The Lotus 2-Eleven is a car produced by
British
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car manufacturer
Lotus. It is based on the
Lotus Exige S
The Lotus Exige is a British two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars since 2000. Originally a more-hardcore coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster, since the Series 3 the Exige has been the larger-engined model of the family - u ...
, and thus has the same
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
2ZZ-GE with
VVTL-i
VVT-i, or Variable Valve Timing with intelligence, is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Toyota. It was first introduced in 1995 with the ''Toyota JZ engine#2JZ-GE, 2JZ-GE'' engine found in the Toyota_Crown (S150), JZS15 ...
,
Eaton M62
Roots-type supercharger
The Roots-type blower is a
positive displacement lobe pump which operates by pumping a fluid with a pair of meshing lobes resembling a set of stretched gears. Fluid is trapped in pockets surrounding the lobes and carried from the intake sid ...
and
intercooled
An intercooler is a heat exchanger used to cool a gas after compression. Often found in turbocharged engines, intercoolers are also used in air compressors, air conditioners, refrigeration and gas turbines.
Internal combustion engines
Most ...
inline-four engine
A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...
. Weighing , with at 8,000 rpm and at 7,000 rpm of
torque
In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational equivalent of linear force. It is also referred to as the moment of force (also abbreviated to moment). It represents the capability of a force to produce change in the rotational motion of th ...
, the 2-Eleven can sprint from 0- in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of .
Intended as a
track day
A track day is an organised event in which non-members are allowed to drive or ride around established motor racing circuits, or alternatively (though far less common) on closed or disused airfields. Most race tracks around the world now provide t ...
car,
it costs £39,995 though for an additional £1,100 Lotus will make the car fully road legal.
Slight differences exist between the track and road versions, where the track car is slightly longer, at
and lighter at .
References
External links
Top Gear’s guide to 2-Eleven
2-Eleven
2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2007
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