I have been collecting some carbon bits for my Type 72 all year in the hope of adding some lightness. The realisation of cost after painting and the not much weight saved, has led me to look at the situation properly. Did some number crunching and realised i could get this car for not much more as the Type 72 is very popular at the moment. Really loved my First Exige, never thought i would sell it but i have and bought this.
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T0P cat, on Flickr
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T0P cat, on Flickr
This Gulf blue, Cup 260 is about as good as the S2 Exige can get. These are built for competition. Spec over and above what the Type 72 has.
* Shear panel linking the sub frame and chassis giving a more laterally stiffer chassis by 30%.
* Ohlins two-way adjustable dampers.
* Two piece brake discs.
* The lightest production wheels in the world, fronts 5.65kg, rears 7.75kg.
* Lightweight motorsport battery.
* Lighter rear sub frame.
* Light weight Fly wheel.
* Lightweight bulkhead.
* Lightweight Supercharger pipes.
* Carbon Roof.
* Carbon engine cover.
* Carbon front splitter.
* carbon rear wing.
* Carbon Side pods.
* Carbon access panels.
* Carbon dash and interior.
* Carbon seats.
* Interior and exterior electric cut off.
* plumbed in fire extinguishers with interior and exterior activation.
* 20 BHP more giving ( obviously 260 BHP ).
* overall weight saving of 38kg. total Curb weight of car 890kg.
* Power to weight ratio of 288 hp / tonne (291 PS / tonne).
First impressions are, it is a bit more
industrial focused motor-sport feel. You can really feel the weight loss as a lot of it was high up on the car. It does not use fuel i have driven back from near Leatherhead, Surrey, back to Warrington yesterday, went for a blast today and the car has used about £30 of fuel.
I can describe the performance in one word. "Mental".
