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  25. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  30. &lt;b&gt;Maserati 200S&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;were twenty-eight racing cars made by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Italy, to take over for the aging&amp;nbsp;Maserati A6&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;GCS&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;racing variants.&lt;/div&gt;
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  32. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo 52&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;development started in 1952, led by&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri. The car had a 1994.3 cc&amp;nbsp;inline-four&amp;nbsp;cylinder light-alloy&amp;nbsp;engine, dual&amp;nbsp;OHV&amp;nbsp;per cylinder and&amp;nbsp;DOHC&amp;nbsp;camshafts, double&amp;nbsp;Weber 50DCO3 (first few cars only) or 45DCO3&amp;nbsp;carburetors. It output 190&amp;nbsp;PS (140&amp;nbsp;kW; 187&amp;nbsp;hp) at 7500 rpm. Many chassis components were identical to the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 150S, except the rigid rear axle inherited from the&amp;nbsp;Maserati A6.&lt;/div&gt;
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  34. Maserati made the first three chassis internally, but outsourced a&amp;nbsp;tubular&amp;nbsp;chassis to&amp;nbsp;Gilco. The first five&amp;nbsp;aluminum&amp;nbsp;bodies were, as for the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 150S, by&amp;nbsp;Celestino Fiandri, and the 23 final by&amp;nbsp;Medardo Fantuzzi.&lt;/div&gt;
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  36. No wins were seen in its first year of 1955, first by&amp;nbsp;Franco Bordoni&amp;nbsp;at the 1955&amp;nbsp;San Marino Grand Prix, followed by&amp;nbsp;Giovanni Bracco and Bordoni at the 1955&amp;nbsp;Targa Florio. Driver&amp;nbsp;Benoît Nicolas Musy&amp;nbsp;died in a 200S at &#39;Autodrome de Montlhéry, France (1956). In 1957 the name was changed to&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 200SI&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Sport Internazionale&lt;/i&gt;, to signify its conformance to international sports car racing rules. In 1958 the engine was made bigger (2.5 litres) and the car was named as&amp;nbsp;250S. The car scored a resounding victory with Stirling Moss at the wheel during the 1956 Trofeo Supercortemaggiore. He beat four Ferrari 500TRs and described the car as “very quick on twisty circuits” and “handled really nicely”.&lt;/div&gt;
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  50. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Maserati 250F&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  51. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_250_F,_Bj._1957_(1977-08-14)_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati 250 F, Bj. 1957 (1977-08-14) Südkehre.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;638&quot; data-file-width=&quot;958&quot; height=&quot;166&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg/250px-Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg/375px-Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg/500px-Maserati_250_F%2C_Bj._1957_%281977-08-14%29_S%C3%BCdkehre.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  52. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  53. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  54. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Gioacchino Colombo&lt;br /&gt;
  55. Valerio Colotti&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  56. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  57. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Aluminium&amp;nbsp;tubular ladder frame&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  58. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Independent&amp;nbsp;wishbone&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  59. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;De Dion tube&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  60. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&amp;nbsp;1954 – 2490 cc,straight 6&lt;br /&gt;
  61. 1957 – works cars –&amp;nbsp;V12,&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated,&lt;br /&gt;
  62. All models:front engine,&amp;nbsp;longitudinally mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  63. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1954: Maserati 4 speed manual&lt;br /&gt;
  64. 1956: Stirnsi 5 speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  65. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fuel&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;50%&amp;nbsp;methanol, 35%&amp;nbsp;petrol, 10%&amp;nbsp;acetone, 4%&amp;nbsp;benzol, 1%&amp;nbsp;castor oil&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  66. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Pirelli&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  67. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  68. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Officine Alfieri Maserati,&amp;nbsp;Owen Racing Organisation,&amp;nbsp;Equipe Moss/Stirling Moss Ltd&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  69. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable drivers&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Argentina&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Argentina&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;500&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;14&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio,&lt;br /&gt;
  70. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Stirling Moss&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  71. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Debut&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1954 Argentine Grand Prix, J.M. Fangio, 1st&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  72. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 275px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  73. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Races&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Poles&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F.Laps&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  74. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;46&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;10&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  75. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  76. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  77. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructors&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(Note that the Constructors&#39; Championship was first awarded in 1958)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  78. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Drivers&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  79. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;n.b. Unless otherwise stated, all data refer to&lt;br /&gt;Formula One World Championship Grands Prix only.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  82. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  83. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 250F&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a racing car made by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Italy&amp;nbsp;used in &#39;2.5 litre&#39;&amp;nbsp;Formula One&amp;nbsp;racing between January 1954 and November 1960. Twenty-six examples were made.&lt;/div&gt;
  84. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  85. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  86. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  87. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  88. &lt;h4&gt;
  89. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Mechanical details&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  93. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_250_F_(1957),_Paris_Motor_Show_2018,_IMG_0323.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3277&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4917&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg/220px-Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg/330px-Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg/440px-Maserati_250_F_%281957%29%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0323.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  96. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_250_F_(1957),_Paris_Motor_Show_2018,_IMG_0323.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  97. Maserati 250F at the 2018&amp;nbsp;Paris Motor Show&lt;/div&gt;
  98. &lt;/div&gt;
  99. &lt;/div&gt;
  100. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  101. The 250F principally used the SSG 220 bhp (@ 7400 rpm) 2.5-litre&amp;nbsp;Maserati A6&amp;nbsp;straight-six engine, ribbed 13.4&quot;&amp;nbsp;drum brakes, wishbone independent front suspension and a&amp;nbsp;De Dion tube&amp;nbsp;axle. It was built by&amp;nbsp;Gioacchino Colombo,&amp;nbsp;Vittorio Bellentani&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Alberto Massimino; the tubular work was by&amp;nbsp;Valerio Colotti.&lt;/div&gt;
  102. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  103. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  104. A streamlined version with bodywork which partially enclosed the wheels (similar to the 1954&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-Benz W196 &quot;Typ Monza&quot;) was used in the&amp;nbsp;1956 French Grand Prix.&lt;/div&gt;
  105. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  106. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  107. &lt;h4&gt;
  108. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Racing history&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  109. &lt;/div&gt;
  110. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  112. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1056&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1609&quot; height=&quot;144&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg/220px-Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg/330px-Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg/440px-Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  113. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  115. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_works_team_Aintree_1957.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  116. The Maserati team&#39;s 250Fs before the start of the&amp;nbsp;1957 British Grand Prix.&lt;/div&gt;
  117. &lt;/div&gt;
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  121. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1225&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1389&quot; height=&quot;194&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG/220px-1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG/330px-1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG/440px-1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  124. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1957_Maserati_250F_Grand_Prix_Recreation.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  125. 1957 Maserati 250F Grand Prix (recreation).&lt;/div&gt;
  126. &lt;/div&gt;
  127. &lt;/div&gt;
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  130. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;467&quot; data-file-width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;145&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/220px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/330px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/440px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  133. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  134. Maserati 250F of&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&lt;/div&gt;
  135. &lt;/div&gt;
  136. &lt;/div&gt;
  137. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  138. The 250F first raced in the&amp;nbsp;1954 Argentine Grand Prix&amp;nbsp;where&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&amp;nbsp;won the first of his two victories before he left for the new&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-Benz&amp;nbsp;team. Fangio won the 1954 Drivers&#39; World Championship, with points gained with both Maserati and Mercedes-Benz;&amp;nbsp;Stirling Moss&amp;nbsp;raced his own privately owned 250F for the full 1954 season.&lt;/div&gt;
  139. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  140. In 1955 a 5-speed&amp;nbsp;gearbox; SU&amp;nbsp;fuel injection&amp;nbsp;(240 bhp) and&amp;nbsp;Dunlop&amp;nbsp;disc brakes&amp;nbsp;were introduced.&amp;nbsp;Jean Behra&amp;nbsp;drove this in a five-member works team which included&amp;nbsp;Luigi Musso.&lt;/div&gt;
  141. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  142. In 1956&amp;nbsp;Stirling Moss&amp;nbsp;won the&amp;nbsp;Monaco&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Italian Grands Prix, both in a works car.&lt;/div&gt;
  143. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  144. In 1956 three&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;250F T2&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;cars first appeared for the works drivers. Developed by&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri&amp;nbsp;using lighter steel tubes they sported a slimmer, stiffer body and sometimes the new 315&amp;nbsp;bhp (235&amp;nbsp;kW)&amp;nbsp;V12 engine, although it offered little or no real advantage over the older straight 6. It was later developed into the 3 litre V12 that won two races powering the&amp;nbsp;Cooper T81&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;T86&amp;nbsp;from 1966 to 1969, the final &quot;Tipo 10&quot; variant of the engine having three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder.&lt;/div&gt;
  145. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  146. In&amp;nbsp;1957&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&amp;nbsp;drove to four more championship victories, including his legendary final win at&amp;nbsp;German Grand Prix&amp;nbsp;at the&amp;nbsp;Nürburgring&amp;nbsp;(Aug. 4, 1957), where he overcame a 48-second deficit in 22 laps, passing the race leader,&amp;nbsp;Mike Hawthorn, on the final lap to take the win. In doing so he broke the lap record at the Nürburgring, 10 times.&lt;/div&gt;
  147. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  148. By the 1958 season, the 250F was totally outclassed by the new rear engined F1 cars. However, the car remained a favourite with the privateers, including&amp;nbsp;Maria Teresa de Filippis, and was used by back markers through the 1960 F1 season, the last for the 2.5 litre formula.&lt;/div&gt;
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  150. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;mbox-image&quot; style=&quot;border: none; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0.9em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: 50.9219px;&quot;&gt;
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  156. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  157. In total, the 250F competed in 46 Formula One championship races with 277 entries, leading to eight wins. Success was not limited to World Championship events with 250F drivers winning many non-championship races around the world.&lt;/div&gt;
  158. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  159. Stirling Moss later said that the 250F was the best front-engined F1 car he drove.&lt;/div&gt;
  160. &lt;/div&gt;
  161. &lt;/div&gt;
  162. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-250f.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-338094304571444159</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-28T19:04:01.170-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 300S</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati 300S</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  163. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 300S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  164. &lt;br /&gt;
  165. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_300S#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_300S#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  168. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  169. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 300S&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  170. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_300_S.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati 300 S.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;853&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1280&quot; height=&quot;187&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Maserati_300_S.jpg/280px-Maserati_300_S.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Maserati_300_S.jpg/420px-Maserati_300_S.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Maserati_300_S.jpg/560px-Maserati_300_S.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  171. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  172. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  173. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  174. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door, convertible&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  175. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;FMR layout&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  176. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  177. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  178. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  179. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 300S&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a racing car produced by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;of Italy between 1955 and 1958, which competed in the&amp;nbsp;FIA&#39;s&amp;nbsp;World Sportscar Championship. Twenty six examples were produced.&lt;/div&gt;
  180. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  182. &lt;h4&gt;
  183. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Background&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  184. &lt;/div&gt;
  185. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  186. The 3.0-litre (approx 245&amp;nbsp;bhp (183&amp;nbsp;kW) at 6200 rpm)&amp;nbsp;engine was based on the&amp;nbsp;Straight-6&amp;nbsp;design of the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 250F&amp;nbsp;and incorporated a lengthened stroke developed by&amp;nbsp;Vittorio Bellentani&amp;nbsp;to increase the capacity from the original 2.5-litres. The compression ratio was reduced from 12:1 to 9.5:1, partly due to the FIA regulations requiring the engine to be run on road car fuel. It used three&amp;nbsp;Weber carburettors, initially 42DCO3, later 45DCO3. A&amp;nbsp;trellis&amp;nbsp;structure was used instead of the tubular one of the 250F, and the&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;body was by&amp;nbsp;Medardo Fantuzzi. The brakes were the same as the 250F, precisely machined alloy drums with extensive fining. The suspension was also of the same design as the 250F but with some strengthening to cope with the rougher tracks and road surfaces encountered in WSC racing. New features for the 300S included the incorporation of a&amp;nbsp;De Dion&amp;nbsp;type rear axle, a transverse four-speed gearbox and two chain driven camshafts.&lt;/div&gt;
  187. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  188. After a poor showing in the first season (1955) due mainly to mechanical malfunctions and development problems, it won at the Nürburgring in 1956 and finished second overall. It was second to the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 450S, and was followed by the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 350S. After the Guidizzolo accident (1957), the last few 300S were sold to customers in the USA.&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri&amp;nbsp;gave up an attempt to fit it with&amp;nbsp;fuel injection. One 300S was developed with the new&amp;nbsp;V12 engine, becoming the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 350S.&lt;/div&gt;
  189. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  190. Mark Knopfler&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Dire Straits&amp;nbsp;fame is a long term owner of a 300S and has raced the car in historic competitions.&lt;/div&gt;
  191. &lt;/div&gt;
  192. &lt;/div&gt;
  193. &lt;br /&gt;
  194. &lt;br /&gt;
  195. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-300s.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-5531387070013138685</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 02:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-28T18:52:41.158-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 350S</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati 350S</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  196. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 350S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  197. &lt;br /&gt;
  198. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  199. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  200. &lt;br /&gt;
  201. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  202. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 350S&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  203. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_350_S_(1957)_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati 350 S (1957) Replika 1X7A8011.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2302&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5147&quot; height=&quot;125&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg/280px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg/420px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg/560px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8011.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  204. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  205. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  206. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  207. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;no-door, two-seater&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;FR layout&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  209. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  210. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  211. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  212. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_350_S_(1957)_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2142&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4619&quot; height=&quot;102&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg/220px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg/330px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg/440px-Maserati_350_S_%281957%29_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  213. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  214. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  215. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_350_S_(1957)_Replika_1X7A8015.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  216. Rear view&lt;/div&gt;
  217. &lt;/div&gt;
  218. &lt;/div&gt;
  219. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  220. &lt;b&gt;Maserati 350S&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;were three racing cars made by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;of Italy, built by&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri, with&amp;nbsp;aluminum&amp;nbsp;body design by&amp;nbsp;Medardo Fantuzzi, both Maserati engineers.&lt;/div&gt;
  221. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  222. The first chassis #3501 was developed in 1955, using the chassis of a&amp;nbsp;Maserati 300S, and the 3.5-litre&amp;nbsp;straight-six&amp;nbsp;engine under development for the future&amp;nbsp;Maserati 3500&amp;nbsp;GT (see this for engine details). It was crashed by&amp;nbsp;Stirling Moss&amp;nbsp;in the&amp;nbsp;Mille Miglia&amp;nbsp;of 1956, then scrapped.&lt;/div&gt;
  223. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  224. Chassis #3502 (second) was rather similar to the first, and was bought by&amp;nbsp;Luigi Piotti. Engine output was 325&amp;nbsp;bhp (242&amp;nbsp;kW) at 6200&amp;nbsp;rpm.&amp;nbsp;It was bought by&amp;nbsp;Tony Parravano&amp;nbsp;in 1957, and sold to&amp;nbsp;Connecticut&amp;nbsp;in 1974, where it still resides (2004).&lt;/div&gt;
  225. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  226. Chassis #3503 (third) came early in 1957. It first used the straight-six, but was converted to a 3.5-litre&amp;nbsp;V12 engine&amp;nbsp;(335&amp;nbsp;bhp (250&amp;nbsp;kW) at 9000&amp;nbsp;rpm). It also had a five-speed gearbox developed for the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 250F. It was later entered by&amp;nbsp;Luigi Piotti&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Roberto Bonomi&amp;nbsp;in the&amp;nbsp;Buenos Aires&amp;nbsp;1000&amp;nbsp;km (1957). The car resides in&amp;nbsp;Belgium&amp;nbsp;(2005), although a second of same chassis #3503 is said to have existed.&lt;/div&gt;
  227. &lt;/div&gt;
  228. &lt;/div&gt;
  229. &lt;br /&gt;
  230. &lt;br /&gt;
  231. &lt;br /&gt;
  232. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-350s.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-3244425134593005823</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-27T20:03:08.860-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati Biturbo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati Biturbo</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  233. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati Biturbo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  234. &lt;br /&gt;
  235. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;direction: ltr;&quot;&gt;
  236. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  237. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  238. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  239. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  240. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Biturbo&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  241. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1989_Maserati_228_(14358252231).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;1989 Maserati 228 (14358252231).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1728&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3072&quot; height=&quot;158&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg/280px-1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg/420px-1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg/560px-1989_Maserati_228_%2814358252231%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  242. &lt;div&gt;
  243. Maserati Biturbo (228)&lt;/div&gt;
  244. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  245. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  246. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  247. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1981–1994&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  248. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  249. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  250. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coupé/Saloon:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Modena,&amp;nbsp;Italy&amp;nbsp;(Maserati)&lt;/li&gt;
  251. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Terrazzano di Rho,&amp;nbsp;Italy&amp;nbsp;(Zagato)&lt;/li&gt;
  252. &lt;/ul&gt;
  253. &lt;/div&gt;
  254. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  255. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  256. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  257. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;Pierangelo Andreani&lt;/li&gt;
  258. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;Marcello Gandini&amp;nbsp;(1988 and 1991 facelifts)&lt;/li&gt;
  259. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;Zagato&amp;nbsp;(Spyder)&lt;/li&gt;
  260. &lt;/ul&gt;
  261. &lt;/div&gt;
  262. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  263. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  264. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Grand tourer&amp;nbsp;(S)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  265. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  266. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  267. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;2+2&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;/li&gt;
  268. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;4-door&amp;nbsp;sedan/saloon&lt;/li&gt;
  269. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;spyder&lt;/li&gt;
  270. &lt;/ul&gt;
  271. &lt;/div&gt;
  272. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  273. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  274. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  275. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  276. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  277. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2.0&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;twin-turbocharged&amp;nbsp;90°&amp;nbsp;V6&lt;/li&gt;
  278. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2.5&amp;nbsp;L twin-turbocharged 90° V6&lt;/li&gt;
  279. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2.8&amp;nbsp;L twin-turbocharged 90° V6&lt;/li&gt;
  280. &lt;/ul&gt;
  281. &lt;/div&gt;
  282. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  283. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  284. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  285. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;5-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;ZF&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/li&gt;
  286. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;3-speed&amp;nbsp;automatic&lt;/li&gt;
  287. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;4-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;ZF&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;automatic&lt;/li&gt;
  288. &lt;/ul&gt;
  289. &lt;/div&gt;
  290. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  291. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  292. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  293. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  294. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2,514&amp;nbsp;mm (99.0&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé)&lt;/li&gt;
  295. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2,600&amp;nbsp;mm (102.4&amp;nbsp;in) (saloon)&lt;/li&gt;
  296. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;2,400&amp;nbsp;mm (94.5&amp;nbsp;in) (Spyder)&lt;/li&gt;
  297. &lt;/ul&gt;
  298. &lt;/div&gt;
  299. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  300. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  301. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  302. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;415&amp;nbsp;cm (163.4&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé)&lt;/li&gt;
  303. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;440&amp;nbsp;cm (173.2&amp;nbsp;in) (saloon)&lt;/li&gt;
  304. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;404&amp;nbsp;cm (159.1&amp;nbsp;in) (Spyder)&lt;/li&gt;
  305. &lt;/ul&gt;
  306. &lt;/div&gt;
  307. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  308. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  309. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  310. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;171&amp;nbsp;cm (67.3&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé, Spyder)&lt;/li&gt;
  311. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;173&amp;nbsp;cm (68.1&amp;nbsp;in) (saloon)&lt;/li&gt;
  312. &lt;/ul&gt;
  313. &lt;/div&gt;
  314. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  315. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist&quot;&gt;
  316. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  317. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;131&amp;nbsp;cm (51.6&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé, Spyder)&lt;/li&gt;
  318. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;136&amp;nbsp;cm (53.5&amp;nbsp;in) (saloon)&lt;/li&gt;
  319. &lt;/ul&gt;
  320. &lt;/div&gt;
  321. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  322. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  323. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Merak&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  324. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Ghibli (AM336)&lt;br /&gt;
  325. Maserati Quattroporte IV&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  326. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  327. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  328. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati Biturbo&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a family of&amp;nbsp;luxury&amp;nbsp;grand tourers&amp;nbsp;produced by Italian automotive manufacturer&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;between 1981 and 1994. The original Biturbo was a two-door, four-seater&amp;nbsp;notchback&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;(of somewhat smaller dimensions than the&amp;nbsp;BMW 3 Series&amp;nbsp;of the time) featuring, as the name implies, a two-litre&amp;nbsp;V6 engine&amp;nbsp;with two&amp;nbsp;turbochargers&amp;nbsp;and a luxurious interior.&lt;/div&gt;
  329. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  330. The car was designed by Pierangelo Andreani, Chief of Centro Stile Maserati up to 1981, somewhat influenced by the design of the then recent&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte III&amp;nbsp;(penned by&amp;nbsp;Italdesign Giugiaro).&lt;/div&gt;
  331. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  332. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  333. All Maserati models introduced from the Biturbo&#39;s inception in 1981 until 1997 were based on the original Biturbo architecture.&lt;/div&gt;
  334. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  335. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  336. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  337. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  338. &lt;h3&gt;
  339. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;History&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  340. &lt;/div&gt;
  341. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  342. When&amp;nbsp;Alejandro de Tomaso&amp;nbsp;acquired Maserati in 1976, he had ambitious plans for the marque. His plan was to combine the prestige of the Maserati&amp;nbsp;brand&amp;nbsp;with a sports car that would be more affordable than the earlier high-priced models that had traditionally made up the Maserati range. In fact, the company ceased making sports cars developed under&amp;nbsp;Citroën&amp;nbsp;ownership altogether under Dr Tomaso&#39;s ownership, like the&amp;nbsp;Bora&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Khamsin.&lt;/div&gt;
