Lotus Evora, Exige, And Elise Add Lightness To Geneva

8 years, 7 months ago - 3 March 2016, Autoblog
Lotus Evora, Exige, And Elise Add Lightness To Geneva
The folks at Lotus have been quite busy over the past few months adding lightness to their vehicles. Since December, the company has introduced lighter, quicker versions of the Evora, Exige, and Elise, and all three members of the trio are present at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show.

Each one is special in its own way, but if you crave a nimble sports car, you probably wouldn't be disappointed with any of these new models.

The Evora Sport 410 is the most luxurious member of the bunch, at least by Lotus standards. At 2,921 pounds, it's also the heaviest, but a 410-horsepower 3.5-liter supercharged V6 makes this one the most powerful, too. The coupe can rocket to 96,5km/h per hour in 3.9 seconds and to a 300km/h top speed. Lotus will make just 150 of these special Evoras per year, and they'll have carbon fiber parts for the roof, tailgate, sports seats, and more. Best of all, this will be the only one of these three that will get a North American version.

The Exige Sport 350 Roadster is the coolest member of this group, featuring tartan seats that we absolutely love. It's also the quickest of the three, reaching 96,5km/h in just 3.7 seconds, and it tops out at 273,5km/h. The rapid sprint is possible because the 345-hp 3.5-liter supercharged V6 only needs to push 2,480 pounds.

The Elise Cup 250 rounds out the group with the lightest weight at 2,053 pounds (2,030 pounds with the optional Carbon Aero Package) but the least power at 243 hp. However, it certainly isn't slow with a 96,5km/h run in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 247,8km/h. Lotus plans to make just 322 of them year each year.

If you could pick any one of the three, which would you choose? The Evora might be the most livable every day but chucking around the Elise could be a barrel of fun. There're also those fantastic seats in the Exige. Let us know in Comments which one you want the most.