For 2008 Lotus Cars released its latest limited edition – the exciting “Club Racer”, a visually distinctive version of the Exige S. The Club Racer represents a real value proposition, benefiting from standard upgrades as well as featuring a number of unique additions, for a recommended retail price of £39,950.
The prominent use of the track logo on the Club Racer pays homage to its racing heritage and passion so fundamental to the Lotus marque. The Club Racer features a sky-blue and black paint scheme reminiscent of the 1960’s racing era with which the Lotus name is synonymous.
25 limited edition Club Racers will be available from Lotus dealers nationwide with the following vehicle specification:
-Exige S -Sport Pack -Touring Pack -Super Touring Pack -Sports Exhaust (post-registration fitment) -Air Conditioning
Additional Components:
-Hethel track decals -Special Edition Paint – Sky-blue (non-metallic) with Phantom Black Tri-Stripe Design -Unique Interior Trim – Black leather and carbon fibre effect leather with colour coded stitching
Specs & Performance
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| price $ | $ £39 950 |
| engine | Toyota 2ZZ-GE, Aluminum Inline-4 |
| position | Transverse, Mid Engine |
| aspiration | Supercharged |
| valvetrain | DOHC, 4 Valves per Cyl w/VVTL-i |
| fuel feed | Multi-Point Sequential Fuel Injection |
| displacement | 1796 cc / 109.6 in³ |
| bore | 82 mm / 3.23 in |
| stroke | 85 mm / 3.35 in |
| compression | 11.5:1 |
| power | 162.6 kw / 218 bhp @ 7800 rpm |
| specific output | 121.38 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 233.65 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 215.03 nm / 158.6 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm |
| redline | 8000 |
| body / frame | Glass Reinforced Composite Body overBonded Aluminum Tub Chassis w/Rear Steel Subframe |
| driven wheels | RWD |
| wheel type | Fored Alloy |
| front tires | 195/50R-16 Yokohama A048 |
| rear tires | 225/45R-17 Yokohama A048 |
| front brakes | Discs w/Twin-Piston Calipers, ABS |
| f brake size | x 292 mm / x 11.5 in |
| rear brakes | Discs w/Single-Piston Calipers, ABS |
| r brake size | x 282 mm / x 11.1 in |
| front wheels | F 40.6 x 16.5 cm / 16 x 6.5 in |
| rear wheels | R 43.2 x 19.0 cm / 17 x 7.5 in |
| steering | Rack & Pinion |
| f suspension | Unequal Wishbones w/Bilstein Gas Dampers, Eibach Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar |
| r suspension | Unequal Wishbones w/Bilstein Gas Dampers, Eibach Coil Springs, Anti-Roll Bar |
| curb weight | 933 kg / 2057 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2300 mm / 90.6 in |
| front track | 1457 mm / 57.4 in |
| rear track | 1507 mm / 59.3 in |
| length | 3797 mm / 149.5 in |
| width | 1727 mm / 68.0 in |
| height | 1159 mm / 45.6 in |
| transmission | Toytoa C64 6-Speed Manual w/Lotus Shifter |
| gear ratios | 3.116:1, 2.050:1, 1.481:1, 1.166:1, 0.916:1, 0.815:1, :1 |
| final drive | 4.529:1 |
| top speed | ~236.6 kph / 148 mph |
| 0 – 60 mph | ~4.1 seconds |
| 0 – 100 mph | ~9.98 seconds |
Keyword: 2008 Lotus Exige S Club Racer