When reading ‘Type 72′, the diehard Formula 1 fans will inevitably think about Lotus’s most successfull F1 car of all time that made furor with 20 Grand Prix winns between 1970 and 1975. To honour that Lotus has now relaesed the Exige S Type 72 Special Edition wherefrom Lotus will be producing 20 units for the UK, a further 20 units for mainland Europe and there will be a limited run of cars in Japan and selected markets around the world.
To draw even more attention the colour scheme of the Exige S Type 72 equals the famous and easily recognisable black and gold livery and is finished by the same sign writer who painted racing cars for Team Lotus. With a total weight of just 935 kg (2061 lbs) the Type 72’s supercharged engine producing 240 bhp does a sprint from stanstill to 62 mph (100 kmh) is just 4.7 seconds, topspeed is reached at 145 mph (233 kmh).
Lotus Exige S Type 72 Special Edition
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