The Elan Sprint is a motor vehicle from Lotus, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 1.6 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 126 bhp (128 PS/94 kW) at 6500 rpm and 153 N·m (113 lb·ft/15.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 687 kg.
Top claimed speed is 195 km/h, or 121 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2134 mm | 84 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1232 mm | 48.5 inches | |
| Length | 3690 mm | 145.3 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | 1156 mm | 45.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 687 kg | 1515 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 42.1 litres | 9.3 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
128 PS (126 bhp) (94 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 18.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 185.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 136.77 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 183.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.31 kg/kW 12.21 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.LW.ChmnS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 62821 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Lotus Elan Sprint added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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