Lotus Cars USA is going to launch in the US and Canada the new 2010 Lotus Exige S240 high performance coupe with new front styling, a new rear wing. The Lotus Exige S240 is boosted by an air-to-air intercooled and supercharged 1.8 liter Lotus-tuned and Toyota-sourced 2ZZ-GE engine with Intelligent Variable Valve Timing (VVT-i) offering 240hp at 8,000 rpm and 170 ft.-lbs. of torque at 5,500.
The Exige S240 sprints to 60 mph in a blistering 4.1 seconds and the 100 mph barrier sails by in approximately 10 seconds. Despite its supercar-like acceleration and 150 mph top speed, fuel economy is a rather un-supercar-like 20 mpg city and 26 mpg highway thanks, in part, to the aluminum six-speed manual gearbox and proprietary Lotus T4e Engine Control System which includes variable rpm cam switching.
To be released in Fall 2009, the 2010 Lotus Exige S240 costs $65,690.
