Lotus reveals 2008 Exige Sport Cup 260

Lotus reveals 2008 Exige Sport Cup 260

Filed under: Motorsports, Coupes, Lotus


Lotus just keeps churning out more variants of the Elise and Exige, but the major difference between those other limited-edition models and the Exige Sport Cup 260, is this is the automaker's ultimate track-day version to date.

Powered by the 257 hp, Toyota-sourced 1.8-liter mill and a Roots-type Eaton M62 supercharger, the 2,046-pound coupe rockets to sixty in four seconds, passes 100 mph in 9.9 seconds an on to a top speed of 147 mph. A heavy-duty clutch sends power to the standard six-speed manual and on down to an LSD, with a plate-type limited slip available as an option. A new instrument pack with a revised graphic design keeps tabs on the blown four, while new aerodynamic bits (producing 40 kgs of downforce at 100 mph) and variable traction and launch control keep things planted at speed.

Standard equipment includes cast 16-inch wheels wrapped in Yokohama A048R tires, four-piston AP Racing calipers up front clamping 282 mm cross-drilled rotors, an adjustable anti-roll bar and dampers, along with FIA-approved Recaro seats, six-point roll-cage and a 70-liter fuel cell.

The price of the Exige Sport Cup 260 is set at £56,034 and it's available now in Europe.

[Source: Lotus]
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Crap.... now I need to change my pants......

strange, lotus recommended not getting the LSD option about 2-3 yrs ago.

If I had one of those, I'd rip out that M63 supercharger in there and get the CarverCharger kit with the M90 blower. Then I could pump around 400 horsepower.

Just buy an original Exige and get the Carvercharger blower kit for it. And then with a little upgrading to the brakes and tweaks to the suspension, you can make it faster than the Sport Cup 260 for less than 5000 USD.