E92 M3 Vs Lotus Exige S

dbecks · 10-13-2008, 07:31 PM

Which one would you go with for the money? I love the look of the Exige but I'm not sure about overall what I would go for. Whats your thoughts?

amgthis · 10-13-2008, 07:58 PM

Depends on your lifestyle. Exige is more of a track car and seems too harsh for road use. Which do you prefer? Test drive both.

ACZakka325i · 10-15-2008, 10:01 AM

DO NOT buy the lotus as a daily driver.

bher · 10-15-2008, 03:56 PM

I had for 2 years a Track modified Elise and tried on road and track the Exige S. I now have the M3 and tracked it only twice so far.

Regarding driving pleisure, my resume would be:

On open roads, they are licence killer.

The exige S is very pleasant (almost intoxicating) and also so easy to handle well on track; The grip is very good but when it snaps, it is difficult to catch. The max speed is difficult to reach in comparaison to the 420 bhp of the M3.

The M3 gives you a lot less feed back thru the wheels and seat (I had harness on the Lotus btw). You need more time and/or experience to fully use the M3 (weight problem), but the deep feeling of the V8 is brilliant and top speed is easily achieved.

They are really different cars but you feel that the BMW is NOT design for track use except the Nurburgring probably. I mean if you want to improve your time lap per lap, the Lotus is more rewarding. With the BMW you will probably more play with the rear and oversteering than improve your lines and times

So far I remain a little frustrated because my "balls" are to small to attack as much as I use to do with the Lotus but learning and experience are parts of the game

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dbecks Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	E92 M3 Vs Lotus Exige S Which one would you go with for the money? I love the look of the Exige but I'm not sure about overall what I would go for. Whats your thoughts?
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amgthis Tire Racks 53 Rep 1,232 Posts Drives: AW 1M Coupè Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	Depends on your lifestyle. Exige is more of a track car and seems too harsh for road use. Which do you prefer? Test drive both. __________________ Alpine White 1M Coupè Gone:2006 Alpine White E46 M3 ZCP RIP
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ACZakka325i Colonel 278 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2 stroke Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT iTrader: (2)	DO NOT buy the lotus as a daily driver. __________________ (Waitlist): #1 M2CSL (Current): 2016 F15 X5 3.5xdrive - 2010 997.2 C4S Coupe (Past): 2016 F30 340xi M-Sport -2013 535i xdrive 2008 E92 M3 - 2006 E90 325i 2002 E46 325xi - 1991 E30 325i
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bher Enlisted Member 2 Rep 42 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - 6MT - SSII Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brussels iTrader: (0)	I had for 2 years a Track modified Elise and tried on road and track the Exige S. I now have the M3 and tracked it only twice so far. Regarding driving pleisure, my resume would be: On open roads, they are licence killer. The exige S is very pleasant (almost intoxicating) and also so easy to handle well on track; The grip is very good but when it snaps, it is difficult to catch. The max speed is difficult to reach in comparaison to the 420 bhp of the M3. The M3 gives you a lot less feed back thru the wheels and seat (I had harness on the Lotus btw). You need more time and/or experience to fully use the M3 (weight problem), but the deep feeling of the V8 is brilliant and top speed is easily achieved. They are really different cars but you feel that the BMW is NOT design for track use except the Nurburgring probably. I mean if you want to improve your time lap per lap, the Lotus is more rewarding. With the BMW you will probably more play with the rear and oversteering than improve your lines and times So far I remain a little frustrated because my "balls" are to small to attack as much as I use to do with the Lotus but learning and experience are parts of the game
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