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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2311 | 91 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Lengte | 3994 | 157.2 | |
| Breedte | 1638 | 64.5 | |
| Hoogte | 1067 | 42 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.73 | |||
| Gewicht | 711 kg | 1567 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | 0.29 | ||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Lotus | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 1.6 litre 1558 cc (95.075 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 82.57 × 72.75 mm
3.25 × 2.86 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.13 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 8 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
128 PS (126 bhp) (94 kW) bij 6500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) bij 5500 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
98.2 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.3:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 2 De carbs | ||
| 1234.1 kPa (179 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 389.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | ||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | mid | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.87 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.77 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 37928 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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