Lotus Australia unveils Exige Sport 240
08-29-2007, 03:06 AM
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Lotus Australia unveils Exige Sport 240
from LeftLaneNews...
Lotus announced it will debut the fastest Exige in Lotus history at this October's Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Dubbed the Lotus Exige Sport 240, the car will feature a 240 horsepower supercharged engine, a limited-slip rear differential, electronic launch control and adjustable traction control. The Exige Sport 240 will be offered exclusively in the Australian market.
The Sport 240 will out-accelerate the Exige S, taking just 4.2 seconds to go from 0-62, and will hit a top speed of about 155 mph. The Sport 240 will also feature a new performance-oriented air conditioning system. The new system will only weigh 33 pounds and features a sensor that turns off the compressor at full-throttle to preserve maximum performance. The Sport 240 will hit showrooms shortly after its October debut, although pricing has yet to be announced.
from AutoBlog...
Lotus Cars Australia decided that it would be a good idea to offer a market-exclusive version of the Exige for Aussie track-day fiends who don't necessarily want to skimp on the niceties. So they did it, and the result is the Exige Sport 240. That's 240 as in horsepower (20 more than a regular Exige S), which this Oz-tastic Lotus belts out from its blown 1.8L four with assistance from a new ECU and new injectors.
The Sport 240 also gets fully user-adjustable traction control from Lotus Sport. A dial in the cabin allows the driver to chose from eighteen different traction control intervention settings, allowing it to be optimized for nearly any road condition. Bigger brakes and an adjustable suspension also weigh into the overall dynamic upgrades.
Intended to be both a daily driver and a trackday weapon (and here we thought the Exige S already fit that bill), the interior is treated to the Touring Plus pack's A/C and additional sound insulation, plus black leather seats with orange stitching and the requisite special edition badging. There will be 6 cars in the initial run of Exige Sport 240s, finished in either black with orange accents or orange with black accents. Lotus claims a 0-100km/h (62 mph) time of 4.2 seconds, a 0-160 km/h (roughly 100 mph) run of 9.9 seconds, and a top end of 154 mph. How fast it circles a road course depends on the skill of the driver, of course, but finding out sounds like a helluva fun endeavor. You can read the full Lotus PR after the jump.
[Source: Lotus Cars Australia]
Lotus announced it will debut the fastest Exige in Lotus history at this October's Australian International Motor Show in Sydney. Dubbed the Lotus Exige Sport 240, the car will feature a 240 horsepower supercharged engine, a limited-slip rear differential, electronic launch control and adjustable traction control. The Exige Sport 240 will be offered exclusively in the Australian market.
The Sport 240 will out-accelerate the Exige S, taking just 4.2 seconds to go from 0-62, and will hit a top speed of about 155 mph. The Sport 240 will also feature a new performance-oriented air conditioning system. The new system will only weigh 33 pounds and features a sensor that turns off the compressor at full-throttle to preserve maximum performance. The Sport 240 will hit showrooms shortly after its October debut, although pricing has yet to be announced.
from AutoBlog...
Lotus Cars Australia decided that it would be a good idea to offer a market-exclusive version of the Exige for Aussie track-day fiends who don't necessarily want to skimp on the niceties. So they did it, and the result is the Exige Sport 240. That's 240 as in horsepower (20 more than a regular Exige S), which this Oz-tastic Lotus belts out from its blown 1.8L four with assistance from a new ECU and new injectors.
The Sport 240 also gets fully user-adjustable traction control from Lotus Sport. A dial in the cabin allows the driver to chose from eighteen different traction control intervention settings, allowing it to be optimized for nearly any road condition. Bigger brakes and an adjustable suspension also weigh into the overall dynamic upgrades.
Intended to be both a daily driver and a trackday weapon (and here we thought the Exige S already fit that bill), the interior is treated to the Touring Plus pack's A/C and additional sound insulation, plus black leather seats with orange stitching and the requisite special edition badging. There will be 6 cars in the initial run of Exige Sport 240s, finished in either black with orange accents or orange with black accents. Lotus claims a 0-100km/h (62 mph) time of 4.2 seconds, a 0-160 km/h (roughly 100 mph) run of 9.9 seconds, and a top end of 154 mph. How fast it circles a road course depends on the skill of the driver, of course, but finding out sounds like a helluva fun endeavor. You can read the full Lotus PR after the jump.
[Source: Lotus Cars Australia]
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