Crown

Board: Other Sports Cars Language: English Region: Worldwide Share/Save/Bookmark Close

Forum - Thread


    Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Hey guys,

    Went drag racing in the Exige S this weekeend, car is unbelievably well for a 1.8 litre engine

    Had a race vs my friend's SL55 AMG, can you guess the outcome?!

    Car does 13.8 112mph on the 1/4 mile.

    Here is links to the video.
    http://rapidshare.de/files/30176047/Lotus_Drags.wmv.html

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Impressive

    I love this car!

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    I had no idea an Exige S would sound so great, I was afraid it would have that wheezy SC sound, in reality, not at all!!

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Mike, do you have the clip somewhere else other than rapidshare? I can't seem to be able to open it!

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    ha said:
    Mike, do you have the clip somewhere else other than rapidshare? I can't seem to be able to open it!



    Same here

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Porker said:
    I had no idea an Exige S would sound so great, I was afraid it would have that wheezy SC sound, in reality, not at all!!



    And you should hear one with a Bemani sport exausts... it sounds like a race car, with a deep loud and nervous sound, which is surprising for a small engine

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    You should hear one with a 300hp Audi engine installed in one. One say you just might.

    4 cylinders is not enough. 6 is too many. 5 is just right.

    http://gtpark.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/5791029561/m/3151091402

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Porker said:
    I had no idea an Exige S would sound so great, I was afraid it would have that wheezy SC sound, in reality, not at all!!



    I have a Stage 2 exhaust system installed on the car, when it was stock it sounded too quiet!

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Gnil said:
    Quote:
    ha said:
    Mike, do you have the clip somewhere else other than rapidshare? I can't seem to be able to open it!



    Same here



    I'll upload to another location. Give me a moment

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Here you go

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4605956226728805185

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Wow Mike .... Never thought the difference will be this big. Thx for taking the trouble to post the clip on google.

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    13.8 means with some work you would have a mid 12s car...considering the 112 mph..thats about 360 modena time...

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    I was at the track (road course) this past weekend, and someone had 1 of only 4 Exige Cup's that made it's way to the US. Yes, that is the supercharged version, that is lighter and comes with a roll cage and fire suppresion system. It was very nice and pretty darn quick. The guy had his whole family with 3 cars (C6 Z06, Exige Cup, 997 Carrera S). They would all take turns and switch between the 3 cars throughout the day. I didn't realize the car was not street legal though...that is ashame.

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    JimFlat6 said:4 cylinders is not enough. 6 is too many. 5 is just right.


    Jim - I remember those commercials. However, the German Audi engineer would not like the engine placement in the Elise. Remember "It's better to pull the car than to push"?

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Yea!! That's it!!!! This is the sound I hear on by brother's car

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Grant said:
    Quote:
    JimFlat6 said:4 cylinders is not enough. 6 is too many. 5 is just right.


    Jim - I remember those commercials. However, the German Audi engineer would not like the engine placement in the Elise. Remember "It's better to pull the car than to push"?



    I think the Audi Fox was the most "pulled" car in American history - if you count tow trucks.

    Whatever engine is in a Elise seems to be happy.

    Mikes Exige looks like a blast!

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    ha said:
    Wow Mike .... Never thought the difference will be this big. Thx for taking the trouble to post the clip on google.



    You're welcome ha

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    bostonmini said:
    13.8 means with some work you would have a mid 12s car...considering the 112 mph..thats about 360 modena time...



    Yes, a lot of people underestimate the Exige S. It is a quick little car

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Gnil said:
    Yea!! That's it!!!! This is the sound I hear on by brother's car



    Sounds like a Superbike in real life

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Does it perform like you thought it would? Better/Worse?

    How does it compare to the Noble? I always thought of the Noble as a Maxi-Exige, actually, what the new Esprit should be like

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Porker said:
    Does it perform like you thought it would? Better/Worse?

    How does it compare to the Noble? I always thought of the Noble as a Maxi-Exige, actually, what the new Esprit should be like



    Was much better than what I thought it would. I was a little disappointed with the Exige, but the Exige S as forfilled all my expectations and surpassed them!

