The Lotus Elite 501 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 3 door coupé bodyshell.
Powering the Lotus Elite 501 is a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 6500 rpm and 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1060 kg at the kerb.
The Lotus Elite 501 is said to be able to manage a top speed of 200 km/h (124 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 3 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2480 | 97.6 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1490 | 58.7 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1490 | 58.7 | |
| Lengte | 4460 | 175.6 | |
| Breedte | 1820 | 71.7 | |
| Hoogte | 1210 | 47.6 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 140 | 5.5 | |
| 1.8 | |||
| Gewicht | 1060 kg | 2337 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 67.3 litres | 14.8 [17.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Lotus | ||
| Motor nummer | Lotus 907 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 2 litre 1973 cc (120.4 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 95.2 × 69.3 mm
3.75 × 2.73 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.37 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) bij 6500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) bij 5000 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.5 kW/litre 82.2 ps/litre 81.1 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
96.3 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 Dell'Orto DHLA 45 carburettors | ||
| 1210.1 kPa (175.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 493.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 7.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 16.2 s | ||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 150.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.88 kg/kW 14.84 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 3.500 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 10.50 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.W.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.8 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 4.10 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 30118 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1974 Lotus Elite 501 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-09. |
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