Lotus Exige Chasing Porsche 996 GT3

[IC0121]

I would have dive-bombed that Porsche if he were cock blocking me for that long lol

Either way, excellent driving sir.

[IC0121]

Can't wait to get my rid of my M3 to get a LOTUS EXIGE!

[GaijinNH]

I'd get really aggravated not being able to take turns fast because people were in my way...

[existentialvoid]

you got him!!

nice <3 Lotus

[NikKast1981]

Some people are just retarded.....You expect someone who's paid 160.000e for a car to drive it the same way as someone whos paid 60.000e ? Would you do it ? I wouldn't either, unless i had 5 more cars and i didn't care about that one.

[KenjiFU1]

Dude you-re a lame driver if i was in your place the porsche had no chance

[isiezwolle]

The Lotus had no Chance. The GT3 is playing with him

[Giova2774]

GT3 just playing with the Exige

[wd4000000]

What track? Looks like Pocono Int'l if they haven't maintained it. Haven't been there in many years.

[pclarkey1988]

fantastic video dude. defrinatly going to my favs. cheers :)

[hanrahan4]

thats not an exige dumb ass.. its an elise!

[hanrahan4]

@hanrahan4 then i realized im the dumbass.

[donniemrmito]

why people put their hads out of the windowS? didn't they tell them that there is a thing called "INDICATORS"?

[MrChoubaka78]

Nice video. Good driver....

[isiezwolle]

@MrChoubaka78

Bad driver. He slow to earlie and he do not trust his tires.

[Chace1126]

@isiezwolle Was that engrish?

[dbtrackz33]

Awesome video, that Exige driver is doing work!

[ArnaudShanghai]

Nice video, but the guy in the GT3 was clearly not pushing very hard...

[SahRacer01]

what was that blue car in front of them ? looks a bit like a renault clio .....which would be slightly impossible ;)

[jerrydrx]

@SahRacer01 never seen a Renault in the US

[SahRacer01]

@jerrydrx never seen a renault at that speed ^^

[MasterApex1]

Thanks for the ride.

What tires and coilover do you have ?

[macfarrell]

excellent video and driving!!!

[agetro82]

Oh shit for a second i thought it was GT5.

[squeakD]

WOW! Awesome video. This video shows that the Lotus STILL holds true to an old saying she has rightfully earned "The bitch turns on a dime!" That Porsche may have had an advantage in acceleration.., but the Exige dominates on those corners. Problem with that Porsche is it's to top heavy when compared to the Exige. It's clearly seen in body roll when cornering. That Exige is low to the ground and the height of the car is VERY low too. Half the fun is getting in and out of a Lotus too!

[LotusBoi1989]

I think both drivers were pushing their cars to about 85-90%. I don't think both were pushing to 110% because you just don't do that at a track meet. Beautiful driving on both counts, both drivers did very well.

[WhyGym]

that little blue-ish car in front of both of them was flying

[schnork]

Very impressive cornering and maneuvering. Anyone can floor it in the straights. Bravo.

[Massa91195]

i think in the corners the gt3 driver doesn't give 100% it could be faster i think

[MetalCranium3]

porsche aint got shit in the corners! if the lotus was turbo or super charged... god damn boy! haha

[SandWraith123]

it sounds even faster if you turn on the vuvuzela button on the toolbar

[I8ASUPRAforLUNCH]

That 996 just steps away on the straights, at 4:11 its like where did that bright yellow car go???? Lotus, as usual, owns most cars in the twisty bits. Great driving by both drivers tho.

[inverbay]

was that a clio in front? looked like 172 cup

[69lol69]

@inverbay no its an audi rs6

[Slipstream0001]

How courteous of the mustang driver.

[YagiBoushi]

Lol that was sick but I dont like that the video cuts off on the straight away when the porsche would have walked right past him. Good drivers though.

[mclaaronf1]

I bet the porsche has to pit more often.