  343. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  344. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  345. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E,_front_left_(US).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2924&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5388&quot; height=&quot;119&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/220px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/330px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/440px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  346. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  348. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E,_front_left_(US).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  349. Maserati Biturbo (North America)&lt;/div&gt;
  350. &lt;/div&gt;
  351. &lt;/div&gt;
  352. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  353. The Biturbo was initially a strong seller and brought Italian prestige to a wide audience, with sales of about 40,000 units. Sales figures fell in subsequent years. De Tomaso also used another of his companies,&amp;nbsp;Innocenti, to produce body panels of the car and also to provide final assembly.&amp;nbsp;De Tomaso later sold Maserati to&amp;nbsp;Fiat&amp;nbsp;when he suffered losses who grouped the company with their erstwhile rival&amp;nbsp;Ferrari.&lt;/div&gt;
  354. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  355. The Biturbo is number 28 in the BBC book&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Crap Cars&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and in 2007 was selected as&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Time&lt;/i&gt;&#39;s worst car of 1984, although they ranked the&amp;nbsp;Chrysler TC by Maserati&amp;nbsp;as a &quot;greater ignominy&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
  356. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  358. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;781&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1211&quot; height=&quot;142&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/220px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/330px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/440px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  359. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  360. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  361. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  362. Maserati Biturbo (Racing version)&lt;/div&gt;
  363. &lt;/div&gt;
  364. &lt;/div&gt;
  365. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  366. The Biturbo competed unsuccessfully in the&amp;nbsp;British Touring Car Championship&amp;nbsp;in the late 1980s, the&amp;nbsp;European Touring Car Championship&amp;nbsp;and the&amp;nbsp;World Touring Car Championship&amp;nbsp;(1987).&lt;/div&gt;
  367. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  368. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;Gandini.27s_first_restyling&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Gandini&#39;s_first_restyling&quot;&gt;Gandini&#39;s first restyling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  369. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  370. Between 1987–89 a facelift was phased designed by Marcello Gandini, which helped to soften the sharp bodylines present on the original design. The redesign included a taller and more rounded grille with mesh grille and bonnet, aerodynamic wing mirrors and 15&quot; disc-shaped&amp;nbsp;alloy wheels, now mounted on 5-lug hubs. Some models received the wraparound bumpers with integral&amp;nbsp;foglights&amp;nbsp;and the deep sills introduced with the 2.24v.&lt;/div&gt;
  371. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  372. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;Gandini.27s_second_restyling&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Gandini&#39;s_second_restyling&quot;&gt;Gandini&#39;s second restyling&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  375. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1993_Maserati_222_E_(14959452946).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2546&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3826&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg/220px-1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg/330px-1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg/440px-1993_Maserati_222_E_%2814959452946%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  377. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  378. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1993_Maserati_222_E_(14959452946).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  379. Maserati Biturbo (1991 Facelift)&lt;/div&gt;
  380. &lt;/div&gt;
  381. &lt;/div&gt;
  382. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  383. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  384. In 1991, the entire lineup was restyled for a second time, again by the hand of Marcello Gandini; the design features introduced with the&amp;nbsp;Shamal&amp;nbsp;were spread to the other models. Gandini developed an aerodynamic kit that included a unique&amp;nbsp;spoiler&amp;nbsp;at the base of the windscreen hiding the&amp;nbsp;windshield wipers, a rear spoiler, and side skirts. The new two-element headlights used poliellypsoidal projectors developed by&amp;nbsp;Magneti-Marelli. Inset in body-colour housings, they flanked a redesigned grille, slimmer and integrated in the bonnet; the 1988 bumpers were adopted by all models. The 15&quot; disc-shaped alloys were replaced by new 16&quot; seven-spoke wheels, with a hubcap designed to look like a centerlock nut. The second facelift was referred to as&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;nuovolook&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
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  386. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  387. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  388. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  389. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  390. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  391. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;The cars in the Biturbo family were of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;unibody&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;steel&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;construction, with a conventional layout of front-&lt;/span&gt;longitudinally mounted engine&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and gearbox. Suspension was of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;MacPherson strut&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;type upfront and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;semi-trailing arms&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;at the rear, with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;coil springs&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;, double-acting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;dampers&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;anti-roll bars&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;on both axles. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;differential&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and rear suspension arms were supported by a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;subframe&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  392. &lt;/div&gt;
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  394. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Engines&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Engines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  395. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  397. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG/220px-Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG/330px-Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG/440px-Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  400. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Collection_Panini_Maserati_0106.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  401. 12-valve Biturbo V6 engine&lt;/div&gt;
  402. &lt;/div&gt;
  403. &lt;/div&gt;
  404. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  405. The Maserati Biturbo was the&amp;nbsp;first production car&amp;nbsp;with a&amp;nbsp;twin-turbocharged&amp;nbsp;engine. It also featured the first production car engine with three valves per cylinder. The aluminium 90-degree&amp;nbsp;SOHC&amp;nbsp;V6 was a completely new design even though roughly based on the 2.0&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;Merak engine, itself based on earlier&amp;nbsp;V8&amp;nbsp;Formula One Maserati engines, designed by&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri. The 2-litre version featured wet aluminium sleeves coated with&amp;nbsp;Nikasil. The last street version featured over 150&amp;nbsp;hp/litre and 140&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (190&amp;nbsp;N⋅m)/litre of torque.&lt;/div&gt;
  406. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  407. In Italy, new cars with engine displacement over 2,000 cc were subjected to a 38%&amp;nbsp;value added tax, against 19% on smaller displacement cars. Therefore, throughout the Biturbo&#39; production run, there both two-litre models aimed mainly at the domestic market and &quot;export&quot; versions, initially with a 2.5&amp;nbsp;L V6 engine and later, a 2.8&amp;nbsp;L V6 engine. The carbureted 2.5&amp;nbsp;L engine produced 185&amp;nbsp;hp (138&amp;nbsp;kW) and 208&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (282&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque in North American specification and 192&amp;nbsp;hp (143&amp;nbsp;kW) and 220&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (298&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque in European specification.&lt;/div&gt;
  408. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  410. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3264&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4928&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg/220px-1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg/330px-1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg/440px-1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  413. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985_Maserati_2.5L_18V_Engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  414. 1985 Maserati 2.5L 18V Engine&lt;/div&gt;
  415. &lt;/div&gt;
  416. &lt;/div&gt;
  417. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  418. In 1984 and 1985, the 2.5&amp;nbsp;L V6 models utilized a single Weber DCNVH carburetor under a smooth aluminum alloy plenum fed by twin IHI turbo chargers (one per bank of cylinders). Maserati, U.S. dealers, and sports car enthusiasts began experimenting with intercoolers for which many variants were fitted and mutually endorsed by Maserati. Intercoolers included air-to-air (two variants: top mounted assembly which was not as efficient as the separate side-mounted versions) and water-to-air intercoolers, all produced by&amp;nbsp;Sparco. In 1986, the 2.5&amp;nbsp;L V6 models switched to a Weber 34DAT carburetor which was proven to be less efficient and more problematic to maintain than the Weber DCNVH used previously. On initial viewing of the 1986 Biturbo engine bay, the aluminum alloy plenum is finned with a slightly different footprint and the intake manifold was specific for that model. Similar experimentation with intercoolers and placement continued through 1986 models. However, the side-mounted water-to-air intercooler became the standard variant utilized until late 1986 / early 1987 when the intercoolers were placed, by the Maserati factory, outside the engine bay located in front of the radiator where they remained throughout the remaining models in the Maserati Biturbo family tree.&lt;/div&gt;
  419. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  420. Fuel injection was fitted in 1987 raising power to 187&amp;nbsp;hp (139&amp;nbsp;kW) on North American models.&lt;/div&gt;
  421. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  422. In 1989 the enlarged 2.8&amp;nbsp;L engine raised the power to 225&amp;nbsp;hp (168&amp;nbsp;kW) and 246&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (334&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque for North America and 250&amp;nbsp;PS (184&amp;nbsp;kW; 247&amp;nbsp;hp) for Europe.&lt;/div&gt;
  423. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  424. A 1,996 cc DOHC 36-valve (6 valves per cylinder)&amp;nbsp;V6 engine&amp;nbsp;was developed for the Biturbo but never manufactured.&lt;/div&gt;
  425. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  426. &lt;tr style=&quot;background: rgb(224, 224, 224);&quot;&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Engine type&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Valvetrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  427. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 452&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,995 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Biturbo, Biturbo S&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  428. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 453&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Biturbo E&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  429. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 470&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,995 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Biturbo i&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  430. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 471&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,995 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Biturbo Si, 222, 4.18v., Spyder&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  431. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 472&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Biturbo i 2500&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  432. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 473&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;18 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;228, 430, 222 E, Spyder 2800,&amp;nbsp;Karif&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  433. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 475&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,995 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;24 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2.24v., 4.24v., Spyder III 2.0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  434. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 477&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;24 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;222 4v., 430 4v.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  435. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;AM 490&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;24 valves&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Racing,&amp;nbsp;Barchetta Stradale&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  436. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  437. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Biturbo coupé (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Tipo AM331&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  438. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Biturbo&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Biturbo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  439. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tmulti tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  440. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; max-width: 204px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 204px;&quot;&gt;
  441. &lt;div class=&quot;tsingle&quot; style=&quot;margin: 1px; max-width: 202px; width: 202px;&quot;&gt;
  442. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209);&quot;&gt;
  443. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;453&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1002&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg/200px-Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg/300px-Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg/400px-Maserati_Biturbo_titan_l.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  444. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; clear: left; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  445. An early Biturbo, showing the first design of alloy wheels.&lt;/div&gt;
  446. &lt;/div&gt;
  447. &lt;div class=&quot;tsingle&quot; style=&quot;margin: 1px; max-width: 202px; width: 202px;&quot;&gt;
  448. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209);&quot;&gt;
  449. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1688&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3008&quot; height=&quot;112&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg/200px-Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg/300px-Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg/400px-Maserati_Biturbo_S_at_the_100_Years_Maserati_show_at_Autoworld_Brussels.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  450. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; clear: left; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  451. Maserati Biturbo S&lt;/div&gt;
  452. &lt;/div&gt;
  453. &lt;/div&gt;
  454. &lt;/div&gt;
  455. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  456. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a two-door 2+2 coupé, introduced in December 1981.It was powered by a twin-turbo V6, producing 180–205&amp;nbsp;hp (134–153&amp;nbsp;kW). The Biturbo name disappeared when the car was significantly redesigned in 1988. After 1994, the two-door coupé was again significantly reworked and became the&amp;nbsp;Ghibli.&lt;/div&gt;
  457. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  458. In July 1983, Maserati launched the sporty&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo S&lt;/b&gt;, for the Italian market only. Power was increased by 25&amp;nbsp;PS (18&amp;nbsp;kW; 25&amp;nbsp;hp) to 205&amp;nbsp;hp (153&amp;nbsp;kW; 208&amp;nbsp;PS) at 6,500&amp;nbsp;rpm, courtesy of increased turbo boost and twin intercoolers which fed fresh air by two&amp;nbsp;NACA ducts&amp;nbsp;in the bonnet. The chassis was updated as well with lowered suspension and new, wider 6½Jx14&quot;&amp;nbsp;magnesium alloy&amp;nbsp;wheels, painted gunmetal grey with silver center and lip. The S was recognizable by its black mesh grille and the external trim (grille frame, headlight housings, window surround and Maserati badges on the C-pillar) finished in a dark bronze shade instead of chrome. The customer could only choose between two paint schemes: silver or red, both paired to the lower half of the body in contrasting metallic gunmetal grey.&amp;nbsp;In the same year, the 2.5-litre&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo 2500&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo E&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(for Export) was also introduced, and was joined some twelve months later by the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo ES&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;with 205–196&amp;nbsp;hp (153–146&amp;nbsp;kW), respectively in European- or catalysed US-specification. In 1985, all models received updates and were renamed&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo II&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo S II&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo E II&lt;/b&gt;. The cylinders were now&amp;nbsp;Nikasil-coated, a more capacious&amp;nbsp;fuel tank&amp;nbsp;was fitted and a&amp;nbsp;Sensitork&amp;nbsp;limited slip differential&amp;nbsp;replaced the earlier Salisbury clutch. The second series Biturbo was recognizable by its new 6&quot;Jx14&quot; wheels similar in design to the Biturbo S&#39;s; the S II wheels had fully painted faces, without the silver center.&lt;/div&gt;
  459. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  460. 1986 brought a major change: carburation gave way to&amp;nbsp;Weber-Marelli&amp;nbsp;fuel injection, and the domestic models were now known as the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo i&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo Si&lt;/b&gt;. Power increased across the range, albeit at some loss of throttle response. The original square instrument cluster (from 1983 - 1985) was changed in 1986 one with a rounded shape. The intercoolers were moved from under the bonnet to a front-mounted position directly behind the grille, making the&amp;nbsp;NACA ducts&amp;nbsp;on the Si&#39;s bonnet merely decorative. In 1986 an Italy-only special edition of the Si called the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo Si Black&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was introduced, whose main feature was a black on metallic grey paint scheme.105 were made until 1988. Performance was the same as for the regular Si.In 1987, Maserati launched the final car to wear the Biturbo badge, the U.S only 2.5 litre export market model&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo (E) Si Black.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;with black on metallic grey paint scheme and special interior trim. Only a total of 25 cars were known to have been produced for the U.S. market.&lt;/div&gt;
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  462. &lt;/div&gt;
  463. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  464. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;222&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;222&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  465. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  466. In 1988, with the models receiving a facelift, the Biturbo name was dropped in favour of&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;222&lt;/b&gt;—meaning 2-door, 2-litre engine and 2nd generation. The car carried all the visual clues of Gandini&#39;s signature design language, with a more rounded grille and bonnet, different wing mirrors and a rear spoiler. The engine size of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;222 E&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;export model grew from the Biturbo&#39;s 2.5-litre to 2.8-litres. A mixed velour-leather interior was standard on the domestic models, while export markets got leather upholstery as standard.&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-Maserati_Heritage_5-1&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Biturbo#cite_note-Maserati_Heritage-5&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  468. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  469. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1614&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2592&quot; height=&quot;137&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg/220px-Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg/330px-Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg/440px-Maserati_222_SR_1994.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  473. 1994 Maserati 222 SR&lt;/div&gt;
  474. &lt;/div&gt;
  475. &lt;/div&gt;
  476. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  477. 1990 saw the arrival of the 2.8 L&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;222 SE&lt;/b&gt;, heir to the Biturbo ES. It inherited the latter&#39;s limited paint finish availability (red, silver or black) and the dark trim and grille, while modern aprons and side skirts (blacked out as well) came from the 2.24v.&lt;/div&gt;
  478. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  479. After just a year, the 222 SE was replaced by the restyled&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;222 SR&lt;/b&gt;; the SR offered adaptive suspension as an option. Simultaneously the very similar&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;222 4v.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;joined the lineup; it was a 222 SR with a 2.8&amp;nbsp;L four-valve engine, the first DOHC car in the direct Biturbo E lineage. It featured wider, 16-inch, 7-spoke alloy wheels.&lt;/div&gt;
  480. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  481. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;2.24v.&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;2.24v.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  482. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  483. In December, 1988 Maserati unveiled the most powerful variant of the two-litre models: the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;2.24v.&lt;/b&gt;, powered by the new four-valve head engine. The 2.24v. was the first model to use the more modern wraparound front and rear fascias with integrated foglights, and deep side skirts. It was also distinguished by the 14&quot; disc shaped alloy wheels, black grille and trim treatment, rear deck spoiler and lower body two-tone paint. The bonnet was adorned by two reversed NACA ducts to extract hot air from the engine bay, as on the Karif. In 1991 Gandini&#39;s restyling transformed the 2.24v. into the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;2.24v. II&lt;/b&gt;. The new series cars were fitted with a catalytic converter, and got&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Meccanica Attiva&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;suspension on all four wheels as standard. Production of the 2.24v ceased in 1993.&lt;/div&gt;
  484. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  485. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Racing&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Racing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  486. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  487. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  488. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;781&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1211&quot; height=&quot;142&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/220px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/330px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg/440px-Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  490. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  491. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_1991_%C3%A0_Magny-Cours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  492. A 1991 Racing at&amp;nbsp;Magny-Cours&lt;/div&gt;
  493. &lt;/div&gt;
  494. &lt;/div&gt;
  495. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  496. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati Racing&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Tipo 331) was a more potent variant of the 2.24v. with a higher power output, and was meant as an intermediate model underneath the more aggressive Shamal. It was first revealed to the press in December 1990, only 230 units were built from 1991 to 1992 and all were meant for the Italian market only. Later, several units could be found exported across Europe (France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands); limited documentation was available, which made&amp;nbsp;homologation&amp;nbsp;in some countries (still) a huge administrative challenge.&lt;/div&gt;
  497. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  498. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  499. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;425&quot; data-file-width=&quot;565&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG/220px-Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG/330px-Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG/440px-Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  500. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  501. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  502. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Racing_moteur.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  503. Maserati Racing engine&lt;/div&gt;
  504. &lt;/div&gt;
  505. &lt;/div&gt;
  506. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  507. The lowered, electronic&amp;nbsp;KONI&amp;nbsp;shock absorbers&amp;nbsp;allowed to adjust damping on four settings, allowing for comfort or road handling at the flick of a switch. This is combined with a five-speed manual gearbox manufactured by&amp;nbsp;Getrag&amp;nbsp;and a limited slip differential &quot;Ranger&quot; from Maserati but suspected to use&amp;nbsp;Quaife&amp;nbsp;technology. The choice of colour of the Racing was limited to red or black. On the interior, the only change was the paneling, painted dark grey (carbon fiber grey) instead of being wood trimmed.&lt;/div&gt;
  508. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  509. Combined with new settings on the two engine controllers from&amp;nbsp;Magneti Marelli, in charge of the ignition, the fuel injection and the turbo boost management, allowed the power to increase to 283&amp;nbsp;hp (211&amp;nbsp;kW; 287&amp;nbsp;PS) at 6,250 rpm with a specific output of 142&amp;nbsp;hp/l. The torque is 374&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (276&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) at 4,250 rpm. This engine was given the designation&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;AM 490&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;in the Maserati engine reference book. The engine was made compatible with lead-free gasoline. Induction consists of two IHI water-cooled turbochargers with two air-to-air intercoolers. Changes from the 2.24v&#39;s engine include a new, lighter&amp;nbsp;crankshaft, new exhaust valves (sodium filled for improved heat dissipation), new&amp;nbsp;combustion chambers, new lighter&amp;nbsp;Connecting rods, new lighter forged aluminium&amp;nbsp;pistons, and new&amp;nbsp;IHI&amp;nbsp;turbochargers.&lt;/div&gt;
  510. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  511. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Max. speed: 256&amp;nbsp;km/h (159&amp;nbsp;mph)&lt;/li&gt;
  512. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;0–100&amp;nbsp;km/h (0–62&amp;nbsp;mph): 5.9 s.&lt;/li&gt;
  513. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;0–1,000&amp;nbsp;m (0.00–0.62&amp;nbsp;mi): 25.60 s.&lt;/li&gt;
  514. &lt;/ul&gt;
  515. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  516. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Versions_and_engines&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Versions and engines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  517. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  518. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Notes&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Units produced&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  519. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1981–85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;180&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;9,206&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  520. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo E&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1983–85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;185&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4,577&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  521. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1983–86&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;205&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only (few in France)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,038&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  522. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo ES&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1984–85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;205&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,480&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  523. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1985–87&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;180&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  524. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo S 2.5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1984–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;196&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  525. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo E II 2.5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1985–87&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;185&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  526. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo S II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1985–86&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;210&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  527. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo i&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–90&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;188&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;683&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  528. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo Si&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;992&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  529. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo Si Black&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;450&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  530. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Biturbo Si 2.5&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1987–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;188&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;430&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  531. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.24v.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;245&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,147&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  532. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;222&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–90&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator, Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,156&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  533. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;222 E&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–90&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;250&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;722&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  534. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–93&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  535. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;222 SE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1990–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;250&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;210&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  536. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1990–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalytic converter in US (225&amp;nbsp;hp)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  537. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;2.24v. II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–93&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;240&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator, Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;254&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  538. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;222 SR&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–93&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  539. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;222 4v.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;279&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;130&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  540. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Racing&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;285&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;230&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  542. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  546. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Biturbo saloon (&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Tipo AM332&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  550. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_(15311007830).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3280&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4928&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg/220px-1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg/330px-1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg/440px-1986_Maserati_Biturbo_420_%2815311007830%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  554. Rear view of a Biturbo 420 saloon&lt;/div&gt;
