Comparison of Lotus Exige I 1.8 i 16V and Mazda MX-5 II (NB) 1.8i 16V

Comparison of Lotus Exige I 1.8 i 16V and Mazda MX-5 II (NB) 1.8i 16V [S]ave

Attribute	Mazda MX-5 II (NB) 1.8i 16V ×	Lotus Exige I 1.8 i 16V ×
General
Make	Mazda	Lotus
Model	MX-5	Exige
Generation	MX-5 II (NB)	Exige I
Modification	1.8i 16V	1.8 i 16V
Website	https://www.mazda.com/	https://www.lotuscars.com/
Number of doors	2	2
Number of seats	2	2
Body type	Cabriolet	Coupe
Transmission	manual	manual
Number of gears	5	5
Production from (year)	2000	2000
Production to (year)	2005	2001
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	208	219
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	8.4	4.9
City consumption (l/100km)	11.9	-
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	7.2	-
Combined consumption (l/100km)	8.9	-
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Engine type	-	Fuel engine
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Middle,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	146	179
Max. torque (Nm)	168	171
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	4
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	1,840	1,795
Compression ratio	10	11.5
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	7,000	7,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	5,000	5,000
Cylinder bore (mm)	83	80
Piston stroke (mm)	85	89.3
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Multi-point injection
Valve control	Dohc	Dohc
Catalyst	-	Regular
Fuel tank (l)	50	40
Chassis
ABS	+	+
Front wheel suspension	The depreciated rack	Helical spring
Rear wheel suspension	Helical spring	Helical spring
Front suspension	-	Coil springs
Rear suspension	-	Coil springs
Front stabilizer	-	+
Rear stabilizer	-	+
Steering type	Steering rack	Steering rack
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Tires size	195/50 R15 84 V 205/45 ZR16 83 W	215/40 R17 245/40 R17
Turning radius (m)	9.7	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	3,975	3,780
Width (mm)	1,680	1,720
Height (mm)	1,220	1,175
Wheelbase (mm)	2,265	2,300
Kerb weight (kg)	1,065	780
Gross weight (kg)	1,280	965
Minimum boot space (l)	145	115
Front track (mm)	1,405	1,454
Rear track (mm)	1,430	1,489