Lotus Europa


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The Lotus Europa was Colin Chapman and Lotus's first mid-engined road car, and was produced from 1966 through 1975. Originally designed to slot into the Lotus range below the Elan as a low cost replacement for the Lotus 7, the Europa eventually sat alongside the Elan and Plus 2 as a comparable sports car in its own right. Starting with the design philosophy behind the development of the Europa, this book provides detailed technical descriptions of all the major versions of the model, starting with the Renault-powered Series 1 through to the Lotus Twin Cam powered Special. It looks at the cars on the road and the racing Type 47 derived from the road cars which competed in the small capacity Group 6 class, as well as those featured in historic racing today. With owners impressions and interviews with ex-Lotus employees, the book provides a valuable insight into owning, running and racing these iconic cars.




Lotus Europa - Colin Chapman’s mid-engined masterpiece


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Explores the design development and production of the Lotus Europa, Lotus's first mid-engined road car. It covers the Renault-powered Series 1 and 2 cars, the Lotus Twin Cam-engined versions, and the Type 47 racing models.




Lotus Europa Gold Portfolio 1966-75


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The Series I Europa was introduced as an export-only model. It used the 1470cc Renault engine slightly tweaked. The chassis was bonded to the body making work expensive and the ventilation needed improving. The Series 2 had a detachable chassis, electric door windows and a better dash. Sales in the UK began in July 1969. In the USA the car was fitted with a 1565cc emission-controlled Renault engine. In 1971 Colin Chapman launched the Twin-Cam Europa using the 1558cc Lotus ford engine with changed styling. Last of all was the Europa Special, available from august 1972 featuring the Big Valve Lotus Ford engine with Renaults five-speed gearbox. Production ceased in March 1975. This is a book of contemporary road tests, technical and specification data, new model intros, drivers impressions, long-term reports, racing.




Lotus Elan and Europa


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Detailed model-by model descriptions, competitive achievements, technical and restoration information and invaluable reference data technical are provided in this book in the popular Collectors' Guide series.




Lotus 18


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Lotus Esprit


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As Lotus's flagship model for almost three decades, the Esprit was launched in 1976 and remained in production for over a quarter of a century. It received regular refreshment along the way, principally to its original Giorgetto Giugiaro design and, from 1987, to its later Peter Stevens incarnation. Both iterations enabled the Esprit to maintain its position at the forefront of its market segment. Regularly compared to the best available from its German and Italian rivals, the Esprit was equally at home on the race track as it was on the road. A promising return to top-line international GT racing saw the Esprit compete on equal terms with the likes of Ferrari and McLaren, whilst, back in the showrooms, the car was selling for a fraction of their cost. The legacy of the Esprit can clearly be seen in current Lotus models whose core design brief is that they should always be the finest handling vehicle with the deftest of steering, feedback and feel. With over 300 stunning images, including professional photos, factory archive pictures and specially commissioned artworks, and featuring several interviews with Lotus personnel intimately concerned with Esprit production, this volume is a fitting tribute to a masterpiece of design and technology.




Colin Chapman's Lotus


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Lotus 21, 24, 25, 27, 29, 33


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A 70 page book on the early racing cars of Colin Chapman with numerous cutaway drawings illustrating the book.




Lotus Cars


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Dieser Inhalt ist eine Zusammensetzung von Artikeln aus der frei verfugbaren Wikipedia-Enzyklopadie. Seiten: 51. Kapitel: Lotus Elise Plattform, Team Lotus, Opel Speedster, Lotus Esprit, Tesla Roadster, Lotus Elan, Lotus Exige, Talbot Sunbeam, Lotus 49, Lotus 29, Lotus Seven, Lotus Elite, Lotus 72, Lotus Evora, Lotus 23, Lotus 56, Lotus Omega, Lotus 79, Lotus Europa, Colin Chapman, Lotus 97T, Lotus 98T, Lotus 63, Lotus 2-Eleven, Lotus Europa S, Lotus 78, Lotus 80, Lotus 99T, Enrique Scalabroni, Lotus 18, Lotus Eclat, Lotus Eleven, Lotus 64, Lotus 43, Lotus 16, Lotus 38, Lotus 77, Lotus 76, Lotus 81, Lotus 21, Lotus 41, Lotus 24, Lotus 33, Lotus 48, Lotus 12, Maurice Philippe, Lotus 31, Lotus 62, Lotus 47, Lotus 73, Lotus 59, Lotus 22, Lotus 20, Lotus 39, Lotus 51, Lotus 44, Lotus 55. Auszug: Team Lotus war ein britischer Motorsport-Rennstall und wie Lotus Cars ein Unternehmen der von Colin Chapman gegrundeten Lotus Group. Das Team nahm zwischen 1958 und 1994 an knapp 500 Grand-Prix-Rennen zur Formel-1-Weltmeisterschaft und zeitweise auch anderen Rennserien teil. In den 1960er und 70er Jahren war der Rennstall eines der erfolgreichsten Teams der Formel 1 und gewann mehrere Fahrer- und Konstrukteursweltmeistertitel. Teamchef und Grunder Colin Chapman galt als genialer Tuftler und Techniker. Er erfand die Monocoque-Karosserie und war zudem der erste Konstrukteur, der die von allen Rennwagen seit den 1950er Jahren bekannte, rundliche Kuhlluftoffnung am Wagenbug abschaffte und fur den Lotus 72 (erster Einsatz 1970) eine keilformige Karosserie mit seitlichen Kuhlern schuf. Weiter entwickelte Chapman den Ground Effect, der 1977 erstmals am Lotus 78 Einzug in die Formel 1 hielt. Als Schattenseite seines Einfallsreichtums und seines Erfindergeistes riskierte Chapman immer wieder das Leben seiner Fahrer, indem er gefahrliches oder noch nicht getestetes Material bei Rennen einsetzte. Der britische Weltmeister Graham Hill sagte einmal: Wenn mich ein Rad...




Lotus


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