Lotus Exige LF1 – F1-inspired 81-unit limited edition

Lotus Exige LF1-06

Here’s Lotus trying to take advantage of its links to Formula 1, even if it’s just the name that binds carmaker and F1 team today. The Lotus Exige LF1 is a limited edition of just 81 units, 81 being the number of GP victories held by the Lotus marque. Car #1 commemorates Lotus’ first GP victory at Monaco in 1960 while #81 marks Kimi Raikkonen’s Australian GP win last year.

Boy, does it look good. The Exige LF1 Coupe appears menacing in the F1-inspired bespoke black/gold paint scheme with red accents (thank you, Total). 17-inch alloys in front and 18s at the back, in gold of course, and wrapped with Pirelli P-Zero Trofeo rubber.

The Pirellis are part of a Race Pack which includes Dynamic Performance Management and two-piece high performance brake discs. Owners can add a Convenience Pack with heated seats and rear parking sensors.

Inside, the trim is in leather and “technical fabric” with plenty of gold contrast piping and stitching. The seats get embroidered ‘LF1’ logos on the headrests and ‘Lotus F1 Team’ logos on seat backs. An individually numbered carbon fibre build plate and CF engine plate complete the package.

“Lotus’ DNA is borne of the Formula 1 arena and with 65 years of motorsport racing experience, 40 of those in F1 it’s fitting we celebrate our sporting origins and our race successes with the new Lotus Exige LF1. 81 limited edition cars, each one an acknowledgement to each of Lotus’ 81 Grand Prix wins, this car is intended for the truest of Lotus’ racing fans,” said Jean-Marc Gales, Lotus’ new CEO.

Purists can have the standard Exige S Coupe and Exige S Roadster, both officially available in Malaysia.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • brown kid on Jun 16, 2014 at 11:16 am

    Uh… why golden rim

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    • Same L0r on Jun 16, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      Golden rim so can match its brothers on the road – mod Saga/Persona.

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  • Spirior on Jun 16, 2014 at 12:38 pm

    The new CEO is still quiet on his plans for Lotus. Everyone knows the current business model is not sustainable. So what are his plans to boost sales, improve efficiency and expand the engineering arm? Clearly he shouldn’t do a DRB-Hicom with their turnaround plan that still never see the light of the day.

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    • F1 Edition with Satria Neo Dashboard style??? hahaha to be honest the interior design look so cheap and unpleasent

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  • Last Month I sat on a Lotus Evora….Its not as comfy as I would have thought …cramp very low….may be it is design that way Sports car….

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    • fatboys on Jun 16, 2014 at 4:05 pm

      message to min,

      Either u have a really fat ass or ur just an average joe who doesnt know shit about sports car.

      if u want comfy luxury and space.. go and buy urself a Mercedes Vito.

      sitting in evora makes you feel cramp? have a life yo! stop whining over things u cannot have!

      Geez!

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      • He was just stating an opinion.
        And he even posited that it’s because sports cars are this way. It was just a casual comment.

        I don’t think in no way was he whining. But you are whining about people who weren’t even whining.

        Who the hell uses “have a life yo!” and “Geez!” besides American 9 year olds? in 1999? Not to mention, not knowing how to capitalize sentences.

        And for all you know, he can already afford a Ferrari if he wanted. But of course your super Internet intuition can deduce a person’s income from a single comment.

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  • nabill (Member) on Jun 16, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    Red lip is da new craze

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  • samlok on Jun 16, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    Nice one toyota has lexus, nissan has infiniti, proton has lotus!

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  • Sorry to say the exterior and interior looks are still not inspiring. I will be surprise if they can sell around 10 unit per annum for this.

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    • This is for enthusiast and purists only. All 81 units would have been snapped up as u are reading this and probably not even a single unit would have a chance to reach malaysia even if u hv the dough…..

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  • fatchicken on Jun 16, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    my GT86 can smoke it anyday…F1 edition so lame..

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  • what? … still no double clutch tranny?

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