The Exige GT3 is an automobile from Lotus, with rear wheel drive, a mid positioned engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a supercharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that produces 271 bhp (275 PS/202 kW) of power at 8000 rpm, and maximum torque of 258 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.3 kgm) at 7000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its maximum speed stated is 257 km/h, which is 160 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) | 1607 mm | 63.3 inches | |
| Length | 3860 mm | 152 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1117 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | 38% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.5 litres | 9.6 [11.5] 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 | 275 PS (271 bhp) (202 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 258 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.3 kgm) at 7000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 112.5 kW/litre 153 ps/litre 150.9 bhp/litre 2.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
143.65 Nm/litre
1.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | Lotus T4e fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1805.2 kPa (261.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.8 s | ||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 257 km/h (160 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Yokohama A048 R LTS 195/50 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama A048 R LTS 255/40 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | 308 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 282 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 166628 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Lotus Exige GT3 added 2007-12-07. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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