The British sports car manufacturer has announced that both the Exige S Coupe and the Exige S Roadster will be offered with an optional six-speed automatic transmission, found also in the Evora IPS, along with the standard six-speed manual gearbox. For the auto option, clients will have to pay extra €2,185 (£2,000).
The company also said that when equipped with the automatic gearbox, the track car manages to be 0.1 seconds quicker when accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h, with the sprint being completed in 3.9 seconds. However, both variants had the same lap time when running on the factory test track.
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The vehicle comes with steering wheel paddle shifters and 2 drive modes, Sport or Race, for smarter gear shifting and improved performance.
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The Lotus Exige S takes its power from a 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine capable of generating 345 horsepower.
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The Lotus Exige S weighs only 2,592 pounds and goes on sale in January next year.