We love the Lotus Exige S, but we hate the doors — it’s incredibly difficult to get in and out of the thing. With that in mind, we challenged members of the…
We love the Lotus Exige S, but we hate the doors — it’s incredibly difficult to get in and out of the thing. With that in mind, we challenged members of the…
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i’m 6 ft 3 and like 225 pounds, i don’t think i would even fit in that car
Imagine having to change drivers during a 24h Le Mans… Especially
considering the fact that the driver getting out will be tired as fuck…
Voice volume to low, music volume too high
I’m 5’9 I think I could get in no problem 🙂 love the car BTW :D
Performance over comfort LOL very funny.
Stupid ugly car……mustang all day long
Aw… I felt so sorry for the Greek guy. Also, is it just me or is the
audio level off? The commentary and music varied quite a bit in volume, and
I had to keep turning the volume up and down. Other than that, really funny
and great video! :)
1st comment
Quality stuff again Recombu, I tip my proverbial hat
I just don’t understand why Lotus doesn’t propose a hardtop we can remove
AND open (like the T-Top on some cars). You open the door, you open the top
and you can get in and out way easier. And then you can close the top,
close the door and keep a perfectly coupe car. And if you remove the
hardtop, you have a perfectly nice roadster. It could maybe even be done
as an aftermarket part… my 2¢
Put the seat back. Shee. I have no problem
A few years ago I had to take my Elise in to get the emissions tested. For
some reason the tester had to get into the drivers seat and check some
things. He was a big fat guy and clearly wouldn’t fit, so he went and got
a small woman that worked there. She got in ok but then couldn’t get out.
Then the big guy started yelling at her “You wouldn’t have so much trouble
getting out if you didn’t have that wooden leg!” Everybody working there
started laughing. Turns out that she did in fact have a prosthetic leg. I
ended up having to take the top of the car so that two guys could pull her
up out of the seat. Best laugh I had all day.
I’m 6’5″ about 220 pounds. I have absolutely no problem getting into my
2006 Lotus Exige, it’s all about technique. And once I’m in, space is more
than sufficient. The thing most of these people fails to do is that they
should step with their first leg past the steering wheel. When getting out
you just have to get both your feet out first, then lift your ass and get
out.
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the roof is supposed to be off anyway…much easier access
Cons: Hard to fit
Pros: No fat chicks
Open the roof then get in :)
that’s the newer version…the original is even more difficult to get in!
but my god…what a car….it costs a third as much as a normal super car,
yet performs as well if not better. it does three times as much to the
gallon as a super car ….costs virtually nothing for tyers ….,it’s made
of fibre glass and aluminium so it never rusts, it’s engine parts and
engine are from toyota so can be bought anywhere for little money….I rest
my case
*Albeit, it may be hard to enter, but once you’re in why would you ever
want to get out of it?*
Why did no One helped the old guy ? :D
There is a technique of getting in, once you learned it, its easier than
some other supercars!
The key is to move the seat all the way back before entering and exiting
and it is a lot easier with the roof off.
Also, when you get in you want to put one hand on the sill with a straight
arm (to support your weight) and then lower yourself with that arm into the
seat while your other hand is on the top of the steering wheel. Getting
out, stick your head out first, put your hand on the sill again and extend
that arm to lift yourself and then step out with the foot closest to the
door first.
Yes, it does take practice and you eventually develop ‘Lotus muscles’ in
your upper body after a while which eventually makes it easier.
Yup, I had one. It’s worth the effort. :-)
lol wtf with funeral mach haha