[rmopinto]

man, this guy is good driver

[tank2g2]

this driving is baddass

[LotusWestCH]

Great driving bro'! Killed that Porsche at last.

[thepinkninja9]

the exige has it in corners but gt3 takes it in straights

[KbaltRX]

Congrats to the Lotus driver, excellent driving! The exige is a perfectly balanced car and with the right driver, it can perform, in a track, more than overpowered car like the GT3.. Very nice driving..

[Excomunicater]

haha I thought this was a game at first. It looks like a computer game right at the beginning.

[scottrolen27mvp]

@Excomunicater i thought to myself. wow this is so gay until i got to the 25 second mark and was like omg its actually real lol

[11harrier]

I bet you enjoyed that!! With the S version the GT3 wouldnt get away in the straights i guess.

Great exibition of breaking and cornering

[adamtt1987]

lotus drive serious, the porsche for fun

[DavidSlagter]

@adamtt1987 You wish.

[nickeroo]

"Power jumps to 240bhp, up from 218bhp and exactly the same as the limited-edition 240R. Bigger, 308mm discs and four-piston AP Racing brakes further focus the Exige for track use and the S also gains the clever variable-slip traction control from the 2-Eleven". Evo Mag

[raxarpsycho10]

This video can pass for a game!

[nickeroo]

Some fantastic lines and great over taking maneuvers there, I got excited just watching. Good work. Nice to see you driving a great British Sports car too ;-)

[naniekso]

what a great driver!

[cerrystyle]

Fuckin' awsome!!! love that Exige! it was a nice race and the location looks big and fast. He cheased and battled a german fast car, congrats man!!

[pyro40t]

at 5:46 you should put up "gotcha b*tch"

[shadowmax1617]

Awesome Driving, lines are better than the GT3, shifting is freaking accurate... great!

[iansojdm]

nice driving. i love exiges

[BlkLotusElise111R]

ok the orange car from 0:20-0:35 is an elise. what does that have to do with anything? the video is labeled "exige chasing gt3" which means that the camera is inside of a lotus exige. there is no way to tell whether this is an elise or exige from this view.

[scottbudds]

So on a 6 minute Vid you comment on the 15 seconds when the Exige stroms past an Elise? Watch the rest of the Vid where he battles with the Porche.

[db8gsr]

Your lines are better than the driver of the GT3 and it looks like he's driving pretty conservative. Both cars are nice!!

[nickeroo]

Some serious fire power from that Porker though, really shifts on the straights.

[coolbreez78]

thats not evan a fuckin exige i own a 2009 and that in the vid is a elise

[28Neb]

it is and Elise

[BlkLotusElise111R]

and how can you tell from this view whether it is an elise or an exige

[coolbreez78]

one the spoiler is different and it has a window in the back the exige does not so now u know look it up

[BlkLotusElise111R]

its an in-car view, when did you see a spoiler?

and the exige does have a back window as well.

[coolbreez78]

at 0:20-0:35 you can clearly tell that it is a elise and no the exige does not have a back window in side it all most like a shiny glass and the back of the elise is flat like in this vid the exige is not the back goes up at a angel for the super charger in take and the make has a black mesh on it it is not flat like on the elise look up a video on the exige and then look at the elise again and im flabbergasted that u dont know the differnce since ur user name is bkllotuselise111r dumb ass

[tomnryan]

The camera is in the exige you tit

[johnkimble2007]

Its a toyota celica engine not a 5 litre v10 :))

[AirWillie]

Lotus is probably better in the streets, no match on the track I bet the GT smoked him a few second later on the straightaway.

[omgMHomg]

this looks like a video game lmfao

[Ymril]

Nice Driving for the lotus, that's a nice overtaking

[flood77777]

1.8L 190hp for the win...amazing car

[googleVSyahooVSask]

in the corners you caught up with the gt3 but on the straights he was leaving you for dead...

