2009 Lotus Exige S 260 Sport - Quick Spin - Car and Driver
WHAT IS IT. . An Americanized version of the Euro-market Lotus Exige Cup 260 and, as such, the most powerful version of the diminutive two-seater that Lotus sells in the U. S. It’s also one of the most intense sports cars you can buy at any price. Bite-sized and featherweight, the Exige S 260 Sport features a supercharged 257-hp version out back of Toyota’s 1. 8-liter four-pot, and with no rear window, one-piece racing seats, and door sills as wide as the Great Plains, it is blatantly... Those with back problems will have a horrendous time getting inside, and those same problems will only be made worse after being jostled around for a few miles. But honestly, comfort is soooo not the point of this limited-run Exige. Unfortunately, the track is the only place we didn’t get to take the S 260 Sport during its four-day stay with us in Los Angeles. We did, however, burn through two tanks of fuel (it has only a nine-gallon tank) taking it to the grocery store, Laundromat, and gym and on several high-octane blasts up and down Mulholland Drive—you know, all the stuff single guys do in L. A. We... For passersby—who are barely visible out the mail-slot windows—and for our hapless passengers—who sort of knew what to expect by looking at it but were nonetheless rendered stupid by the violence with which this car tears up the street—the S 260... Source: www.caranddriver.com
