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For a design project at school, we are studying about Human Factors in design. One context we are using is the Lotus Exige S Car… does any of the experts/car owners out there have any specific comments about the Lotus Exige about these things:

- Location & Layout: car windows, handles, gears etc.
- New technologies: How is use of colour, sound and auditory feedback used to warn drivers of different situations – engine management, signaling, gear selection, brake condition etc.
- Benefit for drivers and passengers: Climate controls, heating & cooling techniques, and other benefits for the driver

10 points for the most informative one!
Thanks to everyone in advance

Location and Layout: Everything in the Lotus is designed for weight savings. So all the handles and such are very light.
New Technologies: There aren’t any really in the Lotus, just a light car with a decent engines. It does have very firm suspension which lets the driver "feel" the road.
Benefit for the driver: The Exige is not designed with comfort in mind. It does have standard stuff(HVAC, radio, etc), but other than that it’s a track car so it’s intended to be as light as possible.

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The Elise is one of the best handling sports car that money can buy. It easily punches above its weight for a car that only costs from £24,500. There are three models for the current production, the S, the R and the most powerful the SC. All three have a 1.8-litre Toyota engine which is in various states of tune and the SC has a additional supercharger which gives a power output of 217bhp. It really is a modern classic!

The Exige is all of the above but with a fixed roof, rear spoiler and aided aero attachments which altogether makes it a much more extreme car. It has handling that no other car can match thanks to its race spec suspension and semi slick yoko tyres making it a ideal track car. There are two models of the current version, the normal Exige and the S both of which feature the same engine from the Elise. The latter is the more powerful of the two with 218bhp over 189bhp. 0-60 takes just 4.1s and has a top speed of 148mph. The most extreme Exige ever to be produced was the 240R. This beast had a 243bhp engine which resulted in 0-100mph in less then 10s.

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