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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2311 | 91 | |
| Vía delantera | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Vía trasera | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Longitud | 3994 | 157.2 | |
| Ancho | 1638 | 64.5 | |
| Altura | 1067 | 42 | |
| Despeje del suelo | 152 | 6 | |
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.73 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 711 kg | 1567 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | 0.29 | ||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Lotus | ||
| Código de motor | |||
| Número de cilindros | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilindrada | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.13 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 válvulas por cilindro 8 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
128 PS (126 bhp) (94 kW) a 6500 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) a 5500 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
60.3 kW/litre 82 ps/litre 80.9 bhp/litre 1.33 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 10.3:1 | ||
| Alimentación | 2 De carbs | ||
| 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 389.5 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | N | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 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 | ||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.CS. | ||
| Ruedas delante | |||
| Ruedas detrás | |||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.87 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 3.77 | ||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 37928 | ||
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| 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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