The Lotus Elan 1500 is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 1.5 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 100 bhp (101 PS/75 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 138 N·m (102 lb·ft/14.1 kgm) at 4500 rpm.
Power is supplied to the wheels through a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 585 kg.
Full specs
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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
| diseñado por | |||
| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2134 | 84 | |
| Vía delantera | 1194 | 47 | |
| Vía trasera | 1194 | 47 | |
| Longitud | 3689 | 145.2 | |
| Ancho | 1422 | 56 | |
| Altura | 1105 | 43.5 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 152 | 6 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.73 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 585 kg | 1290 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Ford | ||
| Código de motor | 116-E | ||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 81 × 72.7 mm
3.19 × 2.86 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.11 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (net) |
101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) a 5700 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (net) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) a 4500 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (net) |
49.7 kW/litre 67.6 ps/litre 66.7 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
92.06 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 9.5:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 We 40 DCOE carbs | ||
| 1156.9 kPa (167.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 374.75 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 173.32 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 127.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 170.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.84 kg/kW 13.1 lb/bhp |
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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.90 m | ||
| Suspensión delantera | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.LW. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | 5.20-13 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 5.20-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2310 cm2 | ||
| Transmisión | 4 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 1 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.90 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94424 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Lotus Elan 1500 added 2002-05-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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