridiculous. If there are alleged benefits, I'd like to see some figures.

Zebra

[bencollins]

Hmmmm, not sure that mid placed laminator vane is rubbish, think about artic corner vanes. The biggest generator of drag is the twin vortex and the best way to reduce vortex is to laminate flow and get a clean (reduced size) exit off the rear, esp at "NE/NW" corners.
Not convinced about the OE exige wing though, any figures on that?
Then again aerodynamics is baffling, every time i watch a 400t jumbo jet land with those tiny stubby wings it doesn´t look possible!

[zebra]

bencollins said:

Hmmmm, not sure that mid placed laminator vane is rubbish, think about artic corner vanes. The biggest generator of drag is the twin vortex and the best way to reduce vortex is to laminate flow and get a clean (reduced size) exit off the rear, esp at "NE/NW" corners.
Not convinced about the OE exige wing though, any figures on that?
Then again aerodynamics is baffling, every time i watch a 400t jumbo jet land with those tiny stubby wings it doesn´t look possible!

At what speed is this effective though and what are the gains _ I'll accept all this if someone posts up some verified figures.

For the cost and bloody awful appearance of these things what are the benefits???

The S2 Exige, while not having the hardcore S1 aesthetics, is still a mighty fine looking car - why chuck those abortions on it?




Zebra

[S Works]

I'm pretty sure I recall someone with FAR greater knowledge than I stating that the Exige aero 'stuff' probably generated minimal downforce at all (the front splitter being almost useless) at anything other than very high speeds, and in the case of the splitter, unless the cars ride height was dropped to a point where it would be almost undriveable on anything other than racetrack-quality tarmac.

[F.C.]

zebra said:

F.C. said:

Whilst I agree they look ste the front canards and positive louvres have been proven at Mira to be of some benefit.
As for the pod mounted aero thingys no idea.
F.C.

Maybe so, but it must be slight _ is there any evidence/figures that demonstrate there effectiveness. I do not believe there are any benefits that most of us would ever realise.

Zebra

Absolutely, most of this stuff is there to improve cornering speeds by creating more downforce / stability at the front and the louvres are supposed to release +ve pressure build up from the wheel arches on a race track, the downside to all of this is if it's not set up properly you can lose speed on the straights through drag so it's all a balancing act anyway.
Definately looks crap when the vents are stuck on top of the arches as opposed to blended into the bodywork.
Not my cup of tea at all.
F.C.

[anonymous-user]

Not a fan of these stick-ons myself but there are some claimed figures for the Reverie stuff here http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/2101... - I'd rather eat fewer pies.

Those pod "handles" make the car pictured in the advert look like a prototype for a new 2-man bob sled design. Maybe they'll have it ready in time for the 2010 winter olympics...

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 5th January 13:49

[zebra]

Without wanting to completely revisit the Reverie debate, at least these pictures look like the additions are integrated properly, as oppose to bolted on when as we first saw them.





However, considering the addition of the komotec increasing bhp and torque the figures does not indicate a favourable return for the outlay for what is essentially an unecessary body kit.

Zebs