Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 Black ColorThe
prototype Lotus Sport Exige GT3 race car was unveiled at the annual
FIA GT Championship presentation ceremony outside the
world famous Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco 2nd December
2005th The next day (2 December
2005), the first test vehicle was held at high speed Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track in Southern France under
FIA supervision, the first phase of the
Lotus Sport Exige GT3 becoming eligible for FIA
GT3 competition. This latest
FIA series, which will begin in
2006, has been
racing cars that have the same power and weight, and that has direct lineage to their road going versions.
Lotus Sport Exige GT3 participants developed the
Lotus Sport, the
performance arm
Lotus Cars and is derived from the standard
Lotus Exige coupé
model. Weighing about 750 kg, it stays true to "
performance through light weight" core
Lotus philosophy. The
car uses a race prepared
1.8 2ZZ-GE VVTL-i engine with a
Roots-
type supercharger and air-to-air intercooler that uses
Lotus T4e Engine Control Unit to produce
285 hp (289 hp) at 7800 rpm. This gives an impressive power to weight ratio of
380 hp /
tonne or 2.6 kg / hp.
After a brief shakedown program
Lotus test track at Hethel, factory test
driver Gavan Kershaw conducted a
final set of chassis tires on the wet morning session at
Paul Ricard official
FIA test. What followed was a trip to slick tires on the track by
FIA nominated test
driver drying
Christophe Bouchut.
Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 BackCommenting on the encouraging test,
Chris Arnold, General Manager of
Lotus Sport, explained: "We were delighted to attend the official
FIA tests. Since the car was still on the drawing board two months ago, it's a fantastic achievement for the full build-in such a short time. We knew this test would be a first test for the car at the spot, and I am very pleased with the results. Our winter development program began testing the tunnel just before Christmas followed by further work in preparation for the next
FIA test in March. "
FIA announced five races of the
European Championship for the
new GT3 class with rounds in the
UK,
Germany,
Belgium,
France and
Italy. Various
national GT Championships are also considering
modifications to its
regulations to include
GT3 class.
Sport Car Lotus Sport Exige GT3 Turing
Evora S with Sports Pack as standard button on the "sport", which allows the driver to control the gas and the exhaust valve to activate the pass. Sport button also raises the rev limit immediately and change the settings, Dynamic Stability Control will lead to the modification of the whole experience. It is bad-drilled brakes better cooling. And here's a heads up for those who buy into the old adage "you can not tell the sons of men the size of the toys of emotions external Evora S has been improved by a new function of the exhaust gas, which means that the push button on the car sounds so dramatic as it seems.
In addition to the Evora S, Lotus also has the IPS (Intelligent Precision Shift) option. The creation of the seven-time award winning (Who’s Counting? We are!) Evora sees a 6-speed automatic gearbox with Lotus developed transmission control with a 3.5-liter V6 providing 280 hp providing a superior driving automatic experience.
Lotus Evora IPS version allows the driver to switch between the paddle manual and automatic modes of the disc. The driver can also select the “sport” that promotes the sport Lotus driving experience allows the driver to feel really at each shift and be in complete control of the transmission.
