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The problem with last year's Lotus Exige 260 Cup was that it was a bit of a porker. A lardy, blimp-like, 928kg fattie.
So, like a fashion designer starving her already waif-like models, Lotus has forced the Exige 260 Cup onto a brutal weight loss strategy, forcing it onto a subsistence diet of carbon fibre bodywork, lightweight alloy wheels and a smaller battery.
The result? A veritably size-zero kerbweight of 890kg, 38kg lighter than last year.
With Lotus's supercharged 1.8-litre four-pot putting out 256bhp, that means a power-to-weight ratio of 288bhp per tonne, and a 0-60mph time of four seconds flat. It's pretty green by supercar standards, too, returning 33.2mpg and just 199g/km of CO2.
We got an early drive in the 260 Cup a few months ago. Read what we thought here.
The price is a bit of a kicker, mind: the Exige 260 Cup costs £45,000, though that does generously include a full tank of fuel.
Put another way, that's £51 per kilo. Which, according to our meticulous research, makes it the same price as wild-harvested wood sorrel. We have no idea whether this makes the Exige Cup 260 a bargain or not...
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Klasco commented on this article
at 01:37 pm on 28 August 2009
i still think it needs better engine perhaps a 3.0L
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Ryan18 commented on this article
at 03:08 pm on 28 August 2009
A lighter lotus, what did they do stick an engine in a sock! soon it will just be wheels, a driver and an engine strapped to thier back
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PetrolheadViper commented on this article
at 03:17 pm on 28 August 2009
the worlds fastest food blender has arrived. I want one.
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TennantsLager commented on this article
at 03:45 pm on 28 August 2009
I'd feel guilty getting in this without going on a diet first, which is a shame.
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BlackStigLives commented on this article
at 04:07 pm on 28 August 2009
To drive this thing more than once a day you'd have to have the recaro racing seats with head restraints. Anything less and your head'll come off.
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