Exige S - Type 72

       

       

       

       

      The Lotus Exige S Type 72 celebrates the most successful F1 car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car, 
      which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975.

      The Lotus Type 72 was driven by such Lotus greats as Jochen Rindt, Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson and 
      Jacky Ickx and won three Formula One Constructors’ Championships (1970, 1972 and 1973) and two 
      Drivers’ World Championships (the first being won by Jochen Rindt in 1970 and the second by 
      Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972).

      The colour scheme of the Exige S Type 72 commemorates the famous and easily recognisable black and gold 
      Lotus Type 72 livery and is finished by the same sign writer who painted racing cars for Team Lotus.

      Performance through light weight has long been a Lotus philosophy. The 935kg Exige S Type 72 sprints 
      to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds, before reaching a top speed of 145 mph, 
      233 km/h. The Exige S Type 72 also offers class leading fuel economy and emissions, with fuel economy 
      of 6.5 litres/100 km (43.5 mpg) on the Extra Urban Cycle and CO2 emissions of 199 g/km.

      The Exige S Type 72 is a powerful supercharged mid-engined sportscar that is equally at home on the racetrack 
      or open road. The intercooled engine has VVTL-i technology ensuring impressive performance all the way to the
      rev limiter at 8500 rpm.
      The Sport Pack comes as standard on the Exige S Type 72 which has a bespoke high quality interior, including 
      black micro fibre ProBax sports seats with gold stitching. Each car comes with a special build plate 
      commemorating one of the F1 car’s 20 Grand Prix victories. The exterior of the Exige S Type 72 features
      unique black and gold light weight wheels and is finished with hand-painted gold Type 72 and Exige S logos, 
      (the Sport Pack also includes a T45 steel main roll hoop, Lotus Traction Control, twin oil coolers and an 
      adjustable front anti-roll bar).

      All Lotus cars offer outstanding handling and performance, and the Exige is no exception offering excellent 
      dynamics and great driver involvement. Lotus ride and handling gives an inspiring driving experience and the 
      mid-engined layout of the Lotus Exige S Type 72 offers fantastic balance and agility.

      Luke Bennett, Operations Director for Lotus Cars Limited stated, “The Lotus Exige S Type 72 is an evocative 
      sportscar, combining cutting edge handling and performance with the iconic Type 72 colour scheme, one of the 
      most famous racing liveries of all time. The Exige provides an intense driving experience either on road or 
      track and this limited edition is a worthy car to celebrate such a legendary racing car.”

      Clive Chapman, Director of Classic Team Lotus said, “The Type 72 was a very significant car for Team Lotus 
      and indeed for the world of F1. It was a revolutionary design that pioneered the use of side mounted 
      radiators to achieve its distinctive ’wedge’ profile, which delivered a significant aerodynamic advantage. 
      Furthermore, by minimising unsprung weight and using a torsion bar, rising rate suspension, tyre performance 
      was excellent. The Lotus Type 72 design was so advanced that it was competitive for an extraordinary six years.”

      The Exige S Type 72 options include: Air Conditioning, Limited Slip Differential and the Performance Pack, 
      which includes a power increase to 240 PS, larger AP Racing brakes, enlarged roof scoop (compared to the 
      standard Exige S) and Lotus variable traction control and Lotus launch control.

      To commemorate the impressive number of Grand Prix wins the Type 72 achieved, Lotus will be producing 20 of
      this special edition for the UK, a further 20 cars for mainland Europe and there will be a limited run of cars in 
      Japan and selected markets around the world.