Exige picture & video thread

[mario308]

Yesterday, just before journey home, you just have to treat the conditions with respect DPM Tour mode all the way.

 

Snow Exige by exigev6, on Flickr

[TonyKL]

Did you try all the modes? Race? Sport? Off?

Edited January 30, 2015 by TonyKL

[mario308]

No stayed in Tour, with the ambient temperature close to zero I'm not mucking about on public roads

Plus I don't have race mode.

[BillTheButcher]

No stayed in Tour, with the ambient temperature close to zero I'm not mucking about on public roads

Plus I don't have race mode.

I couldn't believe how well the Exige S coped with the weather on Boxing Day - snow, sleet and rain. No bother. 

[chris_P]

Motorsport Green Exige V6 @ Malaysia

[Mep]

New on the forum so i thought that i would start by posting a picture of my new exige which i will pick up from B&C this week. Upgraded from a very nice Elise R. Couldn't stand for the sweet V6 when i tried it. As i will take it on track every so often i have also got Nitrons fitted :-)

[Trevsked]

Congratulations on your new car and nice to hear you have specced the Nitrons.

Trevor.

[Neal H]

I've never been a fan of green cars, but the Motorsport Green on the Exige does look superb!

 

I'm also liking the red wing struts and calipers on the black car - very nice. How do the Nitrons affect road ride quality?

[Mep]

Thanks Trevor and Neal. I will go for a long drive on thursday and then try the exige out at brands hatch next week where i can play with the nitron settings. Will keep you updated.

[Rancid]

Looks great.

This the one with the Quicksilver exhaust?

[Trevsked]

Mads,

 

which day are you at Brands?

 

Trevor.

[Mep]

Hi Rancid. Yes it is the one wth the quicksilver exhaust.

Trevor, I will be at Brands Hatch on next wednesday the 18th at a MSVR media day. I race in the Elise trophy and sprint in the Lotus Cup UK Speed Championship (where i will use the exige) so will represent these and give passenger laps etc. But there will also be time to test and play with the suspension. Going to Snetterton on the 21st for an LOT trackday. Anyone else going?

[Bibs]

I've just been accredited for the media day, see you there

[Mep]

Great, see you there bibs.

[Mep]

Not going to Brands on wednesday anyway. The LOT Speed Championship involvement has been cancelled. Hope to see some of you at Snetterton on the 21st instead.

[ChrisBuer]

Another stunning colour...

[AndyFoggy]

New colors

http://www.lotuscars.com/our-cars/current-range/exige-s#colours

[ColinH]

New colors

http://www.lotuscars.com/our-cars/current-range/exige-s#colours

Metallic Blue looks interesting.

[AndyFoggy]

Metallic Blue looks interesting.

 

Remains the most beautiful Laser Blue.

 

The old range of colors was more varied and even more enjoyable.

There is no more Toxic Green. I will be one of the few with the Exige V6 color Toxic Green

[Arun_D]

A few photos and videos from a very damp and dreary Goodwood over the weekend just gone. I was a regular here in my S2 Exige, so a perfect place to take the V6 on track for the first time (with the lovely people at LoT, also a first for me).

 

The poor weather, and the fact I needed to get used to the car meant it was very steady lapping (judging by the videos maybe 15-20seconds slower than a dry day in my old 220 S), so no heroics, but my word this car is unreal, even in these conditions. Where the S2 was skittish and always on the edge in such conditions, the V6 remained composed, sure-footed and confidence inspiring. DPM remained in 'Sport' throughout, and the odd slide on corner exit was easy to feel and equally easy to control. ESP intervention with individual wheel braking was felt only a couple of times, and is very subtle, but I am glad it was there in the background. Race mode will have to wait as being a sessioned day, I had little time and interest in mashing the throttle and letting the car do the work, though am keen to see its magic.

 

Brakes felt supremely powerful but I wasn't able to get a true impression by stomping on them in the wet for fear of locking up. Slight grumbling from the pads after a few laps even in these conditions may tell me some RS14s (a la V6 Cup) may be in order.

 

Some photos from the day first...

 

 

 

 

 

Onto the videos, first is just a couple of steady laps from inside the car. No harness bar like my S2 yet, so forgive the shaky footage as I clamped the mount onto the passenger seat shell. Lavant straight was just over 130mph indicated, top-end of 4th with the first shift light blinking before coming off the throttle. On a dry day, with a proper exit from Lavant corner it will be well into 5th. The right-hand kink at Fordwater will also be quite something in the dry. Usually a slight lift in the S2, but was braking to about 95mph in the V6 here.

 

It as a loud day, and I had no issues till the last lap of my first afternoon stint, where apparantly the car was popping the driveby meters. Odd it took till that far in the day to be an issue, and had no further instances for the rest of the day. Hoping it was an anomaly with the wind carrying the sound. Inside, the engine noise is plenty loud for me, so no more thoughts about fitting the Lotus Motorsport exhaust.

 

http://youtu.be/Cj7k4Yuyqj0?list=UU4HwIQZd0-Xgl_EKM87GLEQ

 

I had some editing a couple of clips once home, this one is jut a bit of fun showing a bit of an exuberant standing start, filmed from both inside and out of the car.

 

http://youtu.be/kf1QdAkxJ5g?list=UU4HwIQZd0-Xgl_EKM87GLEQ

 

And finally some clips strung together of the car passing the pits on the start-finish straight..

 

http://youtu.be/Zta1XV0Zly4?list=UU4HwIQZd0-Xgl_EKM87GLEQ

 

 

Hope you enjoyed. All doubts about whether the V6 was the right choice over a Cup 260 or 2-11 are gone. The only downside was 70miles to a tank in the wet!

 

Next stop, Silverstone GP in a week's time, again with LoT. Let's hope for some dry weather so I can push that mpg down some more and maybe share some more sunny photos on the thread!

Edited March 3, 2015 by Arun_D

[Neal H]

That was a bit damp! Video looked good though. From the exterior shots the car sounds great, even with the standard exhaust.

 

I also watched your lap of the Nurburgring from the DN10 event, you were a bit more committed around there than I was! Nice driving.

Edited March 3, 2015 by Neal H

[Arun_D]

Thanks Neal, yes I'm very impressed with how it sounds in the videos.

Oh it's all relative really, I mean this evening I watched a video of a white Komotec 430 being driven round there, and the level of commitment from that driver makes my laps look pedestrian. I'll always have the thought in my mind that I have to make it back to the UK in one piece, but happy to push as far as I'm comfortable with.

Edited March 3, 2015 by Arun_D

[Rancid]

Lovely day today, so I went topless for the first time....

The car sounds bloody awesome without a roof (but it's a tad blustery...!)

[BillTheButcher]

^ Nice.

 

I was just thinking yesterday that it might be time to put the soft top on for the first time.

 

I've completely forgotten everything Jamie told me about how to remove the hard top.   Is it straightforward? (I know it's in the manual but I'm a total numpty at things like this.)

[Neal H]

It's a two person job I think. I'm going to attempt mine shortly - also looking forward to going topless