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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2300 | 90.6 | |
| Voies AV | 1457 | 57.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1507 | 59.3 | |
| Longueur | 3797 | 149.5 | |
| Largeur | 1727 | 68 | |
| Hauteur | 1149 | 45.2 | |
| Garde au sol | 120 | 4.7 | |
| 1.65 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 930 kg | 2050 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 42% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 40 litres | 8.8 [10.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| supercharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Toyota | ||
| Type moteur | 2ZZ-GE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 82 × 85 mm
3.23 × 3.35 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 0.96 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 246 PS (243 bhp) (181 kW) à 8000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) à 7000 tr/mn |
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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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131.4 Nm/litre
1.59 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 11.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | MPSFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1651.3 kPa (239.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 8500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Eaton M62 supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 3.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | 5.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 12.7 s | ||
| 0-400m | 13.7 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.ULW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | Yokohama A048 195/50 R 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Yokohama A048 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.53 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 126258 | ||
| Production total | 50 | ||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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