Lotus 3-Eleven in Green Hell

With lightweight carbon composite bodywork as standard, the Lotus 3-Eleven race version has a dry weight of 890kg and maximum power of 460bhp. This provides an enviable power-to-weight ratio of 517bhp per tonne, and the car is capable of sprinting from 0-100km/h in 2.9 seconds ahead of a maximum speed of 290km/h. The road version, with a dry weight of 925kg and a maximum power of 410bhp, reaches 100km/h in 3.3 seconds before reaching a top speed of 280km/h.

The Lotus 3-Eleven is the most powerful road car to wear a Lotus badge and Hethel's quickest ever road car. It joins the ranks of those rare cars that can reach 100km/h in under three seconds and 161km/h in six seconds. To complement these figures, the Lotus 3-Eleven possesses a purity of the driving experience and the benchmark handling for which all Lotus cars are renowned.