The Lotus Exige S Roadster is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet-bodied motor vehicle with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Lotus Exige S Roadster is a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre supercharged 6 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 345 bhp (350 PS/257 kW) at 7000 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed kerb weight is 1100 kg.
The Lotus Exige S Roadster is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 233 km/h which is 145 mph, and carbon dioxide emissions are 236.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2370 mm | 93.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1453 mm | 57.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Length | 4084 mm | 160.8 inches | |
| Width | 1802 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1153 mm | 45.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | 2GR-FE | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3456 cc (210.898 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 350 PS (345 bhp) (257 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.4 kW/litre 101.2 ps/litre 99.8 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
115.74 Nm/litre
1.4 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1454.4 kPa (210.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Harrop HTV 1320 supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 233 km/h (145 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 318 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 PS/kg 233.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 kW/kg 313.64 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.31 bhp/kg 0.14 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.28 kg/kW 7.14 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 236.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | L | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| 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 | Pirelli P-Zero Corsa 205/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Pirelli P-Zero Corsa 265/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.24 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 267058 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Lotus Exige S Roadster added 2012-03-07. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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