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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2134 | 84 | |
| Voies AV | 1194 | 47 | |
| Voies AR | 1194 | 47 | |
| Longueur | 3689 | 145.2 | |
| Largeur | 1422 | 56 | |
| Hauteur | 1105 | 43.5 | |
| Garde au sol | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 585 kg | 1290 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Ford | ||
| Type moteur | 116-E | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 81 × 72.7 mm
3.19 × 2.86 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.11 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) à 5700 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) à 4500 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (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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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 We 40 DCOE carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1156.9 kPa (167.8 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 374.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | 8.90 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.LW. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 5.20-13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 5.20-13 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 2310 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.90 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94424 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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