Lotus Car Club of Sweden

The Lotus Sport 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport race car asserts itself at the pinnacle of the 2-Eleven range, combining race winning pedigree with unparalleled handling and balance.


Building on the success of the 2-Eleven road and track variants, Lotus Sport has developed this GT4 Supersport race car to compete in the European SRO GT4 Supersports category.

The Lotus Sport GT4 Supersport pushes the limits to the extreme: wearing a dramatic composite body, full rollcage and with increased power and a sequential gearbox it provides a race winning package. The GT4 Supersport offers an advanced aerodynamic package, with aggressive styling alluding to its searing performance and phenomenal racing potential.

Mike Kimberley, CEO of Group Lotus plc said, "Lotus has an enviable motor racing heritage that includes some of the most successful racing cars in history. We are confident that the 2-Eleven will continue our winning tradition and become a classic of the future. The 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport offers one of the most cost effective, competitive and easiest routes into this level of motorsport".

Lotus Sport has increased the power and torque available in the GT4 Supersport car to 270 PS and 247 Nm from the standard supercharged cars 255 PS and 242 Nm engine. The increases in power and torque have been gained through improved induction and exhaust systems, and with a high ratio supercharger drive system for increased levels of boost. To maximise the upgrades to the engine the engine management system has been remapped and optimised.

Lotus Sport is offering a 6 speed sequential gearbox with a centrally mounted push/ pull lever and gear selector display. The gearbox is integrated with the engine management system to allow flat shifts up through the box and an “autoblip” rev matching system on downchange. This transmission offers lightning quick gear changes, shaving those all important tenths off each gear change. A plate type limited slip differential, employed to improve traction out of corners competes the setup.

Chris Arnold, Head of Lotus Sport, said "the GT4 Supersport has some exceptional new features and provides a compelling package that has race winning credentials. This is a hugely exciting new car for Lotus Sport, we have already had good success in mainland Europe with the test car and we are looking forward to our customers successes in the 2009 season".

There will be an initial run limited to 10 cars priced at £78 255 MSRP with delivery dates in March ready for the '09 racing season. Some GT4 Supersport features can be retro-fitted to 2-Elevens that have already been purchased, offering increased versatility and allowing owners to upgrade their car as they hone their skills.

The 2-Eleven double wishbone suspension is uprated with stiffer race focused springs and dampers. The dampers are the race proven 2-way adjustable Ohlins units, allowing the handling to be fine tuned for optimum track setup. The rear suspension has been upgraded with the addition of race spec rear toe links. Semi-slick AO48 Yokohama's are fitted as standard.

Another new addition for 2009 is the Lotus manufactured FIA compliant carbon fibre race seats. The Lotus Sport seats are HANS approved and are complimented with a Schroth 6-point race harness. A 70 litre FIA approved bag tank is fitted as part of the GT4 Supersport spec along with a plumbed-in fire extinguisher system. A concession to easier ingress and egress comes in the form of a removable Lotus Sport steering wheel.

The GT4 Supersport has a rigid tonneau cover to improve aerodynamics. The aero package is improved with significant levels of downforce generated by a carbon fibre rear wing and rear diffuser, balanced by a deep front splitter. The GT4 Supersport generates up to 80 kg of positive downforce at 100 mph, which is over 10 % of the cars weight.

The race car retains the excellent sports tuned ABS, variable traction control and launch control systems available on the current 2-Eleven. These race proven systems have been thoroughly tested and give exceptional feel and control in a wide variety of conditions.

Nillet wrote:Efter att ha titta lite mer på bilden så undrar jag hur man tar sig in i den???
Genom "taket", den har ju ingen dörr?

Göran wrote:

Nillet wrote:Efter att ha titta lite mer på bilden så undrar jag hur man tar sig in i den???
Genom "taket", den har ju ingen dörr?

Den kan iofs ha dörr bara på "förarsidan".

Nillet wrote:

Göran wrote:

Nillet wrote:Efter att ha titta lite mer på bilden så undrar jag hur man tar sig in i den???
Genom "taket", den har ju ingen dörr?

Den kan iofs ha dörr bara på "förarsidan".

2-eleven har ju inga dörrar i normalt utförande så de har specialkonstruerarat en dörr till denna i så fall.

2-Eleven GT4 Supersport makes strong endurance debut

2-Eleven takes on Dubai 24 hour

The Lotus 2-Eleven GT4 Supersport made a strong endurance debut at the Dubai International 24 hour race last weekend.


Malaysian based Empire Motorsports ran the 2-Eleven GT4, with regular drivers Denis Lian and James Mitchell joined for this race by Torro Rosso F1 test driver Karun Chandhok. The majority of the mechanics in the up and coming Malaysian team are students studying automotive technology at The Otomotif College (TOC). The race team is part of Empire Motorsports’ mission to develop a stronger foundation for the Asian motorsports industry.

The car qualified 36th overall for the race after the team elected not to stress the car unnecessarily immediately prior to such a long event. Within a few hours of the start the car had moved up to second in class and continued to climb through the overall rankings. At three quarters distance the car was running in a very creditable 9th overall and 2nd in class.

Sadly after 18 hours of hard racing, a failure of the special purpose sequential racing gearbox resulted in a costly 3 hour gearbox change, dropping the 2-Eleven GT4 down to 10th in class and 50th overall. The drivers then rewarded the team’s efforts with spirited progress and regained a number of positions completing the race 8th in class and 44th overall out of 59 finishers.

Mike Kimberley CEO of Group Lotus plc commented, “Lotus is proud to have continued to develop our relationship with Empire Motorsports starting from the Merdeka Millennium 12 hour race at Sepang, Malaysia. Empire Motorsports have now demonstrated that the 2-Eleven GT4 also makes for an exceptionally competitive and cost effective endurance race car capable of taking on much larger and more expensive cars in Motorsport events.”

Ashraff Dewal, Team Principal of Empire Motorsports, expressed delight with the pace of the 2-Eleven GT4 and the exceptionally low rate at which it consumed tyres and brake pads compared with the other participating racecars. Commenting “I am very proud that a young team like Empire Motorsports can work so closely with such an established marque as Lotus to develop a new endurance race car specification and I look forward to continuing the relationship in the future.”

Chris Arnold, Head of Lotus Sport, said “The 2-Eleven provides a platform to create a competitive, versatile race package that offers great thrills and performance”. Adding “the 2-Eleven has been exceptionally well received and as well as driving the cars on the road, some owners have used 2-Eleven’s of various specification in many exciting and varied events from track days, rallies, hillclimbs, sprint races and international GT races. This race result shows that endurance racing must now be added to the 2-Eleven’s impressive range of capabilities”.