The comfort - Lotus

Hethel ( UK ), October 24, 2014

A Lotus with automatic? Can that be? Finally, it only takes a few cars so the center of events as in the lightweight racers from Hethel in Norwich. But the brand has also sell cars and globally there then but many markets in which rather reluctantly itself is connected. Therefore, the Exige S comes from January 2015, in an automatic version.

A question of perception

The six-speed automatic was allegedly Lotus specially adapted to the sporty character of the 4.08 meter long Exige S. Certainly not an easy task, because in the nearly 1.2 ton car provides a 3.5 - liter V6 with 350 horsepower for a top speed of 274 km / h. Nevertheless, Lotus promises smooth gearshifts with good gas acquisition and acoustic regards from the exhaust system. About buttons in the center console, the gear is selected. In Sport or Race mode the unit is to act even faster. This support two shift paddles on the steering wheel the driver.

Tired of Lotus

The still quite fresh Lotus boss Jean - Marc Gales, formerly conducting work at PSA Peugeot Citroën, justifies the automatic in the Exige S: the only way one could make this model interesting for even more users in the world. All those namely, who are accustomed to automatic transmission and two pedals. Especially since the switching objectors even have an advantage: With the automatic Exige S accelerates in 3.9 seconds to 100 km / h which is 0.1 second faster. The surcharge is 2,600 euros, making the Coupe and the Roadster will cost 68,460 euros . ( rh )

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