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  558. Two years after the Biturbo&#39;s introduction a four-door version was unveiled. In comparison to the coupé, the saloon sat on a 8.6&amp;nbsp;cm (3&amp;nbsp;in) longer wheelbase and had a more pronounced rear overhang. While keeping a resemblance with the rest of lineup, only the nose and bonnet were shared between the equivalent two and four-door models; all the bodywork from the A-pillar to the rear is specific to the saloons. Due to the longer wheelbase and added luxury components, the weight increased by 100&amp;nbsp;kg (220&amp;nbsp;lb).&amp;nbsp;Most of the four-door Biturbos have slightly less power than their two-door counterparts, due to the different routing of the exhaust system.&lt;/div&gt;
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  560. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  562. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;420_and_425&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;420 and 425&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  565. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1428&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2323&quot; height=&quot;135&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg/220px-Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg/330px-Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg/440px-Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  568. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_425_first_reg_UK_March_1988_2491cc_photographed_at_Knebworth_2012.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  569. Maserati 425&lt;/div&gt;
  570. &lt;/div&gt;
  571. &lt;/div&gt;
  572. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  573. The first four-door Biturbo introduced was the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;425&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1983–86), equipped with the &quot;export&quot; 2.5 litre engine. In 1984, the 425 (along with the two-door models) received a new dashboard. Two years later, a two-litre version of the 425, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;420&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1985–86), was added for the domestic market, together with the more powerful&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;420 S&lt;/b&gt;. The 420 S sported improved handling, the twin intercooled engine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;and the same aesthetic accoutrements of the Biturbo S: dark finish trim, two-tone paint, two-tone wheels and&amp;nbsp;NACA ducts&amp;nbsp;on the bonnet, delivering fresh air to the intercoolers. Like their two-door siblings in 1986, the saloons were updated with the&amp;nbsp;Weber&amp;nbsp;fuel injection, thus spawning the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;425 i&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1986–89),&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;420 i&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1985–87) and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;420 Si&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1985–87). The latter featured a somewhat more restrained styling than its predecessor.&lt;/div&gt;
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  575. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;430&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;430&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  578. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;476&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;131&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg/220px-Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg/330px-Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg/440px-Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  581. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_430_1989_NB.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  582. 1989 Maserati 430&lt;/div&gt;
  583. &lt;/div&gt;
  584. &lt;/div&gt;
  585. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  586. In 1986, Maserati launched the high-performance version of the Biturbo&#39; saloon called the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;430&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1986–1994). It was the flagship variant of the saloon range, which debuted the largest 2.8-litre version of the Biturbo engine. The 430 was distinguished by 15&quot; 5-lug disc alloy wheels and a more rounded grille and hood, that later found their way to the rest of the lineup with the first 1988 facelift. The 430 was considered to be a full grand tourer, with standard leather upholstery and&amp;nbsp;walnut&amp;nbsp;veneered&amp;nbsp;steering wheel rim, dashboard, door panels, gear shift knob along with the handbrake lever. 1991 saw the introduction of the restyled&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;430 4v.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1991–1994), powered by the latest 24-valve engine – as the &quot;4v.&quot; suffix implied. As the top of the range 2.8 L saloon, the 430 received the full aerodynamic package, including a discreet spoiler on the trailing edge of the bootlid. The regular 430 variant was updated as well (gaining new bumpers) and remained on sale alongside its four-valve counterpart.&lt;/div&gt;
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  588. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;422&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;422&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  590. As the Biturbos were replaced by the 222s, the 420s gave way to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;422&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1988–92). The 422 was basically a 420 Si with the 1988 restyled grille, wing mirrors and wheels.&lt;/div&gt;
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  592. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;4.24v.&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;4.24v.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  593. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  594. The 1990–1992&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;4.24v.&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was the four-door companion of the 2.24v. This new subfamily of the Biturbos paired Maserati&#39;s state-of-the-art four-valve 2.0 L V6 with the new&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Meccanica Attiva&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;suspension.&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-Maserati_Heritage_5-3&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Biturbo#cite_note-Maserati_Heritage-5&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;The 4.24v. also adopted all of the exterior trappings of the 2.24v., including black trim and grille, black deep side skirts and a small spoiler on the boot. In 1991 the 4.24v. was subjected to the restyling alongside the rest of the range, becoming the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;4.24v. II&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(1991–1939). Catalytic converters meant power was decreased to a little extent in comparison with the previous model.&lt;/div&gt;
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  596. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;4.18v.&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;4.18v.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  597. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  598. The 4.18v. was launched in December 1990 and was meant for the Italian market only. It was very similar to the 422, but utilised an engine with three-valve per cylinder heads. It was the first Biturbo to feature ABS as standard. With 77 examples made, it is the rarest in the entire Biturbo family.&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-Maserati_Heritage_5-4&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Biturbo#cite_note-Maserati_Heritage-5&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  600. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Versions_and_engines_2&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Versions and engines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  603. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_430_(5806463686).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1714&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2285&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg/220px-Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg/330px-Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg/440px-Maserati_430_%285806463686%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  606. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_430_(5806463686).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  607. 1991 Maserati 430 4v.&lt;/div&gt;
  608. &lt;/div&gt;
  609. &lt;/div&gt;
  610. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  611. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Notes&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Units produced&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  612. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;425&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1983–89&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;200&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,052&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  613. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;425i&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1987–89&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;188&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;320&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  614. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;420&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1985–86&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;180&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2810&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  615. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;420i&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;185&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,124&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  616. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;420 S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1985–87&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;205&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;254&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  617. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;420 Si&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;210&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;524&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  618. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;430&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1987–94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;995&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  619. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;422&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;978&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  620. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.18v.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1990–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;77&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  621. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.24v.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1990–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;245&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;384&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  622. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;4.24v. II&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–93&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;240&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;490&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  623. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;430 4v.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–93&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790&amp;nbsp;cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;279&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;291&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  624. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  625. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  626. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  627. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Biturbo spyder (&lt;i style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Tipo AM333&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  629. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto,_carb.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2828&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5016&quot; height=&quot;124&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg/220px-1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg/330px-1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg/440px-1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto%2C_carb.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  632. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1987_Maserati_Biturbo_Spyder_auto,_carb.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  633. 1987 US-specification Spyder&lt;/div&gt;
  634. &lt;/div&gt;
  635. &lt;/div&gt;
  636. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  637. The convertible iteration of the Biturbo was designed and assembled by&amp;nbsp;Zagato&amp;nbsp;in Milan. It was Zagato&#39;s first work for Maserati since the&amp;nbsp;A6G/2000&amp;nbsp;thirty years earlier.&lt;a class=&quot;extiw&quot; href=&quot;https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embo_S.p.A.&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #663366; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;de:Embo S.p.A.&quot;&gt;Embo&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Caramagna&amp;nbsp;was first commissioned to develop a our-seater cabriolet version of the Biturbo, which was shown at the April 1982&amp;nbsp;Turin Auto Show,&amp;nbsp;but their proposal never made it to production.&lt;/div&gt;
  638. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  639. The Spyder was built on a 2.4&amp;nbsp;m (7.9&amp;nbsp;ft) wheelbase, some 11.4&amp;nbsp;cm (4&amp;nbsp;in) shorter than the coupé&#39;s. Still, since it is a strict two-seater with folding rear seats, the luggage space is larger than in the original Biturbo.&amp;nbsp;It was on this short chassis that the sporty hardtop&amp;nbsp;Karif&amp;nbsp;was later developed. Overall, 3,076 were built over a ten-year period, setting a production record for Maserati Spyders.&lt;/div&gt;
  640. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  641. The first&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Spyder&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was launched at the&amp;nbsp;Turin Motor Show&amp;nbsp;in 1984. It was offered with both the 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre &quot;export&quot; engine. Two years later, fuel injection was implemented and the car was now called the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i&lt;/b&gt;. 297 were made with the 2.0 L engine and 122 with the 2.5 L engine.&lt;/div&gt;
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  644. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1212&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2185&quot; height=&quot;122&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG/220px-Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG/330px-Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG/440px-Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  647. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Biturbo_cabriolet_aka_Spyder_first_registered_England_August_1989_2790cc.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  648. Maserati Spyder i &#39;90&lt;/div&gt;
  649. &lt;/div&gt;
  650. &lt;/div&gt;
  651. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  652. In 1989, the Spyder received a facelift, known as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i 1990&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(or &#39;&lt;b&gt;90&lt;/b&gt;). The car received the full 1988 Gandini treatment, one year after the other models: rounded grille, fuller bumpers, aerodynamic wing mirrors and 15&quot; wheels on five-lug hubs. As on the rest of the Biturbos, the export engine had the increased displacement of 2.8-litres. A four-speed&amp;nbsp;automatic transmission&amp;nbsp;was available on request.&lt;/div&gt;
  653. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  654. The third series, or&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Spyder III&lt;/b&gt;, was introduced in 1991 in occasion of Gandini&#39;s second facelift that renewed the entire range. This included the new bonnet and grille, ellypsoidal headlights in body-colour housings, a spoiler at the base of the windscreen, deeper body-colour sills and 16-inch seven-spoke wheels. The Spyder IIIs were fitted with Maserati&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Ranger&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;limited slip differential&amp;nbsp;Whereas the 2.0 L third series Spyder received 24-valve engines, 2.8 L cars still used 18-valves, thus remaining the only 2.8 L Biturbo model to never get a 4-valve head upgrade.&lt;/div&gt;
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  661. Maserati Spyder III&lt;/div&gt;
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  665. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Versions_and_engines_3&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Versions and engines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  666. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  667. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Notes&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Units produced&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  668. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1984–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;180&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;276&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  669. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder 2500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1984–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;192&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Carburetor&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,049&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  670. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–88&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;185&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;297&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  671. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i 2500&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1988–89&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,491 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;188&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;122&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  672. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i 1990&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1989–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator, Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;309&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  673. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder i 1990&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1989–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;250&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;603&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  674. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1989–91&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  675. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder III&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;245&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;200&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  676. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,996 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;240&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator, Italy only&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  677. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spyder III 2800&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1991–94&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;hp&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  682. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Maserati 228&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  689. Maserati 228&lt;/div&gt;
  690. &lt;/div&gt;
  691. &lt;/div&gt;
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  693. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 228&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;i&gt;Tipo AM334&lt;/i&gt;) was a two-door, 5-seater&amp;nbsp;GT&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;based on the Biturbo chassis. It was conceived to fill the void left in the Maserati range by the departed&amp;nbsp;Kyalami, and was therefore aimed at the same market of the large GTs of the past like the&amp;nbsp;3500 GT&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mexico.To accomplish this, it was based on the longer wheelbase chassis (2.6 m) of the four-door Biturbos, and powered by the largest, 2.8 litre, 18-valve fuel injected V6 (hence the name 228 – 2-door, 2.8 L engine).&amp;nbsp;Bilstein&amp;nbsp;gas&amp;nbsp;shock absorbers&amp;nbsp;replaced the usual hydraulic ones, and a 4-speed automatic transmission was available on order.The&amp;nbsp;notchback&amp;nbsp;coupé bodywork was styled by Pierangelo Andreani, and the car was wider and longer than the two-door Biturbos, with no common body panels; the interior was also more luxuriously appointed. Maserati declared the car in the European-specification could accelerate to 100&amp;nbsp;km/h (62&amp;nbsp;mph) in 5.6 seconds and attain a top speed of 235&amp;nbsp;km/h (146&amp;nbsp;mph). A 24-valve but still carbureted prototype was shown in December 1984; the production version of the 228 was introduced at the&amp;nbsp;1986 Turin Motor Show, and 469 examples were made until 1992.&lt;/div&gt;
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  695. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Versions_and_engines_4&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Versions and engines&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  696. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  697. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Notes&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Units produced&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  698. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;228&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1986–92&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;V6 OHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,790 cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;250&amp;nbsp;bhp (186&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;469&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  699. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225&amp;nbsp;bhp (168&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Catalysator&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  700. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  703. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati-228i.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;480&quot; data-file-width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Maserati-228i.jpg/220px-Maserati-228i.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Maserati-228i.jpg/330px-Maserati-228i.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Maserati-228i.jpg/440px-Maserati-228i.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  704. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  705. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  706. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati-228i.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  707. Maserati 228, side profile&lt;/div&gt;
  708. &lt;/div&gt;
  709. &lt;/div&gt;
  710. &lt;/div&gt;
  711. &lt;/div&gt;
  712. &lt;br /&gt;
  713. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-biturbo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-4593654331993005653</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-27T19:42:54.155-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 450S</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati 450S</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  714. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 450S&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  715. &lt;br /&gt;
  716. &lt;br /&gt;
  717. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  718. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  719. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  720. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 450S&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  721. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;1957 Maserati 450S - fvl.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1050&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1680&quot; height=&quot;175&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg/280px-1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg/420px-1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg/560px-1957_Maserati_450S_-_fvl.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  722. &lt;div&gt;
  723. 1957 Maserati 450S at&amp;nbsp;Palm Springs&amp;nbsp;2010.&lt;/div&gt;
  724. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  725. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  726. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  727. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  728. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door, convertible&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  729. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;FR layout&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  730. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  731. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  732. &lt;b&gt;Maserati 450S&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(built 1956–8) is a racing car made by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;of Italy, and used in&amp;nbsp;FIA&#39;s endurance&amp;nbsp;World Sportscar Championship&amp;nbsp;racing. A total of nine were made.&lt;/div&gt;
  733. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  734. Their design started in 1954 (thus the internal designation «Tipo 54») led by&amp;nbsp;Vittorio Bellentani&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Guido Taddeucci. Their intent was to use larger engines than those then used by&amp;nbsp;Maserati.&lt;/div&gt;
  735. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  736. One was the 3.5-litre to be used in&amp;nbsp;Maserati 350S, the other to be used in the 450S, had a 4.478-litre short-stroke&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;with four&amp;nbsp;Weber carburetor&amp;nbsp;45 IDM (400&amp;nbsp;bhp (300&amp;nbsp;kW) at 7200). The tubular chassis and body was designed by&amp;nbsp;Valerio Colotti, and inherited much from the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 300S, using&amp;nbsp;De Dion (mechanical)&amp;nbsp;and 5-speed&amp;nbsp;ZF&amp;nbsp;gearbox, and a&amp;nbsp;suspension&amp;nbsp;with double wishbones and coil springs.&lt;/div&gt;
  737. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  738. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  739. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;519&quot; data-file-width=&quot;844&quot; height=&quot;135&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg/220px-SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg/330px-SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg/440px-SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  740. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  741. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  742. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SC06_1957_Maserati_450S_Costin_Zagato_Coupe.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  743. 1957 450S Costin/Zagato coupe at&amp;nbsp;Scarsdale&amp;nbsp;(2006).&lt;/div&gt;
  744. &lt;/div&gt;
  745. &lt;/div&gt;
  746. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  747. The 450S was raced in the 1957 World Sports Car Championship where its principal rivals were Ferrari with its&amp;nbsp;290 MM,&amp;nbsp;315 S&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;335 S&amp;nbsp;models, the&amp;nbsp;Jaguar D-Type&amp;nbsp;and the&amp;nbsp;Aston Martin DBR1.&lt;/div&gt;
  748. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  749. Chassis #4501 had a 4.2-litre V8, based on the prototype raced at&amp;nbsp;1956 Mille Miglia&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;1956 Swedish Grand Prix. A clutch failure after a very promising start in the Buenos Aires 1000&amp;nbsp;km by&amp;nbsp;Stirling Moss&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&amp;nbsp;prevented the car from commencing the season with a win. The car was redesigned as a&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;drawn by&amp;nbsp;Frank Costin&amp;nbsp;of England, constructed by&amp;nbsp;Zagato, and raced once again by Moss at&amp;nbsp;Le Mans&amp;nbsp;where it failed to finish. Later, the car was restored by&amp;nbsp;Medardo Fantuzzi&amp;nbsp;of Maserati (new chassis #4512); and subsequently received another restoration by&amp;nbsp;Faralli &amp;amp; Mazzanti.&lt;/div&gt;
  750. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  751. Chassis #4503, driven by Fangio and&amp;nbsp;Jean Behra, won the&amp;nbsp;12 Hours of Sebring. It was then crashed by Behra during practice for the&amp;nbsp;Mille Miglia&amp;nbsp;and didn&#39;t start the race. Repaired, it was again crashed by Behra at the Le Mans 24 Hours before it won again in the hands of Behra and Moss in the Swedish Sports Car Grand Prix. In the final race of the 1957 season the Venezuelan Sports Car Grand Prix it was destroyed before being later rebuilt.&lt;/div&gt;
  752. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  753. Chassis #4505 driven by Moss and&amp;nbsp;Denis Jenkinson&amp;nbsp;raced in the Mille Miglia until the brake pedal fell off. At the&amp;nbsp;Nürburgring 1000km&amp;nbsp;it was driven by Moss and Fangio and recorded another DNF when the wheel dropped off. The car was later sold to&amp;nbsp;Temple Buell, who drilled it to 5.7-litres, and later to&amp;nbsp;Jim Hall.&lt;/div&gt;
  754. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  755. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  756. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_V8.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2432&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3648&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_V8.JPG/220px-Maserati_V8.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_V8.JPG/330px-Maserati_V8.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_V8.JPG/440px-Maserati_V8.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  757. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  758. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  759. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_V8.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  760. The engine in the Maserati 450S&lt;/div&gt;
  761. &lt;/div&gt;
  762. &lt;/div&gt;
  763. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  764. Chassis #4507 was driven by Moss and&amp;nbsp;Harry Schell&amp;nbsp;at the Venezuelan Sports Car Grand Prix where it was destroyed in a fiery crash that also involved chassis #4503.&lt;/div&gt;
  765. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; float: right; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  766. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  767. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;375&quot; data-file-width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg/220px-CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg/330px-CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg/440px-CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  769. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  770. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CarrollShelbyAtVirginiaInternationalRaceway2007.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  771. Carroll Shelby&amp;nbsp;standing next to a Maserati 450S that he raced in 1957.&lt;/div&gt;
  772. &lt;/div&gt;
  773. &lt;/div&gt;
