The Lotus Circuit Car — which was unveiled last year in concept form — will see production in January, Lotus production boss Tony Shute told Autocar. Based on the same platform as the Elise, the car was temporarily put on hold while development of the new Europa S and Elise S was completed. Like the Exige S, the car will use a supercharged version of the Toyota engine found in the the Elise R and Exige. While the ultra-light Circuit Car is mostly intended for track use, it will also be street legal, says Shute. He said the car may even be exported to the United States. See a gallery of the Circuit Car concept after the jump…
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07/20, 5:41 PM
posted by:
British_rover
Two Words.
BAD ASS.
07/20, 5:45 PM
posted by:
MonkeyMan
That joint looks FUN! Let’s all get one and rent out a track for a weekend. Awesome!
07/20, 5:46 PM
posted by:
BAMF
haha you mean like all the LLN posters chip in and buy one? haha that would be tight.
07/20, 5:50 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
As long as Akh-Med doesn’t drive, I’m in!
07/20, 5:52 PM
posted by:
MonkeyMan
Close. I mean we should buy a fleet and just race ‘em. Or even open a racing school! Now that’s an idea! I got like 20 bucks on it.
07/20, 6:29 PM
posted by:
mike
I’ve got $23.67 on it… oh, and since GMRules doesn’t like anything but GM, he’s not aloud to drive it either.
07/20, 6:30 PM
posted by:
mike
One more thing – Thats like a go cart. I wonder how much on is
07/20, 6:51 PM
posted by:
manny
looks like a toy… prolly drives like one too…
i like.
07/20, 7:09 PM
posted by:
Leopold Porkstacker
Street-freakin-legal go-kart… BAD-ASS!!! I wonder just how much (little) it will weigh, and which powerplant it will use?
-he who stacks pork
07/20, 7:11 PM
posted by:
Leopold Porkstacker
DUH!!! I don’t know how I missed the part that mentioned the Toyota engine.
-he who stacks pork
07/20, 7:12 PM
posted by:
Adam
I’d love to lay my grubby little hands on one of those, especially with the cancellation of the VW GX-3. This would be quite the rocket, and loads of fun too.
Just hope it doesn’t rain…
-Adam
07/20, 9:10 PM
posted by:
Will
That is awsome
07/20, 9:13 PM
posted by:
evan
I am 100% sure that this will not be street legal in the United States. Even the Exige S couldn’t pass emissions in the US and this won’t either. I do think it’s the coolest thing since the 340R… another car that was not street legal here.
Bottom line: I love it and am furious that it won’t be street legal here…
07/20, 11:22 PM
posted by:
Renton
Very Cool.
Question though, given the choice. This car or an Ariel Atom with S2000 powerplant?
07/20, 11:51 PM
posted by:
GMrules
I shove my colbalt up my ass
07/21, 2:29 AM
posted by:
Philip
That’s pretty badass! I want one
07/21, 2:40 AM
posted by:
davebo
#14: I guess it all depends on price, but yeah I’d take the american release of the ariel aton with GM’s supercharged ecotec. I just dig the no-body look of it a little more, and the passenger seat doesn’t hurt either.
07/21, 11:01 AM
posted by:
Mike
I am STILL waiting for someone to change out the Japanese motors for something more substantial.
I want to see stuffed into the Elise/Exige/Circuit:
1) WRX STI turbo 4
2) EVO Turbo 4
3) SRT4 Turbo 4
4) Lotus Esprit 4 cyl (or v8)
5) GM Ecotec (they have been pushed as high as 1500hp, I would settle for ~500hp)