The Lotus Evora may still be getting most of the headlines for Lotus , but the sports car maker quietly unveiled the Exige Cup 260 at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Based on the Exige Cup Car, the 260 treatment makes the Exige and even more serious track day competitor.
In Exige Cup 260 guise, the already potent sports car sheds another 38 kg – thanks to extensive use of carbon fiber – keeping the car’s overall weight to less than 900 kg.
Thanks to that focus on lightweight and a 260 horsepower powerplant, the Exige Cup 260 can scoot from 0-60 in less than four seconds. The 260’s lightweight materials should also translate into better road holding figures.
Despite the Exige Cup 260’s serious track potential, it’s actually a fully road legal car – at least in Europe and Asia where it will be sold. The road legality is necessary as the Exige Cup 260 was designed to conform to 2009 Lotus Cup Europe racing standards, which deems all participating cars must be street legal.
Like most cool cars from Europe, it looks as though U.S. consumers will miss out on the Exige Cup 260.
