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Lotus is using the color scheme from the original Elan Sprint (which entered production in 1971) to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary (the first car went into assembly in 1967)

The Exige Sprint was built to honor that accomplishment.  You get some fancy decals, ugly paint, foglights, color matched interior, etc… 

Inspired by the classic livery of the Elan Sprint, the Exige Sprint has been released to celebrate the 40 years of production at Hethel. It is available in two colour schemes, Solar Yellow over Aspen White and Persian Blue over Aspen White, with twenty in each scheme to be built giving a combined production of forty to match the number of years at Hethel.

This special edition comes standard with the touring pack, sports pack, performance pack, lightweight black forged alloy wheels and air conditioning as standard all for £42,550 before road tax and delivery. This represents a £3000 saving against buying a similarly specified Exige S.
The leather trimmed ProBax sports seats are colour coded to match the car, with the Exige Sprint name and the Hethel 40th anniversary logo as shown. The colour coding continues with the door panels, door inserts, centre console and handbrake gaiter. The black carpet mats are embroidered with the Exige Sprint logo and the car also benefits from auxillary driving lights and an iPod connection on the stereo.

The sports pack and performance pack elements make this one of the highest performing production Exige models to date. Revised engine specification and management means performance has increased to 242PS, with upgraded hoses, pads, four piston AP Racing calipers and 308 mm front discs to increasing the stopping power to match. The wide full length Lotus Sport roof scoop helps to feed the extra power and gives a visable external sign this is a Performance Pack car.

Variable slip traction control, launch control, uprated clutch, adjustable front anti-roll bar, BS4 T45 steel
roll-over hoop and struts are other benefits of the Sport Pack and Performance Pack which are included as standard with this car and inside there is a cross-bar with harness mounts ready for a 4-point harness.

A build plate and certificate will be supplied with each car. Orders are already being taken, contact our Lotus Sales team by phone on 01483 281000 or via e-mail for more details.

via LotusTalk


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5 Responses to “Lotus celebrates 40 years, with a yellow and white car”

  1. It could be pink with faux-wood side paneling for all I care, I’d still drive one.

  2. I like that, personally.

  3. gosh I feel bad for UK citizens with the car prices there. That exige costs quite a bit more than a Nissan GT-R!

    granted i’d rather the exige than a GT-R but that’s beside the point.

  4. For some reason I like it. Must be the wheels.

  5. i like it. i’m usually not keen on yellow cars, but that color scheme isn’t bad.

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