The Lotus 422T is a motor vehicle from Emme, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Its engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 264 bhp (268 PS/197 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 354 N·m (261 lb·ft/36.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1588 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 273 km/h, which equates to 170 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2760 mm | 108.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4620 mm | 181.9 inches | |
| Width | 1800 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 150 mm | 5.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1588 kg | 3501 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.2 litre 2174 cc (132.666 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.3 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
268 PS (264 bhp) (197 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
354 Nm (261 ft·lb) (36.1 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
90.6 kW/litre 123.1 ps/litre 121.4 bhp/litre 1.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
162.83 Nm/litre
1.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2046.2 kPa (296.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett TB03 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 273 km/h (170 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 168.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 166.25 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.07 kg/kW 13.47 lb/bhp |
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 85283 | ||
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| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Emme Lotus 422T added 2001-08-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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