The Elan S3 SE is a road car from Lotus, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 147 N·m (108 lb·ft/15 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 696 kg.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 190 km/h or 118 mph.
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 | 1175 | 46.3 | |
| Garde au sol | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 696 kg | 1534 | |
| 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 | Lotus | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.13 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 8 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) à 6000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
147 Nm (108 ft·lb) (15 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (net) |
55 kW/litre 74.8 ps/litre 73.8 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
94.35 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 We 40 DCOE 18 carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.7 kPa (172 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 26.5 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15.7 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 190 km/h (118 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 167.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 123.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 165.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.12 kg/kW 13.56 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 9.80 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.LW. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 145 x 13 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 145 x 13 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 1923 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.55 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 94446 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Lotus Elan S3 SE added 2002-05-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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