Lotus updated skin-tones: Exige S with GB livery, Lotus Elise 220 Cup in sprightly Daytona Blue

Kuala Lumpur: Lotus Exige S Automatic and the Lotus Elise 220 Cup are again set to flash the stage in full regalia. Although, we all have seen the dyad in full prepossessing sight earlier. But, the main problem with duos was blemished skin. Encountering the same, company contrived to showcase better images of the vehicle by deliberate use of skill and artifice. Resultantly, you are provided with, Lotus Exige S Automatic with GB livery and the Lotus Elise 220 Cup in Polestar-like Daytona Blue.

In point of fact, the Exige S is also an exemplary of foreign investment in Britain. It is an ideal portrayal of Malaysian money devoted in faith to British engineering and their technology.

The Exige S Coupe has some Union Jack livery with the “Investment Is Great Britain” tagline, which highlights the “GREAT” a bit and “Britain” on smaller front, so this is not part of a Great Eastern Insurance campaign. The British Prime Minister David Cameron launched this “GREAT Britain” campaign in 2011 in order to uplift the businesses to invest in the UK. Meanwhile, the PM was in Malaysia as part of his four-day trade mission to South-East Asia. To play an ambassadorial role as Cameron wooed Malaysian investors, Exige was selected to be represented at the lavish reception called “Battersea and Beyond” at the Petronas Twin Towers.

Lotus Exige S Automatic which was promulgated in October last year and is now on full-fledged sale in Malaysia, are available at RM432,919 in Coupe guise and RM435,919 as a Roadster. The six-speed auto coupe, Exige S gets a 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine with 345 HP at 7000 rpm and 400 Nm of torque at 4500 rpm. This powertrain propel Exige S out of stillness and shoots upto 100 kmph in 3.9 seconds. Whereas, Roadster covers the same distance in 4.0 seconds. All this comes in a package of paddle shifting that line-up the vehicle in 'ten fastest' cars in the century sprint than its manual associate.

The other expected champion of the league that can be seen in the pictures in funky Daytona Blue, Lotus Elise 220 Cup looks stylish. Also, you get multiple options for the same in the name - Elise Cup R, Elise S Club Racer, Sport and Touring, specifically for Malaysians. Price for this speedy vehicle starts from a mighty RM316,127 for which you will get astounding performance figures of 217 HP and 250 Nm of torque derived from a supercharged 1.8 VVT-i engine. This engine serve up an impressive show of power and luxury, speeding the vehicle from 0 to 100 kmph in 4.6 seconds mated with a six-speed stick shift gearbox.

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