Lotus Exige Reviews from UK and Ireland

I love Exige's, and am thinking of buying one. I love your comments, and the irony of your previous car being a SAAB 9-3. One car loves and dives hard into corners, the other is famous for torque steer and lane changing. It must be a refreshing change, all be it a more bumpy ride.

Nice review.

I always wanted an Exige, but never trusted the K-series engine in VHPD guise. This version of the K-series was not only developed without any consultation with the original engine design team at Rover, but apparently turned out to be so far out of factory tolerances that Rover publicly distanced themselves from it after they got their hands on one. I have also yet to hear of any VHPD K-series that has done more than 30,000 miles without total failure or major surgery.

Such a shame, as the S1 Exige is a peach of a car.

That was a very superficial review. All the "problems" the author listed are either a result of poor maintenance or little knowledge on the car. Cars need their oil changed. If you don't change the oil then the engine will have to be replaced. Duh. Also, the tires that come on the car stock are racing tires. All racing tires wear our much faster then normal driving tires. They are designed to grip, not last.

The build quality of the Lotus cars is exceptional. But it is a drivers car. This is not a car one would buy to drive to work everyday. It's designed to beat supercars costing many times more.

No, I have a lotus exige S and it does break down a lot! The car is not expensive, but they screw in another way! But still, it's a F1 on the roads and that's what make the car fun!