Lotus Exige Stealth at Tokyo Motor Show

Lotus Company will present at the Tokyo Motor Show exclusive modification of sportscar Exige, which will be called Scura (translated from the Italian – “dark”). The car will be released a limited edition of 35 copies, have a unique paint finishes and uprated engines.

Body of new items, some elements of which have been replaced by carbon fiber counterparts, thus reducing the weight of the vehicle about 10 kilograms, is painted in matt black. Under the bonnet sports car set 1.8-liter Toyota, which is due to reprogramming the engine control unit was boosted to 220 (during a sports package – 240 hp) to 260 horsepower. The unit works in tandem with a six-speed manual gearbox. According to Lotus, acceleration from zero to a hundred kilometers per hour at the Exige Scura takes 4.1 seconds. Maximum speed – 245 kilometers per hour.

In addition, the novelty has new adjustable dampers Ohlins, springs Eibach, tires Yokohama A048 LTS, as well as the stabilization system and Launch Control, which allows the driver to achieve the maximum from the car speakers when overclocked.

Orders for Lotus Exige Scura on the European market will begin on October 21 this year. The cost of the car in the UK of 45 thousand pounds sterling. Note also that such car will be available in South Korea, Australia, South Africa, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan. In the latter country, sports car will be called the Exige Stealth.