20 October 2009 - 10:00
Off the radar
Someone in the depths of Norfolk, there lurks a tiny but terrifying black hole, a car-sized lump of anti-matter that absorbs all light that passes close to it.
That black hole is called the Lotus Scura.
Scary, innit? Essentially it's a tuned-up version of the Exige S, shorn of a little weight and slathered with matte black paint.
It develops 260bhp from a revised version of the Exige's 1.8-litre supercharged engine, good for 0-60mph in four seconds flat and a 0-100mph time of 9.9 seconds.
The standard Exige S manages 220bhp, with an extra 20bhp available from a performance pack, so they won't see which way you went. In fact, such is the sheer darkness of the Scura that literally no one will see which way you went.
Thanks to the liberal use of carbon fibre around the seats, centre console and front splitter, the Scura is a massive (OK, not all that massive) 10kg lighter than the Exige S.
It'll be limited to just 35 units worldwide, at a cost of £45,000. A small price to pay for the ability to slip under enemy radar undetected, we think.*
*May not strictly be true. Please don't try this at home.
Now watch Clarkson attempt to evade an Apache helicopter’s missile lock in the Lotus Exige:
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Lotus still hasn't built the two other new cars to built on the Evora platform, I think I can see a convertible version.
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i love this car heaps! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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*Drool* Want one, NOW!!!!
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..am I the only one who thinks this car looks like an alien? And not in a good way..
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this car looks amazing! i need i need!
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How do you care for the paint on a matte finish on a car? Seriously?
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A Lotus that doesn't start with 'E'? There must be dark forces at work here... If you did see one though instead of defacing it with a key (only after the driver has proven to be an arse, of course), you could just use chalk. Actually, is this another example of a car company playing on something TopGear said? First the Toyota Hilux Invincible, then the Koenigsegg CCX spoiler, now a stealth Lotus Exige? Took them a while...
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@Mikeado: Good point! How about Escura, then?
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What a stupid name.........................love the car though.
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How 'bout Lotus Exige 'Scuderia' huh?
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This car is a perfected version of a perfect car. The Exige is an assassin on the track, and this stealth version solidifies the image and makes the car just that much better.
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This car shall surely be in my dreams. Scura translates from Italian as "dark". What a savage looking car.
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Great looking car, but shouldn't it's name begin with the letter "E"? That's been Lotus tradition almost from when they started!
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Just 35 to be built? Think I can convince Lotus to make one more for me???
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Scura name origins from the greek word scouros which means dark.
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It a nice looking car but it's too much like it's brother Lotus Elise. Just a little more black bling there. They just builded on the Elise.
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Ov3r.Limits - That's all the Exige ever was. A hardtop, hardcore version of the Elise. Learn your cars.
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the guy next door has got one and he let me drive it before ad its brilliant. sadly he's selling it because he bouht an m3 convertible
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Fuel1218 commented on this article
20 October 2009
Wow that looks amazing - Lotus Elises and Exiges are cool. Until that man in the shorts said so.
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