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Lotus Exige S2

Brand new fully forged 1.8-litre supercharged inline-four, tuned to 263bhp at the flywheel, driving the rear wheels via a close-ratio six-speed manual transmission with zero track hours.
The front and rear clamshells have been upgraded to lightweight motorsport-specification fibreglass items, and a carbon-fibre roof added. It is fitted with lightened doors – featuring carbon-fibre interior trim panels – as well as Lexan side windows. Carbon-fibre components also used for the front lip spoiler, rear diffuser, side skirts, door mirror, service panels, and the GT3 rear wing. There are mandatory tow hooks at the front and rear, and there is wiring in place for additional endurance driving lights.
Cabin stripped down to the basics, and fitted with a Lotus motorsport roll cage. A Recaro bucket seat installed on the drivers side while a moulded Lotus item was fitted on the passenger side. Both seats have OMP racing harnesses. A plumbed-in fire extinguisher system has been added, along with a lightweight motorsport battery and an external kill switch. The steering wheel has been swapped to a dished and suede-trimmed OMP quick-release rim, a Motec MDD digital dashboard display is installed, and a given a brake bias adjustable pedal box.
The powertrain, cooling, and fuel systems are upgraded with silicone hoses throughout, as well as steel braided fuel lines and uprated supercharger hoses. It is fitted with a carbon-kevlar air intake, larger intercooler, Laminova heat exchanger, and an oil cooler. A motorsport coolant radiator, along with an ATL fuel cell, an additional high-pressure fuel pump, and pressure regulator. It has a baffled aluminium sump pan, an automatic Accusump system, a two-litre oil catch can, and braided oil lines. It is also fitted with a close-ratio gearbox, motorsport clutch, upgraded gear selection cables, and a GT3-specification titanium exhaust.
suspension is uprated to keep the car planted, with race-specification uniball TIG welded T45 tube wishbones at the front and rear, billet uprights all round, and rose-jointed billet front steering arms. Two-way Öhlins shock absorbers are fitted, along with an upgraded solid mount anti-roll bar, and higher grade wheel studs. The braking system comprises of 305mm floating discs at the front and 300mm at the rear. The front discs have four-pot AP Racing calipers, while the rears have two-piston AP Racing items. Braided brake lines are installed throughout.

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