hey got an exige s 240pp coming soon and would like to know hows the best way to get the best possible 0-60 time (without using the launch control)? So basically what number of revs should be done before lifting the clutch? im guessing having a near empty fuel tank helps?
Just to clarify i do not plan on doing this straight away when i get my car. I would like to get used to the car first and take my time and let the engine be ‘run in’. I am not going to be racing my car everytime im on the road. However even if i ever decided to do it (in the future) it would only be once every so often and not frequently.
Regardless of the above It’s something along the lines of 3 to 5k RPM and side step the clutch, it obviously can vary a lot depending on conditions, road surface and tyres, but practice makes perfect
Interesting…I would of thought 3-5k rpm would be a tad low, but then I not really done standing starts (not sure why you would to be honest).
I may however be going to york raceway next bank holiday weekend with a few friends and stupidly said I would take the exige. I’ve never done the 1/4 mile thing before, but I would be liar to say I’m not interested in what a 300bhp exige could do in a straight line.
thanks orangeD. Yeah i have the adjustable traction control. would it be best to have it at a certain setting or have it completly off? A 300bhp exige in a straight line would seem too temting for me too if i had that power. id go for it if i was you mate
I seem to recall reading that 8% slip on the traction control was the optimum, but as above standing starts do show up on your ECU printout and will probably give you issues if you want to make a warrenty claim on clutch or drive train
thanks for the info. gutted it voids your warrenty tho. obviously if you do a standing start from 6/7k revs this would show up on the read out and void the warrenty. but what if you did a standing start from a bit lower like 3-5k revs?
When Lotus tried to wriggle out of my warranty claim saying I had carried out multiple (read 2) standing starts, I suggested that my car was no longer “fit for purpose” and I would be returning the car for a full refund. My reasoning went like this
Me: You sold me a car that does 0-60 in 4 seconds
Them: Yes
Me: to do that I would have to drive the car and specifically start accelarating agressively?
Them: Yes
Me: However you are suggesting you have voided my warranty as I have used the car to the potential it was sold to me to do?
Them: no I didn’t say that
Me: what do you mean then?
Them: you can’t pull away harshly
Me: how do I get the performance from my car I paid for?
Them: not sure
Me: I will return my car as not fit for purpose then unless I hear from by 5pm tomorrow, to give you time to reconsider your position
Them: Ok
I got a phone call the next day saying my warranty claim had been approved
yes orangeD its my first lotus . only had a bmw mini for my first car then just got rid of my ford focus st (in orange like my new car will be lol) so im really excited. However even though im only 23 im a pretty careful driver and not one of these (excuse my expression)knobs in a nova with a big exhaust on who thinks they can race the world in their 1.2 because it has a K + N filter on it lol. Doesnt mean i dont put my foot down every so often though .
it is true what you say though ade, how can they sell you a ‘performance’ car if the moment you try to get the performance they void your warrenty???
Plus i understand that using the launch control would void your warrenty (which i think is rather fair) as it puts a considerable amount of strain on the transmission compenants etc. But even still i think its daft that they sell the car with launch control on but yet again it voids the warrenty
