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The Lotus Mark VI is the first production car by Lotus Cars. It was introduced by Colin Chapman in 1952 after previously building multiple trials and road racing cars. The heart of the Mark VI is a semi- space frame chassis. [ 1 ]
Image Name Designation Type Introduced Ended Predecessor Successor Evora: 122 grand tourer: 2009 2021 Excel Emira Exige: 120 sports car, roadster 2000 2021 Europa S
The Series 1 or S1 Europa (also known as Lotus Type 46) was announced for sale to European markets on 20 December 1966. The first cars were delivered in France in February 1967. Volkswagen owned the rights to the Europa name in Germany, so cars for sale in Germany were badged Europe rather than Europa.
The Lotus Eleven is a sports racing car built in various versions by Lotus from 1956 until 1958. The later versions built in 1958 are sometimes referred to as Lotus 13, although this was not an official designation. [citation needed] In total, about 270 Elevens of all versions were built.
The first generation of the Elite or Lotus Type 14 was a light weight two-seater coupé produced from 1957 until 1963. The car debuted at the 1957 London Motor Car Show, Earls Court bearing chassis number #1008. [3] The Elite had spent a year in development, aided by "carefully selected racing customers" before going on sale. [4]
The Lotus 49 was a Formula One racing car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Philippe for the 1967 F1 season. It was one of the first F1 cars to use a stressed member engine combined with a monocoque to reduce weight, after BRM, with other teams adopting the concept after its success. [ 5 ]
The Lotus Excel (Type 89) is a sports car designed and built by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars from 1982 to 1992. It is based on the design of the earlier Lotus Eclat , which itself was based on the earlier Lotus Type 75 Elite .
The engine Lotus supplied had the same 95.25 mm (3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) bore as the 907 but at O'Dell's request displacement was increased to 2.2 L; 132.7 cu in (2,174 cc) by lengthening the stroke to 76.2 mm (3 in). Tony Rudd developed a flexible flywheel to dampen increased vibrations from the larger size. This engine was called the type 911.