Lotus shows off its new Exige S Club Racer

Applying the Lotus refined Club Racer principles to the already stunning Exige S results in the most inspiring version of an already class-leading sports car. The new Exige S Club Racer occupies an important niche within the Exige range and arrives hot on the heels of the Elise 220 Cup and the forthcoming Evora 400, unveiled recently at the Geneva Motor Show.

The Exige S is a model that already excels, thanks to its lightweight aluminium chassis tub and aerodynamically enhanced composite bodywork. Its 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine delivers exciting performance, benchmark handling and a pure driving experience combined with a 0-100km/h acceleration time of four seconds and a top speed of 274km/h.

Available only as a coupe model, the car possesses 42kg of aerodynamic downforce at 160km/h, thanks to the front splitter, rear wing and flat underside, all contributing to its phenomenal performance and handling balance.

At 1,161kg, it is lighter by 15kg as compared to the Exige S because of its new lightweight battery, lightweight centre console in body colour, lighter doors and lightweight sports seats in leather or Alcantara with colour coded stitching. Traction slip thresholds ('Drive', 'Sport' and 'Race' settings) allows the driver enhanced vehicle control before intervention is required, and this can be altered via a driver-selectable switch which is now fitted as standard. Both 'Sport' and 'Race' settings increase throttle responsiveness.