The original Exige was launched in 2000 and had a 1.8 litreRover K Seriesengine. It produced 170 bhp in standard form and 190 bhp in the VHPD version. Compared to the Elise, it had wider wheelarches, a front splitter, a large rear aerofoil and a glass fibre body. This article is about the year 2000. ... The litre (spelled liter in American English) is a unit of volume. ... The Rover Group K-Series engine is an engine built by MG Rovers MG Powertrain division. ... A colorized automobile engine An internal combustion engine is an engine that is powered by the expansion of hot combustion products of fuel directly acting within an engine. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... An airfoil (or aerofoil in British English) is a specially shaped cross-section of a wing or blade, used to provide lift or downforce, depending on its application. ... There is a disputed proposal to merge this article with glass-reinforced plastic. ...
In 2004 the Series 2 Exige was introduced. It features a 1.8 litre Toyota engine that produces 189 bhp. 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Toyota redirects here. ...
In February 2005 Lotus Cars Plc announced a limited production run of 50 Exiges, using the Toyota engine with a supercharger, that increases the power output to 243 bhp. These vehicles are only available in Yellow or Black, representing the colours of Lotus Sport. They have a projected 0-60 mph time of 3.9 seconds and 0-100 mph of 9.9 seconds, with a top speed of 155 mph at a cost of £44,000.00.
The Exige’s cabin has strong overtones of the sport Elise racer, you’re very much aware of the hard top over your head and the sleek hunk of bodywork aft of it.
The Exige is as close as Lotus could make it to the Sport Elise within the confines of European type Approval regulations and the practical needs of road use.
The Exige goes on sale this summer and provides the perfect link between the Autobytel lotus Championship (in which the Sport Elise races) and Lotus road cars today and if Colin Chapman were alive today, he’d thoroughly approve of this latest edition to the Lotus Line up.
The Lotus Exige S is the latest addition to the Exige range and is a real sportscar that redefines the term “Extreme Performance”.
The Lotus Exige S is built around the revolutionary and award winning extruded and bonded aluminum tub, with a light weight steel rear subframe, as used in the Exige.
The body of the Lotus Exige S remains unchanged from the Exige, as it is already a winning formula that is both effective and stunning to look at.
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