This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Lotus Europa Special's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 126 bhp (128 PS/94 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 153 N·m (113 lb·ft/15.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the wheels.
Having a claimed kerb weight of 711 kg, the Lotus Europa Special can dispense with the 0-60 mph yardstick in 6.6 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 14.9 seconds.
Maximum speed stated is 204 km/h (127 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2311 mm | 91 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Length | 3994 mm | 157.2 inches | |
| Width | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1067 mm | 42 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 152 mm | 6 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 711 kg | 1567 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
128 PS (126 bhp) (94 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 De carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 28.3 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 179.68 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 132.15 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 177.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.57 kg/kW 12.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.87 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 37928 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Lotus Europa Special added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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