  774. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  775. Maserati finished the season as runners up to Ferrari in the World Sports Car Championship, its two victories at Sebring and Kristianstad, together with a second place at Buenos Aires and fourth in the Mille Miglia by its sister 300S giving Maserati 25 points. Unfortunately for Maserati this was five behind Ferrari&#39;s winning total of 30 points gained from victories at Buenos Aires, the Mille Miglia and Venezuela together with second at the Nürburgring and Sweden.&lt;/div&gt;
  776. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  777. Other cars were sold: Chassis #4502 to&amp;nbsp;Tony Parravano, #4505 to&amp;nbsp;Jim Kimberley&amp;nbsp;and #4506 to John Edgar. Chassis #4509 and #4510 was sold to the US, some having engine expansions to 5.7-and 6.6-litres and used in&amp;nbsp;SCCA&amp;nbsp;races by&amp;nbsp;Carroll Shelby,&amp;nbsp;Jim Hall,&amp;nbsp;Masten Gregory,&amp;nbsp;Walt Cline&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Ebb Rose. Chassis #4512 was originally the #4501 (see above).&lt;/div&gt;
  778. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  779. Between 1956 and 1962, the 450S had 119 appearances, 31 of these being victories.&lt;/div&gt;
  780. &lt;/div&gt;
  781. &lt;/div&gt;
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  784. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-450s.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-7239544239941701779</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 04:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-24T20:16:09.760-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 3200 GT</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati 3200 GT</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  791. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3200_GT#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3200_GT#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  794. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  795. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 3200 GT&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  796. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Coupe vl blue.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;418&quot; data-file-width=&quot;935&quot; height=&quot;125&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg/280px-Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg/420px-Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg/560px-Maserati_Coupe_vl_blue.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  797. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  798. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  799. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1998–2002&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  800. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Modena, Italy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  801. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Giorgetto Giugiaro&amp;nbsp;ItalDesign&lt;br /&gt;
  802. Enrico Fumia&amp;nbsp;(interior)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  803. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  804. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Grand tourer&amp;nbsp;(S)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  805. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door, 4 seat&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  806. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  807. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  808. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3.2&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;AM 585&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;V8&amp;nbsp;(twin-turbocharged&amp;nbsp;petrol)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  809. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed manual&lt;br /&gt;
  810. 4-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;M72LE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;automatic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  811. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  812. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,660&amp;nbsp;mm (104.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  813. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4,510&amp;nbsp;mm (177.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  814. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,822&amp;nbsp;mm (71.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  815. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,305&amp;nbsp;mm (51.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  816. 1,290&amp;nbsp;mm (50.8&amp;nbsp;in) (Assetto Corsa)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  817. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,590–1,620&amp;nbsp;kg (3,505–3,571&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  818. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  819. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Shamal&lt;br /&gt;
  820. Maserati Ghibli&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  821. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Coupé&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  822. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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  824. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  825. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 3200 GT&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;i&gt;Tipo 338&lt;/i&gt;) is a four-seater&amp;nbsp;grand tourer&amp;nbsp;produced by&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;from 1998 to 2002. The luxury coupé was styled by&amp;nbsp;Italdesign, whose founder and head Giorgetto Giugiaro previously designed, among others, the&amp;nbsp;Ghibli,&amp;nbsp;Bora&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Merak. Interiors design was commissioned to&amp;nbsp;Enrico Fumia&amp;nbsp;and completed by 1995. 4,795 cars were produced.&lt;/div&gt;
  826. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  827. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  828. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  829. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  830. &lt;h4&gt;
  831. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;History&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  832. &lt;/div&gt;
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  834. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Introduction&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Introduction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  835. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  836. The 3200 GT was announced in July 1998,&amp;nbsp;presented to the press in September by&amp;nbsp;Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, with the participation of veteran Maserati racing driver&amp;nbsp;Sir Stirling Moss&amp;nbsp;and Giorgetto Giugiaro,&amp;nbsp;and finally made its public debut at the October 1998&amp;nbsp;Mondial de l&#39;Automobile&amp;nbsp;in Paris.&lt;/div&gt;
  837. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  838. Its name honoured the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 3500 GT, the Trident&#39;s first series production grand tourer. Sold mainly in Europe, the 3200 GT was powered by the&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo, 32-valve,&amp;nbsp;dual overhead cam&amp;nbsp;3.2-litre V8 engine featured in the&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte Evoluzione, set up to develop 370&amp;nbsp;PS (272&amp;nbsp;kW; 365&amp;nbsp;hp) against the Quattroporte&#39;s 335&amp;nbsp;PS and achieved 116&amp;nbsp;PS (85&amp;nbsp;kW; 114&amp;nbsp;hp) per litre. This manual transmission version was produced until 2001. The tail-lights consisted of&amp;nbsp;LEDs&amp;nbsp;arranged in the shape of boomerang. The outer layer of the &#39;boomerang&#39; provided the brake light, with the inner layer providing the directional indicator. This was the world&#39;s first car with LED taillights. Deliveries started in March 1999.In total 2,689 GT cars were produced.&lt;/div&gt;
  839. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  840. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;3200_GT_Automatica&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3200 GT Automatica&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  841. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  842. In 1999 an automatic version of the 3200 GT became available, either referred to as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3200 GT Automatica&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3200 GTA&lt;/b&gt;. Introduced at the March 1999&amp;nbsp;Geneva Motor Show, it was equipped with a 4-speed conventional&amp;nbsp;torque converter&amp;nbsp;automatic transmission&amp;nbsp;supplied by Australian firm&amp;nbsp;BTR.&amp;nbsp;Engine output remained unchanged, though the engine was set up specifically for the automatic; according to Maserati, the weight increase over the manual gearbox was limited to 30&amp;nbsp;kg (66.1&amp;nbsp;lb), for a 1,620&amp;nbsp;kg (3,571.5&amp;nbsp;lb) kerb weight.&amp;nbsp;In Italy the Automatica commanded a 7 million&amp;nbsp;Lire&amp;nbsp;premium over the 3200 GT&#39;s 149.5 million Lire list price.This version was produced until 2002. In June 1999 the 1,000th 3200 GT left the factory.In total 2,106 GTA cars were produced.&lt;/div&gt;
  843. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  844. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;3200_GT_Assetto_Corsa&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;3200 GT Assetto Corsa&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  845. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  846. Presented to the public at the&amp;nbsp;2001 Geneva Motor Show, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3200 GT Assetto Corsa&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a limited edition, run-out version of the 3200 with a special handling package. Limited to 259 units, 3 of which were special orders, it was available in three standard colours: Grigio Touring, Nero Carbonio and Rosso Mondiale; and available with manual or automatic transmission. The Assetto Corsa was lowered by 15&amp;nbsp;mm, had larger front anti-roll bar, stiffer springs, soft compound&amp;nbsp;Pirelli&amp;nbsp;PZero Corsa&amp;nbsp;tyres&amp;nbsp;on dark grey or silver painted&amp;nbsp;BBS alloy wheels, and specific brake ventilation ducts.The interior featured black perforated Connolly leather seats with red stitching and &#39;Assetto Corsa&#39; script on the sill kick panels. Both kerb weight and performance were unchanged from their regular counterparts. Production was divided between 163 manual and 96 automatic cars.&lt;/div&gt;
  847. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  848. The car was replaced in early 2002 by the similarly styled, but mechanically wholly new&amp;nbsp;Maserati Coupé, when Maserati returned to the US market.&lt;/div&gt;
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  855. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px;&quot;&gt;
  856. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  857. Rear view&lt;/div&gt;
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  861. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  865. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  866. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 35px auto;&quot;&gt;
  867. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_3200_GT.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;500&quot; data-file-width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_3200_GT.jpg/120px-Maserati_3200_GT.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_3200_GT.jpg/180px-Maserati_3200_GT.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_3200_GT.jpg/240px-Maserati_3200_GT.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png&amp;quot;) repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  868. &lt;/div&gt;
  869. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px;&quot;&gt;
  870. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  871. Front view&lt;/div&gt;
  872. &lt;/div&gt;
  873. &lt;/div&gt;
  874. &lt;/li&gt;
  875. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  876. &amp;nbsp;
  877. &lt;/span&gt;
  878. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  879. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  880. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 35px auto;&quot;&gt;
  881. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2001_Maserati_3200_GT_(M338)_coupe_(2015-07-14)_02.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2856&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4272&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg/120px-2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg/180px-2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg/240px-2001_Maserati_3200_GT_%28M338%29_coupe_%282015-07-14%29_02.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png&amp;quot;) repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  882. &lt;/div&gt;
  883. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px;&quot;&gt;
  884. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  885. Rear view&lt;/div&gt;
  886. &lt;/div&gt;
  887. &lt;/div&gt;
  888. &lt;/li&gt;
  889. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  890. &amp;nbsp;
  891. &lt;/span&gt;
  892. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  893. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  894. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  895. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg/120px-Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg/180px-Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg/240px-Maserati_3200GT_Interieur.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png&amp;quot;) repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  896. &lt;/div&gt;
  897. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px;&quot;&gt;
  898. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  899. Interiour&lt;/div&gt;
  900. &lt;/div&gt;
  901. &lt;/div&gt;
  902. &lt;/li&gt;
  903. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  904. &amp;nbsp;
  905. &lt;/span&gt;
  906. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  907. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  908. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 34.5px auto;&quot;&gt;
  909. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_3200GT_(14417271040).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1338&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1984&quot; height=&quot;81&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg/120px-Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg/180px-Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg/240px-Maserati_3200GT_%2814417271040%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Checker-16x16.png&amp;quot;) repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  910. &lt;/div&gt;
  911. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px;&quot;&gt;
  912. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  913. Assetto Corsa&lt;/div&gt;
  914. &lt;/div&gt;
  915. &lt;/div&gt;
  916. &lt;/li&gt;
  917. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  918. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  919. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  920. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  921. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  922. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  923. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;h3&gt;
  924. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  925. &lt;/li&gt;
  926. &lt;/ul&gt;
  927. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  928. The 3200 GT&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;body seated four and had a drag coefficient of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;C&lt;/i&gt;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 11.9px; position: relative; right: 1px; top: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/small&gt;=0.34.&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-brochure_10-0&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3200_GT#cite_note-brochure-10&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;The steel&amp;nbsp;unibody&amp;nbsp;structure was complemented by a front tubular&amp;nbsp;subframe&amp;nbsp;supporting the drivetrain and a rear subframe supporting the suspension links and the&amp;nbsp;differential. Suspension was of the&amp;nbsp;double wishbone&amp;nbsp;type all around, with&amp;nbsp;forged&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;control arms&amp;nbsp;and uprights, coaxial aluminium-bodied&amp;nbsp;dampers&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;coil springs, and two&amp;nbsp;anti-roll bars. The gearbox was in line with the&amp;nbsp;front-mounted engine, and transmitted power to the rear&amp;nbsp;limited slip differential&amp;nbsp;via a two-piece aluminium&amp;nbsp;driveshaft.&amp;nbsp;Brembo&amp;nbsp;supplied the braking system, consisting of vented and cross-drilled&amp;nbsp;disks&amp;nbsp;with four-pot callipers on all four wheels. Active safety systems included four channel&amp;nbsp;anti-lock braking system&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Bosch&amp;nbsp;ASR&amp;nbsp;traction control system.&lt;/div&gt;
  929. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  930. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Engines_and_performance&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Engines and performance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  931. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  932. The all-aluminium&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;was&amp;nbsp;square&amp;nbsp;(bore&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;stroke&amp;nbsp;80&amp;nbsp;mm or 3.1&amp;nbsp;in), had two&amp;nbsp;overhead camshafts&amp;nbsp;per bank operating four&amp;nbsp;valves&amp;nbsp;per cylinder, two crossflow&amp;nbsp;turbochargers, and a&amp;nbsp;crossplane&amp;nbsp;crankshaft; it featured &quot;drive by wire&quot;&amp;nbsp;electronic throttle control. Engine itself weight is 221&amp;nbsp;kg (487&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/div&gt;
  933. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.74px; margin: 1em 0px; text-align: center; width: 70%;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  934. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Peak power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Peak torque&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Top speed&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Accel.&lt;br /&gt;
  935. &lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.829px;&quot;&gt;0–100&amp;nbsp;km/h&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  936. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;3200 GT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-brochure_10-1&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10.192px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3200_GT#cite_note-brochure-10&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[10]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1998–2001&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3,217&amp;nbsp;cc (196.3&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;370&amp;nbsp;PS (272&amp;nbsp;kW; 365&amp;nbsp;hp)* at 6250&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td rowspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;491&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (362&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) at 4500&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;280&amp;nbsp;km/h (174&amp;nbsp;mph)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;5.12&amp;nbsp;s&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  937. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;3200&amp;nbsp;GTA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-lastampa_automatica_5-1&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 10.192px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3200_GT#cite_note-lastampa_automatica-5&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1999–2002&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;270&amp;nbsp;km/h (168&amp;nbsp;mph)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;5.7&amp;nbsp;s&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  938. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  939. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  940. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  941. &lt;i&gt;*some sources state 271 kW (368 PS)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  942. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  943. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  944. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  945. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  946. &lt;h3&gt;
  947. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Maserati 320S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  948. &lt;/div&gt;
  949. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  950. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  951. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1060&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;155&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg/220px-Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg/330px-Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg/440px-Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  952. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  953. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  954. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_320S_-_Flickr_-_Marco_56.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  955. Maserati 320S&lt;/div&gt;
  956. &lt;/div&gt;
  957. &lt;/div&gt;
  958. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  959. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 320S&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a&amp;nbsp;concept&amp;nbsp;racing&amp;nbsp;barchetta&amp;nbsp;designed by&amp;nbsp;Italdesign Giugiaro&amp;nbsp;and based on the 3200 GT. It was first shown at the&amp;nbsp;2001 Geneva Motor Show.&amp;nbsp;A true barchetta, the 320S was a single-seater fully outfitted for competition with six-point belts, an exposed&amp;nbsp;roll bar&amp;nbsp;behind the driver, fire extinguishing system and racing seat supplied by&amp;nbsp;Sparco; weather protection was limited to a small&amp;nbsp;aeroscreen&amp;nbsp;in front of the driver. Compared to the 3200 GT, the 320S&#39;s wheelbase was shortened by 22&amp;nbsp;cm (8.7&amp;nbsp;in), while the engine remained the 370&amp;nbsp;PS twin-turbo V8 with 6-speed gearbox.&amp;nbsp;320s&lt;/div&gt;
  960. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  961. Bodywork of the 320S features modifications to the aerodynamic shaping of the spoiler on the rear bumper, which features a supplementary&amp;nbsp;nolder&amp;nbsp;to increase the vertical load to the rear.&lt;/div&gt;
  962. &lt;/div&gt;
  963. &lt;/div&gt;
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  965. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-3200-gt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-8839732749843489232</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2019-01-24T19:59:47.218-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 3500 GT</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;Maserati 3500 GT</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  966. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 3500 GT&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  969. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3500_GT#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_3500_GT#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  971. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  972. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  973. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 3500 GT&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  974. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati 3500 GT front.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;720&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1080&quot; height=&quot;187&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg/280px-Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg/420px-Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg/560px-Maserati_3500_GT_front.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  975. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  976. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  977. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1957–1964&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  978. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Carrozzeria Touring&amp;nbsp;(coupé)&lt;br /&gt;
  979. Giovanni Michelotti&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;Vignale(spyder)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  980. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  981. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Grand tourer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  982. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2+2&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;br /&gt;
  983. 2-seat&amp;nbsp;spyder&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  984. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  985. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Sebring&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  986. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  987. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3.5 L&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo 101&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  988. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;ZF&amp;nbsp;S4-17&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;br /&gt;
  989. 5-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;ZF S5-17&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  990. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  991. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,600&amp;nbsp;mm (102.4&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé)&lt;br /&gt;
  992. 2,500&amp;nbsp;mm (98.4&amp;nbsp;in) (spyder)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  993. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4,780&amp;nbsp;mm (188.2&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé)&lt;br /&gt;
  994. 4,450&amp;nbsp;mm (175.2&amp;nbsp;in) (spyder)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  995. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,760&amp;nbsp;mm (69.3&amp;nbsp;in) (coupé)&lt;br /&gt;
  996. 1,635&amp;nbsp;mm (64.4&amp;nbsp;in) (spyder)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  997. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,440&amp;nbsp;kg (3,175&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  998. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  999. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati A6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1000. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati Sebring&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1001. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1002. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1003. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1004. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 3500 GT&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;i&gt;Tipo 101&lt;/i&gt;) and the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 3500 GT Convertibile&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;i&gt;Tipo 101/C&lt;/i&gt;) are 2-door&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;convertible&amp;nbsp;grand tourers&amp;nbsp;made by&amp;nbsp;Italian&amp;nbsp;car manufacturer&amp;nbsp;Maserati&amp;nbsp;between 1957 and 1964. It was a seminal vehicle for Maserati as the company&#39;s first successful attempt at the Gran Turismo market and series production.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1006. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1009. &lt;h3&gt;
  1010. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;History&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1013. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Background&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Background&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1014. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1015. In the early 1950s Maserati had achieved racing success and international visibility, thanks to cars such as the&amp;nbsp;A6GCM; its 2-litre, twin cam inline-six engine had already been enlarged to three litre capacity on the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 300S. Chief engineer&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri&amp;nbsp;felt the next step was to design an all-new 3.5-litre engine; the resulting long-stroke six, designed foremost for&amp;nbsp;endurance racing&amp;nbsp;on the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 350S, was ready in 1955.&amp;nbsp;In the meantime Maserati&#39;s first forays into the&amp;nbsp;grand tourer&amp;nbsp;market, the 1947 A6 1500, 1951 A6G 2000 and 1954 A6G/54, had proven that the business was feasible; but the A6 road cars were still built in just a dozen examples a year—hardly series production. A different approach was needed to build fully accomplished grand tourers.&lt;/div&gt;
  1016. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1017. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Development&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1018. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1019. The main development efforts that led to the 3500 GT were carried out in 1956–57, despite the frantic activity required by Maserati&#39;s participation in the&amp;nbsp;Formula 1&amp;nbsp;world championship.Alfieri modified the 350S&#39;s engine to suit a touring car, e.g. by switching to a&amp;nbsp;wet sump&amp;nbsp;oil system and changing the engine accessories.&amp;nbsp;He also made several business trips to the&amp;nbsp;United Kingdom&amp;nbsp;in order to contact components suppliers.&amp;nbsp;None were found in Italy, as Italian taxation system and the industry structure forced manufacturers to design every part in-house; a daunting task for small companies like Maserati.Thus the 3500 GT alongside Italian&amp;nbsp;Weber&amp;nbsp;carburettors&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Marelli&amp;nbsp;ignition, used many British-made components such as a Salisbury rear axle,&amp;nbsp;Girling&amp;nbsp;brakes and Alford &amp;amp; Alder suspension parts.&lt;/div&gt;
  1020. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1021. Next came the bodywork. According to&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Touring&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Carlo Felice Bianchi Anderloni&amp;nbsp;it was Commendatore Franco Cornacchia, a prominent&amp;nbsp;Ferrari&amp;nbsp;dealer, that put in contact Maserati owner&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class=&quot;new&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orsi_family&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #a55858; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Orsi family (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Omar Orsi&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;with the&amp;nbsp;Milanese&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria.&amp;nbsp;The first 3500 GT Touring prototype had a 2+2 body, with&amp;nbsp;superleggera&amp;nbsp;construction and was white in colour; it was nicknamed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Dama Bianca&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;(White Lady).&amp;nbsp;Two 3500 GT prototypes were shown at the March 1957&amp;nbsp;Salon International de l&#39;Auto&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Geneva. Both had a 2,600&amp;nbsp;mm (102.4&amp;nbsp;in) wheelbase and&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;bodywork; they were Touring&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Dama Bianca&lt;/i&gt;, and another one by&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Allemano. Touring&#39;s proposal was chosen for series production; few changes were made to it, chiefly a more imposing grille.&lt;/div&gt;
  1022. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1023. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Into_production&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Into production&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1024. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1025. Production of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3500 GT&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;started in late 1957; eighteen cars were built that year, the first handful leaving the factory before Christmas.All 3500 GTs had leather interior and&amp;nbsp;Jaeger&amp;nbsp;instruments. A first Touring&amp;nbsp;convertible&amp;nbsp;prototype was shown at the 1958&amp;nbsp;Turin Motor Show.&amp;nbsp;But it was a proposal by&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Vignale&amp;nbsp;(designed by&amp;nbsp;Michelotti) shown at the 1959&amp;nbsp;Salon de l&#39;Auto&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Paris&amp;nbsp;that went into production as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3500 GT Convertibile&lt;/b&gt;. The Convertibile did not feature Touring&#39;s Superleggera construction, but rather a&amp;nbsp;steel body with aluminium bonnet, boot lid and optional&amp;nbsp;hard top;&amp;nbsp;it was also built on an 10&amp;nbsp;cm (3.9&amp;nbsp;in) shorter wheelbase, and weighed 1,380&amp;nbsp;kg (3,042&amp;nbsp;lb). Front disc brakes and limited slip differential became optional in 1959, and were standardized in 1960; rear discs became standard in 1962.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1028. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2112&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2816&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG/220px-Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG/330px-Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG/440px-Maserati_3500-GT_Spider.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1032. The 3500 GT Spyder by&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Vignale&lt;/div&gt;
  1033. &lt;/div&gt;
  1034. &lt;/div&gt;
