There are other threads on this bbs on this subject. The new car has 190 bhp (as have most S1s), but it’s some 90kgs heavier. There are other factors too - trim/equipment, which do not appeal. Most Exigers here are “hardcore” & do plenty of trackdays a year. For us there is no incentive to spend �10K to �15K to swap cars, even if we did prefer the looks of the S2. Personally I reckon the S2 will be a cracking road car, but it should have been branded an Elise Coupe (or Elise Extreme), cos an Exige it ain’t
The Exige is/was the road-going version of the Motorsport Elise. Last I checked there is no S2 Motorsport Elise, so there should be no S2 Exige at this time.
It’s bad when a company like Lotus that has fought to remain “on the edge” sells out and that is what they are doing with the new Elise Coupe.
Ah, a man with 400/475s. What they like on the road? Usable? Dangerous in the wet?
Cheers Mark.
Ian
Ian,
They are stiff but probably as useable as the 325/400 Nitrons I had on the Elise beforehand (the larger wheels of the Exige help with the ride). It is still too stiff for everyday use (hence why I’ve now got a 2nd car). On a bumpy road they are too stiff as the car bounces around a bit too much (although if I was to get under it and turn the dampers down a bit that would help )
In the wet they are okay, but they work a lot better with the Yoko AO48’s than with the Pirelli’s. I also run different Geo to most.
Yep on paper it is only slightly higher but on this review it looked like a beach buggy compared to the original
I think it might be also down to the lack of skirts / properly flared arches but it just looked un attached with the road!
I can remember seeing some piccys of the Edwards motor not long back from a track day and as they were braking the front and the flared bits just behind the front wheels were nearly digging into the tarmac.