The Lotus Exige Sport 380 Roadster is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine mounted amidships, and a 2 door targa top body.
Its engine is a supercharged petrol, 3.5 litre, double overhead camshaft 60 degree V 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 375 bhp (380 PS/280 kW) of power at 6700 rpm, and maximum torque of 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual set of gears.
Claimed kerb weight is 1103 kg.
Top stated speed is 286 km/h (178 mph), claimed fuel consumption figures are 14.1/8.3/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 242.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater targa top | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2370 mm | 93.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4084 mm | 160.8 inches | |
| Width | 1802 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1129 mm | 44.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1103 kg | 2432 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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 | 380 PS (375 bhp) (280 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 80.9 kW/litre 110 ps/litre 108.5 bhp/litre 1.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
118.63 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1490.8 kPa (216.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Harrop supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 286 km/h (178 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 344.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 PS/kg 253.52 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 339.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.34 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.94 kg/kW 6.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.1/8.3/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.1/8.3/10.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.1/12.0/9.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.0/34.0/27.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.7/28.3/22.6 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 242.0 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 | 2.860 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 215/45 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 265/35 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 676203 | ||
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| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2017 Lotus Exige Sport 380 Roadster added 2020-05-09. Last modified 2020-05-10. |
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