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Lotus
3-Eleven
311 built (road and race)
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- Not yet verified
- Engine
- 3,500 cc / 3.5 LFactory: 3.5 L
- Power
- 306 kW / 416 PSFactory: 410 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 3-Eleven is a lightweight two-seater with a supercharged 3.5-litre engine on a bonded aluminium chassis derived from the Exige. Lotus presented it as a new generation of focused sports cars at its price point.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Lotus 3-Eleven (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lotus 3-Eleven (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lotus 3-Eleven (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Calreyn88 · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
Lotus later launched the 3-Eleven 430, a run-out version of the topless car and the brand's fastest road-legal model. Only 20 were planned, priced from £102,000, which is £18,100 more than the regular car. Autocar reported that no successor had been announced at launch.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 3-Eleven.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 3,500 cc / 3.5 LFactory: 3.5 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Induction | Supercharged1 Independently researched |
| Power | 306 kW / 416 PSFactory: 410 hp · converted2 Independently researched |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Bonded aluminium chassis derived from the Lotus Exige1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Fully independent double wishbones with Eibach anti-roll bars1 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Fully independent double wishbones1 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | 925 kgFactory: 925 kg1 Independently researched |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Lotus 3-Eleven 430 launched as brand's fastest road-legal model Level C Autocar
- supercharged 3.5-litre engine
- bonded aluminium chassis of the regular car
- fully independent double wishbone suspension
- the standard car's 925kg dry weight
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2
Lotus 3-Eleven Driving, Engines & Performance Level C Top Gear
- power increase from 410bhp to 460bhp
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