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One of the quickest road cars in the world
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0-60 mph in 2.9 seconds, 0-100 mph in 6.0
seconds and a top speed of 180 mph (Race version)
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Deliveries of Road and Race cars from March
2016 with production limited to 311 cars worldwide
The Lotus 3-Eleven is the most powerful road car to wear a Lotus
badge and Hethel’s quickest ever road car. It joins the ranks of
those rare cars that can reach 60 mph in under three seconds and
100 mph in six seconds. To complement these figures, the Lotus
3-Eleven possesses a purity of the driving experience and the
benchmark handling for which all Lotus cars are renowned,
enabling a lap of the challenging Hethel circuit to be completed
in 1 minute 19.5 seconds for the Race version.
Jean-Marc Gales, CEO of Group Lotus commented ”The Lotus
3-Eleven is a game-changing car, not only in terms of what has
come before it from within our own rich heritage of sports cars,
but also in terms of anything else comparable brought to market
by any other manufacturer. Extreme, focused and phenomenal are
all words that have been used to describe the 3-Eleven. This is
a car that exists within an extremely rarified performance
envelope – it offers both hypercar performance and handling.
Nothing else provides a sensory overload of this nature, and all
packaged under £100,000.”
With the standard lightweight carbon composite bodywork, the
Lotus 3-Eleven has a dry weight of 890 kg and maximum power of
460 hp (Race version). It has an enviable power to weight ratio
of 517 hp per tonne, and is capable of sprinting from 0 to 60
mph in 2.9 seconds and boasts a maximum speed of 180 mph (290
km/h). The Road version with a dry weight of 925 kg and a
maximum power of 410 hp reaches 60 mph in 3.3 seconds before
reaching a top speed of 174 mph (280 km/h).
Jean-Marc Gales continued, “I know that anyone who is fortunate
enough to drive a 3-Eleven will be blown away by the performance
that only adding lightness and power can give. However, to say
that this car is the fastest road car that Lotus has ever
produced only tells half the story. There are few cars on the
market that can match the 3-Eleven, in looks, speed or lap times
- it will reward those that are prepared to take the reins of
the highest performing Lotus road car ever.”
Marc Basseng, Lotus 3-Eleven driver stated, “The 3-Eleven is the
perfect car for a fast lap at the Nürburgring and is a sub 7
minute car in favourable conditions; a time like this puts the
3-Eleven firmly into hypercar territory and I cannot wait to
drive the production version in a few months.”
Unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in 2015, the 3-Eleven
will soon be entering production with deliveries of cars to
customers from March 2016 onwards. The 3-Eleven will be an
exclusive car with a total production run limited to 311
vehicles.
Prices start at £82,500 for the Road version (including VAT and
on the road costs) and £97,083 excluding VAT for the Race
version (£116,500 including VAT). The 3-Eleven will be sold in
all markets as a Race car and in Europe and Asia as a Road car.
The Lotus 3-Eleven Race and Road Versions in more detail
The aggressive stance and dramatically sculpted body in
lightweight carbon composite, standard on both Road and Race
versions, perfectly balances the competition focus of a track
car with the surface refinement of a road-going supercar. In
keeping with performance orientated design, an optional Carbon
Tonneau Cover is available for both Road and Race versions. In
either left or right hand drive configurations, removable
aerodynamic cover efficiently smoothes the airflow over the
cockpit and turns the car into a competition inspired single
seater.
As expected for such a focussed and extreme a sports car, the
Lotus 3-Eleven delivers high levels of aerodynamic downforce
from the sculptured bodywork, rear wing, front splitter and flat
floor and rear splitter. At 150 mph (240 km/h) the Road version
produces 150 kg of downforce; the Race version with its twin
front canards mounted on both sides and its adjustable rear wing
produces 215 kg.
Not only does the Lotus 3-Eleven possess giant slaying straight
line performance, it also generates a lateral acceleration of
1.5 g steady state whilst cornering.
A lightweight Lithium-ion motorsport battery is fitted on both
the Road and Race cars saving 10 kg over a typical lightweight
battery.
The new colour TFT instrument cluster can be switched between
road and track modes, with numerous user customisable screen
pages available to scroll through. An option for Road and Race
versions is a Road to Track Logger and GPS Unit with a further
opportunity to upgrade this logger with professional data
analysis software.
The Race car has a high level competition spec Xtrac 6-speed
sequential transmission with a semi-dry sump, oil cooler,
cassette-type plate limited slip differential and paddle shift.
A close-ratio six-speed manual gearbox with a Torsen-type
limited slip differential, featuring a performance clutch
assembly and oil cooler, is fitted on the Road version. The
manual gearshift mechanism uses light weight machined and cast
aluminium components which are so technically aesthetically
appealing they are exposed through an open-gate design, further
reducing weight.
