The Lotus 3-Eleven is a sports car produced by British car manufacturer

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. The car is available as a racing version as well as a normal road legal version. Unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2015, it was launched in 2016 at a price of 82,500 for the road version (plus VAT) (116,500 (including VAT) for the race version) and limited to a production run of 311 units worldwide. In February 2018, the road version received cosmetic and mechanical updates like the rest of the Lotus line up for the final run of production with engine power increased to and performance similar to the race version. The upgraded car is known as the 3-Eleven 430.

Specifications and performance

The 3-Eleven is available in two configurations; a road legal version and a race version. The car has a mid-mounted engine configuration and comes with a Toyota 2GR-FE V6 engine coupled with an Edelbrock

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. The engine is similar to the one found in the Lotus Evora, but with variable power outputs, producing at 7,000 rpm and of torque at 3,000 rpm in the road version, and with engineering changes and software revisions to produce at 7,000 rpm and at 3,500 rpm in the race version. Both versions of the car have different transmissions; a 6-speed manual transmission is available for the road version and a paddle operated 6-speed sequential manual transmission is available for the race version. Acceleration times also vary with the road version having a acceleration time of 3.3 seconds and the race version having an acceleration time of 2.9 seconds which is achieved due to a reduction in dry weight by . Both versions have a top speed of . A more powerful and track focused version of the road car was launched in February 2018 dubbed the 3-eleven 430 edition, having an increase in the power output to and performance now similar to the racing version.

References

External links

Lotus' official web page
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