The Lotus 2-Eleven is a car produced by British car manufacturer
Lotus
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. It is based on the
Lotus Exige S
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, and thus has the same
Toyota
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2ZZ-GE
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with
VVTL-i
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,
Eaton M62
Roots-type supercharger
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and
intercooled
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Internal combustion engines
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inline-four engine
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The majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout ( ...
. Weighing , with at 8,000 rpm and at 7,000 rpm of
torque
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, the 2-Eleven can sprint from 0- in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of .
Intended as a
track day
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car,
it costs £39,995 though for an additional £1,100 Lotus will make the car fully road legal.
Slight differences exist between the track and road versions, where the track car is slightly longer, at
and lighter at .
References
External links
Top Gear’s guide to 2-Eleven
2-Eleven
2010s cars
Cars introduced in 2007
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