  1035. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1036. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3500 GTi&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was introduced at the 1960 Salon International de l&#39;Auto,and by the following year became the first fuel-injected Italian production car. It had a&amp;nbsp;Lucas&amp;nbsp;mechanical&amp;nbsp;fuel injection, and developed 235&amp;nbsp;PS (173&amp;nbsp;kW; 232&amp;nbsp;bhp). The 5-speed gearbox which had been an available option since 1960 was made standard.&amp;nbsp;The body had a lowered roofline and became somewhat longer; minor outward changes appeared as well (new grille, rear lights, vent windows). From 1961 convertible 3500s for export markets were named&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;3500 GT Spyder&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;GTi Spyder&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
  1037. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1038. In 1959, the V8-engined&amp;nbsp;Maserati 5000 GT&amp;nbsp;was introduced using the chassis of the 3500 GT. Also based on the 3500 GT&#39;s mechanicals was the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Sebring&amp;nbsp;2+2 coupé, which entered production in 1962.&lt;/div&gt;
  1039. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1040. In total 2,226 3500 GT coupés and convertibles were built between 1957 and 1964.The first year (1958) 119 cars were sold, while 1961 was the best-selling year, totalling 500. All together, 245 Vignale convertibles and nearly 2000 coupés were manufactured, of these, 1981 being Touring coupés, the rest were bodied by other coachbuilders:&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Allemano&amp;nbsp;(four coupés, including the 1957 prototype),&amp;nbsp;Zagato&amp;nbsp;(one coupe, 1957),&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Boneschi&amp;nbsp;(1962&amp;nbsp;Turin Motor Show&amp;nbsp;and 1963&amp;nbsp;Geneva Motor Show&amp;nbsp;),&amp;nbsp;Pietro Frua&amp;nbsp;(two or three coupés, one spider) and&amp;nbsp;Bertone&amp;nbsp;(one coupé, 1959 Turin Motor Show).&amp;nbsp;The last was a coupé by&amp;nbsp;Moretti&amp;nbsp;(1966 Geneva Motor Show).&lt;/div&gt;
  1041. &lt;/div&gt;
  1042. &lt;/div&gt;
  1043. &lt;br /&gt;
  1044. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2019/01/maserati-3500-gt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-6807783430011505814</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-11-01T00:01:26.486-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati 4CL and 4CLT</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt; Maserati 4CL and 4CLT</title><description>&lt;br /&gt;
  1045. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1046. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif; font-size: 28.8px;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Maserati 4CL and 4CLT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1047. &lt;br /&gt;
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  1049. &lt;/div&gt;
  1050. &lt;div id=&quot;jump-to-nav&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1051. &lt;/div&gt;
  1052. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_4CL_and_4CLT#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_4CL_and_4CLT#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1053. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  1054. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  1055. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Maserati 4CL&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1056. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;A Maserati 4CL&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;A Maserati 4CL&quot; data-file-height=&quot;990&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1488&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg/300px-Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg/450px-Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg/600px-Maserati_Oulton_Park.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1057. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Voiturette&amp;nbsp;/&amp;nbsp;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1058. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1059. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Ernesto Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1060. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1061. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Light alloy ladder&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1062. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Independent,&amp;nbsp;torsion springs&amp;nbsp;and friction dampers&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1063. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Live axle,&amp;nbsp;leaf springs&amp;nbsp;and friction dampers&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1064. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Axle track&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F: 1,250&amp;nbsp;mm (49.2&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  1065. R: 1,276&amp;nbsp;mm (50.2&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1066. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,500&amp;nbsp;mm (98.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1067. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 1,491&amp;nbsp;cc (91&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&amp;nbsp;straight-4, single-stage&amp;nbsp;supercharger,&amp;nbsp;front-mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1068. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 4-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1069. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Pirelli&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1070. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1071. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Officine Alfieri Maserati&lt;br /&gt;
  1072. Scuderia Platé&lt;br /&gt;
  1073. Scuderia Milano&lt;br /&gt;
  1074. Scuderia Ambrosiana&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1075. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable drivers&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Johnnie Wakefield&lt;br /&gt;
  1076. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Luigi Villoresi&lt;br /&gt;
  1077. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Switzerland&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Switzerland&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Toulo de Graffenried&lt;br /&gt;
  1078. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Reg Parnell&lt;br /&gt;
  1079. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Thailand&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Thailand&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;B. Bira&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1080. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;France&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;France&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Pierre Levegh&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1081. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Monaco&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Monaco&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/19px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/29px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/38px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;19&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Louis Chiron&lt;br /&gt;
  1082. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Giuseppe Farina&lt;br /&gt;
  1083. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Argentina&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Argentina&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;500&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;14&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&lt;br /&gt;
  1084. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;France&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;France&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Maurice Trintignant&lt;br /&gt;
  1085. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tazio Nuvolari&lt;br /&gt;
  1086. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;France&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;France&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Raymond Sommer&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1087. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Debut&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1939 Tripoli Grand Prix&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1088. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 299px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1089. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1090. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(pre-war Voiturette)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1091. 25&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(post-war Grand Prix)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1092. 0&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(Formula One)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1093. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1094. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1095. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1096. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1097. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1098. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 4CL&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and its derived sister model the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Maserati 4CLT&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;are single-seat&amp;nbsp;racing cars&amp;nbsp;that were designed and built by&amp;nbsp;Maserati. The 4CL was introduced at the beginning of the 1939 season, as a rival to the&amp;nbsp;Alfa Romeo 158&amp;nbsp;and various&amp;nbsp;ERA models in the&amp;nbsp;voiturette&amp;nbsp;class of international&amp;nbsp;Grand Prix motor racing. Although racing ceased during&amp;nbsp;World War II, the 4CL was one of the front running models at the resumption of racing in the late 1940s. Experiments with two-stage&amp;nbsp;supercharging and tubular chassis construction eventually led to the introduction of the revised 4CLT model in 1948. The 4CLT was steadily upgraded and updated over the following two years, resulting in the ultimate 4CLT/50 model, introduced for the inaugural year of the&amp;nbsp;Formula One&amp;nbsp;World Championship in 1950. In the immediate post-war period, and the first two years of the Formula One category, the 4CLT was the car of choice for many privateer entrants, leading to numerous examples being involved in most races during this period.&lt;/div&gt;
  1099. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1100. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1101. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1102. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1103. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1104. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1105. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1106. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1107. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1108. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1109. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1110. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1111. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1112. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1113. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1114. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1115. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1116. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1117. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1118. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1119. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1120. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1121. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1122. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1123. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1124. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1125. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1126. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1127. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1128. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1129. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1130. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1131. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1132. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1133. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1134. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1135. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1136. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1137. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1138. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1139. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1140. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1141. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1142. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1143. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1144. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1145. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1146. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1147. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1148. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1149. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1150. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1151. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1152. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1153. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1154. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1155. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1156. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1157. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1158. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1159. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1160. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1161. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1162. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1163. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1164. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1165. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1166. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1167. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1168. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1169. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1170. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1171. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1172. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1173. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1174. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1175. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1176. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1177. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1178. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1179. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1180. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1181. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1182. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1183. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1184. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1185. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1186. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1187. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1188. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1189. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;The_4CL&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;The 4CL&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1190. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1191. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Design&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1192. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1193. In the late 1930s, continued rapid development in the increasingly competitive international voiturette class, and the introduction of the Alfa Romeo 158 and ERA B- and C-type models, forced the&amp;nbsp;Maserati brothers&amp;nbsp;into designing a new, square-bore, inline-4-cylinder engine. This new engine developed 30–50&amp;nbsp;bhp more than the previous inline-6, the increase mostly achieved through an increase to four valves per cylinder, coupled to the use of a more powerful supercharger and a small increase in the&amp;nbsp;compression ratio. Following customary Maserati practice, the engine was mounted into a chassis design almost identical to that of the 4CL&#39;s predecessor: the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 6CM. Conventional in its architecture, twin box-section spars ran the length of the car joined, ladder-fashion, by smaller cross members, although the 4CL design did incorporate more aluminium componentry than its forebear. Although near-identical in its&amp;nbsp;wheelbase, the 4CL&#39;s&amp;nbsp;track&amp;nbsp;was a full 5&amp;nbsp;cm (1.97&amp;nbsp;in) wider than the 6CM, and sat lower thanks to repositioned spring hangers.&lt;/div&gt;
  1194. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1195. &lt;br /&gt;
  1196. Enveloping this rather conservative chassis was a low, curvaceous alloy-panel body, built in-house by Maserati. Maserati also built a streamlined version of the 4CL from the outset. Continued engine development, in response to Alfa Romeo&#39;s post-war introduction of two-stage supercharging, began to expose weaknesses in the chassis design. In an attempt to improve torsional rigidity Maserati began to experiment with tubular section chassis members. These experimental models ran alongside conventional 4CLs throughout the 1947 season, and eventually led to the introduction of the 4CLT in 1948.&lt;/div&gt;
  1197. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1198. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Race_history&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Race history&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1199. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1200. In the hands of&amp;nbsp;Luigi Villoresi&amp;nbsp;the streamliner took pole position on the 4CL&#39;s race debut at the&amp;nbsp;1939 Tripoli Grand Prix, ahead of&amp;nbsp;Mercedes&#39; brand new&amp;nbsp;W165s. However, both it and two of the three conventional 4CLs entered retired early in the race with engine troubles, leaving the Silver Arrows to take the victory. Embarrassingly for the works team, following this disappointing debut the 4CL&#39;s first taste of victory came in the hands of privateer&amp;nbsp;Johnnie Wakefield&amp;nbsp;at the&amp;nbsp;Naples Grand Prix, two races later. Through the remainder of 1939 voiturette races Wakefield took two further victories, and the works&#39; 4CLs picked up another two, before the outbreak of war curtailed international competition. Villoresi took the 4CL to victory in the 1940&amp;nbsp;Targa Florio, but with entry restricted to&amp;nbsp;Axis countries, and only Maserati fielding a factory team, the opposition was hardly world class.&lt;/div&gt;
  1201. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1202. On the resumption of competition in 1946 the Maserati 4CL proved the class of the field. Luigi Villoresi immediately returned to winning ways, taking victory in the first race following the cessation of hostilities: the&amp;nbsp;1946 Nice Grand Prix.&amp;nbsp;Tazio Nuvolari&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Giorgio Pelassa&amp;nbsp;both took wins in 4CLs, but it was&amp;nbsp;Raymond Sommer&amp;nbsp;and his 4CL who dominated the season. 1947 would prove to be the 4CL&#39;s most successful season and, despite Alfa Romeo fielding the revamped 158 and new&amp;nbsp;308, Maserati drivers picked up 10 individual race victories.&lt;/div&gt;
  1203. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1204. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1205. After the replacement of the factory team&#39;s 4CLs by the new 4CLT, many examples of the older cars found their way into privateer hands. It was owing to the 4CL&#39;s popularity with privateer entrants that many were still being run in top-flight competition at the outset of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Formula One&quot;&gt;Formula One&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;World Championship in 1950.&lt;/div&gt;
  1206. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1207. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1208. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1209. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1210. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1211. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1212. &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1213. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;The 4CLT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1214. &lt;/div&gt;
  1215. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Maserati 4CLT&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1216. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;An ex-Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;An ex-Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1708&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2400&quot; height=&quot;214&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg/300px-Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg/450px-Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg/600px-Maserati_4CLT_48_fl.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1217. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Voiturette&amp;nbsp;/&amp;nbsp;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1218. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1219. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Ernesto Maserati&lt;br /&gt;
  1220. Alberto Massimino&lt;br /&gt;
  1221. Vittorio Bellentani&lt;br /&gt;
  1222. Arialdo Ruggieri&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1223. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1224. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Light alloy tubular ladder&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1225. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Independent,&amp;nbsp;coil springs&amp;nbsp;and hydraulic dampers&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1226. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Live axle,&amp;nbsp;leaf springs&amp;nbsp;and hydraulic dampers&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1227. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Axle track&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F: 1,250&amp;nbsp;mm (49.2&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  1228. R: 1,200&amp;nbsp;mm (47.2&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1229. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,500&amp;nbsp;mm (98.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1230. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 1491 cc&amp;nbsp;straight-4, two-stage&amp;nbsp;supercharger,&amp;nbsp;front-mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1231. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Maserati 4-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1232. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Pirelli&amp;nbsp;/ Ernesto /&amp;nbsp;Dunlop&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1233. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1234. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Officine Alfieri Maserati&lt;br /&gt;
  1235. Scuderia Platé&lt;br /&gt;
  1236. Scuderia Ambrosiana&lt;br /&gt;
  1237. Scuderia Achille Varzi&lt;br /&gt;
  1238. Automóvil Club Argentino&lt;br /&gt;
  1239. Scuderia Milano&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1240. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable drivers&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Luigi Villoresi&lt;br /&gt;
  1241. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Reg Parnell&lt;br /&gt;
  1242. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Switzerland&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Switzerland&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1000&quot; height=&quot;16&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;16&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Toulo de Graffenried&lt;br /&gt;
  1243. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Argentina&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Argentina&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;500&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;14&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/35px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/46px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Juan Manuel Fangio&lt;br /&gt;
  1244. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monaco&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Monaco&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Monaco&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;750&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/19px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/29px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Flag_of_Monaco.svg/38px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;19&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Louis Chiron&lt;br /&gt;
  1245. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Thailand&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Thailand&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/23px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/35px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/45px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;B. Bira&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1246. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United States&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United States&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;650&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1235&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Harry Schell&lt;br /&gt;
  1247. &lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Giuseppe Farina&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1248. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Debut&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1948 Sanremo Grand Prix&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1249. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 299px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1250. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1251. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;18&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(post-war Grand Prix)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1252. 0&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(WC Formula One)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1253. 5&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(non-Champ F1)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1254. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1255. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1256. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1257. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1258. Chassis and engine changes made to the experimental 4CLs eventually coalesced into the 4CLT, the appended&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;T&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;denoting its&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;t&lt;/b&gt;ubular chassis. The improvements in torsional rigidity that the tubular construction brought were required to counteract the increases in torque and power resulting from the twin-supercharger upgrade of the elderly inline-4 engine. Power was up to approximately 260&amp;nbsp;bhp (194&amp;nbsp;kW), from the 4CL&#39;s 220. Other changes included the use of&amp;nbsp;roller bearings&amp;nbsp;for the&amp;nbsp;crankshaft, forged (rather than cast) rear suspension components, and the chassis was designed to run with&amp;nbsp;hydraulic&amp;nbsp;dampers&amp;nbsp;from the outset.&lt;/div&gt;
  1259. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1260. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;4CLT.2F48_Sanremo&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;4CLT/48_Sanremo&quot;&gt;4CLT/48&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Sanremo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1261. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1262. The first variant of the 4CLT earned its &quot;Sanremo&quot; nickname from the first race for which it was entered: the&amp;nbsp;1948 Sanremo Grand Prix. The name stuck, as&amp;nbsp;Alberto Ascari&amp;nbsp;took his 4CLT to victory in its maiden race appearance. A portent of things to come, Villoresi and&amp;nbsp;Reg Parnell&amp;nbsp;won five of the 1948 season&#39;s remaining races. In the first year of the Formula One World Championship, a Sanremo scored what was to be the Maserati&#39;s best Championship finish, when&amp;nbsp;Louis Chiron&amp;nbsp;took third place at his home Grand Prix: the&amp;nbsp;1950 Monaco Grand Prix. The last 4CL variant to compete in the World Championship was a 4CLT/48 modified by the&amp;nbsp;Arzani-Volpini&amp;nbsp;team, that failed to even qualify for the&amp;nbsp;1955 Italian Grand Prix.&lt;/div&gt;
  1263. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1264. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1265. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1266. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;1949&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;1949&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1267. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1268. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;1950–1951&quot; style=&quot;color: black; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;1950–1951&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;color: #54595d; font-size: x-small; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;For 1949, minor modifications to the brake drums, switching from vanes to slits for cooling, along with small changes to the cockpit control layout and a repositioned oil header-tank resulted in a car sometimes referred to as the 4CLT/49. It was never known as such by the factory. The Ascari/Villoresi/Parnell trio, joined by&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Juan Manuel Fangio&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Toulo de Graffenried&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;, took up where they had left off the previous season, winning nine of the first fifteen races of 1949, including de Graffenried&#39;s victory in the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;British Grand Prix&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;. However, the second half of the season only saw three further wins, as increasingly competitive&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Ferrari&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Talbot&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;cars squeezed out the Maseratis in most major races.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1269. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1270. 1950 saw the introduction of the&amp;nbsp;FIA&amp;nbsp;World Championship of Drivers. In response to improvements to the Alfa 158 and the already competitive Ferrari and Talbot, Maserati again upgraded the 4CLT&#39;s engine. A multi-part crankshaft, lightened and balanced rods, a more powerful pair of superchargers and changes to the ignition timing took engine output up to a claimed 280&amp;nbsp;bhp (209&amp;nbsp;kW).Coupled to shedding 10&amp;nbsp;kg (22&amp;nbsp;lb) from the car&#39;s weight, this brought the Maserati up to near-Alfa levels of performance. Although moderately competitive in short runs, the final upgrades proved to be too much for the decade-old powerplant&#39;s design and the 4CLT&#39;s Grand Prix performance was hindered by engine failures. The season&#39;s only Formula One wins came in non-Championship events. Fangio won the&amp;nbsp;Pau Grand Prix&amp;nbsp;on the same day as Parnell took the&amp;nbsp;Richmond Trophy at&amp;nbsp;Goodwood.&amp;nbsp;David Hampshire&amp;nbsp;won the&amp;nbsp;Nottingham Trophy&amp;nbsp;later in the year. Fangio also won the&amp;nbsp;Formula Two&amp;nbsp;Ramparts Grand Prix, at&amp;nbsp;Angoulême, in a 4CLT chassis fitted with an&amp;nbsp;A6GCM&amp;nbsp;engine. The&amp;nbsp;Milano&amp;nbsp;team modified a 4CLT for use in 1950 and 1951, but without success.&lt;/div&gt;
  1271. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1272. Also for 1951 B. Bira modified his &#39;49-spec 4CLT to accept a more powerful, 4,450&amp;nbsp;cc (271.6&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in), naturally aspirated&amp;nbsp;OSCA V12&amp;nbsp;engine. This engine developed around 300&amp;nbsp;bhp (224&amp;nbsp;kW).With it Bira won the Goodwood race early in the season, but in its only World Championship appearance, at the&amp;nbsp;1951 Spanish Grand Prix, it retired on the first lap.&lt;/div&gt;
  1273. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1274. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;4CLT.2F50&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;4CLT/50&quot;&gt;4CLT/50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1275. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1276. In late 1949 a number (two or three, depending on source) of the remaining Sanremo cars were converted for use in the&amp;nbsp;Temporada series&amp;nbsp;Formula Libre&amp;nbsp;races in&amp;nbsp;Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1949 to 1950 summer season. This model was referred to as the 4CLT/50; although that name is sometimes also applied to the 1950-specification Formula One cars, the Temporada cars are the only ones that were referred to as such by the factory. The modifications were mostly restricted to enlargement of the engine capacity to 1,719&amp;nbsp;cc (104.9&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in).Despite these improvements the series was dominated by Ferrari, and following the final race the cars were shipped back to Italy and reconverted to Formula One specifications.&lt;/div&gt;
  1277. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1278. &lt;span id=&quot;The_Plat.C3.A9_4CLT&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;The_Platé_4CLT&quot;&gt;The Platé 4CLT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1279. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1280. A long term campaigner of Maserati automobiles,&amp;nbsp;Enrico Platé&amp;nbsp;recognised the Maserati&#39;s shortcomings as a Formula One vehicle, and converted a 4CLT/48 into the Maserati-Platé 4CLT&amp;nbsp;Formula Two&amp;nbsp;variant. As F2 was for&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated&amp;nbsp;cars, the first step was to remove the superchargers. After this, to counteract the resulting loss in performance, the compression ratio was more than doubled and capacity was upped to the class limit of 2.0&amp;nbsp;L (122.05&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in). With the lower power output from the revised engine, weight was shed and handling sharpened by reducing the wheelbase.&lt;/div&gt;
