A V8-powered Lotus Exige – called the Extrema – has appeared on eBay in Italy. The car is being sold by UK Garage, the official importer of British brands like TVR, Noble, Radical, and the asking price is 69,000 Euros.
Sadly our Italian is a little rusty here at PH Towers (our Mandarin is superb however) and we are unclear as to how many Lotus Extremas exist.
The bodywork is a an S1 Exige, made to look like an S2, and a number of different V8s are apparently available: two LS3 engines (420 and 500 bhp), the LS7 (519 bhp) and the LS9 (649 bhp) from GM. The first two engines are said to create an overall weight of 970 kg, while the LS9 will add 30 kg, but gives the car a 0-60 time of 2.9 secs and a seven second 0-100mph, as well as a top speed of 200 mph.
We can only deduce from this that the Extrema will be made to order, to your own specification. The 2.8-litre turbocharged unit from the Vectra VXR is also available, as are a number of Powertec engines.
The bodywork is made from carbon fibre and manual or sequential gearboxes are available. Sadly that’s about all we know for now, but please feel free to expand on this…
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