The Lotus Exige Race 380 Is A Badass Track Toy
One day, Lotus will stop endlessly tweaking its current line up. It’ll have an all-new range, and we won’t be writing these articles where we open with some joke about Hethel’s incessant fiddling and the never-ending deluge of new-ish models.
But that hasn’t happened yet, and guess what? There’s another version of the Exige. And as usual, we don’t really care that it’s once again derived from an ageing product, as it’s another suitably badass derivative of Lotus’ grown-up track toy.
It’s called the Exige Race 380, and the phrase ‘track toy’ is particularly relevant here, as it’s not road legal. It’s intended for competition use and track days, tipping the scales at just 998kg thanks to a weight loss programme that’s seen it lose 68kg over its road car brother.
It’s powered by the familiar Toyota-sourced, supercharged 3.5-litre V6, putting out 375bhp to the rear via a six-speed Xtrac sequential gearbox. It’ll do 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, and thanks to an overhauled aero package, it’ll give 240kg of downforce at 170mph.
On the inside there’s a full, FIA-spec roll cage, a HANS-compatible carbonfibre driver’s seat with six-point harness, a fire extinguisher and a battery isolator switch. Because actual race car.
Predictably, this doesn’t come cheap: the Race 380 costs £99,500 plus VAT, and is available to order now.
Comments
GeoBaz I heard you like Lotus..
ChipTheElesse(donksquad)(multiplasquad)
The only lotus that i can afford
But it tastes amazing
But then I have like 15 lotusses in my cupboard…
Far too costly. I liked Lotus for kicking @ss on a low budget
A second hand Elise is what I think is the ideal car for London
Meh, acr is better
To be fair to Lotus they dont have anywhere near the capital that, say, Porsche have to developa whole new model. Plus why replace what already works well
Well, what they’re doing fits with the personality of Lotus, so as long as it can go around a track quickly, they’ve succeeded
Lotus SUV anyone?
No one.
Thats not what the brand is about
Maybe a silly sports coupe thingy can do the trick!
Will still look better than the X6
XD
Side almost looks McLaren-ish
570S
Just make a new Esprit already
I second this! Jean-Marc Gales, Get To Work With This!
(I know why they can’t right now, don’t worry)
Only if they make another V8 model
Track day Bro!