The Lotus Exige 240R is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted engine which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft supercharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.8 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 243 bhp (246 PS/181 kW) at 8000 rpm and 236 Nm (174 lbft/24.1 kgm) at 7000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 930 kg.
Maximum speed stated is 249 km/h or 155 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2300 mm | 90.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1507 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 3797 mm | 149.5 inches | |
| Width | 1727 mm | 68 inches | |
| Height | 1149 mm | 45.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 120 mm | 4.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 930 kg | 2050 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2ZZ-GE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 85 mm
3.23 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 246 PS (243 bhp) (181 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) at 7000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 100.9 kW/litre 137.2 ps/litre 135.3 bhp/litre 2.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
131.4 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPSFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1651.3 kPa (239.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 8500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Eaton M62 supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.7 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 264.92 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 194.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 261.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.13 kg/kW 8.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Yokohama A048 195/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama A048 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 126258 | ||
| Production total | 50 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2005 Lotus Exige 240R added 2005-03-01. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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