{"id":81126,"date":"2022-01-05T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=81126"},"modified":"2022-01-04T23:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T05:12:58","slug":"for-sale-2000-lotus-exige-with-a-turbo-audi-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=81126","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: 2000 Lotus Exige with a Turbo Audi Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 2000 Lotus Exige S1 is for sale on Pistonheads<\/a> in Chalfont St Peter, UK for \u00a335,999 or about $48,695. The car is powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L Audi inline-four installed by Auto-Teknix<\/a>. The motor produces 350 hp on a Emerald ECU and is paired with a six-speed transmission with a Quaife limited-slip differential. The car rides on a Nitron adjustable suspension with upgraded rear toe control arms and aluminum belled brake rotors. The interior features MOG Evo seats with harnesses, roll bar, rear-view camera, and internal\/external electrical cut-offs. The car comes with a MOT until August 2022. <\/p>\n

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Source: Pistonheads<\/a> via Unique Cars For Sale Europe FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This 2000 Lotus Exige S1 is for sale on Pistonheads in Chalfont St Peter, UK for \u00a335,999 or about $48,695. The car is powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L Audi inline-four installed by Auto-Teknix. The motor produces 350 hp on a Emerald ECU and is paired with a six-speed transmission with a Quaife limited-slip differential.… Read More »For Sale: 2000 Lotus Exige with a Turbo Audi Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exige"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/2000-Lotus-Exige-with-a-turbo-Audi-1.8-L-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1263%2C842&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":130931,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=130931","url_meta":{"origin":81126,"position":0},"title":"Lotus Exige with a 500 hp Audi 1.8T","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Luke Shipp from Lookship interviewed Kevin Hobbins about his special Lotus Exige S1 he's been building off-and-on for 10 years. 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