edo Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Due to the arrival of a company car, less practical weekend car aquired, and some cash freed up... Great day to pick up a car with track cut slicks - standing water on the M25!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Very nice indeed, cracking motor. I bet you had fun with that in the rain on those tyres.+++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 ta. had the same tyres on a previous Exige - not as bad as you would expect, but standing water to be respected! It's a special built by the factory to investigate the possibility of a hardcore lightweight (lol - more than normal), version than normal. Only done 2k. Based on the R (190 bhp yota), but with lightweight Reverie carbon fibre seats (900 each) that only weigh 2kgs each, lightweight forged alloys, carbon fibe bits, no carpets, and a special racing battery which is about the size of a box of cereal! All in all it weighs 70kg's less than normal - but to put that into perspective that's 10% off, or the equivelant of me not being in it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theduisbergkid Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 What a cracking car ! Do you plan on doing many miles in it ? Since I worked on a project for the original Elise I've always had a softspot for these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 I plan to try and use it regularly, and also get some track days done. I've got a company car now (see other thread), so probbaly no more than 5k a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 edo, nice looking motor bud. i was kind of thinking about a exige myself and i notice you say you've had one too. how did you find it compared the the elise? dont think i'm a soft top kind of guy so thats why the exige has the appeal over the elise for me but would love to hear your opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hi, S2 Exige comes in "S" (Supercharged) form, or normal (NA). I had an NA which is the same engine as the R/111R. So in terms of performance, nothing in it. (This "X" one off is actually a bit quicker due to 10% weight reduction, but you'd need a track or timing gear to tell the difference). The Exige has a firmer suspension setup as standard, and a bit more downforce than the Elise, but everything bar the wing can be replicated on the Elise in terms of suspension, diff, wheels, twin oil coolers, seats and the like. Note also that a softop can be fitted to an Exige, and a Hardtop to an Elise. The downside of the Exige is more or less bugger all rear visibility (N/A), and NONE AT ALL on the S... Now you also have the SC supercharged Elise, so it's really down to budget and aesthetics... Shout if you need more! Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Oh, and coming from the Cayman, which its self is an extremely talented and brilliant handling machine, the Elise makes it look clumsy and numb! (Although not so much fun on a long journey!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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