210 hp? Who needs it? :-)
--Pat K
Patrick Jones wrote:
>
> I was talking with Lotus NA the other day and heard some very
> interesting news...
>
> No, it's not being homologated. Sigh. But they have sold in the US:
>
> 38 Elise Sport 190s
> 11 340Rs
> 7 Motorsports
>
> and the real cool news is that they are bringing in 6-7 Lotus Exige
> into the US. And they aren't sold - yet!
>
> The Exige is an Elise with a Motorpsorts type coupe body. It will have
> the same engine as mine, the Rover K rated at 190bhp and 134 lb-ft
> torque. The good news is that the coupe makes it stiffer and is wider.
> Meaning it will accept a reasonable wheel and you can get a full slick
> on it (I can't as of yet). It will also have the bigger Motorsports
> brakes.
>
> The Exige will be in a few colors and sell right at $60K.
>
> The Motorsports is a real cool machine, rated at 210-215 bhp and has an
> even wider body. It has straight cut gears, a Quaiffe LSD, cockpit
> adjustable brake bias with 4-pot calipers all around. It is a very
> stiffling cocpit though as the windows do not move, or they are
> removed. This one sells for $72K.
>
> There is a new header available and a couple other goodies that should
> give me over 210 bhp real soon. 1480 lb cars need that, don't cha
> think?
>
> patrick
>
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