Is the Lotus Exige S an exotic car?
11-27-2006, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
long time pck, you graduate yet? since you went to MIT im sure owning one of these would be pretty easy for you in a few years
11-28-2006, 10:25 PM
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Here is the traditional definition of exotic with which I'm most familiar.
An organism or species that is not native to the continental United States; synonymous with "alien."
An exotic car would be any car with origins outside the United States. If you lived in Australia, it would be any car with origins outside Australia. Yes, this means the Lotus is exotic. Even the RX-8 is exotic... at least to me. I don't hail from Japan.
An organism or species that is not native to the continental United States; synonymous with "alien."
An exotic car would be any car with origins outside the United States. If you lived in Australia, it would be any car with origins outside Australia. Yes, this means the Lotus is exotic. Even the RX-8 is exotic... at least to me. I don't hail from Japan.
11-29-2006, 02:47 PM
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Hmm i walked out of a restaurant into the parking lot one day, and usually my 8 is the only noticable car in a parking lot (to me at least), but a lotus in the same color (white) outshined mine and demanded attention! the only car so far to do that ...it's gotta be an exotic! =)
11-29-2006, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
Still have another semester to go... We'll see what happens down the line. I might stay in school for another couple years, which means no car (of any kind) for me for a little while longer
11-29-2006, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by User24
The next step up in exterior style from an RX8 is an Exige. However, the interior of the Exige is a big step down. I often dream about having an Exige, and paying to get it custom leather trimmed to look nice on the inside as well.
In other news, it's kind of strange, but as I've been getting older, I've come to use my radio less and less. In fact, I'm relatively certain that right now you could take it out and I wouldn't miss it. I don't think I've had it on for any length of time for well over a month. I'm beginning to think that an HVAC system may be the next on my list of unnecessary things. I pretty much only use the air when I have passengers or on the hottest days of the summer (which, in FL, is about 3-4 months) and we have no winter. I guess we'll find out if I ever end up shunning that one. It's like I'm slowly forcing myself into a car like the Exige.
11-30-2006, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
The standard Exige is street legal and has been sold in the US since MY2006. The supercharged Exige, the Exige S, is not street legal, and Lotus hasn't announced any plans to bring it over as a street car. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
http://www.prestigeimports.com/en/%5..._item_id=46996
11-30-2006, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by vOc
Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
Lotus announced in late September that they were going to be importing the Exige S, according to this site. Glad I was wrong, maybe some day I'll be able to own one of these cars
Originally Posted by playdoh43
hey, pck, glad to hear youre almost out, i just got out in may hehe. what post graduate degree are you thinking of pursing?
12-01-2006, 02:57 PM
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I think the lines flow very well. If they were to get rid of those two front inner oval lights which I think are the turn indicators, then the car lines would flow even better.
12-05-2006, 07:23 PM
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So I went to Lotus of Beverly Hills last weekend and sat inside a black Lotus EXIGE S. I have to say that this is the first time in 2 years I've thought about selling my 8.
12-06-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
The standard Exige is street legal and has been sold in the US since MY2006. The supercharged Exige, the Exige S, is not street legal, and Lotus hasn't announced any plans to bring it over as a street car. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
The 2007 lotus exige s has a supercharger and is street legal. There is one at a dealer i pass everyday. www.foxvalleymotorcars.com
12-06-2006, 01:35 PM
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I personally don't see anything exotic about it. It's actually kind of goofy looking. It looks like every other Lotus. It's just a fairly light little sports car that performs good. That doesn't make it exotic. You want exotic? How about the only car produced right now that has an internal combustion engine that doesn't have pistons! Does that count?
12-08-2006, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by oryas
It doesn't matter to me whether it's an exotic or not, I was only asking out of curiousity. And as far as the Exige S being street legal in the U.S. I figured it was since I have seen them listed at www.lotusbeverlyhills.com
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