2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260 breaks cover
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
2010 Lotus Exige Cup 260
Lotus has accomplished the impossible and improved the track-car-for-the-street, the ExigeCup 260. The Exige Cup 260 is already known to be a union of precision, lightness and a perfect balance between minimalism and equipment. Lotus made it even lighter with a weight of only 1,958 pounds, a reduction of 84 pounds to the Exige Cup 240, unveiled in 2006. Producing 260 horsepower from its supercharged four-cylinder Toyota engine, the 2010 ExigeCup 260 gets to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds.
The 2010 Exige Cup 260 has a series of improvements similar to the Exige GT3 race car, including an even more extensive use of carbon fiber, on the roof, driver and passenger seats, one-piece dash top, rear tailgate, center tunnel, front splitter, side intake ducts, rear spoiler, and more.
Improving the car's handling and lap times are lightweight motorsports wheels, two-way adjustable Ohlins dampers and 30% greater rear chassis stiffness. More aerodynamic improvements copied from the facelifted 2010 Exige base model also improve the car's high-speed characteristics. On sale now in the UK, the car is priced from £45,000 (about $73,000). Pricing and availability have yet to be announced in the US.
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