Lotus Exige Sport 380 - the supercar killer

Taking the fight straight to six-figure supercars, the all new Lotus Exige Sport 380 carries over the lessons learnt in the development of the acclaimed Exige Sport 350, launched last year, but with significant revisions lowering weight, boosting power and enhancing aerodynamics.

Rather than relying excessively on electronics, or allow sterile interfaces to dull the experience, the extreme Exige Sport 380 offers a pure, undiluted drive that has to be experienced to be fully appreciated.

With a dry weight of just 1,066kg with lightweight options, and boasting a potent power-to-weight ratio of 352bhp per tonne, the new, pure-bred Lotus has been conceived to outperform and outmanoeuvre so called supercars. The new Exige is blisteringly fast off the line, dispatching 0-100km/h in 3.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of 286km/h.

From the intricately engineered exposed-gear-change linkage, to the swathes of carbon fibre components and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres as standard, every inch of the Exige has been carefully cultivated. Firmly defined as a Lotus for the enthusiast, the car can be seen as an expression of intense engineering - challenging accomplished drivers to extract the car's true potential.