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Old 02-09-2021, 10:53 AM   #29
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Only thing we have here in the States is the bloated Evora. I wish we had the Exige. The Exige 430 Cup is the car to have. A 911 is the better value and better daily, but the Exige would be the better driver's car.

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Why was the Exige dropped? I know it changed from 2ZZ-GE 4banger to the 2GR V6 at some point and got fatter because of it....(maybe it was cuz of the end of the 2zz production run?) And didnt know why the Exige V6 never came to North America. Maybe it was too similar to a stripped down Evora?
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Why was the Exige dropped? I know it changed from 2ZZ-GE 4banger to the 2GR V6 at some point and got fatter because of it....(maybe it was cuz of the end of the 2zz production run?) And didnt know why the Exige V6 never came to North America. Maybe it was too similar to a stripped down Evora?
Safety standards. The Lotus Elise and Exige originally got safety standards exemptions for bumpers and airbags, because they were such a small company. The exemptions were not renewed. Production of North American version of Exige ended in August 2011 after the expiration of "smart" airbags exemption.
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Why was the Exige dropped? I know it changed from 2ZZ-GE 4banger to the 2GR V6 at some point and got fatter because of it....(maybe it was cuz of the end of the 2zz production run?) And didnt know why the Exige V6 never came to North America. Maybe it was too similar to a stripped down Evora?
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Safety standards. The Lotus Elise and Exige originally got safety standards exemptions for bumpers and airbags, because they were such a small company. The exemptions were not renewed. Production of North American version of Exige ended in August 2011 after the expiration of "smart" airbags exemption.
And the average Americian could no longer fit in them.
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And the average Americian could no longer fit in them.

Average?
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More like the average buyer: an overweight, middle-aged man.
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And the average Americian could no longer fit in them.
Please don't remind me of the time I realized I'm 3x fatter than I consider myself.

Getting in and out of that Exige was almost hell. I think I still have aches from it.
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Please don't remind me of the time I realized I'm 3x fatter than I consider myself.

Getting in and out of that Exige was almost hell. I think I still have aches from it.
Wel I wasn't going to but...
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More like the average buyer: an overweight, middle-aged man.
About half this forum are overweight middle aged men.
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Wel I wasn't going to but...
I....can't believe you still have this photo.
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I....can't believe you still have this photo.
Somehow I lost all the pics from that trip except for the two posted here.
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About half this forum are overweight middle aged men.
HEY! I resemble that remark!

I sat in a Lotus once... Cool car, but obviously not a daily for me.
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About half this forum are overweight middle aged men.
Probably. I’m 5’8 155lbs, so I would be fine in an Exige, but most buyers of a new Elise/Exige would have problems. If half of the people here are overweight, middle-aged men then the target demographic for the Lotus is probably 75%+ overweight and pushing 65+.
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I've never sat in any Lotus before!
I rode around what seemed like half of California in Ho's (the one in the pics above). Riding was fine but getting in and out was entertaining.
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