Lotus Exige S Coupe

The Lotus Exige S Coupe (Series 3) is the 2011-2015 version of the Lotus Exige S sports car.
== Description ==
The Lotus Exige is the "middle brother" between the Lotus Elise and Evora. If compared side by side with a Lotus Elise and a Lotus Evora, a lot of people can notice that the back half of the Exige is identical to the back half of an Evora, while the front half of the Exige is exactly like the Elise's front half. 
The Lotus Exige S is a more powerful version of the Lotus Exige  (Series 3) and is equipped with a 3.5L (3,456 cc) supercharged Toyota 2GR-FE V6 from the Lotus Evora S. It is placed in the middle of the car and transversely mounted. The V6 has a bore/stroke of 94.0×83.0 mm (3.7×3.3 in) and a compression ratio of 10:1. 
Power is rated at at 7,000 rpm and at 4,500 rpm. The Exige S uses fuel injection and has 4 valves per cylinder, with DOHC and dual VVTi.
The Exige S weighs at least and uses a bonded aluminum monocoque chassis. The transmission used is a 6-speed EA60 manual, which delivers power to the rear wheels.
The Exige S is capable of 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in 3.8 seconds, 0-100 mph (0-161 km/h) in 7.9 seconds, and a top speed of 170 mph (274 km/h).
== Asphalt Nitro ==
The Lotus Exige S Coupe is one of the five original Class C cars. It costs to buy.
== Asphalt 8: Airborne ==
The Lotus Exige S Coupe is a mid Class C car with the following rank statistics:
*Starting rank: 1105
**This was changed to 1117 in the 2019 Holiday Update
*MAX rank: 1321
**This was changed to 1271 (+154) in the 2019 Holiday Update
**This was removed in the Gangstar Season Update
*MAX+PRO rank: 1457
**This was changed to 1416 (+145) in the 2019 Holiday Update
*Tuning Kit bonus: +47
**This was changed to +42 in the 2019 Holiday Update
Prior to the Tenerife Update, the Lotus Exige S Coupe was incorrectly as named the Lotus Exige S Roadster, despite the coupe model being used. As of the Tenerife Update, this has been corrected.
==== Performance ====
The Exige has a decent nitro efficiency of 6/12/16, very fast acceleration, decently high top speed, and very good handling; however, the Exige suffers from a wide drifting radius. However apart from that, it is extremely all-rounded. The Renault Alpine Celebration acts an upgraded version of the Exige.
The Exige was one of the original Class C cars. Previously, it was the best car in Class C, dominating the competition. Despite the Audi RS 4 Avant being slightly faster and having a better nitro efficiency (5/10/15), and despite the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione being much faster, the Exige still outran both cars due to its much better handling and acceleration when compare to the Avant, and its much better acceleration and nitro efficiency (vs 10/15/20) when compared to the 8C, in other words, owing to its all-roundedness while both the Avant and 8C has at least 1 weakness.
However, soon after the initial game release, the SRT 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 was released. Despite possessing some of the worst drifting, handling and acceleration in the game, the Challenger featured a much higher speed than the other three cars, with a low nitro efficiency of 8/13/18 (though not the lowest). The Challenger competes with the Exige on a variety of maps; it is better for long tracks but worse for short/technical tracks.
Currently, all four cars are now useless for TLE leaderboard rewards as they have been overshadowed by far better cars like the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series, Sbarro Sparta and a variety of other cars, but they can achieve the single player time rewards in most TLEs if MAX+PROed. All cars slower than these cars are incapable of achieving the time rewards.
==== Usage ====
Due to the Exige's outstanding performance for such a low price and rank, it is possibly the best starter's Class C car for Career Mode, capable of completing all normal Career Mode Seasons. It is used in a Classic race in French Guiana in Season 6: Adrenaline, as well as a Versus race against the Ford Focus RS in the Alps in Season 3: Street Rules.
The Exige, like most of the original cars, is a very poor choice for Multiplayer and is not recommended for that purpose, due to its high starting rank.
The Lotus Exige S Coupe is one of the Enduro Cars used in the Icona Vulcano V12 Hybrid's Enduro Double Down event.
==== Price ====
The Lotus Exige S Coupe had an original buying price of but was changed to and before being increased to . As of the Fifteenth Anniversary Update it costs .
As of the Hot Winter Season Update, upgrades require 55 of each , , , and , 160 and .
Kit cards for the Exige can be obtained by purchasing the Premium Pass in the Racing Pass 1 and can be bought with . A total of is needed for obtaining all the .
The Exige was obtainable by reaching Tier 50 in the Jaguar F-Type SVR Car Hunt. Players who already owned the car would get 8x instead.
The Exige was obtainable for a second time by reaching Tier 37 in the TORINO DESIGN Super Sport Car Hunt. Players who already owned the car would get 8x instead.
The Exige was part of the 22nd and 29th Multiplayer Seasons, Earth Season 2 and Nightshade Season 3 respectively as a Challenger League reward. Players who already had the Exige would win  instead. The Exige was also given as a login gift on November 21, 2022 during the Golden Season Update. Players who already had the Exige would receive instead.
== Asphalt 7: Heat ==
Correctly named as the Lotus Exige S, it was only available by the completion of its own Special Event.
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