The Lotus 3-Eleven’s suspension features lightweight,
double-wishbones front and rear, with an adjustable anti-roll
bar as standard on the Race version and an option on the Road
car. The 3-Eleven uses Öhlins dampers, with 2-way Öhlins dampers
as standard on the Race car (a cost option on the Road car). The
adjustable dampers and anti-roll bar allow owners to fine tune
the vehicle’s handling characteristics.
The 3-Eleven utilises a bespoke chassis based on the proven
Lotus design of extruded and bonded aluminium sections. The
roll-cage on both cars incorporates twin side bars for side
impact protection, whilst the FIA compliant cage, optional on
the Race car, only has additional bars to meet international
requirements for motorsport. A competition specification fire
extinguisher, battery isolator and motorsport towing eye are
fitted as standard to the Race car and are offered as an option
on the Road version.
Ultra lightweight forged Aluminium wheels are fitted together
with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres on the Road version, with
the track focused Michelin Cup 2 tyres optional on the Road car
but standard on the Race car. At the front 225/40 ZR18 tyres are
fitted, and to help transfer the 3-Eleven’s considerable power
and torque to the road, the rear tyres have been specified as
275/35 ZR19.
In order to deliver the stopping power required for such a quick
car, AP Racing four-piston calipers are complemented by
two-piece grooved and vented brake discs (332 mm front and
rear). Upgraded brake pads are fitted to the Race version.
The Road car has a Lotus HANS compatible composite driver’s
sport seat and 4-point harness as standard with an opportunity
to upgrade to the lightweight FIA Carbon driver seat as fitted
to the Race car. A removable steering wheel fitted to the Race
version is an option on the Road car.
Passenger seats with a 4-point harness can be fitted to both
cars with two versions available: either the Sport seat which
weighs 7 kg, or the lightweight carbon seat which weighs just
5.3 kg.
The exterior of the 3-Eleven will have the standard base paint
with Metallic paint and a Black Pack as options where key
elements of the bodywork finished in matt black.
There are four bespoke colour schemes for the 3-Eleven; Metallic
Green with Metallic Yellow stripes, Metallic Black with Metallic
Gold stripes, Metallic Red with Metallic Gold stripes and Matt
Black with Metallic Black stripes.
Prices start at £82,500 for the Road version (including VAT and
on the road costs) and £97,083 excluding VAT for the Race
version (£116,500 including VAT). The 3-Eleven will be sold in
all markets as a Race car and in Europe and Asia as a Road car.
Images: Copyright Group Lotus
3-Eleven Price List
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Recommended Retail Price in GB Pounds inc. VAT (20%) |
Recommended Retail Price in GB Pounds exc.
VAT |
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3-Eleven Road |
£82,500 |
£68,750 |
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3-Eleven Race |
£116,500 |
£97,083 |
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Carbon Tonneau Cover (Road) |
£2,000 |
£1,667 |
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Carbon Tonneau Cover (Race) |
£2,000 |
£1,667 |
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Removable Steering Wheel (Road) |
£650 |
£542 |
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Sports Passenger Seat and 4-point Harness (Road and Race) |
£1,200 |
£1,000 |
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FIA Carbon Passenger Seat and 4-point Harness (Road and Race) |
£2,000 |
£1,667 |
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FIA Carbon Driver Seat and 4-point Harness (Road) |
£800 |
£667 |
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FIA Cage (Race) |
£3,000 |
£2,500 |
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Fire Extinguisher and Battery Isolator
(Road) |
£2,500 |
£2,083 |
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2-Way Adjustable Dampers (Road) |
£2,500 |
£2,083 |
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Adjustable Anti-Roll Bars (Road) |
£1,000 |
£833 |
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Michelin Cup 2 Tyres (Road) |
£1,000 |
£833 |
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Road to Track Logger and GPS Unit (Road and Race) |
£1,500 |
£1,250 |
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Pro Analysis Upgrade to Data Logger (Road and Race) |
£1,300 |
£1,083 |
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Metallic Paint (Road and Race) |
£950 |
£792 |
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Black Pack (Road and Race) |
£1,000 |
£833 |
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Colour Scheme 1:
Metallic Green/Metallic Yellow Stripes (Road and Race) |
£3,500 |
£2,917 |
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Colour Scheme 2:
Metallic Black/Metallic Gold Stripes (Road and Race) |
£3,500 |
£2,917 |
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Colour Scheme 3:
Metallic Red//Metallic Gold Stripes (Road and Race) |
£3,500 |
£2,917 |
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Colour Scheme 4:
Matt Black/Phantom Black Stripes (Road and Race) |
£4,000 |
£3,333 |
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