Highlights Toyota-sourced 1.8 litre engine good for 187bhp Six-speed manual gearbox Nitron Street Series 2 road springs and dampers Quick release steering wheel Extensive service record, with “all the main foibles addressed” Overview The first Exige was released in the year 2000, as a more hardcore coupe version of the very successful Lotus Elise.

But of course, the car we see here is the second generation Exige, which features a Toyota engine where the earlier car was powered by a Rover unit.

So this car is a little over twenty years old, but you wouldn’t think it.

The Storm Titanium paint has held up very well, and the interior is showing few signs of use.

And here’s a car that it would be hard to have regrets about.

It presents well and comes with a stack of paperwork showing that, according to the owner, “all the main mechanical and electrical foibles, which affect these cars around this age, have been addressed.” Notable upgrades along the way include Nitron Street Series 2 r...