Lotus Exige Cup 380

[Swiss380Cup]

My guess they're all up into the post-closing of the Geely deal....and we might have to wait until 2018 for new things to come out of Hethel....

[rs200evo]

On 2017-6-1 at 15:35, toshers said:

Full allocation of Cup 380 cars now sold...that didn't take too long!

Any idea if the cars will be numbered X/60? Likewise any idea of LHD/RHD split?

[Swiss380Cup]

Already 6 at my dealer in Geneva..... LHD obviously....

[stephenwhyte]

18 minutes ago, Swiss360Cup said:

Already 6 at my dealer in Geneva..... LHD obviously....

We need photos Antoine. Only seen an Essex blue one so far

[Swiss380Cup]

@stephenwhyte Well, you've got to be patient, the first 2 will be here in July, than 2 in August, and the last 2 in September...... White, Black, Blue, Grey, etc..... the 4,5,6 can still be spec fully, I hesitate for a color for mine.... but apparently according the Mr Gibbons at Hethel, 50 % were sold in the metallic blue of the show car.... the balance split between the other available colors.... there might be a few special ones.... I don't know, maybe I'll get one in Military Grey or Sky Blue, or Solid Red..... but the one I really want is the 3-11...still expecting it to be homologated in Switzerland.... we have great hopes.. my dealer got the only 2 ones in Switzerland... I'm still waiting before ordering the Cup or taking the 3-11....

Edited June 5, 2017 by Swiss360Cup

[Vipers]

I was over at Lotus Silverstone yesterday and it looks like mine is due for week 33 so late July, early September, just hope I have it in time for the Lotus Festival at Brands :-)

[Snoopy1969]

On ‎01‎.‎06‎.‎2017 at 16:35, toshers said:

Full allocation of Cup 380 cars now sold...that didn't take too long!

I would like to know the numbers relating

-3-11

-Evora 410

does anybody know?

 

[Swiss380Cup]

@Snoopy1969 140 worldwide Lotus 3-11 according to Hethel when I visited in May

[Snoopy1969]

@Swiss360Cup thanks! - but this include the cars at the Dealers, I believe? (I do not think that the cars at the Dealers in europe are commisioned by Lotus) In Germany there are quite a few sitting at the Dealers, even in Special Color schemes.

[Swiss380Cup]

@Snoopy1969 140 is the total production, they've stopped at this level due to cost increases after the drop in the £ exchange rate. It will take them til winter time to complete the 140 orders of which a significant number are dealers orders. It will take probably well into 2018 to sell to final customers. One of the issues is also the homologation of the car. It was not a worldwide homologation so each country has to do it which increases time and cost to bring it on the roads. It's the case in Switzerland with homologation still pending. In Germany with your TUV system it's easier but still an individual homologation for each car. I believe it is so ...  

Edited June 9, 2017 by Swiss360Cup

[stephenwhyte]

First non-blue 380 Cup photo

[mark248am]

On 6/9/2017 at 12:25, Swiss360Cup said:

@Snoopy1969 140 worldwide Lotus 3-11 according to Hethel when I visited in May

how many V6 exiges are there worldwide do you know by any chance?

[Swiss380Cup]

@usurp that would be nice to know but I don't....

[mark248am]

Just now, Swiss360Cup said:

@usurp that would be nice to know but I don't....

I have a 2016 Exige and my car serial number is 359, does that mean when my car was produced there were 358 exiges produced before me? And if yes do all the exiges count towards that number, like the cup models, the 350 and 380 after that etc? Cuz if yes then I'd guess there are less than 500 V6 exiges around the world.

[Swiss380Cup]

@usurp I don't know about that ... I have a 360 Cup Nr 13 of 50 that's all I know... not very familiar with Lotus numbering

[Bibs]

My 'educated guess' would be closer to over 2,500 Exige V6's sold  

[550superfast]

Short review now on Pistonheads

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-driven/lotus-elise-cup-250-exige-cup-380-driven/36392

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Lotus Exige Cup 380
Lotus is also making another 80 Exige Cup 380s in 2017, so more well-heeled buyers can enjoy its '911 GT3 RS experience for 911 Carrera' appeal. The plan was only to make 60, but then Japan sent a request for another 20. And, at a likely transaction price easily into six figures with options, Gales wasn't going to refuse. They're all sold out, but Lotus still let us take one out for a blast on track. When in Hethel, etc.

