This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a mid located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Lotus Europa Twin Cam's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant develops 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) of power at 5500 rpm, and maximum torque of 146 N·m (108 lb·ft/14.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 737 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 195 km/h or 121 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) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1346 mm | 53 inches | |
| Length | 3994 mm | 157.2 inches | |
| Width | 1638 mm | 64.5 inches | |
| Height | 1067 mm | 42 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 737 kg | 1625 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57 litres | 12.5 [15.1] 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 (SAE) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 5500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
146 Nm (108 ft·lb) (14.9 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
50.3 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.4 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
93.71 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 De carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1177.6 kPa (170.8 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) | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 23.3 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 15.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 29.9 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 144.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 106.24 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 142.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.41 kg/kW 15.72 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.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.FLDS.LLi.TRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.56 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 72039 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Lotus Europa Twin Cam added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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