This car is like a mental weapon. I discovered the Lotus 1 week ago when I got a lift with an client and the exige is now my absolute favorite car. I’ll buy one soon. It’s a real beauty. No luxury 100% performance = perfection

@andrewdearnley1642

7 ай бұрын

Did you end up buying one?

Wife said no, bought it anyway 😂😂😂 legend

Absolutely stunning Exige. Great video as well!

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed :)

Love the enthusiasm! It’s very difficult not to love a Lotus - they are special little machines. The only thing to improve the car would be to get the hardtop off. That would be bliss.

@harrykwan734

2 жыл бұрын

Oh but it does! The hardtop comes off in about 5 minutes with practice and the Elise's canvas roll up top fits right in when you need to park it. I gave up a little weight savings for a strong audio system and the combination of music, open sky, sublime handling, constant thrust to 8k, and screaming supercharger it truly is driving bliss.

I miss my exige a lot i have to say. It was running 280bhp with stage 2 exhaust, tune, injectors, fuel pump and induction. The only reason i sold it was that it was a 2nd car and was a pain to keep clean, taxed, tested etc after the initial novelty began to wear off. On a summer day there was nothing better though.

I've been tuned in to this exact frequency of what car can provide an upper level of pure joy. It is key that one's head is maintained in the correct geo-stationary orbit to appreciate it as one of those costly life expansion opportunities. He's dead right about needing to chase a more aurally satisfying engine configuration to reach thatultimate pinnacle - I think this sounds great I must add. The pickup of revs would certainly get me looking on the approach, but much like a Golf R32, Audi RS3 (5 pots are pretty fucking rad)etc perhaps a little more interesting than the waves of XR6's, Subies, VY SS's,RB25 '33's that will always be good in their own way but over the years as the ears have become collectively rinsed out through familiarity and in turn some undeniable level of contempt manifested. Yeah a V10 to enjoy for sure - for me a more modest form perhaps an older M5 would be interesting. Thing about having the sports/supercar looks also is that when youre out and about and getting on it as able once people see and register what the hell it is, how good it looks, whats customised and whats OEM nowadays they arent surprised one is driving such a "capable" (non-shitbox obviously as the paint and wheels are simply too nice) Blah rant pfft sorry. Kudos, this car is the shit. Dont care who Colin Chapman is. Nah, no engine swapping this unit. I'll just keep eyeing off those later model Evora S's and hope to scrape in something like an older P100D Model S soon to recoup some life points. No drama, less mess and fuss traffic carving fuelless under the radar would be epic for a short while/recoup those demerits. Loved the review bloke - speaking to the hearts of many .So honestly amusing to hear it oncemore described. P.S.-. I swear you are saying "Hia" as opposed to literally "here" - there I said it. Pronunciation eh. Keen to see any Aussie "IS300" upgraded from BEAMS Lexii out there. 2JZ equipped sedan being overlooked less and less of late - a serious on. Official request for the channel IF and WHEN. Chz.

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely sounds like you are a true car guy yourself too and agree with you on a lot of which are said. I do see you mention Golf and RS3 though... although I cannot argue with their impressive power figures with minimal effort, along with their amazing performance figures, they do feel quite soulless unfortunately. V10 M5 is one that was on the waiting list for me to review, but unfortunately the owner sold it, so I'll have to hunt another one down... RT10 Viper is on the cards to review though, which will take place later this year - 2 very different V10 engines, but will be interesting to experience that 8L of torque from 0rpm! Glad that you enjoyed the video mate and my pronunciation can be the worst sometimes, so I'll cop that one sweet hahaha Have a 1JZ powered sedan review coming up soon, so hopefully that can quench your thirst a little bit.... along with a very high powered Supra!

Awesome review thanks to you 👍👍

Will Lotus ever take their cars back to the US? I would love to buy one.

