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Lotus > Elite > Gen.1 [I]

Elite (United Kingdom, 1959)

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Engine
Straight 4

Type
Fixed-head coupé

Displacement
74 cu in

Doors
2

Maximum torque
77 ft.lb @ 3750 rpm

Seats
2

Wheel Drive
Rear wheel drive

Luggage Space
--

Transmission
4, Manual

Fuel
Petrol

Power-to-weight
142.29 hp/ton

Kerb weight
1116 lb

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safety rating:
NCAP

fuel efficiency
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CO2 emissions
--

Displacement
74 cu in

max power
72 hp

acceleration 0-100 km/h
--

top speed
112 mph

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Engineer and racing enthusiast Colin Chapman inaugurated the car company Lotus Engineering Ltd. in 1952, a factory that was firstly located in Hornsey and would only move to Hethel in 1962. Previously, around 1947, Colin Chapman had already built his first automobile based on an Austin 7 chassis. He was still a college student by that time and his extremely light car had been built for competition purposes and would be later called the Lotus Mk1. When hi... more