Lotus Exige
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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.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lotus Exige canonical | 4 |
| Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 1 |
| Lotus 340R | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Cup | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Cup 260 | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Cup 430 | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Cup models | 1 |
| Lotus Exige S | 1 |
| Lotus Exige S V6 | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Series 1 | 1 |
| Lotus Exige Series 3 | 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]
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A.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 |
1.8-litre Rover K-Series inline-4 engine
ⓘ
linked to:
Rover K-series 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 Cup
ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige Cup 260 ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige Cup 430 ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige S ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige S V6 ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige Sport 350 ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
Lotus Exige Sport 380 ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Exige
|
| 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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lotus Exige Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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