    It is a little slower than the Noble, but much much more managable. The Noble is just TOO quick

    Re: Went drag racing in the Exige S

    Quote:
    Mike S said:
    Quote:
    Porker said:
    Does it perform like you thought it would? Better/Worse?

    How does it compare to the Noble? I always thought of the Noble as a Maxi-Exige, actually, what the new Esprit should be like



    Was much better than what I thought it would. I was a little disappointed with the Exige, but the Exige S as forfilled all my expectations and surpassed them!

    It is a little slower than the Noble, but much much more managable. The Noble is just TOO quick



    Thanks

     
    Edit

    Forum

    Board Subject Last post Rating Views Replies
    Porsche Sticky SUN'S LAST RUN TO WILSON, WY - 991 C2S CAB LIFE, END OF AN ERA (Part II) 3/28/24 3:21 AM
    watt
    688516 1780
    Porsche Sticky Welcome to Rennteam: Cars and Coffee... (photos) 2/19/24 11:51 PM
    Wonderbar
    408689 564
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Cayman GT4 RS (2021) 5/12/23 12:11 PM
    W8MM
    255520 288
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Porsche 911 (992) GT3 RS - 2022 3/12/24 8:28 AM
    DJM48
    234773 323
    Porsche Sticky The new Macan: the first all-electric SUV from Porsche 1/30/24 9:18 AM
    RCA
    65388 45
    Porsche Sticky OFFICIAL: Taycan 2024 Facelift 3/15/24 1:23 PM
    CGX car nut
    4634 50
    Porsche The moment I've been waiting for... 2/1/24 7:01 PM
    Pilot
     
     
     
     
     
    857566 1364
    Porsche 992 GT3 7/23/23 7:01 PM
    Grant
    773352 3868
    Porsche OFFICIAL: New Porsche 911 Turbo S (2020) 4/6/23 7:43 AM
    crayphile
    447619 1276
    Porsche Welcome to the new Taycan Forum! 2/10/24 4:43 PM
    nberry
    378588 1526
    Porsche GT4RS 2/22/24 5:16 AM
    tso
    365348 1424
    Porsche Donor vehicle for Singer Vehicle Design 7/3/23 12:30 PM
    Porker
    360567 797
    Others Tesla 2 the new thread 12/13/23 2:48 PM
    CGX car nut
    354464 2401
    Lambo Aventador and SV 3/30/23 1:59 PM
    CGX car nut
    278884 724
    Ferrari Ferrari 812 Superfast 4/21/23 8:09 AM
    the-missile
    275233 550
    Porsche Red Nipples 991.2 GT3 Touring on tour 3/14/24 8:55 PM
    blueflame
    272322 658
    Porsche Collected my 997 GTS today 10/19/23 7:06 PM
    CGX car nut
     
     
     
     
     
    248121 812
    Lambo Huracán EVO STO 7/30/23 6:59 PM
    mcdelaug
    224897 346
    Others Corvette C8 10/16/23 3:24 PM
    Enmanuel
    217809 488
    Lotus Lotus Emira 6/25/23 2:53 PM
    Enmanuel
    196455 101
    Others Gordon Murray - T.50 11/22/23 10:27 AM
    mcdelaug
    155193 387
    Porsche Back to basics - 996 GT3 RS 6/11/23 5:13 PM
    CGX car nut
    126775 144
    Ferrari [2022] Ferrari Purosangue (SUV) 4/15/23 5:20 AM
    watt
    120364 141
    BMW M 2024 BMW M3 CS Official Now 12/29/23 9:04 AM
    RCA
    105868 303
    Motor Sp. 2023 Formula One 12/19/23 5:38 AM
    WhoopsyM
    102461 685
    Others Valkyrie final design? 4/28/23 2:45 AM
    Rossi
    97630 219
    Porsche 2022 992 Safari Model 3/7/24 4:22 PM
    WhoopsyM
    81014 239
    AMG Mercedes-Benz W124 500E aka Porsche typ 2758 2/23/24 10:03 PM
    blueflame
    74330 297
    Porsche 992 GT3 RS 3/3/24 7:22 PM
    WhoopsyM
    52094 314
    Motor Sp. Porsche 963 3/16/24 9:27 PM
    WhoopsyM
    23082 237
    133 items found, displaying 1 to 30.