The Lotus Exige S Type 72 is a celebration of the most successful F1 car of all time, the Lotus Type 72 Formula One car, which achieved 20 Grand Prix victories between 1970 and 1975.

Decked in the similar colour scheme of the Lotus Type 72, the Exige S Type 72 commemorates the famous and easily recognisable black and gold Lotus Type 72 livery and is finished by the same sign writer who painted racing cars for Team Lotus.

Performance through light weight has long been a Lotus philosophy. The feather-weight 935kg Exige S Type 72 sprints to 100 km/h in 4.7 seconds, before reaching a top speed of 233 km/h. Power comes from the familiar intercooled supercharged mid-mounted VVTL-i engine with 240 bhp and revs all the way to 8500 rpm.

The Sport Pack comes as standard on the Exige S Type 72 which has a bespoke high quality interior. Each car comes with a special build plate commemorating one of the F1 car’s 20 Grand Prix victories. The exterior of the Exige S Type 72 features unique black and gold light weight wheels and is finished with hand-painted gold Type 72 and Exige S logos, (the Sport Pack also includes a T45 steel main roll hoop, Lotus Traction Control, twin oil coolers and an adjustable front anti-roll bar).

Exige S Type 72 features enlarged roof scoop (compared to the standard Exige S) and Lotus variable traction control and Lotus launch control.

Iconic Type 72 colour scheme, one of the most famous racing liveries of all time.

Black micro fibre ProBax sports seats with gold stitching.

4-piston AP Racing brake calipers with 308mm cross-drilled rotors.

Lotus will be producing 20 of this special edition for the UK, a further 20 cars for mainland Europe and there will be a limited run of cars in Japan and selected markets around the world.