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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2134 | 84 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1194 | 47 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1194 | 47 | |
| Lengte | 3689 | 145.2 | |
| Breedte | 1422 | 56 | |
| Hoogte | 1105 | 43.5 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 585 kg | 1290 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 45.5 litres | 10 [12] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Ford | ||
| Motor nummer | 116-E | ||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.5 litre 1499 cc (91.475 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 81 × 72.7 mm
3.19 × 2.86 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.11 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
101 PS (100 bhp) (75 kW) bij 5700 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
138 Nm (102 ft·lb) (14.1 kgm) bij 4500 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 We 40 DCOE carbs | ||
| 1156.9 kPa (167.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 374.75 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 2.500 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 8.90 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.LW. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | 5.20-13 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 5.20-13 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Di | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 2310 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.90 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94424 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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