In Britain, a sports car isn't officially launched until it takes a few runs up the Goodwood Hill Climb, so Lotus->ke49 had to send out their Exige S that was launched last year at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show to put it through its final test at Goodwood. This hill climb may not be anywhere near the status of the Nurburgring, but for Brits, it's a huge deal. The video includes a few rapid launches from the start line on the legendary course as well as flybys and accelerations on track.

As a reminder, the new Exige S is powered by a 3.5 liter DOHC V6 VVI-i engine that delivers a total of 345 HP. It sprints the car from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds and up to a top speed of 170 mph.

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