I will always miss my Elise S160. Friends say they prefer my S2000 to any car I've owned, but for me, the Elise was 'MY car'. An Exige with a V6 sounds great, but I do hope it's a properly revvy unit. Redline around 8000rpm would suffice.

If I were to get another Lotus, I'd also want an S1 with Honda K20. I've experience Supercharged ones, they are FAST!.

 

http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/27...s_and_rgt.html



1080 kg

Over 345 bhp

This is too much to bear!



Price has shot up though...

 

That is *very* nice.

 

It is nice but it's become really distanced from what the S1 was all about now.

And it's not as nice as this

 

Back is a bit unusual, but other than that I can see a trip to the dealer soon.

Some other plus points like rear window too!

http://www.lotuscars.com/en/lotus-exige-s-2012

Graham, it is, but I guess it's progress and somewhere in the 1tonne mark is still pretty good going for a modern car, given safety standards.

And the S1 ethos is still there

http://www.lotuscars.com/en/elisecr-exterior

850kg

 

Lotus are producing some really excellent cars recently.

That GTE had me nursing a semi on, I think a trip to the bathroom is in order.

 

I'm a little unsure about the increase in physical size of the car. I always loved the "compactness" of the S1 & S2 Exige's, however that power output more than makes up for it

Will be interesting to see how well it sells with such a large price hike.

 

When's the Porker going Mark ?

I didn't think it was you to be honest anyway.

 

I'm going to have to avoid Lotus dealers for a while. My child will be in rags if I give in to the urge for a V6 Exige.

 

There's 2 rules to contend with... 1) Never buy a new car 2) Never buy a first new Lotus (always improvements around the corner)

I could chuck those 2 rules out in this case!!