111R vs Exige (190bhp)???????

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:35 pm

I have already ask some of you guys about this......

My 111S is about to get punted (Graeme at MMC's fault.......he gave me a shot of an Exige S.........which is truely mental fast) as it now feels sluggish (compared to the Exige S)!
The exige S is not an option for a variety of reasons.

So the question is - 111R or exige?

Both have the same performance but I believe the handling is very different?

I like the look of the exige but don't know if the inability to go roofless will be missed?

Opinions please guys.........

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:40 pm

Gareth is selling his chrome orange Exige S2

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:05 pm

For me it was easy.
Roof Off = Best Option = 111R

But, I saw the pics of the S2 exige with the soft top and that seems a good option too.

Jim

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:11 pm

Exige handles better than the 111R.
Exige looks better FACT!
You can remove the Exige roof. Ed and others have done it.
My Exige would look like this:

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:12 pm

And Pistonheads is a good starting point for choice of both

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:21 pm

Gareth, just spied your car on pistonheads too!

So everyone's saying that the exige is the one to have.........

I can't actually believe that for once everyone is in agreement!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:22 pm

meatball wrote:I can't actually believe that for once everyone is in agreement!

Not entirely - get a Caterham

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:24 pm

For those who truely like to be scared??????????

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:28 pm

Or a 'proper' exige. S1 of course!!

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:40 pm

meatball wrote:For those who truely like to be scared??????????

Naaaah

meatball · Post by **meatball** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:40 pm

I assume you guys are talking for road use, as well, as I've not taken my car to KH yet.........DON'T ASK........OK!

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:40 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
renmure wrote:Or a 'proper' exige. S1 of course!!
That goes without saying.....

Just ask Ed.

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat May 12, 2007 7:19 am

My slightly tweeked

K powered S2 was able to keep up/ahead* of the S2 exiges round Kh.

Does it look better? Less of a fact more of an opinion IMHO - I'm not a huge fan of the minor alterations required to make the yota engine work, and I'm not won over by the gaping smile or the sidepods in the exige. Still not enought to stop me from buying one should my numbers come up in tonight's draw!

Mac

* depending on who you speak to

scott_e · Post by **scott_e** » Sat May 12, 2007 8:01 am

having the ability to take the roof off was never a tick box for me so exige was a clear choice .... but was an extra few months of waiting. Depends what you want i guess. The performance off 111R and Exige is probably very very close ... exige may have a wee edge on track i guess. Im sure an expert will correct me in a moment

All the best
Scott

mac · Post by **mac** » Sat May 12, 2007 8:47 am

One did - in the post above <BG>

Mac