The Lotus Europa S is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted powerplant which delivers the power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 272 N·m (201 lb·ft/27.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 995 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 230 km/h or 143 mph, official fuel consumption is 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 220.0 g/km.
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 | 2330 mm | 91.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1490 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 3900 mm | 153.5 inches | |
| Width | 1714 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1120 mm | 44.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 995 kg | 2194 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 38% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 36 litres | 7.9 [9.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.4 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | ECOTEC 2 Z20LER | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 272 Nm (201 ft·lb) (27.7 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 73.5 kW/litre 100 ps/litre 98.6 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
136.14 Nm/litre
1.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; alloy head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1710.7 kPa (248.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 13.8 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.2 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.4 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 200.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 147.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 197.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.77 kg/kW 11.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.7/7.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.9/13.7/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.2/38.7/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.5/32.2/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 220.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 175/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/45 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 288 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144870 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Lotus Europa S added 2006-08-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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