Production chronology2000–2021
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗22 years
← Lotus
Lotus / Model record
LotusExige
Production2000–2021
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSports car
Background
The Lotus Exige is a sports car made by the British company Lotus Cars from 2000 until 2021. Originally a coupé version of the Lotus Elise roadster, since the Series 3 the Exige has been the larger-engined model of the family, featuring a V6 engine in place of the Elise's straight-four. Convertible versions of both models are available. «Exige» is French and means "demand"/"require".
Text adapted from “Lotus Exige” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2000–2010
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗11 years
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2000–2004
Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.
Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗5 years