That thing sounds perfect

I asked Lotus to let me know if they are going to have a sales track day in UK and they said they are considering it, modern car from the raw 90s 👍

Sweet car. I have a 2007 Exige S as well, was wondering what you wheel and tire set up is? Also thought I heard you lowered the suspension by 22mm?? Was that right?

Great video! I bought a 2008 s240 also with the LSD and 1320 super charger. I'm in Sydney. Where are you based? Where do you (or the owner) get work done? At Simply Sports cars in Artarmon or you have an alternative? Thanks heaps mate! Oh just heard you drove 10 hours from Sydney, so assuming Melbourne?

Whata sEkC beast! 😍

Great job and great video man! For next driving videos with manual cars, it could be possible to fix a camera on the pedalbox to film your footwork please? :)

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Would be great to get some of that, will keep it in mind for future videos.... although I only rev match, no heel-toe from my end yet haha

@constantinrenoir8273

3 жыл бұрын

@@TalkTheTorque Haha, great, don't worry! Thank you very much man! :D

Superb color and spaceship sound Whats the manifold and exhaust setup???

@TalkTheTorque

2 жыл бұрын

Dump and exhaust is a Larini one, unsure of the manifold sorry

So your mate took a Lotus and turned it into something it was never meant to be. Well done for not getting the Lotus ethos.

@TalkTheTorque

7 ай бұрын

It’s called modifying a car… people been doing it for a while mate. It’s and 11 tenths version of an Exige!

@Mk1Male

7 ай бұрын

@@TalkTheTorque Then change the video title you plum. It's a modified car but you don't state it. _"It’s and[sic] 11 tenths version of an Exige!"_ - No idea what you mean.

Stunning. What wheels are those?

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Sure is a beautiful car. Wheels were something I had noted, but totally forgot to mention along with a few other things. They are XXR 527 wheels

@staniskhakbaev5844

2 жыл бұрын

@@TalkTheTorque, I loved the video. Great car! Any chance you could give rim/tyre sizes? If I'm not mistaken, he is running 17" front and 18" rear, which is larger than stock.

Is it still for sale?? What a weapon!

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Still hasn't fixed the car yet. Busy year for him, so everything is on hold... hopefully he keeps it!

wasnt this car for sale a few months ago? v nice

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

It was and once supercharger is replaced, more than likely will be again!

sorry if i missed it. but did you ever end up selling the ls3 supra? where is it now?

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

It sold 2 years ago... and I bought it back from the guy recently! haha

@spaghetti5038

3 жыл бұрын

@@TalkTheTorque oh wow haha. Missed it huh? Any plans for it? Btw you most likely don't remember me but I brought a supra hatch off of you once. And I saw the ls3 supra in person.

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

​@@spaghetti5038 Yea, was starting to get the Supra bug again and lucky enough to end up with my old beast! Going to give the interior some nice additions, TRD wing, paint job and customise the engine bay a little bit I think I do remember... you picked it up in a ute?? (I sold 2, so may be the other guy lol)

It's a shame it's so uncomfortable. Don't really see the point having such a light car so stiff with a bad seat. Even race cars have a decent seat even if the suspension is hard. It's important to be somewhat comfortable in the seat so you can consertrate on the race.

@TalkTheTorque

3 жыл бұрын

Especially with the upgraded suspension, definitely a more track focused car. With a faultless road would be a lot more comfortable. All in all though, the hurt back was worth it. An experience I hold very highly!

@ironleader3169

2 жыл бұрын

I have a 2005 Elise-supercharged-I have done 500 Mile days- the seat is fine!. It is comfortable for me -5'7"!

Its a Lotus, it is what they do. Shame it’s dead and the world is VW blandness. Thanks mate for expressing what is now over.

If you actually find one today it will cost more than it did new. No thanks. Wife said get a new corvet better.

Blabla blabla... fucking...be polite please!

STOP SWEARING!!!!!!

@TalkTheTorque

2 жыл бұрын

DON'T CRY!!!!!!