[GlobalGLader]

and its in the corners where the fun is.

[DionysisX]

Usually drivers that have a very fast car, GT3, depend on its straight line pace to get away from potential overtakers. The GT3 has a higher cornering limit than the Exige but it all comes down to how you drive the car. I love both cars, the Exige is a go-kart for the street but the GT3 is on a different league :)

[LostChildOfTime]

Uh, I just want to point out to you that the Exige is not a go kart for the "street" lol. It has racing suspension.

For the most part, the little NA Lotus just doesn't have enough muscle for... pretty much anything Porsche turbos.

[nickeroo]

The Exige S has a bit more fire power, and down force too. :))

[LostChildOfTime]

Yeah, no doubt. Supercharged Exiges pretty much get no better coming straight out of Lotus. Damn near a full second faster 0-60 from the NA. The only thing I don't like about the Exige is it's launch control. I don't mind the sound of bouncing an engine off of it's limiter, but it only works as you turn the car on which is... a good chunk of gas. However, I would find it amusing (when possible) to set off like that to surprise the passenger with a 0-60 in 4 seconds dead like a slingshot.

[nickeroo]

Yeah, its a funny system. Having said that, launching like that puts ultimate strain on a car, so I guess making it harder means you'll do it less and spend less time and money getting it serviced. :D

In the UK, low miles S2 Exiges are pretty darn cheap at the moment, for the fire power, I can't imagine what else I'd spend £25k on..

[LostChildOfTime]

I wouldn't be too worried about straining it being that it is a Toyota engine... (unless I'm making a habit out of it, ha). Plus, Vicki took her time to dump the clutch. It doesn't take that long to hit the limiter, lol.

Same story in the states. I see Exiges going for literally just above 1/2 of what they cost new. Don't like that Lotus replaced the wing with a spoiler for 2010. New front looks nice, though.

[nickeroo]

Its a serious temptation for me, but I can't afford to run two cars and it isn't really a practical car, making me look towards a boxster s.

Another serious deal is Masser Grandsport, can get them dead cheap here. They fall to bits though. :)

[strathpol]

Lies. It has the same downforce. More power? Yes, because it's supercharged. - Same engine.

[nickeroo]

You're actually right, the S doesn't have extra down force as part of the package, my mistake. Although you could argue, more power = more downforce created ;-)

[333pg333]

The guy in the GT3 was holding the Lotus up. He was relying on power on the straights. You could hear his revs were too low in the corners. Nice driving by the Lotus.

[sentino68]

Why is the screen squashed on the sides??

[paintandswim09]

haha i thought this was a computer game at the beginning

[ENDORPHMAN]

me 2

[GerryK61]

The lotus driver sure can drive.

And so can the GT3 driver.

[killoradorider9]

so is the car ur in a lotus

[davidinfo13]

seems the lotus does better at cornering and the porsche is faster in a straight line

[Koroush51]

Lotus is the most maneuverable car in the world.

[andrewesquivel]

damn straight

[andrewesquivel]

i love lotus as much as the next die hard fan, but i think the ariel atom is the most maneuverable

[Samuraihak]

the car in front of the pack is a BMW M coupe.

[truebulldog01]

spettacolo....

[kertong]

holy moly - what was the car in front of the gt3 and you? Looked like a little blue mini. That car was fast, and had a great driver in it!

[trimar42]

Ave a quoi ca sert d avoir une " voiture de 150 mille euro , si

elle n est pa s capable de déposer une lotus d occasion qui vaut environ 15.000 euro en france ?

sans doute la qualité  du conducteur !

trimar

[animebellatrix]

What was the car infront? I was trying to figure out the shape trying to figure out what car it was the blue one infront of porche

[LordOfTheDrums]

looks like a ford mustang

[sotosgt]

seems like r32

[LordOfTheDrums]

oh sorry that. no i dont know what that is.

