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    Lotus Elan is the name of two separate ranges of automobiles produced by Lotus Cars. The first series of cars was produced between 1962 and 1975 as a rear-wheel...
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    racing, via Team Lotus, winning the Formula One World Championship seven times. Notable Lotus cars include the Lotus Seven, the Elan, the Esprit and the...
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    The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is an inline-four petrol engine developed by Lotus for the 1962 Lotus Elan. A few early examples displaced 1.5 litres, but the...
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    moulded body, a combination that was first used by Lotus founder Colin Chapman in the Lotus Elan launched in 1962. Earliest versions of the Europa had...
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  • 1962 at the Nürburgring in a Lotus 23 driven by Jim Clark. Almost as soon as the engine appeared in production cars (Lotus Elan), it was replaced with a larger...
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    successor to 1950s and '60s Italian and British roadster sports cars. The Lotus Elan was used as a design benchmark. Generations were internally designated...
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    Lotus since the 70's Vol. 1: Elite, Eclat, Excel, Elan Collector's Guide, Motor Racing Publications, ISBN 978-0947981709 "Four-seat Elite from Lotus costs...
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  • Look up elan or Appendix:Variations of "elan" in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elan or Élan may refer to: Elan (Order of the Stick), in the webcomic...
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  • five years as chief designer at Lotus Cars in the 1980s, where he developed the Esprit revision and designed the Lotus Elan (M100). He then designed the...
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  • Lotus series consists of three racing computer games based around the Lotus brand: Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2, and Lotus III:...
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    The Lotus Elise is a sports car conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. A two-seater roadster with...
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  • Ron Hickman (category Lotus Cars)
    for both the Ford motor company and Lotus, where he designed the original Lotus Elan, the Lotus Elan +2 and the Lotus Europa. However, he is best known...
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    Isuzu, also owned Lotus Cars at the time. Lotus selected the 1.6-litre engine and transmission from the Isuzu Gemini for the Lotus Elan M100 and a following...
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    headlamps would not appear on a production vehicle until 1962 with the Lotus Elan. The popularity of this feature has waxed and waned over time. Hidden...
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  • On 18 December 1966, aged 19, Potier was a passenger in his turquoise Lotus Elan when he was driving through South Kensington. Browne collided with a parked...
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    are Simplicia (1910), De Tomaso Mangusta, DMC DeLorean, Lloyd 600, Lotus Elan, Lotus Esprit and Europa, Škoda Popular, Škoda Rapid, Škoda Superb, Tatra...
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    road car business was doing well with the Lotus Seven and the Lotus Elite and this was followed by the Lotus Elan in 1962. More racing success followed with...
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  • 5: Mercedes-Benz R107 280SL Series 6: Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Series 7: Lotus Elan S3 Series 8a: Jaguar E-Type Series 3 Series 8b: Dodge Charger Series 9a:...
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  • Mazda MX-5, which in its first form from 1989 to 1998, referenced the Lotus Elan from 1962 and was considered the first newly designed roadster in decades...
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  • 1966, Browne was driving with his girlfriend, model Suki Potier, in his Lotus Elan through South Kensington at high speed (some reports suggesting in excess...
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    generation of Lotus Elan roadster was released which used a front-wheel drive layout, a controversial choice for a "purist" sports car. The Elan sold poorly...
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    first seen in the front engine Lotus Elan, On the 30 the layout was reversed and placed the engine behind the driver. Lotus engineer Len Terry was asked...
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    coupé 2+2. Other similar examples of stretched 2-seaters include the Lotus Elan +2, Mazda RX-8, and Nissan 280ZX 2+2. Car classification Coupé Targa top...
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    Chapman strut (category Lotus Cars)
    suitable design of the rubber mounts. Lotus Elite (Lotus 14) Lotus Elan Lotus Europa The successful mid-engined Lotus 18 of 1960 no longer had the high bodywork...
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  • by other manufacturers worldwide, including MG, Rover Group, Volvo and Lotus Cars. Many other international car manufacturers such as Jaguar and Aston...
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    Lincolnshire, England. Engine tuning company Vegantune had been restoring Lotus Elan cars and making some improvements to them. They decided to build a complete...
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  • 1990-1991 Isuzu Stylus XS, in the 1990-1991 Geo Storm GSi, and the M100 Lotus Elan. 130 hp (97 kW; 132 PS) 140 PS (103 kW) in Japanese spec. 16 Valve DOHC...
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    seven of the Lotus 22s were built with the then newly introduced 1,498 cc (91.4 cu in) Lotus TwinCam engine (designed for the Lotus Elan) for Formule...
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  • MX-5 (such as the Triumph Spitfire, Austin-Healey Sprite, MG MGB and the Lotus Elan), Mazda produced a limited edition version of the model in 1991 and 2001...
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  • 60th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra / AC Cobra 60th anniversary of the Lotus Elan 50th anniversary of BMW M 40th anniversary of the Group C 2021 (30 July...
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