Fast Lotus Exige

[JazRad]

Just found this on Youtube looks like its in AUS aswell

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=zkrTutP3P2s

[kneedtotinkle]

uk me thinks

[d1_drifter]

It'd be in Aus. Couple of Falcoon taxis driving the opposite way...

[HANS YOLO]

the rest of the dudes videos on youtube are all Aus ones..Wakefield and such

either way - what a sick ride!

[JazRad]

Yeah comments read that the drive was through Kings Cross so def sydney

[Denver]

you can see centre point tower in the video, def syd

[RICEY]

Do want

[mc68]

those guys are nuts, that would be going flat chat down st george's tce here in perth

very nice car however :)

[Fryman]

thing is sick pitys its a s1

guy that made that car also made my cf roof for the fanta.

hes absolutely fantastic and his work is flawless.

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just out of curiousity, whats the disadvantages of the s1?

[RICEY]

yeh Id rather that over a stock newer one any day ahaha

[FranZ]

You guys all missed that its got NSW plates on it aswell? haha

[Fryman]

s1 is the one with the older style lights. chassis is teh same but the later models have much better suspension and a wider track stance.

advantage is they are lighter.. and that one.. well its off the chain!

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s1 is the one with the older style lights. chassis is teh same but the later models have much better suspension and a wider track stance.

advantage is they are lighter.. and that one.. well its off the chain!

ok cool, but yeah, thats all rather academic on such a fast machine!

[Bomber]

All that money and he can't even get it into second without 3 tries

[Wezz]

s1 is the one with the older style lights. chassis is teh same but the later models have much better suspension and a wider track stance.

advantage is they are lighter.. and that one.. well its off the chain!

I actually prefer the look of the s1 exiges...

*shrugs*

[Fryman]

just as a comparo

s1

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Lotus_Elise_S1.jpg

or s2

http://www.puresportscar.com/gallery/data/507/2elise_chrome_orange_front_3qtr.jpg

and thats an elise.. exige is wider rear different sides etc etc and overall better

[Lonewolf]

nice.
i like the k20 powered one that won superlap too

[Wezz]

elise s1's look pretty ordinary..

exige s1
http://images.pistonheads.com/aimg/798/798394-1.jpg

[mattah]

There is no real difference in track between S1 and S2, and the difference in track between an Elise and an Exige only comes down to the wider wheels the Exige uses (which can be fitted to an Elise fine - at least for the S1). In fact the car that won superlap last year (Peter Lucas) was a motorsport Elise, which pre dates an Exige and is basically an Elise with a motorsport body on it (they then went on to put this body on the Elise chassis to sell as the Exige, with a more powerful VHPD engine). Anyone can buy Exige clamshells in the UK and fit them to an Elise chassis.

The S2 cars did come with better dampers from factory, but you can actually fit the same Bilstein dampers to an S1 (it's a common upgrade as the S1 Koni's are not the best and tend to wear out). The S2s also came with much better tyres.

The top cars in the Lotus racing series in the UK are often S1s, although a lot of that has to do with cheaper initial cost and a small difference in weight. There is certainly no inherent benefit in an S2 chassis over an S1 (unless you like ease of getting in and out, or prefer the looks).

[Fryman]

^^ what he said

the s1s are muuuuuuch cheaper.

[JBAE]

lukian what would you know about lotus exiges? u dont own one!

[mattah]

I think he's going to London soon, plenty of quick Loti in the UK to enjoy.

Lukian, how is the FC going? I remember selling you a turbo half shaft a few years ago. Is it being sold?

Make sure you get to the Ace Cafe meets!

[Fryman]

fc is one cooked chicken, all done. going to sleep for a while

no more lotus for now, upwards and onwards!