Series 3 was a different animal: Lotus swapped the Exige's four-cylinder for a supercharged V6, making it the biggest-engined car in the Elise/Exige family.
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Lead trim: Sport 350 (345 hp) · up to 430 hp
Lotus Exige Series 32012–2021
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FactSeries 3 was a different animal: Lotus swapped the Exige's four-cylinder for a supercharged V6, making it the biggest-engined car in the Elise/Exige family.
At the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show the 2012 version of the Exige S was announced, featuring a supercharged 3.5 litre V6 from the Evora S rated at 345 hp; a roadster followed in 2013. To accommodate the V6 the new model is approximately 25 cm longer and 5 cm wider than the inline-four Exige, and its drag coefficient is 0.433. The range grew to include the track-focused V6 Cup and Cup R, the 81-car LF1 Limited Edition celebrating Lotus's Formula One heritage, the Sport 350 that replaced the Exige S in December 2015 (51 kg lighter, with the gearshift mechanism left exposed through an open-gate design), the Sport 380 and Cup 380 of 2016, and the most powerful Exige, the Cup 430 unveiled on 9 November 2017 using the Evora GT430 powertrain. The page gives conflicting power figures for the Cup 430 (430 PS in the text, 430 hp in its specification block), so no power figure is given for that trim.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup 380 | 2016–2021 | 3.5 L V6 | 375 hp | 302 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Cup 430 | 2017–2021 | 3.5 L V6 | 430 hp | 325 lb-ft | 3.2 s | RWD | — | — |
| Exige S V6 3.5 supercharged (345 hp) | 2012–2015 | 3.5 L V6 | 345 hp | 295 lb-ft | 3.8 s | — | — | — |
| Sport 350 (345 hp) | 2015–2019 | 3.5 L V6 | 345 hp | 295 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Sport 380 (375 hp) | 2016–2021 | 3.5 L V6 | 375 hp | 302 lb-ft | 3.5 s | — | — | — |
| V6 Cup (345 hp) | 2013–2016 | 3.5 L V6 | 345 hp | 295 lb-ft | 3.8 s | RWD | — | — |
| V6 Cup R (361 hp) | 2013–2016 | 3.5 L V6 | 361 hp | 305 lb-ft | 3.8 s | RWD | — | — |
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