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Lotus Elite (Type 14)

1958-1963, Great Britain

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  fuel torque  
'58-63: i4/8V 10.0:1 1216cc.(74ci)

71bhp

@6100rpm

1bbl 77lb-ft. (104Nm)

@3750rpm

'58-63: i4/8V 10.0:1 1216cc.(74ci)

83bhp

@6250rpm

2bbl 75lb-ft. (102Nm)

@3750rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

1.2l71hp: 180kph/112mph ?s 11.4s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

1.2l83hp: 190kph/118mph ?s 11.0s ?s ?s

17.5s@?mph/?kph

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: ?
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimension/weight

length x width x height: 3759 x 1505 x 1181 mm (148.0 x 59.3 x 46.5 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2235 mm - 1194/1321 mm (88.0 in - 47.0/52.0 in)
weight: 660 kg (1455 lb)
price: £1951 (1058)
production: 988

The Lotus Elite was the first production road car of Lotus, and the first car in the world to be built around
a reinforced glass-fibre monocoque structure. The aerodynamics was very advanced, too: the coefficient of drag is a low 0.29.
The car on the pictures was modified for vintage car races.
Pictures taken 2008 in Hildesheim, Germany
 
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