  1281. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1282. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Final_race_wins&quot;&gt;Final race wins&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1283. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1284. De Graffenried won the Richmond Trophy, and&amp;nbsp;Giuseppe Farina&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;Paris Grand Prix, in 1951, but with the switch to Formula Two rules for the World Championship from&amp;nbsp;1952 onwards, the old 4CLT chassis were found to be overweight and underpowered in comparison to their newer rivals. Despite having been the mainstay of top-flight racing since the end of the 1930s, the 4CL and 4CLT rapidly fell from favour, as smaller and lighter machines began to emerge from European factories still recovering from the effects of war.&lt;/div&gt;
  1285. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1286. Today, many 4CL and 4CLT models survive and are regularly campaigned in historic motorsport events, as well as being on static display in museums.&lt;/div&gt;
  1287. &lt;/div&gt;
  1288. &lt;/div&gt;
  1289. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/11/maserati-4cl-and-4clt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-7857656449291738777</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-11-01T00:00:47.588-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maserati S.p.A.</category><title>&gt;&gt;&gt;Maserati</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1290. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Maserati&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1291. &lt;br /&gt;
  1292. &lt;br /&gt;
  1293. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox vcard&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption class=&quot;fn org&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Maserati S.p.A.&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1294. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;logo&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Logo.png&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Logo.png&quot; data-file-height=&quot;236&quot; data-file-width=&quot;421&quot; height=&quot;123&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Maserati_Logo.png/220px-Maserati_Logo.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Maserati_Logo.png/330px-Maserati_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Maserati_Logo.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1295. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;logo&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Modène 0002.JPG&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG/220px-Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG/330px-Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG/440px-Maserati_Mod%C3%A8ne_0002.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1296. &lt;div&gt;
  1297. Maserati headquarters in&amp;nbsp;Modena, Italy&lt;/div&gt;
  1298. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1299. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1300. Type&lt;/div&gt;
  1301. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Società per azioni&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1302. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Industry&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Automotive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1303. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Officine Alfieri Maserati S.p.A.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1304. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Founded&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;December&amp;nbsp;1, 1914&lt;span class=&quot;noprint&quot;&gt;; 103 years ago&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1305. Bologna, Italy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1306. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Founder&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;agent&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Alfieri Maserati&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1307. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Headquarters&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;adr&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;locality&quot;&gt;Modena&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1308. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1309. Area served&lt;/div&gt;
  1310. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Worldwide&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1311. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1312. Key people&lt;/div&gt;
  1313. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;agent&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Timothy Kuniskis&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(CEO)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1314. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Products&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Luxury vehicles&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1315. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1316. Production output&lt;/div&gt;
  1317. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist nowrap&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;
  1318. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1319. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Increase&quot; data-file-height=&quot;300&quot; data-file-width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;11&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; title=&quot;Increase&quot; width=&quot;11&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;42,100 units (2016)&lt;/li&gt;
  1320. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;32,474 units (2015)&lt;/li&gt;
  1321. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1322. &lt;/div&gt;
  1323. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1324. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Revenue&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist nowrap&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;
  1325. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1326. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Increase&quot; data-file-height=&quot;300&quot; data-file-width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;11&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; title=&quot;Increase&quot; width=&quot;11&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;€3.479&amp;nbsp;billion&amp;nbsp;(2016)&lt;/li&gt;
  1327. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;€2.411&amp;nbsp;billion&amp;nbsp;(2013)&lt;/li&gt;
  1328. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1329. &lt;/div&gt;
  1330. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1331. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1332. Operating income&lt;/div&gt;
  1333. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlist nowrap&quot; style=&quot;white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;
  1334. &lt;ul style=&quot;line-height: inherit; list-style: none none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1335. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Increase&quot; data-file-height=&quot;300&quot; data-file-width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;11&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; title=&quot;Increase&quot; width=&quot;11&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;€339&amp;nbsp;million&amp;nbsp;(2016)&lt;/li&gt;
  1336. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;&quot;&gt;€105&amp;nbsp;million&amp;nbsp;(2015)&lt;/li&gt;
  1337. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1338. &lt;/div&gt;
  1339. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1340. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: 1.2em; padding: 0.1em 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1341. Number of employees&lt;/div&gt;
  1342. &lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1100&amp;nbsp;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 10.472px;&quot;&gt;(2013)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1343. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Parent&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, NV&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1344. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;padding-right: 0.5em; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Website&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;www.Maserati.com&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1345. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 1.35em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Footnotes&amp;nbsp;/ references&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1346. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1347. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1348. &lt;b style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;Maserati&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;small style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 11.9px;&quot;&gt;Italian:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;IPA&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot; title=&quot;Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)&quot;&gt;[mazeˈraːti]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;) is an&amp;nbsp;Italian&amp;nbsp;luxury vehicle&amp;nbsp;manufacturer established on 1 December 1914, in&amp;nbsp;Bologna.&amp;nbsp;The Maserati tagline is &quot;Luxury, sports and style cast in exclusive cars&quot;,and the brand&#39;s mission statement is to &quot;Build ultra-luxury performance automobiles with timeless Italian style, accommodating bespoke &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;i&lt;/span&gt;nteriors, and effortless, signature sounding power&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;
  1349. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1350. The company&#39;s headquarters are now in&amp;nbsp;Modena, and its emblem is a&amp;nbsp;trident. It has been owned by the Italian-American car giant&amp;nbsp;Fiat Chrysler Automobiles&amp;nbsp;(FCA) and FCA&#39;s Italian predecessor&amp;nbsp;Fiat S.p.A.&amp;nbsp;since 1993. Maserati was initially associated with&amp;nbsp;Ferrari S.p.A., which was also owned by FCA until being spun off in 2015, but more recently it has become part of the sports car group including&amp;nbsp;Alfa Romeo&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Abarth&amp;nbsp;(see section below). In May 2014, due to ambitious plans and product launches, Maserati sold a record of over 3,000 cars in one month. This caused them to increase production of the&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Ghibli&amp;nbsp;models.In addition to the&amp;nbsp;Ghibli and&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte, Maserati offers the&amp;nbsp;Maserati GranTurismo, the GranTurismo Convertible, and has confirmed that it will be offering the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Levante, the first Maserati SUV, in 2016, and the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Alfieri, a new 2+2 in 2016.Maserati is placing a production output cap at 75,000 vehicles globally.&lt;/div&gt;
  1351. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1352. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1353. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1354. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1358. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1359. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1360. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1361. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1362. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1363. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1364. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1365. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1366. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1368. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1371. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1372. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1373. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1374. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1375. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1376. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1377. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1378. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1379. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1380. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1381. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1382. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1383. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1384. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1385. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1386. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1387. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1388. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1389. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1390. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1391. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1392. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1393. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1394. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1395. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1396. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1397. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1398. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1399. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1400. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1401. &lt;div class=&quot;toclimit-3&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  1402. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;History&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1403. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1404. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;The_Maserati_brothers&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;The Maserati brothers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1405. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1406. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  1407. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;421&quot; data-file-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;154&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg/220px-Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg/330px-Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg/440px-Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1408. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1409. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1410. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Four_Maserati_brothers.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1411. Ettore,&amp;nbsp;Bindo,&amp;nbsp;Ernesto, and&amp;nbsp;Alfieri Maserati&lt;/div&gt;
  1412. &lt;/div&gt;
  1413. &lt;/div&gt;
  1414. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1415. The Maserati brothers,&amp;nbsp;Alfieri,&amp;nbsp;Bindo,&amp;nbsp;Carlo,&amp;nbsp;Ettore, and&amp;nbsp;Ernesto, were all involved with automobiles from the beginning of the 20th century. Alfieri, Bindo, and Ernesto built 2-litre Grand Prix cars for&amp;nbsp;Diatto. In 1926, Diatto suspended the production of race cars, leading to the creation of the first Maserati and the founding of the Maserati marque. One of the first Maseratis, driven by Alfieri, won the 1926&amp;nbsp;Targa Florio. Maserati began making race cars with 4, 6, 8, and 16 cylinders (two straight-eights mounted parallel to one another).&lt;/div&gt;
  1416. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1417. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 142px;&quot;&gt;
  1418. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2592&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1944&quot; height=&quot;187&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg/140px-037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg/210px-037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg/280px-037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;140&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1419. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1420. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1421. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:037006698_fontananettuno_bologna_2.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1422. Piazza Maggiore&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Neptune&amp;nbsp;and his trident&lt;/div&gt;
  1423. &lt;/div&gt;
  1424. &lt;/div&gt;
  1425. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1426. The&amp;nbsp;trident&amp;nbsp;logo of the Maserati car company is based on the&amp;nbsp;Fountain of Neptune&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Bologna&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Piazza Maggiore. In 1920, one of the Maserati brothers, artist Mario, used this symbol in the logo at the suggestion of family friend Marquis Diego de Sterlich. It was considered particularly appropriate for the sports car company due to fact that Neptune represents strength and vigour; additionally the statue is a characteristic symbol of the company&#39;s original home city.&lt;/div&gt;
  1427. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1428. Alfieri Maserati died in 1932, but three other brothers, Bindo, Ernesto, and Ettore, kept the firm going, building cars that won races.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1430. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1432. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1434. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Orsi_ownership&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Orsi ownership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1435. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1436. In 1937, the remaining Maserati brothers sold their shares in the company to the&amp;nbsp;Adolfo Orsi&amp;nbsp;family, who in 1940, relocated the company headquarters to their home town of&amp;nbsp;Modena,where it remains to this day. The brothers continued in engineering roles with the company. Racing successes continued, even against the giants of German racing,&amp;nbsp;Auto Union&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mercedes. In back-to-back wins in 1939 and 1940, an&amp;nbsp;8CTF&amp;nbsp;won the&amp;nbsp;Indianapolis 500, the only Italian manufacturer ever to do so.&lt;/div&gt;
  1437. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1438. The war then intervened and Maserati abandoned car making to produce components for the Italian war effort. During this time, Maserati worked in fierce competition to construct a V16&amp;nbsp;town car&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;Benito Mussolini&amp;nbsp;before&amp;nbsp;Ferry Porsche&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Volkswagen&amp;nbsp;built one for&amp;nbsp;Adolf Hitler. This failed, and the plans were scrapped. Once peace was restored, Maserati returned to making cars; the&amp;nbsp;A6&amp;nbsp;series did well in the post-war racing scene.&lt;/div&gt;
  1439. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1440. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  1441. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;467&quot; data-file-width=&quot;709&quot; height=&quot;145&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/220px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/330px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg/440px-Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1443. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1444. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fangio_%26_Maserati_250F.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1445. Juan-Manuel Fangio&amp;nbsp;driving a&amp;nbsp;Maserati 250F.&lt;/div&gt;
  1446. &lt;/div&gt;
  1447. &lt;/div&gt;
  1448. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1449. Key people joined the Maserati team.&amp;nbsp;Alberto Massimino, a former Fiat engineer with both Alfa Romeo and Ferrari experience, oversaw the design of all racing models for the next ten years. With him joined engineers&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri,&amp;nbsp;Vittorio Bellentani, and&amp;nbsp;Gioacchino Colombo. The focus was on the best engines and chassis to succeed in car racing. These new projects saw the last contributions of the Maserati brothers, who after their 10-year contract with Orsi expired went on to form&amp;nbsp;O.S.C.A.. This new team at Maserati worked on several projects: the&amp;nbsp;4CLT, the&amp;nbsp;A6&amp;nbsp;series, the&amp;nbsp;8CLT, and, pivotally for the future success of the company, the&amp;nbsp;A6GCS.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1451. The famous&amp;nbsp;Argentinian&amp;nbsp;driver&amp;nbsp;Juan-Manuel Fangio&amp;nbsp;raced for Maserati for a number of years in the 1950s, producing a number of stunning victories including winning the world championship in 1957 in the&amp;nbsp;250F. Other racing projects in the 1950s were the&amp;nbsp;200S,&amp;nbsp;300S,&amp;nbsp;350S, and&amp;nbsp;450S, followed in 1961 by the famous&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;61.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1453. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Withdrawal_from_racing&quot;&gt;Withdrawal from racing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  1455. Maserati retired from factory racing participation because of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Guidizzolo&amp;nbsp;tragedy&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;during the 1957&amp;nbsp;Mille Miglia, though they continued to build cars for&amp;nbsp;privateers. Maserati became more and more focused on building road-going&amp;nbsp;grand tourers.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1458. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1050&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1680&quot; height=&quot;138&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg/220px-1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg/330px-1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg/440px-1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1461. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1960_Maserati_3500_GT_coupe_-_white_-_fvr.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1462. A 1960&amp;nbsp;Maserati 3500 GT&lt;/div&gt;
  1463. &lt;/div&gt;
  1464. &lt;/div&gt;
  1465. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1466. The 1957&amp;nbsp;3500 GT&amp;nbsp;marked a turning point in the marque&#39;s history, as its first ground-up&amp;nbsp;grand tourer&amp;nbsp;design and first series produced car. Production jumped from a dozen to a few hundreds cars a year. Chief engineer&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri&amp;nbsp;took charge of the project, and turned the 3.5 L&amp;nbsp;inline six&amp;nbsp;from the&amp;nbsp;350S&amp;nbsp;into a road-going engine. Launched with a&amp;nbsp;Carrozzeria Touring&amp;nbsp;2+2 coupé aluminium body over&amp;nbsp;superleggera structure, a steel-bodied short wheelbase&amp;nbsp;Vignale&amp;nbsp;3500 GT Convertibile&amp;nbsp;open top&amp;nbsp;version followed in 1960. The 3500 GT&#39;s success, with over 2200 made, was critical to Maserati&#39;s survival in the years following withdrawal from racing.&lt;/div&gt;
  1467. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1468. The 3500 GT also provided the underpinnings for the small-volume V8-engined&amp;nbsp;5000 GT, another seminal car for Maserati. Born from the&amp;nbsp;Shah of Persia&#39;s whim of owning a road car powered by the&amp;nbsp;Maserati 450S&amp;nbsp;racing engine, it became one of the fastest and most expensive cars of its days. The third to the thirty-fourth and last example produced were powered by Maserati&#39;s first purely road-going V8 engine design.&lt;/div&gt;
  1469. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  1471. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2811&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4780&quot; height=&quot;129&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg/220px-Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg/330px-Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg/440px-Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1474. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Ghibli_green.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1475. The svelte&amp;nbsp;Ghibli&lt;/div&gt;
  1476. &lt;/div&gt;
  1477. &lt;/div&gt;
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  1479. In 1962, the 3500 GT evolved into the&amp;nbsp;Sebring, bodied by&amp;nbsp;Vignale&amp;nbsp;and based on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Convertibile&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;chassis. Next came the two-seater&amp;nbsp;Mistral coupé in 1963 and Spider in 1964, both six-cylinder powered and styled by&amp;nbsp;Pietro Frua.&lt;/div&gt;
  1480. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1481. Also in 1963, the company&#39;s first&amp;nbsp;saloon&amp;nbsp;arrived, the&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte, also styled by Frua. If the 5000 GT inaugurated the marque&#39;s first road-going V8, the Quattroporte&#39;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo 107&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;4.2-litre&amp;nbsp;DOHC&amp;nbsp;V8 was the forefather of all Maserati V8s up to 1990.&lt;/div&gt;
  1482. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1483. The&amp;nbsp;Ghia-designed&amp;nbsp;Ghibli&amp;nbsp;coupé was launched in 1967. It was powered by a 4.7L&amp;nbsp;dry sump&amp;nbsp;version of Maserati&#39;s quad cam V8. The Ghibli Spyder and 4.9-litre Ghibli SS followed.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1485. &lt;span style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;Citro.C3.ABn_ownership&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Citroën_ownership&quot;&gt;Citroën ownership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1486. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1487. In 1968, Maserati was taken over by&amp;nbsp;Citroën. Adolfo Orsi remained the nominal president, but Maserati changed a great deal. The relationship started as a joint venture, made public in January 1968,&amp;nbsp;in which Maserati would design and manufacture an engine for Citroën&#39;s upcoming flagship&amp;nbsp;SM. Launched in 1970, the SM was a four-seat&amp;nbsp;front-wheel-drive&amp;nbsp;coupé, powered by a Maserati&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo C114&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;2.7 L 90°&amp;nbsp;V6 engine; this engine and its gearbox had been used in other vehicles, such as&amp;nbsp;rally-prepared&amp;nbsp;Citroën DSs&amp;nbsp;used by Bob Neyret in&amp;nbsp;Bandama Rally, and in the&amp;nbsp;Ligier JS2.&lt;/div&gt;
  1488. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  1490. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Bora_(6086494575).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg/220px-Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg/330px-Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg/440px-Maserati_Bora_%286086494575%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1493. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Bora_(6086494575).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1494. Bora, the first mid-engined Maserati&lt;/div&gt;
  1495. &lt;/div&gt;
  1496. &lt;/div&gt;
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  1498. With secure financial backing, new models were launched, and built in much greater numbers than before. Citroën borrowed Maserati expertise and engines for the SM and other vehicles, and Maserati incorporated Citroën technology, particularly in&amp;nbsp;hydraulics. Engineer&amp;nbsp;Giulio Alfieri&amp;nbsp;was key to many of the ambitious designs of this period.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1500. The first new arrival was the 1969&amp;nbsp;Indy—a Vignale-bodied four seater GT with a traditional V8 drivetrain, which was produced in over 1100 units.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1502. In 1971, the&amp;nbsp;Bora&amp;nbsp;was the company&#39;s first series production&amp;nbsp;mid-engined&amp;nbsp;model, an idea agreed with administrator Guy Malleret shortly after the 1968 takeover. The Bora ended Maserati&#39;s reputation for producing fast but technologically out of date cars, being the first Maserati with four wheel&amp;nbsp;independent suspension.In contrast, competitor Lamborghini had independent suspension in 1964.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1504. In 1972, fitting a&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tipo 114&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;SM-derived V6 enlarged to 3.0-litre into the Bora produced the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Merak.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1506. Citroën never developed a 4-door version of the SM - instead Maserati developed the&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte II, which shared most of its mechanical parts with the SM, including the&amp;nbsp;mid-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, and six headlight arrangement.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1508. To power this large car, Alfieri developed a V8 engine from the SM V6 with 260&amp;nbsp;PS (190&amp;nbsp;kW; 260&amp;nbsp;bhp) and fitted it to a lightly modified SM, proving the chassis could easily handle the power increase.&amp;nbsp;Citroën&#39;s and Maserati&#39;s financial difficulties hampered the type&amp;nbsp;homologation&amp;nbsp;process; the development costs for the stillborn saloon further aggravated Maserati&#39;s situation. Only a dozen Quattroporte IIs were ever produced, all with the V6.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1510. The replacement for the successful Ghibli was the&amp;nbsp;Bertone-designed&amp;nbsp;Khamsin, a front-engined&amp;nbsp;grand tourer&amp;nbsp;introduced in 1972 and produced until 1974;it married the traditional Maserati V8 GT layout with modern&amp;nbsp;independent suspension,&amp;nbsp;unibody&amp;nbsp;construction, and refined Citroën technologies such as&amp;nbsp;DIRAVI&amp;nbsp;power steering.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1512. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Crisis_years&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Crisis years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  1515. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;680&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1020&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg/220px-Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg/330px-Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg/440px-Citro%C3%ABn_SM_C114-03_Engine_011.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1519. &lt;i&gt;Tipo C114&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Maserati V6 in a Citroën SM&lt;/div&gt;
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  1523. Meanwhile, the&amp;nbsp;1973 oil crisis&amp;nbsp;put the brakes on this ambitious expansion; demand for fuel-hungry sports cars shrank drastically.&amp;nbsp;Austerity measures in Italy meant that the domestic market contracted by 60-70%.All of the main Italian GT car manufacturers were damaged, having to lay off workers in order to empty lots of unsold cars. Maserati received the hardest blow, as its home market sales accounted for over half of the total—in contrast with&amp;nbsp;Ferrari&#39;s 20%.In this situation, the only Maserati that continued to sell in appreciable numbers was the small-displacement Merak.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1525. In 1974, with the&amp;nbsp;1973–75 recession&amp;nbsp;at its climax, things took a turn for the worse. Citroën went bankrupt and its incorporation into&amp;nbsp;PSA Peugeot Citroën&amp;nbsp;begun. The year closed with domestic sales tumbling from 1973&#39;s 360 to 150 units,&amp;nbsp;and losses exceeding the&amp;nbsp;share capital.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1527. On 22 May 1975, a press release from Citroën management abruptly announced Maserati had been put into&amp;nbsp;liquidation.The workforce immediately picketed the factory, but production was not halted.&amp;nbsp;Trade unions, the&amp;nbsp;mayor&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Modena, and local politicians mobilised to save the 800 jobs;&amp;nbsp;industry minister&amp;nbsp;Carlo Donat-Cattin&amp;nbsp;even flew to Paris to meet Citroën chairman&amp;nbsp;Francois Rollier. An agreement was reached in June,&amp;nbsp;after several meetings and assemblies. During one of these meetings, Citroën liquidators disclosed that a possible Italian buyer had showed up, and the name of de Tomaso was put forth for the first time.Citroën accepted to suspend liquidation as requested by the Italian government, which on its part guaranteed six months of&amp;nbsp;special redundancy fund&amp;nbsp;to pay the salaries.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1529. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;De_Tomaso_era&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;De Tomaso era&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1531. On 8 August 1975, an agreement was signed at the Ministry of Industry in Rome, and property of Maserati passed from Citroën to Italian state-owned&amp;nbsp;holding company&amp;nbsp;GEPI and&amp;nbsp;Alejandro de Tomaso, an&amp;nbsp;Argentinian&amp;nbsp;industrialist&amp;nbsp;and former&amp;nbsp;racing driver, who became&amp;nbsp;president&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;CEO.As of December 1979, GEPI&#39;s quota amounted to 88.75% of Maserati,&amp;nbsp;the remaining 11.25% being controlled by De Tomaso through an holding which grouped his automotive interests in Maserati and&amp;nbsp;Innocenti. Beginning in 1976, new models were introduced, sharing their underpinnings—but not their engines—with&amp;nbsp;De Tomaso&amp;nbsp;cars; first came the&amp;nbsp;Kyalami&amp;nbsp;grand tourer, derived from the&amp;nbsp;De Tomaso Longchamp restyled by&amp;nbsp;Frua&amp;nbsp;and powered by Maserati&#39;s V8. Following was the&amp;nbsp;Italdesign Giugiaro-designed&amp;nbsp;third generation Quattroporte, introduced in 1976 and put on sale in 1979. Bora sales dwindled down; Khamsin was discontinued between 1982 and 1983. Progressively stripped of its Citroën-derived parts, the Merak continued to sell over one hundred pieces a year, until 1982.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1533. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;The_Biturbo&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Biturbo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  1536. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E,_front_left_(US).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2924&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5388&quot; height=&quot;119&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/220px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/330px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg/440px-1985_Maserati_Biturbo_E%2C_front_left_%28US%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1540. A 1985&amp;nbsp;Maserati Biturbo&lt;/div&gt;
