2020 Lotus Exige Sport 390 Final Edition

The Exige Sport 390 Final Edition marks the end of the road for Hethel's mid-engined Exige, built as a farewell to the line before production wound down. It pairs the supercharged 3.5-litre Toyota-derived V6 with a manual gearbox and a rear-wheel-drive layout, which is the purist's recipe in a car that has been steadily honed over more than a decade. With 397 bhp in a lightweight coupe, it remains one of the more rewarding analogue sports cars of its era.

This 2020 example has covered 14,800 miles, which is modest use for a car of this age and leaves plenty of scope for it to be enjoyed as intended. It is offered as a petrol manual coupe at a Lotus dealer in Surrey. The listing does not give the colour, owner history or options, so those should be confirmed on inspection.

Final Edition cars carry a place in Lotus history as the last of the Exige line. The Sport 390 specification adds aero and chassis tuning over the earlier Sport 350. That makes it a sensible target for collectors and drivers who want a usable, engaging car with a likely supportive future market.