The Lotus Europa S is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 272 N·m (201 lb·ft/27.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 995 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 230 km/h or 143 mph, official fuel consumption is 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2330 | 91.7 | |
| Voies AV | 1457 | 57.4 | |
| Voies AR | 1490 | 58.7 | |
| Longueur | 3900 | 153.5 | |
| Largeur | 1714 | 67.5 | |
| Hauteur | 1120 | 44.1 | |
| Garde au sol | 140 | 5.5 | |
| 1.67 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 995 kg | 2194 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 38% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.4 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | ECOTEC 2 Z20LER | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) à 5400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 272 Nm (201 ft·lb) (27.7 kgm) à 5000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 73.5 kW/litre 100 ps/litre 98.6 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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136.14 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block; alloy head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.6:1 | ||
| Carburant | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1710.7 kPa (248.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 5.5 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 5.8 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 13.8 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.2 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 26.4 s | ||
| Vitesse | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 200.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 147.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 197.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.77 kg/kW 11.31 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/13.7/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.2/38.7/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.5/32.2/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | 175/55 R 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | |||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 288 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 288 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.74 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.94 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144870 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Lotus Europa S added 2006-08-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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