Lotus Exige S Type 72

Lotus Exige S Type 72

The Lotus Exige S Type

72 celebrates the most successful F1 car

of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One

car, which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories

between 1970 and 1975.

The Lotus Type 72 was

driven by such Lotus greats as Jochen Rindt,

Emerson Fittipaldi, Ronnie Peterson and Jacky

Ickx and won three Formula One Constructors'

Championships (1970, 1972 and 1973) and two

Drivers' World Championships (the first

being won by Jochen Rindt in 1970 and the

second by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972).The colour scheme of

the Exige S Type 72 commemorates the famous

and easily recognisable black and gold Lotus

Type 72 livery and is finished by the same

sign writer who painted racing cars for Team

Lotus.

Performance through light

weight has long been a Lotus philosophy.

The 935kg Exige S Type 72 sprints to 60 mph

in just 4.5 seconds and to 100 km/h in 4.7

seconds, before reaching a top speed of 145

mph, 233 km/h. The Exige S Type 72 also offers

class leading fuel economy and emissions,

with fuel economy of 6.5 litres/100 km (43.5

mpg) on the Extra Urban Cycle and CO2 emissions

of 199 g/km.

The Exige S Type 72 is

a powerful supercharged mid-engined sportscar

that is equally at home on the racetrack

or open road. The intercooled engine has

VVTL-i technology ensuring impressive performance

all the way to the rev limiter at 8500 rpm.

The Sport Pack comes as standard

on the Exige S Type 72 which has a bespoke

high quality interior, including black micro

fibre ProBax sports seats with gold stitching.

Each car comes with a special build plate

commemorating one of the F1 car's 20

Grand Prix victories. The exterior of the

Exige S Type 72 features unique black and

gold light weight wheels and is finished

with hand-painted gold Type 72 and Exige

S logos, (the Sport Pack also includes a

T45 steel main roll hoop, Lotus Traction

Control, twin oil coolers and an adjustable

front anti-roll bar).

All Lotus cars

offer outstanding handling and performance,

and the Exige is no exception offering excellent

dynamics and great driver involvement. Lotus

ride and handling gives an inspiring driving

experience and the mid-engined layout of

the Lotus Exige S Type 72 offers fantastic

balance and agility.

Luke Bennett, Operations

Director for Lotus Cars Limited stated, "The

Lotus Exige S Type 72 is an evocative sportscar,

combining cutting edge handling and performance

with the iconic Type 72 colour scheme, one

of the most famous racing liveries of all

time. The Exige provides an intense driving

experience either on road or track and this

limited edition is a worthy car to celebrate

such a legendary racing car."Clive Chapman, Director

of Classic Team Lotus said, "The Type

72 was a very significant car for Team Lotus

and indeed for the world of F1. It was a

revolutionary design that pioneered the use

of side mounted radiators to achieve its

distinctive 'wedge' profile,

which delivered a significant aerodynamic

advantage. Furthermore, by minimising unsprung

weight and using a torsion bar, rising rate

suspension, tyre performance was excellent.

The Lotus Type 72 design was so advanced

that it was competitive for an extraordinary

six years."

The Exige S Type

72 options include: Air Conditioning, Limited

Slip Differential and the Performance Pack,

which includes a power increase to 240 PS,

larger AP Racing brakes, enlarged roof scoop

(compared to the standard Exige S) and Lotus

variable traction control and Lotus launch

control.

To commemorate the impressive

number of Grand Prix wins the Type 72 achieved,

Lotus will be producing 20 of this special

edition for the UK, a further 20 cars for

mainland Europe and there will be a limited

run of cars in Japan and selected markets

around the world.

Lotus Exige S Type 72

prices:

UK Price: £35,995 MRSP,

excluding on the road costs of £950

Euro zone price: €40,332,

including delivery and other on the road

costs, excluding local country tax.Exige S: 199

g/km CO2

8.5 l/100 km (33.2 mpg)

Combined Cycle

11.9 l/100 km (23.7 mpg)

Urban Cycle6.5 litres/100 km (43.5

mpg) Extra Urban Cycle