I meant Gav ‘50 shades of Grey’ - every car he’s been involved in seems exceptionally well judged imo.
Just as an interesting comparison… for the same price (actually a lot less) you could have one of these… I think it would probably ‘win’ at trackdays if that’s your aim…
It looked fantastic in the flesh but that price !? was told that a track spec car will be £112k , would say most will be euro cup cars .
Yes I would like to win track days 
Apparently 67 sold by June.
Shooting for a 7m10 'ring time, WITH speed limit.
a lot of detail in EVO this month, I really liked the 311, right until DaveP shared the Caterham link as that would make me feel like I was a Le Mans hero!
yeah ok caterham wins it
Spent 10 mins just watching the 311 dash run through some sort of diagnostic/calibration programme on Wednesday afternoon… I really really want one!
Well call me blinkered but the Caterham looks extremely tiring to drive quickly for very long, fine for a few laps but I can’t say I could be arsed doing a day in it.
I am sure it’s going to be quicker over a lap than the 311 but I’m not sure it would be more fun and would most likely just piss you off once you had done a few laps in it.
WTF Andy that’s soooooooo wrong on both paragraphs
Just call me blinkered then but I’d take the 311 every time 
Blinkered! 
http://motacarblog.com/2015/09/09/lotus-3-eleven-proves-credentials-at-nurburgring/
7’06" although a composite lap
LOTUS 3-ELEVEN PROVES CREDENTIALS AT NÜRBURGRING
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 12:30
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Lotus 3-Eleven covers over 2,000km in Nürburgring testing
The quickest and most powerful production Lotus road car ever
Ongoing development for model entering production in early 2016
One of the fastest ever drives of the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit
The new Lotus 3-Eleven marked its first public outing with a successful two-week test session during the industry pool test weeks at the renowned proving ground of the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit, in which over 2,000kms were covered as part of a comprehensive test and development programme
Jean-Marc Gales, Chief Executive Officer for Group Lotus plc, commented:
“The success of this test session is proof that our development philosophy for the 3-Eleven is the right way to go. We’ve always said that to make a car faster you must make it lighter and this new car carries that philosophy to a new level. It condenses all of our engineering know-how into an undiluted performance-focused package and we’re pleased to showcase to the world, the quickest and most powerful production Lotus to date. The 3-Eleven achieved one of the fastest ever lap times around the Nürburgring for any class of car and faster than many other supercars”
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Heralding a new generation of Lotus high performance sports cars, the 3-Eleven features an all-new lightweight body, with an open cockpit design and a V6 supercharged engine developing 450 hp. The 3-Eleven re-affirms Lotus core values, offering the ultimate pure driving experience and providing the perfect demonstration of “faster and lighter” which comes from Lotus’ roots in competitive motorsport and underlines the company’s ability to deliver benchmark handling.
In what was its first turn of a wheel outside of Lotus’ Hethel HQ, the new 3-Eleven was piloted by three different drivers with individual areas of expertise and vehicle set-up with specific focus – aerodynamics, engine calibration, chassis tuning and suspension geometry.
Gavan Kershaw, Technical Manager for Lotus Motorsport and Lotus 3-Eleven Development Driver, commented, “It has been a hugely successful test for us in which we have thoroughly investigated areas of the car which are a specific focus for high performance driving. We have methodically worked through a test matrix concentrating on, aerodynamic balance, suspension settings, tyre and brake development, optimising engine calibration and throttle mapping to reach the required benchmark for performance.”
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With clear running on the circuit an inhibiting factor over the course of the two week period – in which the track was not designated solely for the use of Lotus – the 3-Eleven lapped regularly on or below the target simulation time. By combining the quickest sector times achieved during the fastest 2 laps on the Sport Auto magazine lap configuration, a total lap time of 7 minutes 06 seconds was recorded by the vehicle’s data logging acquisition system.
Marc Basseng, Lotus 3-Eleven Driver, stated, I know the Nürburgring Nordschleife very well and have driven many cars around the circuit. I can say that the 3-Eleven is the perfect car for a fast lap here. It is so sharp and so focussed; a true weapon! This was proven in the sector times set and I’m sure, with the track completely to itself, the car could push towards a 7min flat lap time.
The new Lotus 3-Eleven will enter production in February 2016 with deliveries scheduled to commence in April 2016. Production will be limited to just 311 vehicles in total.
Prices start at £82,000 for the Road version (including VAT and on the road costs) and £96,000 excluding VAT for the Race version (£115,200 including VAT).
The 3-Eleven will be sold in all markets as a race car and in Europe and Asia as a road car.
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Wow, that is one really fast car, if it really can do a low 7 minute lap it puts it with the fastest road cars ever
as above, puts in the top 5.
very impressive if true.
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20,600 m (67,600 ft) 6:55 Radical SR8 Michael Vergers 28 September 2005 Dunlop Direzza DZ03 tires. Radical Sportscars[18] Timed by Sport Auto [19][20][21]
20,600 m (67,600 ft) 6:57 Porsche 918 Spyder Marc Lieb 4 September 2013 ‘Weissach Package’ with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres. Observed by Sport Auto.[22]
20,600 m (67,600 ft) 6:59.73 Lamborghini Aventador SV (2015) Marco Mapelli May 18, 2015 Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires.[23]
20,600 m (67,600 ft) 7:08.69 Nissan GT-R Nismo (2015) Michael Krumm September 30, 2013 ‘Track Pack’ with 255/40RF-20 run-flat Dunlop SP Sport Maxx GT 600 DSST tires.[24][25][26]
20,600 m (67,600 ft) 7:11.57 Gumpert Apollo Sport Florian Gruber 13 August 2009 OEM Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires. Sport auto (Germany) (Article)
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Guessing that wasn’t the road version. But still…! 
i want one, can’t afford one though