I've got in to a p1$$ing contest with an Evo owner

General General Lotus Talk
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…Now I’m 100% sure that an Exige will lap quicker than an Evo VII given both have a “good” driver (i.e. not a numpty that’ll make the most of all the electronics on the Evo)…

Is there any substancial evidence for this?

I was gonna post the Exige vs. the F355 but if there’s anything more appropiate that’d be cool

Alas I do enjoy a bit of Evo bashing, they’re so easy to wind up heh heh heh

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I’d say thats definately right. I let a mate drive my car on track and he had only driven on track once before. He was passing everyone, including a couple of STI scoobies on slicks. And my car was 177 spec on Toyo’s.

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Stig’s lap times must be a good indicator although they list EVO VIII

Mercedes-Mclaren SLR - 1.20.9
Ferrari 360 CS - 1.22.3
Porsche 911 GT3 RS - 1.22.3
Lamborghini Murcielago - 1.23.7
Pagani Zonda - 1.23.8
Koenigsegg - 1.23.9
Noble M12 GTO-3 - 1.25.0
Lamborghini Gallardo - 1.25.8
Lotus Exige - 1.26.4
Porsche 911 GT3 - 1.27.2
TVR T350c - 1.27.5
BMW M3 CSL - 1.28.0
MG SV - 1.28.6
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII - 1.28.9
Alpina Roadster (Z8) - 1.29.0
Subaru Impreza STi - 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT - 1.30.4
Audi S4 - 1.30.9
Porsche 911 Turbo - 1.31.0
Vauxhall VX220 Turbo - 1.31.3
Honda NSX Type R - 1.31.6
BMW M3 - 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z - 1.31.8
Mazda RX-8 - 1.31.8
Ford Focus RS - 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 - 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 - 1.32.7
Noble M12 - 1.33.1
Mercedes SL55 AMG - 1.33.2
VW Golf R32 - 1.33.2
Volvo S60R - 1.35.0
Ferrari 575 - 1.35.2
Alfa Romeo 147 GTA - 1.35.6
Lotus Elise - 1.35.6

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But that was with the Exige S2 (and on a damp track)

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Well here’s me about to muller one! - Pic

Easy, no problem, game over!

Taken from the current Avon performance catalogue.

Ian

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So I was right then !!

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Look in this weeks Autocar-lap times round Brands Indy.ExigeS2(slower than S1?)56.2.EvoVIII MR FQ-340-56.4-This is an EVO with 340bhp against 189bhp!!!

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Look in this weeks Autocar-lap times round Brands Indy.ExigeS2(slower than S1?)56.2.EvoVIII MR FQ-340-56.4-This is an EVO with 340bhp against 189bhp!!!

Tee hee!!!

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He was passing everyone, including a couple of STI scoobies

ditto, When we were all at Donny the other week and I went out with everyone for passenger laps we were overtaking them like they were standing still, You could tell that they were really struggling around the bends compared to the Loti!

In fact we flew past them that quick that I actually thought one Scoob had stopped at the side of the track to watch!

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Thanks folks

Just posted the Autocar thingy… This should be a giggle

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I’ve got an Exige (190 hp) and a slightly modified EVO 6.(c. 315 hp) as to which is quicker round a lap it depends a) on which circuit your talking about and b) which tyres your using.

The Exige (on AO48’S)is 2.5 secs quicker than the EVO round Anglesey with the EVO on standard tyres and about same pace round Oulton agian with EVO on standard tyres.

Put the EVO on slicks and it is definately quicker than the Exige round Oulton by several seconds but maybe about same round Anglesey.

I rekon at Donington the EVO would be the quicker car on similar tyres simply because its a power circuit and the EVO is considerably quicker than the Exige in a straight line.