Seeing the fastest and most expensive cars of Lotus

The latest Lotus 3-Eleven is not only the fastest of the Lotus, but also the most expensive to the level of street cars. Announced last summer, 3-Eleven is offered in two versions, Road and Race that can only be used in the circuit, and it has a price between about $118,800 to $167,800 (including VAT) and depending on the specifications.

3-Eleven the fastest Lotus car ever made. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1NfuGCh)

Lotus 3-Eleven quite close to the hypercar territory in terms of performance, because the Race trim has a power of 460 hp and a dry weight of just 890 kg, resulted in power-to-weight ratio of 517 hp/tonne. In this specification, it only takes less than 3 seconds to reach 100 Km/h, 6 seconds to go to 160 Km/h and has a top speed of 290 Km/h.

Meanwhile, the Road model has a 410 hp of power that enables acceleration from 0-100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and a top speed of 280 Km/h.

Rear side view of Lotus 3-Eleven sports car. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1NfuGCh)

"I know that anyone who is fortunate enough to drive the 3-Eleven will be fascinated by the performance that can only be given by a light weight and the addition of power," says the CEO of Lotus, Jean-Marc Gales.

The sports cars built on a special chassis made, the system is able to stop the 3-Eleven Lotus comes from AP Racing 4-piston brakes with two-piece discs grooved and vented in both versions, while the Race type get a different brake pad. Lotus 3-Eleven will be sold in Europe and Asia as a street car and in all markets as a race car and will only be built as many as 311 units world wide. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]

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