Lotus Exige

E189201

sports car two-seat coupé

The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Lotus Exige canonical	2
Aston Martin V8 Vantage	1
Lotus 340R	1
Lotus Exige Cup	1
Lotus Exige Cup 260	1
Lotus Exige Cup 430	1
Lotus Exige S	1
Lotus Exige S V6	1
Lotus Exige Sport 350	1
Lotus Exige Sport 380	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1667034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lotus Exige
Context triple: [Lotus Elise, relatedModel, Lotus Exige]

A. Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
B. Lotus Emira
The Lotus Emira is a mid-engined sports car from British manufacturer Lotus, designed as the brand’s last internal-combustion model and a more refined, modern alternative to its lightweight predecessors.
C. Alfa Romeo 4C
The Alfa Romeo 4C is a lightweight, mid-engined Italian sports car renowned for its carbon-fiber chassis, sharp handling, and distinctive styling.
D. Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is a limited-production Italian grand tourer renowned for its striking design, powerful V8 engine, and role in reviving Alfa Romeo’s high-performance heritage in the 2000s.
E. Maserati GranTurismo
The Maserati GranTurismo is a luxury Italian grand tourer coupe renowned for its elegant Pininfarina design, powerful engines, and blend of high performance with long-distance comfort.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lotus Exige
Target entity description: The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.

A. Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
B. Lotus Emira
The Lotus Emira is a mid-engined sports car from British manufacturer Lotus, designed as the brand’s last internal-combustion model and a more refined, modern alternative to its lightweight predecessors.
C. Alfa Romeo 4C
The Alfa Romeo 4C is a lightweight, mid-engined Italian sports car renowned for its carbon-fiber chassis, sharp handling, and distinctive styling.
D. Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is a limited-production Italian grand tourer renowned for its striking design, powerful V8 engine, and role in reviving Alfa Romeo’s high-performance heritage in the 2000s.
E. Maserati GranTurismo
The Maserati GranTurismo is a luxury Italian grand tourer coupe renowned for its elegant Pininfarina design, powerful engines, and blend of high performance with long-distance comfort.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	sports car ⓘ two-seat coupé ⓘ
basedOnPlatform	Lotus Elise ⓘ
bodyStyle	2-door coupé ⓘ
brakeType	disc brakes ⓘ
chassis	bonded aluminium chassis ⓘ
class	high-performance sports car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designer	Julian Thomson ⓘ
engine	Rover K-series engine ⓘ surface form: 1.8-litre Rover K-Series inline-4 engine 1.8-litre Toyota 2ZZ-GE inline-4 engine ⓘ 3.5-litre Toyota 2GR-FE V6 engine ⓘ
generation	Series 1 ⓘ Series 2 ⓘ Series 3 ⓘ
induction	supercharged ⓘ supercharged ⓘ
layout	mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer	Lotus Cars ⓘ
marketedFor	track-day enthusiasts ⓘ
notableFeature	lightweight construction ⓘ minimalist interior ⓘ track-focused handling ⓘ
notableVariant	Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige Cup Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige Cup 260 Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige Cup 430 Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige S Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige S V6 Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige Sport 350 Lotus Exige self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus Exige Sport 380
platform	Lotus Elise Series 2 platform ⓘ
powerOutput	177 hp ⓘ 190 hp ⓘ 220 hp ⓘ 240 hp ⓘ 260 hp ⓘ 345 hp ⓘ 375 hp ⓘ 430 hp ⓘ
productionEnd	2002 ⓘ
productionStart	2000 ⓘ 2000 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ 2012 ⓘ
relatedModel	Lotus Elise ⓘ Lotus Evora ⓘ
suspension	double wishbone suspension ⓘ
topSpeed	approximately 240 km/h (Series 1) ⓘ over 270 km/h (V6 variants) ⓘ
transmission	6-speed manual transmission ⓘ
weightCharacteristic	low kerb weight ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lotus Elise → relatedModel → Lotus Exige ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lotus 340R

Maserati GranTurismo → competitor → Lotus Exige ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Lotus Cars → notableModel → Lotus Exige ⓘ