The Lotus 3-Eleven 430 is a 2 door roadster-bodied car with a mid positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, double overhead camshaft supercharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.5 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 430 bhp (436 PS/321 kW) at 7000 rpm and 440 Nm (325 lbft/44.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 6 speed manual transmission.
Stated weight at the kerb is 920 kg.
It is said to be able to attain a top speed of 290 km/h (180 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2370 mm | 93.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4084 mm | 160.8 inches | |
| Width | 1802 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 920 kg | 2028 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3456 cc (210.898 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 436 PS (430 bhp) (321 kW) at 7000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 440 Nm (325 ft·lb) (44.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 92.8 kW/litre 126.2 ps/litre 124.4 bhp/litre 2.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
127.31 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1599.9 kPa (232 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Edelbrock supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 290 km/h (180 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 473.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.47 PS/kg 348.53 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.35 kW/kg 467.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.47 bhp/kg 0.21 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 2.87 kg/kW 4.79 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.860 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 225/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 275/35 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 332 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 676302 | ||
| Production total | 20 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Lotus 3-Eleven 430 added 2020-05-09. Last modified 2020-05-10. |
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