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Pure bench racing here but it is always nice to get things out of your head. Here are some facts: I love my '06 Exige, it handles, stops and goes great. Would not change much about it, I am ok with the power of it but of course you can always have more. I also love the new V6 Exige that is not available in a road car here.
I have to admit that my '06 looks great from most angles but there are some angles that I have to admit I do not like it from, directly from the side for example just does not look long enough. Also the wheelbase is a bit short letting it change direction great but is also rather quick to spin. Longer wheelbase cars are less likely to spin....You may see where this is going. There is no angle that I am not in absolute love with the V6, just amazing. When the usual question of 'if you can have any car.....' I usually say the F40 but on a slightly more realistic option is the new Exige (BTW I just found out that Exige means 'required' in spanish/french, pretty cool and fitting)
If Lotus is ever able to bring the V6 Exige here I would probably sell my '06 and another car to get one. If that never happens and I just so happened to get my hands on a front and rear replacement clams for the V6, I would not be against stretching out my '06 and adding in the Evora's drivetrain.
I should add in that I am no stranger to one-off fabrication. I have a long term car project that should be wrapped up in the next 2 years and might be looking for my next one. Fabricating an entire longer rear section and control arms would not be out of the question. Now ideally I would stretch the Exige out even more and build it Hennessey style with a porsche transaxle and LS engine. However what $15k in clams? I do not know what they would cost, just throwing out a number and of course not counting other associated parts but somehow I could end up with a new road legal V6 Exige that is not a V6 swapped one that is otherwise stock
I have to admit that my '06 looks great from most angles but there are some angles that I have to admit I do not like it from, directly from the side for example just does not look long enough. Also the wheelbase is a bit short letting it change direction great but is also rather quick to spin. Longer wheelbase cars are less likely to spin....You may see where this is going. There is no angle that I am not in absolute love with the V6, just amazing. When the usual question of 'if you can have any car.....' I usually say the F40 but on a slightly more realistic option is the new Exige (BTW I just found out that Exige means 'required' in spanish/french, pretty cool and fitting)
If Lotus is ever able to bring the V6 Exige here I would probably sell my '06 and another car to get one. If that never happens and I just so happened to get my hands on a front and rear replacement clams for the V6, I would not be against stretching out my '06 and adding in the Evora's drivetrain.
I should add in that I am no stranger to one-off fabrication. I have a long term car project that should be wrapped up in the next 2 years and might be looking for my next one. Fabricating an entire longer rear section and control arms would not be out of the question. Now ideally I would stretch the Exige out even more and build it Hennessey style with a porsche transaxle and LS engine. However what $15k in clams? I do not know what they would cost, just throwing out a number and of course not counting other associated parts but somehow I could end up with a new road legal V6 Exige that is not a V6 swapped one that is otherwise stock