Lotus Exige turns 20 with special anniversary edition

Having unveiled the tribute Elise Heritage Edition last month, Lotus has celebrated yet another milestone with a special edition version of the Exige.

As its name indicates, the Sport 410 20^th Anniversary Edition celebrates two decades of the more hardcore model spun-off of the venerable Elise, with unique features, outside, consisting of black 20^th Anniversary decals on the front wings, the rear bumper and indicators, plus a ’20’ logo on the rear wing’s end-plate.

A carbon fibre front splitter, tailgate and front access panel rounds the tribute off, along with a body coloured roof, side pods, the mentioned rear wing and a stone chip protector. Inspired by the original, five colours are offered; Arctic Silver, Motorsport Black, Chrome Orange, Saffron Yellow, Calypso Red and Laser Blue.

Subtle tweaks have also taken place inside namely a choice of numerous Alcantara trim, stitch work on the seats similar to the original, and 20^th Anniversary embroidered seat backs with commemorative builder’s plaque number on the dashboard.

Further equipped with otherwise options such a Bluetooth compatible sound system, cruise control, an Alcantara wrapped steering wheel and from the options list, a titanium exhaust system, carbon fibre door sills and a smaller lithium-ion battery, the 20^th Anniversary retains the long serving supercharged 3.5-litre Toyota derived V6 engine, which, as its name states, produces 410 PS or 302 kW with torque being rated at 420 Nm.

Equipped with three-way adjustable Nitron damper, the amount of twist, as ever, is routed to the rear wheels a six-speed manual gearbox with Lotus claiming a top speed of 290 km/h and 0-100 km/h in 3.3 seconds.

In the UK, the Sport 410 20^th Anniversary Edition carries a sticker of £79 900 (R1 724 880) with delivers commencing later this year.

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