Lotus Exige, What Do You Think.

**Sweet Chops** · 08-31-2008, 05:57 AM

Ok so I realy like the lotus Exige. I just what to know what you guys on LS1 think of it.

**B34M3R** · 08-31-2008, 06:05 AM

I think its pretty awesome. Not worth the price, but for example I won it in a contest... I'd drive the shit out of that thing for at least a year before I sold it.

They really do need a less sucky engine though. All the 4cyls in the world to choose from, and they put that garbage toyota/yamaha 1.8 in it... bah.

**Sweet Chops** · 08-31-2008, 07:55 AM

I'm not a toyota guy at all but I wouldn't say they make shitty engines.

**Blitzed** · 08-31-2008, 08:06 AM

Nothing wrong with its powerplant

I'd rock one

**Spaz** · 08-31-2008, 08:09 AM

they kick ass!!! one of my dream cars!!!

**TempleU_WS6** · 08-31-2008, 10:32 AM

Theres a few around by me. Pretty cool little cars. Havnt come up against any but hopefully will sometime.

**310stanger** · 08-31-2008, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by B34M3R

I think its pretty awesome. Not worth the price, but for example I won it in a contest... I'd drive the shit out of that thing for at least a year before I sold it.

They really do need a less sucky engine though. All the 4cyls in the world to choose from, and they put that garbage toyota/yamaha 1.8 in it... bah.

Whats so garbage about it? It does exactly what toyota and yamaha wanted it to do, rev real high, get good gas mileage and make 100 horses a liter. In the case of this lotus more then 100hp per liter. Toyota engines run forever. Just change the oil.

**310stanger** · 08-31-2008, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Ryan99

I'm not a toyota guy at all but I wouldn't say they make shitty engines.

they don't. They dont make v8 torque monsters for cars. But that tundra motor is pretty kickass

**Sarge** · 08-31-2008, 11:40 AM

Well if you guys would promise to cut me out of it maybe I would test drive on of them lil bitty thangs.

**310stanger** · 08-31-2008, 11:48 AM

Originally Posted by Sarge

Well if you guys would promise to cut me out of it maybe I would test drive on of them lil bitty thangs.

Do it, I'm curious what your opinion would be. I can tell you right now though, a guy your size will be miserable driving it on an ergonomic standpoint. But you'd have a ball taking corners with it. The torque would be very dissapointing too, but you'd get a kick out of revving out a car till you think its about to blow up lol

**Sarge** · 08-31-2008, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by 310stanger

Do it, I'm curious what your opinion would be. I can tell you right now though, a guy your size will be miserable driving it on an ergonomic standpoint. But you'd have a ball taking corners with it. The torque would be very dissapointing too, but you'd get a kick out of revving out a car till you think its about to blow up lol

Thing is I already did "try" and get in one

They had one at the San Antonio Car Show......fucking lil bitty thing....guy that was there as the salesman said bigger guys probably need to pass...I said no shit....

**TransAm11973** · 08-31-2008, 05:40 PM

yea i second that, i tried to get in one at a car show near my house.......it didnt happen....they are small as hell

**JwMonE99** · 08-31-2008, 09:35 PM

Not a huge fan

**B34M3R** · 08-31-2008, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by 310stanger

Whats so garbage about it? It does exactly what toyota and yamaha wanted it to do, rev real high, get good gas mileage and make 100 horses a liter. In the case of this lotus more then 100hp per liter. Toyota engines run forever. Just change the oil.

Honda motors pound the shit out of toyo motors for hp/liter(k20's do better then 100hp/liter) and get more torque... with better gas mileage. Oh, and GM/mitsu motors both make more power boosted while getting better gas mileage. As far as I'm concerned, that = owned. They chose a 5 year old motor design to put in their bread and butter car... which anyway I look at it is a mistake.

**davebowtie** · 08-31-2008, 10:18 PM

I love those cars, Being 6'1" and broke I'll never own one, but those cars are purpose built!!!

You know, what I don't understand is that why Lotus chose the toyota mill when in europe (this was several years ago by now) GM sold a car, the Opel Speedster. This car was actually a stretched wheelbase version of the Lotus Elise/Exige, (that had GM body panels of course). It also sported an Ecotec 4 banger (this was about when the Ecotec was still new), so why did Lotus put the Toyota motor in if they could have easily used an Ecotec? Legal red tape? Lotus helped in engineering some of the Ecotec from what I've read though. Maybe theres some bad blood btwn GM & Lotus?
Imagine a turbo'd 2.0 Eco from a Cobalt/Solstice/Sky/HHR in the back of that Exige?!?!?!