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The new Lotus 3-Eleven 430 is the pretty much the ultimate “I have more money than you and this is how I am going to spend it” car. I mean, who drives a car like this? No one I know. I REALLY WANT TO BE THAT GUY.
The 3-Eleven 430 is the quickest street-legal sports car Lotus has ever produced. It is also an extremely rare car to actually own as they are only making 20 of them. And should you want to put your order in for one it will cost you £102,000 ($142,506).
The supercharged and charge-cooled 3.5-litre V6 all-aluminum engine puts out 430 HP at 7000 RPM, goes from 0-60 in 3.1 seconds and can hit a max speed of 180 MPH.
The car weighs only 920 kilograms (2,028 pounds), boasts a 6-speed manual transmission, with gearbox cooler, coupled to Lotus’ precision shift aluminum mechanism.
Some of the other unique features of the Lotus 3-Eleven 430 include:
— New, lightweight two-piece grooved ventilated J-Hook brake discs and AP Racing four-piston callipers (front 332mm x 32mm, rear 332mm x 26mm)
— Unequal length, fully independent double wishbone suspension with Eibach® tubular front and rear anti-roll bars
— AP Racing® brake calipers, red painted finish with black logo
— Michelin® Cup 2 tires (front 225/40 R18, rear 275/30 R19)
— Lotus designed, ultra-lightweight, fully machined, forged aluminium wheels (18″ 7.5J front and 19″ 9.5J rear 10 spoke alloy wheels) in satin black finish
— Adjustable Traction Control
— LED front daytime running lights with integrated direction indicators
— LED rear lamps with integrated direction indicators
— Carbon fiber driver’s seat with 4-point harness
— Lightweight aluminum pedal pads
— Full color TFT display with driver selection modes for road/track
“The development of the original 3-Eleven focused our thoughts on a Lotus of pure simplicity and advanced our thinking on the sports cars of the future. The 3-Eleven 430 is the ultimate conclusion of that work, a super car killer and something that we’re all immensely proud of,” stated Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Group Lotus plc.
I’d be proud too if I were him.
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