This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 1.8 litre engine is a supercharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 256.5 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) of power at 8000 rpm, and maximum torque of 236 N·m (174 lb·ft/24.1 kgm) at 6000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The Lotus Exige Cup 260 weighs a stated 890 kg at the kerb.
The Lotus Exige Cup 260 is claimed to manage a top speed of 245 km/h (152 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 199.0 g/km.
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 | 1163 mm | 45.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.65 | ||
| Kerb weight | 890 kg | 1962 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 38% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 43.5 litres | 9.6 [11.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.434 | ||
| 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 | 260 PS (256.5 bhp) (191 kW) at 8000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 236 Nm (174 ft·lb) (24.1 kgm) at 6000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 106.5 kW/litre 144.8 ps/litre 142.8 bhp/litre 2.34 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 | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1651.3 kPa (239.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Air/Air | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 9.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 292.21 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 214.91 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 288.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.65 kg/kW 7.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.9/6.5/8.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.4/15.4/11.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 23.7/43.5/33.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.8/36.2/27.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 199.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | J | ||
| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Yokohama A048 195/50 R 16 W | ||
| Tyres rear | Yokohama A048 225/45 R 17 W | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| 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 | 201300 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Lotus Exige Cup 260 (2010) added 2009-08-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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