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1. Yes, I agree, the rear gap is close to right and it is the front that needs to catch up in closing the gap . . . and to same degree as the rear. 2. I do not expect my M2C to perform/handle like my 718 CGTS, but I would welcome it if the MPS coilovers could lighten the feel of the tank even a wee bit. Looking forward to your feedback. 3. I know little about the Exige other than what you share, and zero about the Ultima RS. Never heard of the latter until a day, or so ago. The Ultima RS looks like your Exige to me, so I thought it might be a variant of the Exige. Thank you for clarifying. ///AVM |
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08-28-2020, 07:44 PM | #6493 |
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The Exige is actually a real car. The Ultima is a hand-built thing, and much more of a monster.
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When you say 'hand-built thing,' what does that mean? Who builds them? Is 'Ultima' the manufacturer of the RS, as Lotus is the manufacturer of the Exige? ///AVM |
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Go to the Ultimate page and you will find that it's one car, in 3 versions. That's all. https://www.ultimasports.co.uk/Models Now go to the Lotus history page and you'll see, well, a whole hell of a lot more lol. https://www.supercars.net/blog/all-b.../lotus-models/ |
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Thank you for sharing the links. Fascinating. So, the RS is literally a kit car that you build yourself. Couple other interesting things . . . 1. At its heart can be found the latest Chevrolet V8 LT euro 6 compliant direct fuel injection powerplant options - ranging from the 480bhp LT1, 650bhp LT4 and 800bhp supercharged LT5 (as seen in the factory demo car). Finally, the new supercharged LT5 powerplant can be further tuned to a hypercar power capability of up to a staggering 1200bhp. So, if I am reading correctly, it is a naturally aspirated engine that produces insane amounts of power. I am not familiar with Chevy engines . . . do you know if Chevy uses any of these engines in any of their own cars? Or do they build them just for Ultimate? 2. They do not list prices, but offer this . . . You can build your own new Ultima RS supercar from our tailored self-assembly package of parts for around the same ballpark price as a mundane new BMW M3, depending on options selected. Turnkey Ultima RS cars can be factory built to special order. So, seems you can purchase a supercar (RS) kit for about $70-80K, depending on options. . . 'mundane new BMW M3.' The last sentence suggests they will factory build . . . for a hefty price, I am certain. ///AVM |
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Indeed . . . that Evija looks like one bad-ass ride. Reminds me of the latest Tesla supercar, the Roadster. . . can you say 0-60 in 1.9sec!!!! ///AVM https://www.tesla.com/roadster |
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I have a pre-lci car, so I was going to upgrade to LCI anyway. So I thought why not get blackline ones, they ended up being the same price as the normal ones
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I pulled the trigger on some Bimmerworld TA5R lightweight 18" wheels and Yokohama Advan A052 tires in 265/35 & 295/30. I'll be saving 22lbs of unsprung weight by changing. More pics of wheels tomorrow and even more when they're all installed
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