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2009 Lotus Exige Cup 260 with light version

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

2009 Lotus Exige Cup 260

Lotus introduced its latest Exige Cup 260 at the Paris motor show 2008. The car will serve as a replacement for the 2008 Exige Cup Car and many chances have made to the new Exige Cup 260.

The 2009 Exige Cup 260 sport uses more of carbon fiber chunks which trimming it’s weights down 86 lbs. Coupled with a 257-horsepower with a maximum torque of 174 lb-ft, 1.8-liter Toyota-sourced mill force fed through an intercooler by an Eaton M62 supercharger, the ‘09 Exige Cup 260 can sprint from 0-60 mph / 0-100km/h in less than 4 seconds. It’s top speed is pegged at 152 mph. Fuel economy comes in at a 26 mpg. (more…)