jumpmann23

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"Supercharged" Lotus Sport Exige 240R
http://www.elises.co.uk

Lotus Sport, the performance division of Lotus Cars Ltd., has developed the Lotus Sport Exige 240R, a limited edition high performance sportscar with total global build volumes kept strictly to 50 cars. Lotus Sport will build the Lotus Sport Exige 240R within its facilities at the Group Lotus Headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk. This facility, located in the centre of the famous Hethel Test Track, has a great history of producing bespoke versions of Lotus products and can list the Lotus Sport Exige 400 hp racecar and over 100 Elise and Exige racing cars in its portfolio.



With a supercharged and intercooled high revving engine producing over 240 hp and over 170 lbft of torque, the Lotus Sport Exige 240R reaches 60 mph in less than 4 seconds and 100 mph (160 km/h) in less than 10 seconds before topping out at 155 mph (249 km/h). At this top speed the advanced aerodynamics produce 113 kg of downforce increasing grip, stability and safety.

The 50 versions of the Lotus Sport Exige 240R will be built as post registration official factory conversions of new Lotus Exiges. Up to 40 of these cars will be sold in the EU and the balance is intended to be predominantly sold in Japan. The suffix of 240R indicates the approximate horsepower of the engine, conservatively rounded down from the actual figure of 243 hp (181 kW, 247 PS). The total unladen weight is approximately 930 kg and the power to weight is approximately 261 hp / tonne (195 kW / tonne, 266 PS / tonne).



All 50 cars will be built to order and to further identify and maintain the exclusivity of the Lotus Sport Exige 240R, they will only be available in Sport Yellow or Sport Black  both unique and exclusive colours specifically blended to denote the brand colour scheme of Lotus Sport.

The Lotus Sport Exige 240R will be sold at a Recommended Retail Price of £43,995 (62,000 Euros).

The Lotus Sport Exige 240R also has a unique interior trim in black with Lotus Sport Yellow highlights in leather. A unique numbered Lotus Sport build plate is fitted to the aluminium chassis member on the passenger side. The interior also includes sports seats, driver and passenger four-point harnesses which are fitted to a cross bar that is part of the motorsport specification T45 roll bar. New lightweight five spoke forged alloy wheels are of a slightly wider section to the standard Exige wheel to accommodate the optional extra track only specification slick tyres as well as the Yokohama A048 tyres, which come as standard. These wheels are painted in "Satin Black" for the Sport Yellow painted version of the Lotus Sport Exige 240R and "High Power Silver" for the Sport Black painted version. In addition to the powerful four-cylinder engine, the Lotus Sport Exige 240R also includes specially developed Lotus Sport parts including upgraded brakes, stiffer springs and 2-way adjustable Ohlins dampers with ride height adjustment, an adjustable front anti-roll bar, twin oil coolers and an Accusump.

jumpmann23

they are also working on a bolt on supercharger for the elises and exiges.

these cars really dont need much more power than they already have. probaly one of my favorite cars to drive. And ive driven almost any car you can think of from 360 modenas to hennesey viper venoms. the elise still makes me giggle everytime i drive it.

Sehc Tib Alli Zerif!!!!!

^^^^^^Thanks for the info guys.

cryptikman

I will just put that on the list of things to get in '06.

da'ee

I would rather take a Ariel Atom.

n-line4

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me too but not for daily driving

4-1-1

Man I love the design! Give me a CW one with the CF.

da'ee

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by n-line4 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">me too but not for daily driving</TD></TR></TABLE>

True. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, they pricing on the different engines they offer. http://www.automotivearticles....shtml

jond

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True. From what I've seen maintenance is a lot cheaper on a vette too.
Just an oil change in an elise can run anywhere from $150 to $500.

Dave_B

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True. From what I've seen maintenance is a lot cheaper on a vette too.
Just an oil change in an elise can run anywhere from $150 to $500.


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Any reason why it's so damn expensive?

Sehc Tib Alli Zerif!!!!!

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Any reason why it's so damn expensive?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Better yet, is there any reason you couldnt do it yourself?

Dave_B

Well that's what I was thinking. Is this cost for just parts or is that taking it to a stealership and having them do it?

jond

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The bottom of the car is covered by a sheet of aluminum.
They have to jack the car up, take that off, I think they have to take a wheel off, then they can drain the oil.

You're looking at atleast 30 minutes of extra work, and their mechanics charge $160/hour.

That comes out to $150. The guy on the fourms who got charged $500, I cant remember why he said it was so expensive. He fought it and had the price reduced though.

Yes, you can do it yourself with jackstands.

TypeRPaul

that has to be stealership prices u cant tell me a celica oil filter cost 120 bucks (30 in oil give or take)

xjohnx

A lot of Toyota dealerships are willing to work on them too.

Dave_B

I think if I owned one I'd work on it myself.

TypeRPaul

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think if I owned one I'd work on it myself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

agreed.

now the real question trade the R for one? i Love my r for sentimental reasons but i think i would even lean on trading up for an exige

Dave-ROR

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Any reason why it's so damn expensive?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well the filter and oil are pricey, but you also have to remove a lot of parts to do the oil change itself.

It's $140 at the local Lotus dealer.

Dave-ROR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave_B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think if I owned one I'd work on it myself.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Absolutely, but for those owners that aren't willing to mess with it, or want to keep an official record of maintenance for resale, they'll be paying for it.

I would def do it myself tho

Dave-ROR

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agreed.

now the real question trade the R for one? i Love my r for sentimental reasons but i think i would even lean on trading up for an exige</TD></TR></TABLE>

Depends. If you have the cash and want a car that is faster, handles better, communicates a hell of a lot more to you, stops at least as good, etc, then yes, buy one.

If you want a car that you can still move from one apartment/house to another with, carrying sofas, TVs, Beds, etc.. keep the R.

The guy I know with the elise sport also happens to have a 97R.

done

can you say k20R swap + boost!!??!?!

Ross

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Boosting an Elise would be stupid. It gets around fine with a 140-hp Rover motor, and a mild NA build would be all you'd need to make that little thing go like absolute stink.

Dave-ROR

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Boosting an Elise would be stupid. It gets around fine with a 140-hp Rover motor, and a mild NA build would be all you'd need to make that little thing go like absolute stink.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not if you just plan on drag racing it

Yes, that's not the point of the car, but it's not the point of an ITR either and people drag race those POS cars too.

jond

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The guys who own then I think would disagree. They are kind of underpowered at 195hp. The fast 0-60 is via the extremely sticky tires. It seems like they pull from a roll about as hard as an S2000.

I also wonder what kind of handling number the ITR would have with the same tires?

Ross

What do they weigh?

I can't imagine it's much more than 2200 lbs. That would lend itself to being a bit quicker than an S2K, no?