[dosentttmattter]

I think it was a z3 M coupe or z4 M coupe .. by the shape of it.. I could be wrong though...

Nice vid, very fun to watch..

Nice driving too :)

[dosentttmattter]

first sentence was about the car in the front of the pack..

[marcosfastback]

porsches of today are heavy metal shit and in corners no chance against little lightweights.

[tmnmex]

I was the driver on the Porsche and he blew the flag to pit in. He was egger to pass me on camera no matter what

[whatchapopo]

nice battle

[accountvideos]

the exige can't touch the gt3 on the outer oval track.. but it catches up really quickly in the corners. light nimble handling ftw

[jerusdc]

Exige driver is quicker and brakes later, The GT3 was quick in the straights. Not a bad driver but not as quick. If this was a DE the GT3 should have let up in the straight and allowed the Lotus to pass.

[M31410]

Nice!

[pesopiumat4f]

Very good driver!

[asd9028]

hes alright

[AnthonyLizana]

Awesome.

But did the Porsche come back and pass the Exige? It seems like it would've, right about the time the video ended.

[turbo311]

Great fun! I'd love to have either car!

[insonita55]

the porsche driver don't know his car limits yet.

[thasavage7]

the guy in the gt3 is a shitty driver..with equally skilled drivers the gt3 would own that exige.

[vinclairemma]

No doubt about it. The GT3 is much quicker than the Exige on track.

[Survivalist2theEnd]

Nice video!!! Damn good driving!!!!

[slowmedown89]

impressice little car

[santa3434]

I drove an exige, and I'm 6'2,210. Way to small for me. Plus its a Toyota built in Britain, now there's a great combo:)!

[Survivalist2theEnd]

Well the engine is a Toyota and thats because of Americas emission standards. Still a great car no matter where its made.

[AnthonyLizana]

It sure is. Toyota reliability coupled with British engineering; you can't go wrong.

I'm 6'2, 180lbs and it's perfect size for me. The first time I drove one, I got in and didn't even feel the need to adjust the seat or steering wheel in the slightest. Within minutes I was doing 95mph around a relatively sharp curve with no problems.

[sreymind]

Really cool vid!

[hooly1213]

Super video. I drove an exige and it has super grip and it shows in the video -widl car indeed. Thanks for posting the video.

[240zLS2]

I found the video very fun to watch. Thank you for posting!

[citi0rhythm]

i always wonder...how much is regular dealer service for a lotus...will it be really expensive cause it's a ..lotus...or relatively cheap cause it got a Toyota engine...

[vinclairemma]

Not that expensive, at least compared to regular service for a Porsche... Equivalent to a regular car.

But tyres are expensive, and they need to be changed frequently, especially if you drive on track.

[pyromaniac1207]

the wind screen wiper looks weird...

[bgtiago]

Nice driving in Lotus.. but the GT3 driver is my grandmother !!

don't know how push hard the car

[uptotibet]

great drivign

i feel like the car is screaming give me 100 more hp

[kanix999]

these things are known to be extremely high revving. its not pushing it as hard as it seems to be. this car has less the half the porsche's horsepower.

[ukbusman]

great driving and it was nice to see a great pass, but i noticed that your video finished half way down the stright, where the porsche was normaly pulling away from you. I just hope you defended the racing line and got to the bends and pulled away in time, thanks for sharing. Andrew UK

[Friendsshare]

yeaaaah you won :)

[MarkCup70]

Nice video.

Nice driving.

Smoooooth.

[ajrmotorsport]

Fantastic! The lardy shelby was a pig!

[thedoomedpit]

what is before the Porsche that it can't keep up with?

[skierx161x]

i think that it was a mustang

[ExigeGT3]

Lotus=Grip

[imporsche]

great ...love both the Exige and Gt3 was good to see difference in conering and straight line speeds...

[vinclairemma]

Right, but the GT3 driver is not as experienced as the Exige driver, otherwise there would have been no Exige chasing the GT3...