The Lotus 2-Eleven is already one of the most potent track toys money can buy, but the English automaker is one-upping the 2-Eleven with an even more high-performance variation. Dubbed the Lotus Sport 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport, the new version of the racer is now the “pinnacle of the 2-Eleven range.”
Using the 2-Eleven as a foundation, Lotus Sport created an all-out racer designed to conform to the SRO GT4 rule book. Modifications include plenty of body work – including a carbon fiber rear wing and diffuser — a full roll cage and a sequential gearbox.
The GT4’s powerplant has been massaged to produce 15 more horsepower, bringing total output to 270 ponies. Torque figures check in at 181 lb-ft.
Power is routed through a six-speed sequential gearbox, which is tied into the engine management system to ensure torque is kept in check during shifting. The system also features no-lift shifting and a rev matching blip on downshifts.
Deliveries of the GT4 Supersport are scheduled to begin in March 2009, with a price tag of £78,255. Lotus will initially only produce 10 examples of the GT4, but the package can be retrofitted to exiting 2-Elevens.
11/12, 2:57 PM
posted by:
atoms
i wonder will this sequential gearbox be able to be fitted to other lotus products, like there exige product line, ’cause it would defiantly turn the 240 into an even more potent fire spitting gerbil with that engine management software
11/12, 3:12 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
That is awesome. How many cupholders does it have and can I get a DVD player for the kids?
11/12, 3:38 PM
posted by:
F3INT))AP3X
“The system also features no-lift shifting and a rev matching blip on downshifts.”…………Duh its a sequential box.
11/12, 4:01 PM
posted by:
Borat
Price tag of £78,255 means it is not availble on our side of the pond.
11/12, 5:19 PM
posted by:
Lariat Luxury Locomotive Liner No.3
The quintessential roller skate with a 270 hp engine.
11/12, 8:19 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
Very cool. But I think it’s funny when people say normal sports cars aren’t good because they only have two seats.
11/13, 1:12 AM
posted by:
maxcar
i wonder how it measures up to the ariel atom.
11/13, 3:17 AM
posted by:
nitinsharma1000
F3INT))AP3X the fact that its sequential does not mean it gonna give you rev matching downshifts or no lift. Technically every motorcycle has a seq tranny. And a lot of race cars have seq trannys with a clutch and you gotta do all the footwork urself.
11/13, 8:57 AM
posted by:
Got Handling?
what would people on your side of the pond do with it Borat? They wouldn’t even be able to get in!
11/13, 12:04 PM
posted by:
beatusmongous
I’m not a big guy, Got Handling, so I could use one. But my wife would get it in the divorce settlement, so it wouldn’t be worth it anyway.