Lotus 3-Eleven: British hot rod with 450 hp
Posted on 26-06-2015 at 13:51 by ricardo – 33 Comments”
Meet the fastest car that Lotus ever produced. Available in both street – if racetrim.
900 kg for the circuitversie
“Saw the roof of the Exige S and inject him with anti-social a lot of power.” We think that Lotus ceo Gales such a thing against his team have been called in, and then they have this epic successor of the 2-Eleven came. With the Exige as a base, they could make use of the center mounted 3.5 V6 from Toyota, who, with the help of a supercharger 450 hp at 7.000 rpm to angle. There is a car weight of only 900 kg. A nice hp/weight ratio, which ensures that the voorruitloze racer within 3 seconds the 100 km/h and 290 km/h on the clock is tapped. The circuitversie runs by up to 280 km/h.
Switch in the street version comes with a conventional zesbak with racekopeling, in the circuitvariant is a sequential zesbak of Xtrac mounted. The car is based on an aluminium monocoque, surrounded by a composite material 40% lighter than fiberglass.
Spoiler alert
May be somewhat redundant to report, but the car is always homeless. The only protection comes from an ‘aerodynamically designed’ rollover bar above your head. Who is the big spoiler on the back like, good for 215 kg of downforce, the circuitversie. the front rolls up the Lotus on 18 inch lightweight rims, on the rear they measure 19-inches. The used rubber is Michelin Pilot Super Sports for the street, and Michelin Cup 2 tyres for circuitgebruik.
The cockpit excels in minimalism. Behind the quick release sports steering wheel, we can see a TFT screen to its right a few physical buttons. Sitting do you do in a small bowl. In the circuitversie you have one chair, the street version offers the ability to have a passenger to take along. In February 2016, should the production start, which is limited to a applicable 311 pieces. On the other side of the North sea, you pay 82.000 lbs for the street version, while the 3-Eleven in circuittrim you using 115,200 pounds restore.
UPDATE: video of the unveiling at Goodwood on Autojunk.nl. You know how it sounds.
Gallery: Lotus 3-Eleven
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