I have to say that I have been watching your videos for some time now and after seeing this one. I would like to commend you on how far you guys have come. It was a pleasure to sit and watch you describe the experience. You are getting better at this and you should be acknowledge for that. Please keep up the hard work because it is going to pay off. Please keep making videos like this or even better than this. Thanks.

I've been on the search for a video of an S1 exige recorded in this decade for a while that was awesome!. I have an MR2 Turbo as well as an R53 Mini; this looks like what would pop out if they had an angry baby hahaha. Great video! Thanks to the owner and you for sharing it.

One is for the track, and the other is for daily drive ahahah

MR2 Stock suspension is nice if you have back problems or if you are an old man :D You should try out some d2 street coilovers, I put them on my MR2 W2 and she is a real treat to drive now. Hella fun to go togue hunting with! (And it helps to avoid snap-oversteering into a tree)

Drive an Ariel atom and you will find that this car is cozy.

Yep, its peak car. Nothing you drive again will be the same.

I own an exige and I disagree. Caterham is the final level.

@@FrankHerfjord you are right, too!!

@@FrankHerfjord Couldn’t agree more. Caterham is probably the pinnacle. I certainly benchmark ALL cars against the K series Caterham that I owned back in the day.

@@drew699 I did the Palmersport event in the UK where we drove a LMP2 style two seater , a Formula Renault, an Ariel Atom and a race riggered E92 with slicks and wings. None of those came close the visceral experience of a Caterham. Many were faster of course, but who cares? Zero to sixty times are for the sales ads. Lap times are for races. But the driving experience is what matters for enthusiasts. And nothing beats a Caterham for that.

oooohh well i'm glad you enjoy it :D

nope I thought so too XD

YEEAAHH. was searching for this comment lol

Yeah same here. I thought so too. Perfect background and angle to make you think it looks like an rc car haha

Wouldn't a lotus elise technically be the attainable close second ?

I actually like the mr2 more than the elise, it is certainly a very interesting vehicle- but without the looks of a well modified mr2 or an exige. Also the BEST mr2 for what id want would only set you back 10-15k, where a stock beat up elise is mid 20's to 30's.

Buy an elise s1 and put the exige body panels on it. Straight bolt on affair however you might want to paint them first😀

If you want an attainable Elise/Exige and MG TF160 is a better choice as it's where most of the parts for the Elise/Exige were sourced! You get to enjoy hearing that Rover 18K screaming away behind you for half the price!

The specialist of special

What on earth are you doing here?! :)

NelKel JDM You know I love Canadaland!😍 Been a big fan of Marcus and RU for quite a while and Lotus for even longer, so it only makes sense for me to be here.😆 Y'all have a great day!

The adjective you're looking for is manic. Converted to a noun, it becomes maniac. It doesn't need the -al to become an adjective again.

Rick C Hi Rick.🙋 About two weeks ago, I found the word I was looking for and it was maniacal. Maniacal was the appropriate word for me to describe that little beast of a car at the time of my original comment and is now, so I feel no need to make an edit. Feel free to use the word manic in your comment to Marcus if you would like. Have a good weekend, sir.

lol yup

Matches the fire extinguisher😁

jakumeitgerd yes and the pull switches ;)

Yeah Red is the safety colour for engine kill pulls, fire extinguisher pulls and steering wheel (remove to help get driver out) as it is more visible in most conditions. Just like tow pulls usually are too.

The old Lotus F1 race cars had red steering wheels, so I think it is a way of showing respect to those.

RFSA180 agreed, either into Wales, north Yorkshire or Scotland. Best roads on the planet

I did the A93 from Perth to Aberdeen via Braemar in an S1 Exige, an Elise Sport 190 and a VXR 220. The VXR wasn’t as hardcore as the two Lotus’ but was quicker and more fun to drive with its turbo motor putting out more torque. Great times long gone :(

Agreed. Those Rover engines are something else. They sound so fucking good.

Shows you, that there are idiots in any country. This thing kills you even with 300 HP.

Paul Gamble Have you driven it ? How was it ?

I used to work for a Lotus Dealership here in the UK. I've had the good fortune to drive a number of thier offerings. The S1 Exige is a raw cammy brute of a thing, wonderful but terrifying at the same time. The Sport 350 is like sitting in on the floor in a leather lined glove that has a sligshot somehow attached to it. It feels heavy and mechanical through the steering and pedals, and that low long nose makes it damn near impossible to judge how far away you are from things in front. The gear change is a squat, meaty shifter with a short positive throw. You feel like you're really DRIVING the thing. And then, you put your foot near the throttle, those fuel injected throttle bodies crack open, the V8 throbs, and you grumble off down the road, a slight transition whine accompanying the cam-chain rattle from the V8 behind your head as you go. All too soon, you become comfortable with this beast and you think you know it. You stab the throttle, breaking the butterflies wide open, and the twin Garrat T25 turbos spool up, slowly at first lulling you into a false sense of security. Then without warning the boost crescendo arrives, and out of nowhere and with a wiff of petrol your rev needle surges the car forward crushing your kidneys into the seat leather and 295 ft/lb of tourque married to 350BHP assault your senses forcing an involuntary lift of your right foot as your life flashes before your eyes. Chances are you weren't ready for it, and in spite of having huge 295/35 ZR18 Pirreli's on the rear, broke the back end away, adding to your terror. Sensational isn't the word.

Paul Gamble You are a poet and a very lucky man. The best description of driving a Lotus I have ever read !!!!

Thank you, you're too kind. The Esprit really is a wonderful thing. The really fast ones like the S4 and the Sport 350 are hellish expensive to maintain, as the Turbos are almost a service item they last such a short time (only down to where Lotus had to squeeze them in, not because Garret made bad turbos) but if your pockets are deep enough, or you can work on them yourself, they're a much overlooked car.

Paul Gamble Not kind Sir, honest. I’ve always loved the Sport 350 and have viewed it as the ultimate Lotus alongside the Exige S1. The Exige S2 doesn’t really do it for me. You are right, the Esprit twin turbo is very much overlooked, the prices do suggest that.

Ming Lau same, are we connected ?

ERON Johnny Tran?

ERON jessie?

nooooo Monica? lol

7800rpm if the engine is stock.

Alan Betts thank you :)