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  1544. The 1980s saw the company largely abandoning the mid-engined sports car in favour of a compact&amp;nbsp;front-engined,&amp;nbsp;rear-drive&amp;nbsp;coupé, the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Biturbo.&amp;nbsp;Of fairly conventional construction, the Biturbo&#39;s pleasure and pain was its&amp;nbsp;twin-turbocharged&amp;nbsp;V6 engine, the&amp;nbsp;first ever in a production car. This engine, descending from Alfieri&#39;s 90° V6, was fitted in a large number of models, all sharing key components; every new Maserati launched up to the 1990s would derive from the Biturbo. The Biturbo family was extremely successful at exploiting the&amp;nbsp;aspirational image&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Maserati&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;name—selling 40,000 units.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1546. In 1983 and 1984, the range was extended to include&amp;nbsp;saloons&amp;nbsp;(the&amp;nbsp;425 and 420) and a&amp;nbsp;cabriolet&amp;nbsp;(the&amp;nbsp;Zagato-bodied&amp;nbsp;Spyder), respectively on a long and short wheelbase Biturbo platform.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1548. During 1984,&amp;nbsp;Chrysler&amp;nbsp;bought a 5% share in the new company. Following an agreement between De Tomaso&#39;s friend and Chrysler head&amp;nbsp;Lee Iacocca, a&amp;nbsp;joint venture&amp;nbsp;was signed. Maserati would produce a car for export to the American market, the&amp;nbsp;Chrysler TC by Maserati, with Chrysler-sourced engines. In July of that same year, a&amp;nbsp;merger&amp;nbsp;between Maserati and Nuova Innocenti was decided; it was carried out in 1985.&amp;nbsp;Chrysler upped its stake to 15.6% by underwriting three quarters of a 75 billion&amp;nbsp;Lire&amp;nbsp;capital raise in 1986.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1550. New Biturbo-based cars and model evolutions were launched year after year. In 1984, it was the&amp;nbsp;228, a large coupé built on the long wheelbase saloon chassis, with a new 2.8 L version of the twin-turbo V6.&amp;nbsp;Weber&amp;nbsp;Fuel injection&amp;nbsp;was phased in starting in 1986, bringing improved reliability and a host of new model variants. The same year, the ageing third generation Quattroporte was updated as the luxurious&amp;nbsp;Maserati Royale, built to order in an handful of examples a year; its discontinuation in 1990 marked the disappearance of Maserati&#39;s four-cam V8 engine, a design that could trace its roots back to the 450S racer and the legendary 5000 GT. In 1987, the 2.8-litre&amp;nbsp;430&amp;nbsp;topped the saloon range. 1988 brought the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Karif&amp;nbsp;2.8-litre two-seater, based on the short wheelbase Spyder chassis. Meanwhile, the Biturbo name was dropped altogether, as updated coupés and saloons were updated became the&amp;nbsp;222&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;422. 1989 marked the reintroduction of an eight-cylinder grand tourer: the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Shamal, built on a modified short wheelbase Biturbo bodyshell, clad in new muscular bodywork by&amp;nbsp;Marcello Gandini. It was powered by an all-new twin-turbo 32-valve V8 engine paired to a 6-speed gearbox. Two-litre, 24-valve engines also debuted.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1552. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;De_Tomaso-Fiat_years&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;De Tomaso-Fiat years&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  1554. In October 1989, De Tomaso bought the remaining Gepi quota. In December,&amp;nbsp;Fiat&amp;nbsp;entered in Maserati&#39;s history. Maserati and Innocenti were separated; Innocenti Milano S.p.A., the company that sold Innocenti cars, continued its business under a 51% Fiat Auto ownership. All of the&amp;nbsp;Modena&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Lambrate&amp;nbsp;plants went to a newly created company, the still extant Maserati S.p.A.; 49% of it was owned by Fiat Auto and 51% was controlled by De Tomaso through the old company, Officine Alfieri Maserati.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1556. In the early &#39;90s, a&amp;nbsp;mid-engined&amp;nbsp;sports car was developed, the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Chubasco—which was to début in 1992. It featured Gandini-designed body, a V8 powertrain, and a&amp;nbsp;backbone chassis. The project was cancelled, as it proved too expensive. Starting in 1990, the entire range received a facelift by Marcello Gandini, on the lines of the Shamal&#39;s styling. The last version of the Biturbo coupé proper was called&amp;nbsp;Maserati Racing. It was a transitional model in which several features to be found on the upcoming Ghibli were tested.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1558. The&amp;nbsp;Maserati Ghibli&amp;nbsp;was introduced in 1992. It was a six-cylinder coupé, with modified Biturbo underpinnings dressed by new Gandini bodywork (toned down from the Shamal) and the latest evolution of the 24-valve twin-turbo V6 with record breaking specific output. The underpinnings of the stillborn Chubasco gave birth to the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Barchetta, a small open top mid-engine sports car styled by Synthesis Design (Carlo Gaino).A&amp;nbsp;one-make racing series&amp;nbsp;was held in 1992 and 1993, using the Barchetta Corsa racing version; the road-going Barchetta Stradale was never put into production. Just 17 Barchetta examples were produced. Between 1992 and 1994 all models save for the Ghibli and Shamal were progressively discontinued.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1560. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Fiat_ownership&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Fiat ownership&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1562. On 19 May 1993, 17 years after having rescued it from liquidation, Alejandro De Tomaso sold its 51% stake in Maserati to Fiat, which became the sole owner.&amp;nbsp;Substantial investments were made in Maserati, and it has since undergone something of a renaissance.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1564. In 1998, a new chapter began in Maserati&#39;s history when the company launched the&amp;nbsp;3200 GT. This two-door coupé is powered by a 3.2&amp;nbsp;L twin-turbocharged V8 derived from the Shamal engine, which produces 370 horsepower (280&amp;nbsp;kW).&lt;/div&gt;
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  1566. Over two decades after the ill-fated&amp;nbsp;Chrysler TC by Maserati&amp;nbsp;during Chrysler&#39;s brief ownership stake in Maserati, the two companies became interconnected again when&amp;nbsp;Fiat purchased majority control of Chrysler in 2011 as a result of&amp;nbsp;Chrysler&#39;s bankruptcy.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1568. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Ferrari&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Ferrari&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
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  1570. In July 1997,&amp;nbsp;Fiat&amp;nbsp;sold a 50% share in the company to Maserati&#39;s long-time arch-rival&amp;nbsp;Ferrari&amp;nbsp;(Ferrari itself being owned by&amp;nbsp;Fiat).&amp;nbsp;In 1999, Ferrari took full control, making Maserati its luxury division. A new factory was built, replacing the existing 1940s-era facility. Ferrari is credited for bringing Maserati back into business, after many lacklustre years of Maserati teetering on the brink of&amp;nbsp;bankruptcy.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1572. The last links to the de Tomaso era were cut in 2002, when the 3200 GT was replaced by the Maserati&amp;nbsp;Coupé&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Spyder; evolved from the 3200, these cars ditched its twin-turbocharged V8 for an all-new,&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated,&amp;nbsp;dry sump&amp;nbsp;4.2-litre V8 with a&amp;nbsp;transaxle&amp;nbsp;gearbox. In turn Coupé and Spyder were replaced by the&amp;nbsp;GranTurismo and GranCabrio.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1574. Meanwhile, two new models have been shown to the public: the&amp;nbsp;MC12&amp;nbsp;road supersports and successful GT racer with a&amp;nbsp;Ferrari Enzo–derived chassis and engine and the new&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte, a high luxury&amp;nbsp;saloon&amp;nbsp;with the 4.2l V8 engine.Nowadays, Maserati is back in business and successfully selling on a global basis. In 2001, Ferrari decided to throw away all the old tooling and installed high-tech devices in the Modena factory, making it one of the most advanced in the world.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1576. Since early 2002, Maserati once again entered the&amp;nbsp;United States&amp;nbsp;market,&amp;nbsp;which has quickly become for Maserati the largest market worldwide. The company has also re-entered the racing arena with their Trofeo and, in December 2003, the&amp;nbsp;Maserati MC12&amp;nbsp;(formerly known as the MCC), which was developed according to FIA GT regulations and has since competed with great success in the world FIA GT championship, winning the teams championship three consecutive times from 2005 to 2007. The MC12 has also been raced in various national GT championship as well as in the American Le Mans series. The MC12 is based on the&amp;nbsp;Enzo Ferrari&amp;nbsp;sports car;&amp;nbsp;50 street-legal homologation models (roadsters and coupés) have been sold for about&amp;nbsp;US$700,000 each.&lt;/div&gt;
  1577. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1578. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;The_Maserati_and_Alfa_Romeo_Group_under_Fiat_Group&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;The Maserati and Alfa Romeo Group under Fiat Group&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1579. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: right; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1580. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  1581. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_(5).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg/220px-2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg/330px-2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg/440px-2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%285%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1582. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  1584. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2005_Maserati_4200_GT_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_(5).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1585. Maserati&#39;s &quot;Trident&quot; badge&lt;/div&gt;
  1586. &lt;/div&gt;
  1587. &lt;/div&gt;
  1588. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1589. The Maserati and&amp;nbsp;Alfa Romeo&amp;nbsp;group, under&amp;nbsp;Fiat Group, started in 2005, when Maserati was split off from Ferrari and partnered with Alfa Romeo.&amp;nbsp;On 9 June 2005, the 20,000th Maserati, a&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte, left the factory.In the second quarter of 2007, Maserati made profit for the first time in 17 years under&amp;nbsp;Fiat&amp;nbsp;ownership.&lt;/div&gt;
  1590. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1591. On January 22, 2010,&amp;nbsp;Fiat&amp;nbsp;announced that it had created a new partnership/brand group for Alfa Romeo, Maserati, and Abarth. The group was led by Harald J. Wester, the current CEO of Maserati.&amp;nbsp;Sergio Marchionne&amp;nbsp;said that &quot;[the] purpose of bringing the Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Abarth brands under the same leadership is to emphasize and leverage the value of the shared qualities of the three brands in terms of their sporting characteristics and performance.&quot;&amp;nbsp;Abarth stayed under Wester&#39;s leadership until 2013, leaving Maserati and Alfa Romeo in the brand group, led by Wester.Although Maserati and Alfa Romeo are in a brand group, Alfa Romeo is structured under FCA Italy S.p.A., which itself is structured under FCA, whereas Maserati is structured solely under FCA. In addition, in an interview with Wester in 2015, he clarified that his &quot;role at Maserati is different from that in the Alfa Romeo as the latter is better integrated into the Fiat Group&quot; and that &quot;the new Alfa car won&#39;t share any parts with the current Maserati model. I&#39;m not planning any technical merging of these two makes.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
  1592. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1593. In 2013, Maserati started its expansion with the sixth-generation&amp;nbsp;Maserati Quattroporte, which was designed to better compete with the&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-Benz S-Class. This was followed by the introduction of the&amp;nbsp;Ghibli, which was slated to compete against the&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-Benz E-Class&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;BMW 5 Series. On May 6, 2014, Maserati confirmed production of the&amp;nbsp;Levante SUV and the&amp;nbsp;Alfieri&amp;nbsp;(previously a 2+2 concept sports car that was named after Alfieri Maserati).At this event, it was revealed that 2014 will be the last year of production for the&amp;nbsp;GranTurismo&amp;nbsp;and GranTurismo Convertible,although production of the GranTurismo was extended until 2016, with a new GranTurismo still being unveiled in 2018.In a 2015 interview, Harald J. Wester said that there was room for a future sports car, positioned above the Alfieri.&lt;/div&gt;
  1594. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1595. Along with their expansion, Maserati started their re-entrance into the high-performance car field, in order to compete with brands such as&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-AMG,&amp;nbsp;BMW M,&amp;nbsp;Porsche,&amp;nbsp;Jaguar, and in certain cases,&amp;nbsp;Ferrari. This is being done with Maseratis that have higher output engines, higher performance components, and better handling. The fastest&amp;nbsp;Maserati Alfieri&amp;nbsp;will be receiving a 520&amp;nbsp;bhp (388&amp;nbsp;kW; 527&amp;nbsp;PS) V6 with all-wheel drive, while the&amp;nbsp;Quattroporte,&amp;nbsp;Ghibli, and&amp;nbsp;Levante&amp;nbsp;are receiving 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) V8s in the future with all-wheel drive, in order to better compete with their respective AMGs, M cars, Jaguars, and&amp;nbsp;Porsches.The Maserati Alfieri will be competitive against the&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-AMG GT,&amp;nbsp;Porsche 911,&amp;nbsp;Jaguar F-Type R, and even the&amp;nbsp;Ferrari California T&amp;nbsp;in terms of performance. The replacement for the&amp;nbsp;GranTurismo, to be presented in 2018, will have a 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) V8.The high performance all wheel drive version of the Ghibli (as mentioned above) will likely wear a GTS badge. For the Quattroporte, this will be a replacement for the GTS version (with increased power and all wheel drive, as mentioned above).&lt;/div&gt;
  1596. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1597. In addition, Harald J. Wester stated that Maserati is experimenting with plug-in hybrid powertrains, and that one will be offered in the second half of 2017 in the Levante SUV.By 2018, the base Ghibli will receive a performance upgrade 350&amp;nbsp;bhp (261&amp;nbsp;kW; 355&amp;nbsp;PS), and the Ghibli S Q4 to 450&amp;nbsp;bhp (336&amp;nbsp;kW; 456&amp;nbsp;PS).&lt;/div&gt;
  1598. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  1600. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1061&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2839&quot; height=&quot;82&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG/220px-100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG/330px-100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG/440px-100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1603. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:100_Years_Maserati_at_Autoworld_Brussels.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1604. The 2014 Maserati lineup, as shown at the 100th Year Anniversary in&amp;nbsp;Autoworld Brussels&amp;nbsp;From left to right: Maserati GranCabrio Sport, Maserati Ghibli III and Maserati Quattroporte Series VI&lt;/div&gt;
  1605. &lt;/div&gt;
  1606. &lt;/div&gt;
  1607. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1608. Maserati sales in 2013 were 15,400 units, which is up from just over 6,000 units worldwide in 2012 (2013 included the release of the new Quattroporte and Ghibli towards the end of the year, and thus the first year to fully represent the sales inclusive of these models is 2014).&amp;nbsp;In May, 2014, Maserati sold a company record of over 3,000 cars worldwide, causing them to increase production of the Ghibli and Quattroporte.&amp;nbsp;For that same month in the United States, Maserati sold 1,114 vehicles, which is up 406.19% over the same month in the previous year in the United States.&amp;nbsp;Maserati&#39;s best month of sales in the United States was September 2014, with 1,318 units sold.&amp;nbsp;The month in 2014 where the increase on sales for the same month of the previous year was the highest was May, with a volume increase of 406.19%.&amp;nbsp;The sales target for 2018 is 75,000 units worldwide.&lt;/div&gt;
  1609. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1610. 2014 marked an historic record of 13,411 total units sold in North America for the year, a 169% increase versus 2013, boasting the highest-ever overall sales year for Maserati North America, Inc.Worldwide, in 2014 Maserati sold about 36,500 cars, a 136% increase over 2013.Harald J. Wester stated that Maserati will not surpass the 70,000 sales per year mark, and that Maserati will maintain its current position in the higher end of the luxury sports car market, not expanding downmarket and making vehicles smaller and less expensive than the Ghibli and Levante (such as those similar to the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class), as other FCA brands, specifically Alfa Romeo, are or will be in those market spaces.&lt;/div&gt;
  1611. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1612. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1613. Since 2009,&amp;nbsp;Marco Tencone&amp;nbsp;(born 1967) has been the head designer of Maserati cars.&lt;/div&gt;
  1614. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1615. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1616. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1617. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1618. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1619. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1620. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Automobiles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1621. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1622. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Current_and_upcoming_models&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Current and upcoming models&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1623. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1624. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Quattroporte&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ghibli&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;GranTurismo&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;GranCabrio&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Levante&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Alfieri&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Maserati Alfieri&quot;&gt;Alfieri&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(upcoming)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1625. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1626. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;4-door saloon&lt;/li&gt;
  1627. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1628. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1629. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;4-door saloon&lt;/li&gt;
  1630. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1631. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1632. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Grand tourer&lt;/li&gt;
  1633. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1634. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1635. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Convertible&lt;/li&gt;
  1636. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1637. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1638. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;5-door SUV&lt;/li&gt;
  1639. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1640. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1641. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;2+2 grand tourer&lt;/li&gt;
  1642. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1643. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1644. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Quattroporte_(10906099934).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Quattroporte (10906099934).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;814&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1420&quot; height=&quot;72&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg/125px-Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg/188px-Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg/250px-Maserati_Quattroporte_%2810906099934%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_(01).JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Ghibli - AutoShanghai 2013 (01).JPG&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1568&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2352&quot; height=&quot;83&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG/125px-Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG/188px-Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG/250px-Maserati_Ghibli_-_AutoShanghai_2013_%2801%29.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; width: 125.813px;&quot;&gt;
  1645. &lt;div class=&quot;floatnone&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1646. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_(9)_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Granturismo - Flickr - Alexandre Prévot (9) (cropped).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1712&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3347&quot; height=&quot;64&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/125px-Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/188px-Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Maserati_Granturismo_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%289%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1647. &lt;/div&gt;
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  1649. &lt;div class=&quot;floatnone&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1650. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_(6)_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati GranCabrio - Flickr - Alexandre Prévot (6) (cropped).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1054&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2486&quot; height=&quot;53&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/125px-Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/188px-Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Maserati_GranCabrio_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%286%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1654. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maserati_Levante_S_(01).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Maserati Levante S (01).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1328&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2443&quot; height=&quot;68&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg/125px-Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg/188px-Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg/250px-Maserati_Levante_S_%2801%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1655. &lt;/div&gt;
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  1657. &lt;div class=&quot;floatnone&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1658. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2014-03-04 Geneva Motor Show 0833.JPG&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2848&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4288&quot; height=&quot;83&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG/125px-2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG/188px-2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG/250px-2014-03-04_Geneva_Motor_Show_0833.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;125&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1662. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1663. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Maserati_Quattroporte&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Maserati Quattroporte&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1664. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1665. Italian for &quot;four-door,&quot; the Maserati Quattroporte is a&amp;nbsp;sporting&amp;nbsp;luxury saloon. The sixth generation Maserati Quattroporte was introduced in 2013. The Quattroporte is crrently available in S Q4, GTS and Diesel trim. The S Q4 has an advanced four wheel drive system, and a 404-horsepower twin-turbo V6.The GTS is rear wheel drive, and has a 523-horsepower V8.&amp;nbsp;A Quattroporte Diesel model is offered on selected markets, making 275 horsepower (250&amp;nbsp;hp in Italy) and 442&amp;nbsp;ft-lbs of torque. The sixth-generation Quattroporte has grown in size in order to better compete with the roomier luxury saloons like the Mercedes-Benz S-Class.&lt;/div&gt;
  1666. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1667. By 2018, the Quattroporte S Q4 will be upgraded to produce 450&amp;nbsp;bhp (336&amp;nbsp;kW; 456&amp;nbsp;PS) from its V6, and the GTS to produce 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) horsepower from its V8, both with all-wheel drive (for the V8 to increase performance).&lt;/div&gt;
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  1669. &lt;/div&gt;
  1670. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1671. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Maserati_Ghibli&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Maserati Ghibli&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1672. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1673. The first presentation of this car was on 20 April 2013 in&amp;nbsp;Shanghai. It is a sporting/luxury&amp;nbsp;executive saloon&amp;nbsp;that competes against the BMW 5 Series, Mercedes E-Class or Audi A6. This new model is expected to be key in order to reach the ambitious target sales of 75,000 cars a year by 2018, up from 32,474 in 2015.The car, along with the new Quattroporte, is built in the Italian factory of&amp;nbsp;Grugliasco,&amp;nbsp;Turin&amp;nbsp;(former&amp;nbsp;Bertone). The base Ghibli comes with 330 horsepower, the Ghibli Diesel with 275 horsepower (also 250 in Italy only), and the Ghibli S Q4 with 410 horsepower. By 2018, the base Ghibli will have 350 horsepower, the S Q4 450 horsepower, and a higher performance version (likely GTS) which will have 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) and all-wheel drive.&lt;/div&gt;
  1674. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1675. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Maserati_GranTurismo_and_GranCabrio&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1676. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1677. The Maserati GranTurismo is a&amp;nbsp;grand tourer&amp;nbsp;introduced in 2007. The GranTurismo has a 4.7-litre V8, making 454&amp;nbsp;bhp (339&amp;nbsp;kW; 460&amp;nbsp;PS) in Sport form and MC form. A convertible (GranCabrio) version is also available in standard, Sport, and MC form. The final production year for the Maserati GranTurismo is scheduled to be 2014, but it will be revived in 2018 with a 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) V8, again in rear wheel drive form.&lt;/div&gt;
  1678. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1679. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Maserati_Levante&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Maserati Levante&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1680. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1681. The&amp;nbsp;Maserati Levante&amp;nbsp;is a&amp;nbsp;crossover SUV&amp;nbsp;due to be released in 2014. It has been anticipated with the&amp;nbsp;Maserati Kubang&amp;nbsp;concept SUV in September 2003 at the&amp;nbsp;Frankfurt Motor Show and again in 2011. It was announced, at the Paris Motor Show held in Paris in September 2012. The Levante will be assembled in Mirafiori Plant, in&amp;nbsp;Turin. It was confirmed on May 6, 2014.The Levante 3.0L V6 will be offered in either 350 or 425 horsepower states of tune, with a 3.8L V8 producing 560&amp;nbsp;bhp (418&amp;nbsp;kW; 568&amp;nbsp;PS) down the road, due in 2018. All models will have all-wheel drive.&lt;/div&gt;
  1682. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1683. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Maserati_Alfieri&quot; style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Maserati Alfieri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  1684. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1685. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maserati_Alfieri&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Maserati Alfieri&quot;&gt;Maserati Alfieri&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a concept 2+2 presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2014. The concept was based off the lighter chassis of the&amp;nbsp;GranTurismo MC Stradale, although it had a shorter wheelbase. The concept was introduced with a 4.7 liter V8 producing 460&amp;nbsp;bhp (343&amp;nbsp;kW; 466&amp;nbsp;PS).&lt;/div&gt;
  1686. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1687. The Alfieri was confirmed for production in 2016 at a&amp;nbsp;Fiat Chrysler Automobiles&amp;nbsp;event on May 6, 2014.The production version will receive three different V6 engine choices, producing 410&amp;nbsp;bhp (306&amp;nbsp;kW; 416&amp;nbsp;PS), 450&amp;nbsp;bhp (336&amp;nbsp;kW; 456&amp;nbsp;PS), and 520&amp;nbsp;bhp (388&amp;nbsp;kW; 527&amp;nbsp;PS), respectively.&amp;nbsp;The 450 horsepower and 520 horsepower versions will only have an all-wheel drive system. The Alfieri will be joined by an Alfieri convertible in 2017.&lt;/div&gt;
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  1710. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1711. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 252px;&quot;&gt;
  1712. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1536&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2048&quot; height=&quot;188&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/250px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/375px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/500px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  1713. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  1714. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1715. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1716. The Lotus Type 907 twin-cam engine fitted with European spec Dellorto carburetors in a Jensen Healey&lt;/div&gt;
  1717. &lt;/div&gt;
  1718. &lt;/div&gt;
  1719. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1720. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1721. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 907&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was an engine designed and manufactured for automotive applications by&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars. It was an original design, 4 cylinder,&amp;nbsp;dual overhead cam,&amp;nbsp;16 valve&amp;nbsp;all alloy powerplant. It displaced 1973 cc and developed approximately 144&amp;nbsp;bhp (107&amp;nbsp;kW) with dual side-draft&amp;nbsp;Dell&#39;Orto&amp;nbsp;carburetors&amp;nbsp;or horizontal&amp;nbsp;Zenith Stromberg carburetors&amp;nbsp;for US cars. It was nicknamed &quot;The Torqueless Wonder&quot; for its lack of bottom end but good high end horsepower.&lt;/div&gt;
  1722. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1723. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1724. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1725. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1726. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;History&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;History&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1727. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1728. The Lotus 907 was the first production variant of the&amp;nbsp;Lotus 900 series&amp;nbsp;engine and the&amp;nbsp;Jensen-Healey&amp;nbsp;was the first production car to receive the&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;907.&lt;/div&gt;
  1729. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1730. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1731. It is said&amp;nbsp;that when Vauxhall unveiled its new&amp;nbsp;slant-four engine&amp;nbsp;at the 1967&amp;nbsp;Earls Court&amp;nbsp;Motor Show&amp;nbsp;its bore centers were exactly the same as those proposed by Lotus.&amp;nbsp;Colin Chapman&amp;nbsp;immediately negotiated a deal with Vauxhall to buy some of their cast-iron blocks so that development of Lotus&#39; own aluminum cylinder head could be sped up to produce the 907 engine.&lt;/div&gt;
