Is a standard 3-Eleven a bit too tepid for your liking? We've got just the thing...
Anyone who joined us for Sunday Service at Prescott Hill Climb yesterday will know just how incredible a Lotus Exige V6 sounds. Of all the cars that tore up the mile-long course, from 911 GT3s to, it was the array of special edition V6 Exiges that had spectators flocking to the start line for a front seat to the six-cylinder symphony that was about to unfold.
Remarkable that an engine that also features in a Toyota Avalon, Camry and even the Alphard people carrier can produce such an evocative exhaust note. Okay, so the supercharged variant of Toyota’s 3.5-litre V6 was almost exclusively used by Lotus – and still is to this day with the Emira – but the architecture is the same as what you’ll find in cars of a far humbler nature. That’s beside the point, anyway. The closer you can get to said engine, the better – enter the Lotus 3-Eleven.
Has there been a Lotus that better represents Colin Chapman’s adage of ‘simplify, then add lightness’ since the 3-Eleven? I certainly can’t think of one. Yes, the Exige V6 has received its fair share of track variants and special editions, but the 3-Eleven was arguably the most extreme of the lot. Following the formula set out by 2-Eleven, Lotus ditched the roof, windows and doors, shedding around 200kg over the Exige V6 in the process.
Not only was 3-Eleven the lightest Lotus on sale when it launched back in 2015, it was also granted the most power. The V6 developed 416hp and 302lb ft of torque, though a track-only edition added even more output and ditched the manual ‘box for a racier sequential transmission instead.
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