Combining Lotus’ vehicle development skills with its motorsport pedigree, the class-leading competition car will set the pace when the first production cars reach owners in May 2017. As part of the current Exige’s development cycle, the Race 380 will become the racecar of choice for teams as well as privateers for the 2017/2018 season.
Based on one of the world’s best supercars, the Exige Sport 380, the new model provides the ultimate in race-bred engineering and comes with a host of competition-focused components as standard.
Gearbox, suspension, aerodynamics and electrical systems are among the items that have been modified to reflect the car’s role, but despite the fact that the new Race model is not available in a road-legal specification, the majority of the original car’s configuration is retained, thanks to the Exige Sport 380’s highly advanced development.
In keeping with its name, the new Exige Race 380 includes a wide range of competition-orientated options as standard, covering everything from drivetrain to driver information system – all designed to increase the car’s capabilities. Developed to be eligible for the worldwide Lotus Cup series and a number of clubman championships, this race car is every inch a winner.
Retaining the race-proven 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine, the Exige Race 380 boasts 375bhp at 6700rpm and 410Nm at 5000rpm. In order to extract every ounce of performance, the engine comes with an Xtrac 6-speed sequential transmission, oil cooler, and cassette-type plate limited slip differential, and is operated by carbon paddles located behind the steering wheel. Opting for the full exhaust system in titanium removes a further 10kg from beyond the rear axle.
Extremely quick off the line, the Exige Race 380 sprints from zero to 96km/h in just 3.2 seconds, and laps Lotus’ Hethel track in an outstanding 1 minute 23.5 seconds – the fastest ever for an Exige.
Helping the driver stay on pace, the new Exige Race 380’s colour TFT instrument cluster offers numerous user-customisable/programmable screen configurations. Incorporating a track data logger and GPS unit, owners have the opportunity to upgrade this logger with professional data analysis software.
As well as being designed to win, the Exige Race 380 looks exceptional and retains many of the hand-made carbon fibre components from the Exige Sport 380, including the front inspection cover, hard-top and diffuser surround. 
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