2006 Lotus Exige by Secant @ the Track

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http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=128546

The last time we saw an American entrepreneur stuffing a powerful American-built engine into an unsuspecting British sports car, it was the 1960s and it was Carroll Shelby. The meek AC Ace roadster was, shall we say, invigorated by his fitment of the Ford V8 into its lightweight body shell.

Fast-forward nearly a half-century. Secant Vehicles, a small start-up headquartered in San Francisco, has developed a GM Ecotec engine conversion for every Lotus Elise (or Exige) built since the waspish midengine sports car's 2005 introduction.

The players are different, but the three-step formula for the Lotus Exige by Secant is the same as Shelby's:

Step 1 — Find a small car.
Step 2 — Add power.
Step 3 — Kick ass.

So has history been repeated? We drove Secant's development car, a 2006 Lotus Exige equipped with the optional Track Pack suspension, to find out.

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• Lotus
• Exige
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[apizzo109]

Why did u change your account? You rednecks multiply accounts almost as fast as you multiply children with your siblings...

Listen man, we got off on the wrong foot. Look, I just bought a 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 from the local Dodge over here. I love muscle, 71 Challenger 440-sixpack has always been my car. You can't be ignorant about imports though, the rest of the world laughs at us for being close minded on certain things and I would rather not give them that pleasure. Btw Lotus' rock

[scheese]

I loved that there was no talking. The car says it all.

Yo

[ipodman875]

most best sound ever

[a12barnett]

This look exactly like my one, same colour and everything

[EVERLIVERPOOL]

@IxOVERKILLxI sorry bro i didnt know know im sorry fer ur lost mum :)

[IxOVERKILLxI]

@EVERLIVERPOOL nope my mother dosnt sound like anything jack ass, people dont make sounds when their dead

[EVERLIVERPOOL]

@IxOVERKILLxI doesnt it sound like ur mother?

[IxOVERKILLxI]

4 cilinder wiith a supercharger sounds ugly

[LostChildOfTime]

Looks like it performs similar to the Lotus Exige S, but it sounds less aggressive. The SC sounds a lot louder (which doesn't really sound aggressive, just whiny). It's nothing less than impressive. That braking distance is ridiculous. 103 feet!

[jacky8077616]

modified....not stock

with team dynamic wheels

[konstantinosgko]

so my friend, which was the perfect start? I mean with how many rpm???

[ozy18708]

i cant wait to buy one