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Lotus Exige – two halves of the same car

Enjoying driving an expensive and fast car does not mean that you should endanger your own life or the lives of others. Just such a situation happened to the owner of Lotus Exige who lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a light post.

A video recently released shows the moment of the accident in which the Lotus Exige split into two due to the force of the impact. Luckily, the driver and co-driver survived, and the fact that they passed with minor injuries shows how lucky they were.

According to TheSunDaily, the 42-year-old driver and 28-year-old co-driver have complained of chest and neck pain but are feeling well. Luck for them, but also a good indicator of the development of modern technology when it comes to passenger safety.

The cause of the accident is not known, and in most cases it is unadjusted speed. So, slowly with the accelerator pedal.

Source: TheSunDaily

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End of production for Lotus Elise, Evora and Exige

As the start of production of Lotus Emira is approaching, the company announced that it will stop producing its three models: Elise, Exige and Evora. The decision was made to replace the assembly lines with new ones for the production of the Emira and the electric model Evija.

Lotus Emira will be offered in several vibrant paint colors, such as Hethel Yellow, Nimbus Gray, Magma Red, Dark Verdant and Shadow Gray. It will be equipped with LED lights all round, heated power-fold door mirrors and rear parking sensors and titanium exhaust finisher. It will be powered by a 3.5-liter supercharged V6 engine with 400 hp (298 kW) and 317 lb-ft (430 Nm) of torque. The engine is paired with a six-speed automatic transmission with paddleshift. As an option, there is also a six-speed manual transmission that works at a slightly lower torque.

Lotus Elise began production in 1996, Exige in 2000, Evora in 2008. So far, more than 51,000 have found their way to their owners. “As we say farewell to the last few cars, we look forward to the Emira and Evija in the all-new factories at Hethel and sub-assembly facilities in Norwich, which introduce greater efficiencies and automation, higher quality and flexibility and the hugely exciting next chapter in our Vision80 strategy, ”said Lotus CEO Matt Windle.

Source: Lotus