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British GT
Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition - be part of a very exclusive winning team New Special Edition
commemorates historic first season GT3 Championship win This year in partnership with the
Cadena racing team, Lotus entered eighteen rounds of the British GT3 Championship with the stunning new
Lotus Sport Exige GT3 racecar. The season finished with the Lotus Sport Cadena Race Team being crowned
British GT3 Team Champions, with one race still remaining from their inaugural season of competition.
To celebrate this outstanding success, Lotus has launched the Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition.
Based on the phenomenally quick standard-production Lotus Exige S, the Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition
pays homage to the success of the Lotus Sport Exige GT3 racecar. Each vehicle features a quad-stripe
paint scheme and is individually identifiable by uniquely numbered `British GT' badges, Lotus Sport Cadena
supplier decals and silver 7 twin-spoke forged alloy wheels, along with unique sports seats, door trims and
Lotus Sport floor carpets. The Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition is powered by a six-speed supercharged
1796 cc engine using advanced VVTL-i technology, enabling the car to sprint to 60 mph in only 4.1 seconds and
on to a top speed of 148 mph.
But the performance doesn't stop there at the Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition can go even quicker:
The Lotus Exige S is already one of the quickest cars on the road and one of the fastest road cars on the track,
but add the optional GT Pack (a UK post-registration conversion) and the Lotus Exige S British GT Special Edition
becomes one of the quickest cars at any price, anywhere in the world. The GT Pack has been designed specifically
to enhance the car's performance for those drivers with even more extreme track day aspirations. It adds another
25 hp (from 218 hp to 243 hp) and 15.4 ft.lbs of torque (from 158.6 ft.lbs to 174 ft.lbs) which, as a Lotus is
always very light - in this case just 930 kg ≠ drops the 0 to 60 mph sprint to less than 4 seconds and increases
the top speed to 155 mph. Of course, this higher performance has led to a requirement for uprated brakes
(with 308 mm diameter 2-piece front discs with four piston calipers, uprated brake pads and silicone brake fluid),
2-way adjustible Öhlins dampers with uprated springs and an AccusumpTM oil control system.