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The Lotus Esprit GT1 utilised the 3.5 L type 918 twin-turbo V8 engine of then newly launched Lotus Esprit V8. The engine was extensively reworked with the addition of one Garrett T4 turbocharger, a flat plane crankshaft, forged aluminium pistons, multipoint fuel injection and an air-to-air intercooler. All of these modifications increased the ...
While Lotus dealer Bell and Colvill had been offering turbo conversions for the S2 Esprit from as early as 1978, the Essex Turbo Esprit was the first factory turbocharged Esprit. [15] The Essex Turbo Esprit received the dry sump type 910 engine which has a power output of 213 PS (157 kW; 210 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 200 lb⋅ft (271 N⋅m) of ...
Closed-cockpit prototype; an evolved B08/60 chassis used by Drayson Racing in the 2009 and 2010 American Le Mans Series, 2009 Asian Le Mans Series, and 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans Aston Martin B09/60: 2009 LMP1 Closed-cockpit concept, developed by Aston Martin Racing and Prodrive: B11/40: 2011 LMP2 B12/60: 2012 LMP1 B12/80: 2012 LMP2 Lotus: Elise ...
In the Esprit GT3, this engine was rated at 240 hp (179 kW). This was the last iteration of the 4-cylinder 900 series Lotus engine, which had a lifespan of nearly 30 years. Applications: 1991-1992 Lotus Esprit (Italy only) 1996 Lotus Esprit S4 (VIN 42046, 42051 two (I am not sure) of three finally built) 1996-1999 Lotus Esprit GT3
According to contemporary reports, this 1980 Esprit Turbo was used as a test mule for that first Formula 1 system, using hydraulic pistons driven by an engine-powered pump to replace its ...
With this in mind, Lotus set about to develop their racing car. Lotus decided to abandon the aged Esprit chassis and instead turn to its new sports car, the Elise. Lotus knew that the Elise's inline-4 engine would not be competitive so it was initially decided that the car would use the 3.5 L V8 engine from the Esprit sports car. However ...
Pages in category "Lotus racing cars" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. ... Lotus Esprit GT1; Lotus Europa; L. Lotus LX; M. Lotus Mark I ...
After the death of global Sports Car racing (aside from the IMSA series in North America), GT racing came to the fore. Knowing that teams would always want to race prototype sports cars at Le Mans, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) came up with a pioneering equivalency formula to allow the production-based GT cars to compete for the outright win against its own LMP class and the IMSA WSC cars.