Lotus Exige Cup 430 Final Edition
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Vehicles · Anglo-German Precision
Lotus Exige Cup 430 Final Edition · 2021
The Cup 430 is the fastest, most powerful road-going Exige — a 430 hp supercharged 3.5-litre Toyota V6 in a sub-1,100 kg carbon-panelled shell — and the Final Edition badge marks the last of the line. It closes the book on Lotus's mid-engined, supercharged, manual-only analog era before the pivot to the Emira and electric Evija, which is what makes a clean, low-mile example collectible.
The one to have: Cup 430 Final Edition · Certificate of Provenance (watch-and-learn: no US road title)
Specification
Engine
3.5L supercharged V6
Toyota-sourced 2GR (3,456 cc) with Edelbrock supercharger
Output
430 hp
325 lb-ft (440 N·m) · 7,000 rpm power peak
0–60 mph
~3.2 s
174 mph (280 km/h) top speed
Weight
2,421 lb
1,098 kg curb; ~1,056 kg dry
The market
Verified sales on file
8
May 2023 – Jul 2026
Median sale
$85k
all tracked results
★ Cup 430 / FE
$107k
median of 3 target-spec sales
Top result
$133k
Car & Classic · Jun 2023
Benchmarks: Cup 430s ~$90–135k in UK/EU money (FE at/above original list) · US track-only cars trade at deep discounts · Trend: firming
Know the real one
The V6 Exige was never US-certified — US examples are track-only imports with no road title (25-year rule brings the FE in 2046). This platform is watch-and-learn, not a US road-car buy
430-hp supercharged V6, ~1,093 kg; FE adds the TFT dash + build plaque; only 23 UK-market Final Editions
Verify via Lotus Certificate of Provenance + FE plaque; UK list ~£100k
Verified sales · ★ = target spec · foreign results converted to USD as noted
| Date | Venue | Year | Spec | Miles | Price | Loc | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Collecting Cars | 2018 | Cup 430 ★ | 14,000 | $107,000 | — | Sweden, €98,500 |
| Jun 2026 | BaT | 2013 | V6 Cup track | 7,000 | $64,000 | — | US track-only, unregistrable — shows the US discount |
| Feb 2026 | Collecting Cars | 2022 | Final Ed. (Sport) | 24,000 | $66,500 | — | Italy, €61,111 |
| Jan 2026 | Collecting Cars | 2021 | Sport 410 | 4,000 | $81,000 | — | Andorra, €74,500 — comp |
| Sep 2025 | Collecting Cars | 2014 | Exige S V6 | 9,000 | $60,500 | — | UK, £48,000 — comp |
| Dec 2023 | Collecting Cars | 2020 | 430 Cup GP Ed. | 830 | $125,578 | — | Australia, A$183,352 |
| Jun 2023 | Car & Classic | 2021 | Cup 430 FE ★ | 10 | $133,000 | — | UK £106,990, delivery miles · date approx. |
| May 2023 | Collecting Cars | 2018 | Cup 430 ★ | 15,755 | $88,534 | — | UK £70,000 |
Where to hunt
Research file — market data verified through July 18, 2026.
Sources: individually observed results via Classic.com feeds, BaT, Cars & Bids, Mecum, RM Sotheby's,
Broad Arrow, Gooding, Collecting Cars, PCARMARKET and venue coverage, plus marque registries and factory press material.