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3.5s, 178MPH 2017 Lotus EXIGE SPORT 380 is Fastest Flyweight Yet

February 13, 2019, 4 pmNovember 23, 2016, 3 pm by Tom Burkart

Standard carbon aero and a boost up to 375HP are enough to make this latest Lotus special into quite the slayer. Its on-paper figures are outstanding and up there with a very rarified competitive set. The difference? This Exige Sport 380 is also pretty light on the wallet! It is priced at just 90k Euros and is aimed at the UK, German and Japanese markets. No official word on its US potential… but all this kit is certainly available for US Exige clients! Just not bundled together right out of the factory. But hey, longing for Lotuses that are not …

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4.2s 2016 Lotus ELISE 220 Is Quickest Ever! USA Arrivals in March; No Fatties T-Shirt Optional

February 13, 2019, 4 pmDecember 10, 2015, 10 am by Tom Burkart

Shocking speed from this new Elise 220 from Lotus! Just 4.2-seconds to 60-mph for its estimated $60k US price makes it one of the most rapid machines for the money. And that is just in a straight line! Put some curves in the road course, and the Elise will walk away from most American metal — regardless of price or power ratings. The new Elise Sport is the base model below the 220, but is down about 80 ponies from the 217 of the top road-legal Elise in 2016. Even so, the Elise Sport’s 6-second blast to 60-mph will …

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3.7s, 170MPH 2016 Lotus EXIGE SPORT 350 is New Road-Legal Cup Racer

February 13, 2019, 4 pmDecember 9, 2015, 7 pm by Tom Burkart

A two-pack of exciting news from Lotus today: the new Exige Sport 350 drops nearly 100 pounds from the Exige S via an extensive lightweighting program. Along with its 345-horsepower supercharged 3.5-liter V6, the new Exige Sport 350 is an absolute rocketship! Consider that the total weight of the Exige is barely 2500-pounds, and you can instantly know how fast the car is. That weight is up just 200 versus the front-engine MX5 for 2016… a car with only 160-ponies in its most potent guise. Interestingly, the new Exige Sport 350 is now even more rapid as a paddle-shifted automatic: …

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