2021 Lotus Exige S3 390 Sport Final Edition

Highlights 

• Desirable final edition of Lotus' legendary Exige

• Full Lotus service history

• Incredibly low mileage

• 397bhp supercharged V6 and a manual gearbox

• Beautifully presented throughout

Overview

The Lotus Exige has to be in the running for the most special editions ever award, if there actually was such a thing. The legendary British sports car that took everything great about the Elise and went all Spinal Tap spawned an almost innumerable amount of variants across all three generations.

Produced for a whole 21 years between 2000 and 2021, the Exige was a more track-focussed weapon compared to its predecessor, delivering the goods at countless circuits all over the world. Revered for its incredible handling and seemingly endless amounts of grip the Exige has been a favourite among track day and racing enthusiasts for decades, and it continues to excite today.

Other sports cars have come and gone, many that are quicker and indeed more powerful than the Exige, but it's the little Lotus that petrolheads return to time and time again thanks to the incredibly engaging driving experience that it provides. Constantly tweaked over the course of production the Elise finally bowed out with the exceptional “Final Edition” cars. Cars that were launched to celebrate the Exige’s final year of production, and boy, what a last hurrah!

Unveiled in 2021 three Final Edition models were available, the Sport 390, Sport 420 and Cup 430, but it's the Sport 390, like the one we have available here, that is arguably the pick of the bunch. Still hugely capable on track the 390 is more road-biased than the other two, making it easier to live with day to day but that's not to say it doesn't pack a punch. Gone are the days of the early Elise's tiny four-cylinder K-Series engines with power in the Exige 390 being delivered by an almost 400bhp, 3.5-litre supercharged V6. That means 0-60mph in 3.7seconds and a top speed of just over 170mph. Oooof.

This particular incredibly low mileage Lotus Exige 390 Sport Final Edition comes to market in excellent condition throughout and with a fully documented past, including comprehensive Lotus service history care of Bell & Colvill.

With just 9,779 miles on the clock the car was last serviced by the Surrey based Lotus dealers at 8,665 miles, according to the vendor, and with an MOT until March 2026 it's ready to rock and roll, whether that be at the track, on the road or both.

History and documentation

• 2021 model year

• V5C present and correct

• In current ownership for six months

• First registered May 15th 2021

• Two keys

• Original book pack

• Full main dealer service history courtesy of Bell & Colvill

• Numerous invoices for said servicing

• HPI clear

• ULEZ compliant

• MOT until  March 10th 2026

• 9,779 miles from new

Interior

• The interior presents impeccably with no real signs of wear and tear

• No damage to report

• Alcantara trim, steering wheel and sill covers

• Air conditioning

• Full carpet in excellent condition throughout

• Cruise control

• Sony DAB stereo

• Exhaust valve button

• Dashboard appears unmarked

• The dash display looks to be in perfect working order

• The boot space is tidy but the carpet has come away from the rear where the latch is located

• Tool kit included

• The engine bay is clean and presents well

Exterior

• Equal to the interior the exterior of the car is in incredible shape

• The Solid Yellow paint looks to be free from marks or blemishes and with no evidence of any swirling

• All body panels appear straight and are free from damage

• Uniform shut lines across the board

• All glasswork is clean and intact

• Front splitter is protected

• Both the rear spoiler and window louvre are in great condition

• The staggered black forged wheels (17” fronts, 18” rears) present beautifully, do not carry any damage or kerb marks and have been protected according to the seller

• Tyres are all Michelin Pilot Sport models with good tread on the fronts but less on the rears, as corroborated by the advisories listed on the current MOT certificate

• The underneath is in fine fettle with only some light oxidisation to some of the suspension components to note

Mechanical

• 397bhp, 3.5-litre supercharged V6 engine

• Six-speed manual gearbox

• Rear-wheel drive

• 0-60mph in 3.7seconds

• 172mph top speed

• Last service at 8,665 miles

• The vendor states that the car starts, goes, stops and sounds as it should

• No mechanical issues to report

Summary

The Lotus Exige 390 Sport Final Edition is a sublime, compact two-seater sports car that weighs about as much as a Tunnock's Tea Cake. Combine that with an impressively capable supercharged V6 and you have something really rather special on your hands without going full psychopath and committing to the 430 Cup edition. For enthusiasts clamouring for a car that needs, no, demands to be driven hard there are few others that gratify as much as this. A fitting send off and a truly worthy example to see out a legendary period of Lotus' eminently impressive history.

To arrange a viewing, click the 'Book Viewing' button located under the 'Place Bid' button. Viewings can be booked up until the day before the auction ends, after which the option will change to 'Contact Seller' for further enquiries. This seller is located in Witney, Oxfordshire.