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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 ...
Modified from a Porsche 911 GT1, never raced, modified to an IMSA GTS car Harrier: LR9C: 1994 LMP2 Modified from road car sans roof [6] LR10: 2000 LMP900 HPD: ARX-01c: 2010 LMP2 Cars badged as HPD for 2010 season, previously Acura: ARX-01d: 2011 LMP2 ARX-01e: 2011 LMP1 Car only ran in 2011 12 Hours of Sebring before retirement ARX-01g: 2011 ...
Seven Elise GT1 racing chassis were built, by G.T.I. racing; and financed and owned by Toine Hezemans and new President Roman Artioli, 2 cars going to the factory team GT1 Lotus Racing (1 car run by Fabien Giroix's First Racing) as well as privateers GBF UK and Martin Veyhle Racing. The factory GT1 Lotus Racing team and Veyle racing would be ...
Esprit: 79 supercar 1976 2004 Europa Europa S Eclat: 76 grand tourer 1975 1982 Excel Elite: 75 shooting brake: 1974 1982 Elan +2 Elan +2: 50 grand tourer 1967 1975 Elite Europa: 46 sports car 1966 1975 Esprit Elan: 26 sports car, roadster 1962 1973 Elite Esprit Elite: 14 sports car 1958 1963 Elan Seven: 7 roadster 1957 1973 Mark Six Mark Six: 6 ...
In the 1960s, Lotus built several winning mid-engine F1 cars and the first mid-engine Indy 500 winner. The obvious thing to do was bring that race-proved technology to the street. Bring a Trailer
Most importantly for Lotus, the bore centres of the Vauxhall slant-4 were the same as those Lotus had determined for the 900 series. [ 2 ] After seeing the new engine at the show Chapman arranged a meeting with John Alden, Vauxhall's Engineering Director, where he negotiated the purchase of ten 2.0 L; 120.4 cu in (1,973 cc) slant-4 blocks and ...
Lotus replaced most of the unproven material and manufacturing techniques with those then employed by Lotus in the Lotus Esprit Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (also Opel Lotus Omega, internal name Lotus Type 104) – At the time (early 1990s) this was the fastest saloon car available, with a top speed of over 175 mph (280 km/h)