 

 

 

Track car with a manual? Crumbs.

I drove it still sweaty from hoofing the Cup 250 as hard as I possibly could. And the step up in speed, intensity and general colossalness was out of this world. The Elise is fast: this is incendiary. Its beautiful V6 engine offers more speed and richness, the tyres grip harder (20mm wider rear rubber is "as wide as you can go") and there's no doubting Gales' claim it's as fast as a 911 on track.

 

I'll be honest, I didn't have time to recalibrate for its speed, its traction, its new variable traction control that allows you to alter slip from zero per cent to 12 per cent via a knob on the steering column (I loved the whap-whap of the ignition cut as it operates, though). Equally, the power of the brakes left me short of the apex even in max-Lewis Hamilton mode, and 200kg of aero meant the cliff-jump fear I felt as I turned into Hethel's quickest kink vaporised instantly.

The depths of this car are immense, making it, in such exalted track-day supercar company, something you could almost call a bargain. This is Lotus bringing McLaren 675LT-like experiences to those of us who aren't Jenson Button or Chris Evans. No wonder Lotus reckons prices are already on the up. It's bonkers, and brilliant.

LOTUS EXIGE CUP 380
Engine: 3.5-litre, supercharged V6
Transmission: 6-speed manual, rear-wheel drive
Power (hp): 375@6,700rpm
Torque (lb ft): 302@5,000rpm
0-62mph: 3.6sec
Top speed: 175mph
Weight: 1,105kg (with fluids and driver; lightest possible dry weight 1,057kg)
MPG: 28.0 (NEDC combined)
CO2: 242g/km
Price: £83,000

[purso]

What a great review!

[nerobi]

https://www.topgear.com/car-reviews/exige/exige-cup-380-first-drive

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A progressive and amenable low-rev response opens up into muscly mid ranges then a proper wild charge towards the 7000rpm red-line.??

 

From Jack Baruth:

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/a10031957/the-lotus-exige-cup-380-is-too-much-fun-to-be-street-legal/

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"We didn't have time," Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales laughs, "to come up with a USA price list. They were all gone before we could settle on a price. But this showed us how much interest there was, so we are already working on a successor for our American customers."

 

Edited June 16, 2017 by nerobi

[The Pits]

Making another 80 will annoy anyone suckered in by the limited production ruse but it's a sign that demand really is strong. I have to admit to being sceptical about them all being sold out. Looks like the Cup message is finally starting to get through. The well heeled need something to drive on track while their limited production Porsche appreciates in the garage I guess!

[Seriouslylotus]

1 hour ago, purso said:

What a great review!

And a little bit of untruths...

1105kgs with fuel and driver, hahaha, how much does the driver weigh, minus 20 kgs? The fuel is more than the  1057kgs and the 1105kgs listed......

[The Pits]

Yes same old from ph, it's nice to read positive stuff but I think they should have challenged JMG on some things like the price rises, new lower downforce 250 and too loud for track exhausts. I doubt many journos even know about this stuff though these days.

[cbaileyuk]

Whilst the core of the article has been addressed above, I can't help but pick up on this comment..

'The depths of this car are immense'.

 This is essentially a 2012 v6s, correct? Were the depths of this car always immense and no one realised it in 2012 or have the bits of plastic and carbon which are now strapped to it taken the very shallow depths of the pre strapped on car to a new level?

Completely unconvinced by this 'review'.

 

 

Edited June 16, 2017 by cbaileyuk
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[NW76]

5 hours ago, The Pits said:

Making another 80 will annoy anyone suckered in by the limited production ruse ...

Is it really another 80? My understanding was another 20 for ?? 

[The Pits]

The article says 'another 80' as you can see. Could be sloppy journalism in that it's now 80 in total, could be another 80, who knows? Have a go at Richard Aucock the guy that wrote it!