Europa TwinCam

The most distinctive high performance car on the market. Its internationally acclaimed styling and advanced mid-engine design make the Europa unique.

Elan Sprint

The most famous sports car in the world, an ideal balance between high performance and safety. Available in drop-head and fixed head coupe.

+2S130

The executive car with a difference - a difference not only in performance but in character. Not a car for the hidebound or complacent. The +2S 130 combines luxury and styling with the matchless handling and acceleration that has become the Lotus trademark.

Technical Specifications Europa Twincam

Engine			Chassis
Cylinders	4		Construction:...Backbone chassis with glass fibre reinforced plastic body
Bore and stroke	82.55mm X 72.7mm		Brakes
Cubic capacity	1,558 cc		Type	Servo-assisted Girling discs front and drums rear
Valves	Twin ohc
Compression ratio	9.5:1
Carburettors	Twin Stromberg 175 CPSE		Suspension and Steering
Fuel Pump	AC Mechanical		Front:....Independent by coil springs and wishbones
Oil filter	AC full flow		Rear:.... Independent by wishbone and trailing radius arm
Maximum power (net)	113bhp @ 6,500rpm		Shock Absorbers
Maximum torque (net)	104lb ft @ 5,000rpm			Front - Telescopic
				Rear - Telescopic
Transmission			Steering gear	Rack and pinion
Clutch	Borg & Beck 8.5in diagram spring		Tyres	155HRX13 Radial Ply
Top gear	1.03:1		Rim Size	4 1/2 J
3rd gear	1.48:1		Wheels	Lotus steel perforated bolt-on
2nd gear	2.26:1		Battery	12 volt negative earth
1st gear	3.61:1
Reverse	3.08:1		Performance
Final Drive	3.56:1		0-60mph	5.25 seconds
Mph at 1,000 rpm in:			0-100mph	23.3 seconds
Top gear	17.9		Maximum speed	117 mph
3rd gear	12.47		Fuel consumption	30mpg
2nd gear	8.17
1st gear	5.1

2S 130

Engine			Chassis
Cylinders	4		Construction:...Backbone chassis with glass fibre reinforced plastic body
Bore and stroke	82.55mm X 72.7mm		Brakes
Cubic capacity	1,558 cc		Type	10 in. Servo-assisted Girling discs all round
Valves	Twin ohc
Compression ratio	9.5:1
Carburettors	Twin Stromberg 175 CPSE		Suspension and Steering
Fuel Pump	AC Mechanical		Front:....Independent by coil springs and wishbones
Oil filter	AC full flow		Rear:.... Independent by wishbone and coil springs (Chapman Struts)
Maximum power (net)	113bhp @ 6,500rpm		Shock Absorbers
Maximum torque (net)	104 lb ft @ 5,000rpm			Front - Telescopic
				Rear - Telescopic
Transmission			Steering gear	Rack and pinion
Clutch	Borg & Beck 8in diagram spring		Tyres	165HRX13 Radial Ply
Top gear	1.0:1		Rim Size	5 1/2 J
3rd gear	1.4:1		Wheels	Lotus steel perforated knock-on
2nd gear	2.01:1		Battery	12 volt negative earth
1st gear	2.97:1
Reverse	3.325:1		Performance
Final Drive	3.777:1		0-60mph	7.4 seconds
Mph at 1,000 rpm in:			0-100mph	26.6 seconds
Top gear	17.8		Maximum speed	121 mph
3rd gear	12.7		Fuel consumption	30 mpg
2nd gear	8.9
1st gear	6.0

Elan Sprint

Engine			Chassis
Cylinders	4		Construction:...Backbone chassis with glass fibre reinforced plastic body
Bore and stroke	82.55mm X 72.7mm		Brakes
Cubic capacity	1,558 cc		Type	Servo-assisted Girling discs all round
Valves	Twin ohc		Dimensions	9.5 in diameter (front)
Compression ratio	9.5:1			10.0 in diameter (rear)
Carburettors	Twin Stromberg 175 CPSE		Suspension and Steering
Fuel Pump	AC Mechanical		Front:....Independent by coil springs and wishbones
Oil filter	AC full flow		Rear:.... Independent by wishbone and coil springs (Chapman Struts)
Maximum power (net)	113bhp @ 6,500rpm		Shock Absorbers
Maximum torque (net)	104 lb ft @ 5,500rpm			Front - Telescopic
				Rear - Telescopic
Transmission			Steering gear	Rack and pinion
Clutch	Borg & Beck 8in diagram spring		Tyres	155HRX13 Radial Ply
Top gear	1.0:1		Rim Size	4 1/2 J
3rd gear	1.4:1		Wheels	Lotus steel perforated knock-on
2nd gear	2.01:1		Battery	12 volt negative earth
1st gear	2.97:1
Reverse	3.325:1		Performance
Final Drive	3.777:1		0-60mph	7.0 seconds
Mph at 1,000 rpm in:			0-100mph	20.3 seconds
Top gear	17.4		Maximum speed	121 mph
3rd gear	12.4		Fuel consumption	32 mpg
2nd gear	8.7
1st gear	5.9

"Sports Car" was always an imprecise phrase. Today, when so many sedan cars can safely exceed 100mph, you could argue that "sports car" has no meaning at all. If you ignore the Lotus, that is. But you can't ignore the Lotus if you are capable of creating and enjoying the sensations offered you by any Lotus road car; if you appreciate precision instruments; if you want to drive the most advanced, responsive and excitingly conceived road cars ever made; if you know the concepts, names and marques that established British track supremacy (and revolutionised racing cars). If you do know these things, you will need merely to test-drive a Lotus. It will spoil you for life. Because, while there are many delightful and attractive "GT", "Sports" and other descriptions of fast cars available to you, far too many seem merely sedans with seats missing. When you settle yourself behind the little wheel of a Lotus, you realise that here is a machine designed for a very definite purpose: the driver's pleasure. And however you describe the qualities needed to give that pleasure: sensitivity , response, nervosite, and so on - the Lotus has them. To the ultimate degree. And that is what the Legend of the Lotus is all about.