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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Anzahl türen | 2 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2311 | 91 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1359 | 53.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1359 | 53.5 Zoll | |
| Länge | 3994 | 157.2 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1638 | 64.5 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1067 | 42 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 152 | 6 Zoll | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Leergewicht | 711 kg | 1567 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | 0.29 | ||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Lotus | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Hubraum | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.13 | ||
| Verteilung | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 8 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
128 PS (126 bhp) (94 kW) bei 6500 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) bei 5500 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 10.3:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 2 De carbs | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | |||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 6.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 7.2 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 14.9 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 28.3 s | ||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | Zahnstangenlenkung | ||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | I.CS. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | |||
| Reifen hintern | |||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 5 gang Schaltgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 0.87 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.77 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 37928 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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