Lotus Exige V6 S Road Test
#101
Some inside information:
"we have started to do some tuning staff for the Exige but we need the first car to finish it and fine tune it. Basically we want to receive 385-395hp in first step, later 410-430"
Believe me: this is true
Ingredients:
- Stainless steel reworked exhaust
- K&N sport airfilter
- engine management (combustion and injection)
- sports catalyzer (main one)
"we have started to do some tuning staff for the Exige but we need the first car to finish it and fine tune it. Basically we want to receive 385-395hp in first step, later 410-430"
Believe me: this is true
Ingredients:
- Stainless steel reworked exhaust
- K&N sport airfilter
- engine management (combustion and injection)
- sports catalyzer (main one)
Last edited by Jokke; 06-27-2012 at 01:34 PM.
#103
If you care at all about interior fit and finish then you shouldn't own a Lotus. To complain about those things is to miss the point entirely.
They are extremely small, hot, the plastic is crap, everything squeaks and rattles, and the ergonomics are questionable. None of that is remotely relevant to the car, though. You buy a Lotus because it's a raw, unfiltered sports car. Its pure fun. Its an experience few other cars can come close to.
They are extremely small, hot, the plastic is crap, everything squeaks and rattles, and the ergonomics are questionable. None of that is remotely relevant to the car, though. You buy a Lotus because it's a raw, unfiltered sports car. Its pure fun. Its an experience few other cars can come close to.
What you say in your second paragraph is exactly how most of us would describe the Lotus and from the looks of it this new one does all that fun stuff a lot better...It looks to be an amazing car...
Would I buy the Lotus over a GT3? No. The Lotus may come close or even outperform the the GT3 in certain performance categories but in every other variable the GT3 absolutely smokes it. That's why for the vast majority of people - the GT3 is "hands down" the better car.
"It's an effective engine -- it's not an engine like a GT3 that makes you think - Oh my God - I need to marry this car"
-Chris Harris
#104
Would I buy the Lotus over a GT3? No. The Lotus may come close or even outperform the the GT3 in certain performance categories but in every other variable the GT3 absolutely smokes it. That's why for the vast majority of people - the GT3 is "hands down" the better car.
"It's an effective engine -- it's not an engine like a GT3 that makes you think - Oh my God - I need to marry this car"
-Chris Harris
"It's an effective engine -- it's not an engine like a GT3 that makes you think - Oh my God - I need to marry this car"
-Chris Harris
From my side I had the feeling it is more "rewarding" and yes it is half the price !
Topgear:
Perhaps, then, we should think of it not as a Cayman rival but more as something to worry the track-focused 911s... a sort of junior GT3. It's just as much fun. And possibly even more rewarding. For half the price. Put it this way: if the last Exige was a training jet, this one's a Tornado. And there's nothing soft about that.
Of course, there's no power assistance - electro or otherwise - but it's almost spookily natural, and there really is nothing synthetic between your hands and the wheels. It's enough to make the new 911 feel a bit... dead.
Last edited by Jokke; 06-28-2012 at 07:51 AM.
#105
Depends how you are looking at it, or who. Depends also on what you want? For sure most people would choose Porsche, not any doubt, for different reasons.
From my side I had the feeling it is more "rewarding" and yes it is half the price !
Topgear:
Perhaps, then, we should think of it not as a Cayman rival but more as something to worry the track-focused 911s... a sort of junior GT3. It's just as much fun. And possibly even more rewarding. For half the price. Put it this way: if the last Exige was a training jet, this one's a Tornado. And there's nothing soft about that.
Of course, there's no power assistance - electro or otherwise - but it's almost spookily natural, and there really is nothing synthetic between your hands and the wheels. It's enough to make the new 911 feel a bit... dead.
From my side I had the feeling it is more "rewarding" and yes it is half the price !
Topgear:
Perhaps, then, we should think of it not as a Cayman rival but more as something to worry the track-focused 911s... a sort of junior GT3. It's just as much fun. And possibly even more rewarding. For half the price. Put it this way: if the last Exige was a training jet, this one's a Tornado. And there's nothing soft about that.
Of course, there's no power assistance - electro or otherwise - but it's almost spookily natural, and there really is nothing synthetic between your hands and the wheels. It's enough to make the new 911 feel a bit... dead.
#106
Wait and see. I have both cars and can/will compare. Only....it will be rather March 2013 as in winter I am not gonna put this at a snowtrack
As said for my feeling it's a nicer car on roads, on track I THINK the GT3 is faster. But ok what's on track? Geo set up, suspension, tyres can make a big difference.
There are no track facts, so we have to wait for that conclusion. On the road, for me, I can agree that the Lotus is more "rewarding" and gives more joy for the driver. I am also pretty sure the Lotus is faster on that part .
As said for my feeling it's a nicer car on roads, on track I THINK the GT3 is faster. But ok what's on track? Geo set up, suspension, tyres can make a big difference.
There are no track facts, so we have to wait for that conclusion. On the road, for me, I can agree that the Lotus is more "rewarding" and gives more joy for the driver. I am also pretty sure the Lotus is faster on that part .
Last edited by Jokke; 06-28-2012 at 11:17 AM.
#107
Wait and see. I have both cars and can/will compare. Only....it will be rather March 2013 as in winter I am not gonna put this at a snowtrack
As said for my feeling it's a nicer car on roads, on track I THINK the GT3 is faster. But ok what's on track? Geo set up, suspension, tyres can make a big difference.
There are no track facts, so we have to wait for that conclusion. On the road, for me, I can agree that the Lotus is more "rewarding" and gives more joy for the driver. I am also pretty sure the Lotus is faster on that part .
As said for my feeling it's a nicer car on roads, on track I THINK the GT3 is faster. But ok what's on track? Geo set up, suspension, tyres can make a big difference.
There are no track facts, so we have to wait for that conclusion. On the road, for me, I can agree that the Lotus is more "rewarding" and gives more joy for the driver. I am also pretty sure the Lotus is faster on that part .
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