Lotus Exige S Named EVO magazine ‘Car of the Year’

The supercharged 3.5 V6 Exige S secured the top honor from evo magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’ test, marking the huge achievement of the entire Lotus workforce.

Weighing-in at 1176kg, capable of reaching 62mph from standing in 4 seconds and with a power to weight ratio of 293bhp/ton, brimming with 400 Nm/295 lb ft of torque (@ 4500rpm) – the Exige S* really is something special! Scrutinized by evo’s panel of experts and pitted against the best offerings to the sports car market this year, the Exige S ties with the Pagani Huayra for first place in the toughest test in the industry.

Battling against nine opposing candidates to make the top six selection in a high octane shoot-out on road and track, and then taking on the giants in the final round on some of Scotland’s finest driving roads, this couldn’t be a more exciting win for the “gorgeous Exige S”.

Richard Meaden, motoring guru and evo contributing editor remarked on the Exige S “I adore its looks, its presence. It’s like a little shrunk-down, condensed, distilled supercar. And I love the fact that when you’re on the road and going for it, it just takes off.”

The evo team clearly felt the spirit of the Exige S, and in turn waxed lyrical about its attributes. Lotus is incredibly proud of the Exige S, and even though the caliber of this year’s competition was immense, it could not top the Exige S.

The Alpina B3 GT3, Toyota GT86, Mercedes C63 AMG Black and Morgan 3 Wheeler were also entered, but were eliminated in the first round.

For the £53,850** Exige S to tie with the £820,000 Pagani is a massive accolade and illustrates just what amazing value for fun the Lotus powerhouse delivers.

So, the Exige S really is as good as it looks!

* Fuel economy figures for the Exige S mpg (l/100km): Urban 19.5 (14.5), Extra urban 37.2 (7.6), Combined 28.0 (10.1). CO2 emissions for the Exige S: 236 g/km.

** Price includes VAT and excludes on the road costs.

Source [Lotus]

 

The sound of this thing is awesome! It even has a cupholder!

 

We can't get this in the US correct?

 

I'm not sure DJ, but i think not. Its been a great week for Lotus. F1 and now this. Its an amazing car! And the Elise R-GT is a mini F1 GTR. I think its worth a revisit to the Drive CH vid.

 

Sorry I hate to be pedantic but should "Lotus Exige S Named EVO Magazine ‘Car of the Year’" actually say:

Lotus Exige S Named joint EVO Magazine ‘Car of the Year’ with the Pagani Huayra

Because that was the result....

 

Good going by Lotus..
And ofcourse pagani.. but this is a bogus test cause EVO loves pagani ( right??? )

 

I love this car!

There was a vid about this event on youtube but got deleted :s

 

Awesome car. Too bad it isn't available in the USA.