Lotus is one of the few outside automakers planning to take advantage of this week’s Tokyo Motor Show, with the British automaker preparing to display a limited edition of its Exige coupe. Dubbed the Lotus Exige Scura, the high-performance version of the two-door will hit the Tokyo stage on Wednesday.
Based on the standard-issue Exige model, the Scura – Italian for ‘dark’ – significantly ups the Exige’s sinister quotient, adding both menacing looks and performance upgrades.
Most notably, the Exige Scura comes draped in a soft-feel black matt finished, accented by high-gloss Phantom Black triple stripes. The Exige Scura’s look is also set off by plenty of carbon fiber accents, including on the car’s hood, oil cooler inlet vents, side airscoops and rear spoiler.
That carbon fiber theme is carried over into the Exige Scura’s interior, with a specially crafted center console and seats.
In order to back up those toughened looks, the Exige Scura features a supercharged 1.8L four-cylinder cranking out 257 horsepower and 174 lb-ft of torque. Thanks to a 10kg weight reduction – as well as a standard launch control – Lotus says the Scura can make the sprint from 0-60 in about 4 seconds, with the run from 0-100 taking a mere 9.9 seconds. The Scura tops out at 152 mph.
Only 35 examples of the Exige Scura will be produced, but it doesn’t appear as though any will be heading to the United States. European pricing for the Exige Scura will start in the 61,000 euro range.