  1732. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1733. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1734. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1735. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1736. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Lotus Esprit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1737. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1738. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1739. The original&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit, the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elite, and the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Eclat&amp;nbsp;were fitted with a 907 engine. Developments to this engine resulted in the subsequent type&amp;nbsp;910, the&amp;nbsp;912&amp;nbsp;and the V8 type&amp;nbsp;918.&lt;/div&gt;
  1740. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1741. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1742. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Problems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1743. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1744. Oil leakage was commonplace in the first few years of production, though the problem was eventually addressed by aftermarket cam cover gaskets made from reusable rubber.Later 900 series Lotus engines included a revised cam tower that greatly improved the cam cover sealing design. The later cam towers can be retrofitted to the earlier 907 engines. Early&amp;nbsp;Jensen-Healey&amp;nbsp;engines (1972–1973) had oil supply issues that made the oil pressure slow to build on start-up.Some early engines also had issues with oil drainage which resulted in too much oil being retained in the cam carriers.Differences between early and late 907 engines included rope seals for the rear of the crankshaft versus regular spring-loaded rubber lip seals for the rear of the crankshaft on later 907 engines.&lt;br /&gt;
  1745. &lt;br /&gt;
  1746. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1747. &lt;/div&gt;
  1748. &lt;/div&gt;
  1749. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-907.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-5285994765969172780</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 04:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-31T21:27:45.932-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 900 series</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 900 series</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  1750. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 900 series&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  1755. &lt;/div&gt;
  1756. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_900_series#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_900_series#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1759. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  1760. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 900 series&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1761. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus-elite S2.2 004.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;450&quot; data-file-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;210&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg/280px-Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg/420px-Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg/560px-Lotus-elite_S2.2_004.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1762. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1763. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1764. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1765. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Configuration&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;I4&amp;nbsp;(Types 904, 905, 906, 907, 910, 911, 912, 920)&lt;br /&gt;
  1766. V8&amp;nbsp;(Types 909, 918)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1767. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Cylinder block&amp;nbsp;alloy&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Iron (Types 904, 905)&lt;br /&gt;
  1768. Aluminium (all others)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1769. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Cylinder headalloy&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Aluminium&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1770. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Valvetrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;DOHC&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1771. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Combustion&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1772. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fuel type&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Gasoline&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1773. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1774. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  1775. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  1776. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1777. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1778. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 900 series&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a family of&amp;nbsp;internal combustion engines&amp;nbsp;designed and built by&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Hethel&amp;nbsp;in the&amp;nbsp;United Kingdom. Successor to the&amp;nbsp;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam, the 900 was the first complete engine developed by Lotus. The engine was built from 1972 to 1999.&lt;/div&gt;
  1779. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1780. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1781. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1782. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1783. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Background&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1784. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1785. As early as 1964 Lotus recognized the need to find a replacement for the Lotus Twin Cam engine.Colin Chapman&amp;nbsp;issued a brief that listed the features wanted in a new engine, including `high efficiency, flexibility, torque and smoothness which was suitable for hand assembly&#39;.&amp;nbsp;Unable to find this combination in any existing engine the company used outside consultants and internal resources to define the characteristics of the next Lotus engine.&amp;nbsp;After having rejected a 120° V6 as too wide for Lotus&#39; chassis and a 60° V6 as too tall for their bodywork, the engineers determined that a 2-litre&amp;nbsp;inline-four engine&amp;nbsp;was the optimal choice. This future engine would have&amp;nbsp;four valves per cylinder&amp;nbsp;(16 valves total) operated by&amp;nbsp;belt-driven&amp;nbsp;dual overhead cams&amp;nbsp;and develop 150&amp;nbsp;hp (112&amp;nbsp;kW). The block would be angled 45° from vertical to permit a lower bonnet and simplify development of a 4-litre V8 version for future use in Indianapolis racing.&lt;/div&gt;
  1786. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1787. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1788. The design team was headed by Steve Sanville, Lotus&#39; Head of Powertrain Development, and Ron Burr, formerly of&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax.&amp;nbsp;Even though the team was able to complete the design for the new cylinder head and start work on the engine block and crankshaft it became apparent that Lotus&#39; racing program and concurrent move to a new larger factory would limit the resources available for the new engine project.&lt;/div&gt;
  1789. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1790. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1791. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Vauxhall&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1792. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1793. At the 1967&amp;nbsp;Earl&#39;s Court Motorshow&amp;nbsp;Vauxhall&amp;nbsp;unveiled their new&amp;nbsp;Victor FD&amp;nbsp;model. The car included an all-new&amp;nbsp;Vauxhall Slant-4 engine&amp;nbsp;that shared many characteristics with the engine Lotus was developing. The Vauxhall engine was an inline 4 cylinder engine with a belt-driven overhead camshaft. The block was slanted at 45° from vertical and a V8 was planned but never realized. Most importantly for Lotus, the bore centres of the Vauxhall slant-4 were the same as those Lotus had determined for the 900 series.&lt;/div&gt;
  1794. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1795. After seeing the new engine at the show Chapman arranged a meeting with John Alden, Vauxhall&#39;s Engineering Director, where he negotiated the purchase of ten 1975&amp;nbsp;cc slant-4 blocks and four complete engines.Lotus would accelerate development of the 900 engine by using the Vauxhall iron blocks as test-beds for their new cylinder head while design of their own engine block was under way.&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; id=&quot;cite_ref-heritage_2-3&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_900_series#cite_note-heritage-2&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sup class=&quot;reference&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt;:38&lt;/sup&gt;&amp;nbsp;For their test engines Lotus installed a crankshaft with a slightly longer stroke.&lt;/div&gt;
  1796. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1797. After it became known that Lotus was using Vauxhall&#39;s iron block in their engine development program the rumour began to circulate that the Lotus engine was based on the Vauxhall design, even through the 900 series was entirely a Lotus design.&lt;/div&gt;
  1798. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1799. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1800. Later Vauxhall used Lotus&#39; cylinder head as a starting point for the design of their own DOHC cylinder head for the slant-4 block.&amp;nbsp;Until that head was available some Vauxhall rally cars used the Lotus cylinder head on the slant-4 block.&lt;/div&gt;
  1801. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1802. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1803. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1804. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1805. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Engine development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1806. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1807. As design of the new engine began Lotus saw the need for a new sports car engine for endurance races of between 800 and 1600 kilometres. This prompted the company to split the 900 project into two versions; one with smaller ports and a 51° included angle between the valves for touring applications and one with larger ports and a 41° included angle for racing.&amp;nbsp;Tony Rudd, Engineering Director for Lotus, identified the following six engine types created or planned during in the early stages of development and production:&lt;/div&gt;
  1808. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1809. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 904 — Iron block 2&amp;nbsp;litre racing engine with fuel injection.&lt;/li&gt;
  1810. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 905 — Iron block 2&amp;nbsp;litre touring engine.&lt;/li&gt;
  1811. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 906 — Sand-cast aluminium block 2&amp;nbsp;litre racing engine with fuel injection.&lt;/li&gt;
  1812. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 907 — Die cast aluminium 2&amp;nbsp;litre touring engine.&lt;/li&gt;
  1813. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 908 — Aluminium 4&amp;nbsp;litre racing engine.&lt;/li&gt;
  1814. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 909 — Aluminium 4&amp;nbsp;litre touring engine.&lt;/li&gt;
  1815. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1816. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1817. Early testing of the type 904 engine did not reveal any fundamental deficiencies, although problems with the horizontally-mounted distributor vibrating and the timing belt jumping off the inlet cam were identified. The Vauxhall blocks developed cracks around their main bearing bolt bosses, so a special batch were made with thicker castings, which change was applied to all subsequent slant-4 blocks.&lt;/div&gt;
  1818. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1819. The 905 engine experienced wear on the connecting rod against the crankshaft webs, which was solved by boring rather than honing the bushing on the small end of the con-rod so that it held more oil. Vibration problems with the distributor, mounted vertically on the 905, appeared on this engine as well, and it was found that a larger battery was needed to start the larger engine. Mechanical noise from the engine and noise from the air intake were excessive. The engines were road tested in a Vauxhall Victor and a Vauxhall Viva GT (registration number RAH 713F).&lt;/div&gt;
  1820. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1821. Lotus invested ₤550,000 in a new machining facility for the new engine, and a series of changes were made to the design to adapt it to the numerically-controlled milling machines.&amp;nbsp;One change was to split the case along the crankshaft centre-line and incorporate a separate one-piece bearing cap and engine skirt girdle. This change eliminated the need to machine deep main bearing saddles and restored some stiffness to the block assembly. The camshaft housings were kept separate from the cylinder head assembly, which simplified machining operations.&lt;/div&gt;
  1822. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1823. Development of the touring engine diverged into a version for the United States and another for the home market and the rest of the world. The main differences were in the carburettors used and compression ratios. Engines for the US received Zenith Stromberg carburettors and an 8.4:1 compression ratio due to emissions requirements and California law penalizing engines with ratios above 8.5:1. Engines destined for the UK and Europe had Dell&#39;Orto carburettors and a 9.5:1 compression ratio. Pistons for UK and European engines were flat-topped and fly-cut for valve relief, while Federal engines had an additional indentation milled out of the centre of the piston top.&lt;/div&gt;
  1824. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1825. Twelve sand-cast aluminium engines were made and installed in the test fleet vehicles, which were joined by a&amp;nbsp;Bedford CF&amp;nbsp;van that continued to be used for deliveries while testing the engine.The alloy blocks were mechanically noisier than the iron engines. Another issue was that the alloy blocks used&amp;nbsp;wet liners&amp;nbsp;which were poorly supported in the initial design and this caused a high rate of cylinder head joint failures. This was dealt with by increasing the torque loading on the studs and increasing the thickness of the liners. An electrolytic corrosion issue was dealt with by changing to a stainless-steel gasket and using a chemically inhibited coolant. The engine tended to show low oil pressure at idle which, while not dangerous, was expected to worry car owners and was solved by installing an oversized oil pump.&lt;/div&gt;
  1826. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1827. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1828. While preparing engines for Jensen other problems came to light. Transmission vibration thought to be caused by insufficient beam stiffness in the engine/transmission assembly was addressed by adding two lugs to the lower edge of the crankcase. Two oil-related problems surfaced. The first was oil being introduced into the air box during sustained high-speed cruising. An external oil-separating breather was added until the housing for the rubber-lip crankshaft seal could be re-shaped into an oil-separator chamber, which became the permanent solution. The other problem, which was seen under similar conditions, was that the oil pressure would drop precipitously. This was caused by oil being held up in the cam boxes and not draining back into the sump. This was due to mismatched drain holes, casting flash, and sticking or incorrect relief valves. The short-term solution was to phosphate the camshafts, and the other causes were dealt with as assembly problems.]&lt;/div&gt;
  1829. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1830. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1831. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1832. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1833. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Jensen-Healey&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jensen-Healey&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1834. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1835. The engine was complete by 1970 but Lotus&#39; existing cars could not be adapted to use the new engine and Project M50 would not become the Elite Type 75 for several more years.At the same time Norwegian-American businessman&amp;nbsp;Kjell Qvale&amp;nbsp;had taken a controlling interest in the&amp;nbsp;Jensen Motors&amp;nbsp;company and teamed up with&amp;nbsp;Donald Healey&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;Austin-Healey&amp;nbsp;fame and his son&amp;nbsp;Geoffrey Healey&amp;nbsp;to design a car to be called the&amp;nbsp;Jensen-Healey&amp;nbsp;using Vauxhall Viva GT components. They were looking for a suitable engine for the car, having decided that the Vauxhall slant-4 would not be powerful enough after being certified for US emissions.&lt;/div&gt;
  1836. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1837. Chapman approached Qvale and offered to supply Jensen with 60 of Lotus&#39; new 900 series engines per week. This initial offer was declined but after a second offer by Chapman Jensen announced in October 1971 that they would be using up to 15,000 Lotus 907 engines per year in the Jensen-Healey. The engine would be certified to 1973 Federal standards but use the European Dell&#39;Orto carburettors and produce 140&amp;nbsp;hp (104&amp;nbsp;kW).&lt;/div&gt;
  1838. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1839. The 900 series engine first appeared in production form as the&amp;nbsp;Lotus 907&amp;nbsp;with the March 1972 debut of the Jensen-Healey. It was the first mass-produced&amp;nbsp;multi-valve engine available to the general public, appearing one year before the 16-valve SOHC&amp;nbsp;Triumph Dolomite Sprint&amp;nbsp;and three years before the 16-valve DOHC&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet Cosworth Vega.&lt;/div&gt;
  1840. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1841. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1842. The engine in the Jensen-Healey experienced a series of problems. In addition to a high rate of oil consumption, distorted cylinder liners occurred.An updated Jensen-Healey Mk2 was introduced late in 1973 that had a revised engine with a redesigned crankcase, but by this time though the car had acquired a reputation for poor reliability and sales never reached expected levels.Production of the Jensen-Healey ended in 1976, but by this time Lotus was using the type 907 in their own cars.&lt;/div&gt;
  1843. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1844. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1845. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1846. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1847. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Chrysler/Talbot&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1848. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1849. In 1977 Desmond &quot;Des&quot; O&#39;Dell, Director of Motorsport for Chrysler UK, approached Chapman about having Lotus supply a 900 series engine for a special project.O&#39;Dell wanted to develop a rally version of the&amp;nbsp;Chrysler Sunbeam&amp;nbsp;to take up the competition role formerly filled by the&amp;nbsp;Chrysler Avenger.It would be competing against the then-dominant Ford Escorts.&lt;/div&gt;
  1850. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1851. The engine Lotus supplied had the same 95.28&amp;nbsp;mm bore as the 907 but at O&#39;Dell&#39;s request displacement was increased to 2174&amp;nbsp;cc by lengthening the stroke to 76.2&amp;nbsp;mm. Tony Rudd developed a flexible flywheel to dampen increased vibrations from the larger size. This engine was called the type 911. In 1978 Chrysler sold their European operations to the&amp;nbsp;PSA Group, so when car the car debuted in 1979 it was called the Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus. Ultimately 2298 road-car versions were sold.&lt;/div&gt;
  1852. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1853. In the rally car the 911 engine was tuned to produce 250&amp;nbsp;bhp (186&amp;nbsp;kW; 253&amp;nbsp;PS). Driver Henri Toivonen won the RAC Rally in 1980, and teammates Guy Frequelin and Russel Brookes were third and fourth. The next year the car won the Argentine Rally and placed second at Monte Carlo, Portugal, Corsica, Brazil and San Remo, winning the 1981 Championship of Makes for Talbot and earning Frequelin second place in the Drivers series.&lt;/div&gt;
  1854. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1855. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1856. Work began on a&amp;nbsp;Group B Talbot Horizon&amp;nbsp;as a possible successor to the Talbot Sunbeam-Lotus.This car had the same type 911 engine but instead of the&amp;nbsp;front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout&amp;nbsp;of the earlier car the new car was a&amp;nbsp;rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Only two prototypes were built before the project was cancelled.&lt;/div&gt;
  1857. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1858. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1859. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1860. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1861. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  1862. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1863. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;900 series engine models&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  1864. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1865. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_904&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 904&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1866. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1867. The type 904 engine was used by Lotus in two&amp;nbsp;Type 62&amp;nbsp;cars which raced for one year in 1969 and were then sold. This hybrid engine used a Vauxhall Slant-4 iron block and the Lotus DOHC aluminium cylinder head with Tecalemit-Jackson fuel injection. The engine was available under two marketing designations; LV220 and LV240, where `LV&#39; stood for Lotus/Vauxhall and 220 and 240 stood for the power developed by the respective versions.&amp;nbsp;There are pictures of the LV240 with two 2-barrel downdraft carburettors.&lt;/div&gt;
  1868. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1869. Bill Blydenstein, the Team Manager for Dealer Team Vauxhall (DTV), acquired several Lotus heads and other parts to build LV/240 engines for use in DTV&#39;s rally cars, including the famous &quot;Old Nail&quot; Firenza among others.&lt;/div&gt;
  1870. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1871. Vauxhall later went racing in Group 4 with the Vauxhall Chevette HS. The road-going versions used the Vauxhall DOHC cylinder head but early rally cars used the Lotus head on a 2300&amp;nbsp;cc block. These early HS models were homologated with the Lotus head in November 1976 before the requisite 400 cars had been built.A rule change in 1978 by FISA made the Lotus-head cars ineligible to compete and Vauxhall switched to their own DOHC head.&lt;/div&gt;
  1872. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1873. The 904 LV/220 and LV/240 also appeared in Daren Cars&#39; Mk3 in the early 1970s.&lt;/div&gt;
  1874. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1875. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1876. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1877. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1969 Lotus 62&lt;/li&gt;
  1878. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1971 Vauxhall Firenza (`Old Nail&#39; rally car - received engine in 1973)&lt;/li&gt;
  1879. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1976 Vauxhall Chevette HS (rally version)&lt;/li&gt;
  1880. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1971-73 Daren Cars Mk3&lt;/li&gt;
  1881. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1882. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1883. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_905&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 905&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1884. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1885. The type 905 engine was first run on a test-bed for the production road-car engine and was later installed in the test vehicles prior to the arrival of the first batch of aluminium blocks.&lt;/div&gt;
  1886. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1887. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1888. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1889. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1967 Vauxhall Victor (test vehicle)&lt;/li&gt;
  1890. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1968 Vauxhall Viva GT (test vehicle)&lt;/li&gt;
  1891. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1969 Bedford CF (test vehicle)&lt;/li&gt;
  1892. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1893. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1894. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_906&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 906&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1895. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1896. The type 906 engine had a sand-cast version of Lotus&#39; new aluminium block and Tecalemit-Jackson mechanical fuel injection. It was used in a Formula 2 open-wheeled car that had the same `Type 74&#39; designation as the Lotus Europa Twin Cam and was commonly called the `Texaco Star&#39;.The Formula 3 engines in the two Type 74 Texaco Stars were prepared by Novamotor in Italy and made 275&amp;nbsp;hp (205&amp;nbsp;kW).&lt;/div&gt;
  1897. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1898. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1899. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1900. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1973 Type 74 TS&lt;/li&gt;
  1901. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1902. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1903. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_907&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 907&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1904. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  1905. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 252px;&quot;&gt;
  1906. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1536&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2048&quot; height=&quot;188&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/250px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/375px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg/500px-Jensen_Healey_engine.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;250&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  1910. Jensen-Healey with Lotus Type 907 twin-cam engine and Dell&#39;Orto carburetors.&lt;/div&gt;
  1911. &lt;/div&gt;
  1912. &lt;/div&gt;
  1913. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1914. The type 907 was the first version of the 900 series to go into full production when it appeared in the Jensen-Healey in 1972. It began to appear in Lotus cars in 1975 in the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elite&amp;nbsp;and was later used in the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Eclat&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit. Bore was 95.28&amp;nbsp;mm (3.8&amp;nbsp;in) and stroke was 69.24&amp;nbsp;mm (2.7&amp;nbsp;in), for a total displacement of 1,973&amp;nbsp;cc (120.4&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in). The angle between intake and exhaust valves was 38°. Ignition on early engines was provided by a Lucas points and coil system, which was replaced by a Lumenition system on later engines. Breathing through two 2-barrel&amp;nbsp;carburetors, engine power figures for the Jensen-Healey version were 140&amp;nbsp;bhp (104&amp;nbsp;kW; 142&amp;nbsp;PS) and 155&amp;nbsp;bhp (116&amp;nbsp;kW; 157&amp;nbsp;PS) as used in the early Type 75 Elites.&amp;nbsp;The 907 (and the subsequent 912) were offered in several levels of tune, called `specs&#39;, that ranged from 1 to 10 with different compression ratios and power outputs.&lt;/div&gt;
  1915. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1916. Even though they produced respectable power for their size and era, early 907s earned the nickname &quot;the torqueless wonder&quot; for their lack of bottom-end.&lt;/div&gt;
  1917. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1918. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1919. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1920. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1972-1976 Jensen-Healey&lt;/li&gt;
  1921. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1975-1976&amp;nbsp;Jensen GT&lt;/li&gt;
  1922. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1974-1980 Lotus Elite&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S1&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1923. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1975-1985 Lotus Eclat&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S1&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1924. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1975-1978 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S1&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1925. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1978-1981 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S2&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1926. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1927. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1928. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_909&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 909&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1929. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1930. The type 909 was a 90° V8 with a bore of 95.29&amp;nbsp;mm and a stroke of 70.30&amp;nbsp;mm and total displacement of 4,011&amp;nbsp;cc (244.8&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in).&amp;nbsp;While this 900 variant was mentioned in Rudd&#39;s original paper it only appeared in the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Etna&amp;nbsp;concept car that debuted at the&amp;nbsp;Birmingham Motorshow&amp;nbsp;of 1984.&amp;nbsp;Power and torque were reported to be 335&amp;nbsp;hp (340&amp;nbsp;PS; 250&amp;nbsp;kW) and 295&amp;nbsp;ft⋅lb (400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) respectively.&amp;nbsp;The engine weighed 414.5&amp;nbsp;lb (188.0&amp;nbsp;kg).&lt;/div&gt;
  1931. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1932. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1933. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1934. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1984 Lotus Etna&lt;/li&gt;
  1935. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1936. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1937. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_911&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 911&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1938. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1939. The 2.2L type 911 debuted in 1978 with the same 95.28&amp;nbsp;mm bore as the 907 but with a stroke length of 76.2&amp;nbsp;mm. This enlarged 900 variant was designed by Lotus for Chrysler (later Talbot) and their Lotus&amp;nbsp;Talbot Sunbeam&amp;nbsp;rally and production cars. In road trim the type 911 engine produced 150&amp;nbsp;bhp (112&amp;nbsp;kW; 152&amp;nbsp;PS) @ 5750&amp;nbsp;rpm and 150&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (203&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque @ 4500&amp;nbsp;rpm.&amp;nbsp;In rally trim this was increased to 250&amp;nbsp;bhp (186&amp;nbsp;kW; 253&amp;nbsp;PS).&lt;/div&gt;
  1940. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1941. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1942. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1943. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1979 - 1981 Talbot Lotus Sunbeam&lt;/li&gt;
  1944. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1982 Talbot Lotus Horizon (2 prototypes)&lt;/li&gt;
  1945. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1946. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1947. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_912&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 912&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1948. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1949. The type 912 was a four cylinder&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated&amp;nbsp;engine that Lotus began to use in their cars in 1980. The 912 shared its bore, stroke and 2174&amp;nbsp;cc displacement with the type 911 but had many internal enhancements, including redesigned camshafts, camshaft carriers and cam covers as well as a new sump, cylinder head and main bearing girdle. This engine was initially rated at 160&amp;nbsp;bhp (119&amp;nbsp;kW; 162&amp;nbsp;PS) @ 6500&amp;nbsp;rpm and 160&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (217&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque @ 5000&amp;nbsp;rpm.&lt;/div&gt;
  1950. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1951. In October 1985 a high compression version of the 912 was released. The compression ratio was raised to 10.9:1, and the engine also received revised ports, new camshafts, new Mahle pistons and alloy cylinder liners with a Nikasil coating.Externally there were new cam covers with red paint. This engine developed 180&amp;nbsp;hp (134&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6500 &amp;nbsp;pm and 165&amp;nbsp;ft⋅lb (224&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 5000&amp;nbsp;rpm.&lt;/div&gt;
  1952. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1953. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1954. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1955. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1981 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S2.2&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1956. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1981-1990 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S3&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;NA&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1957. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1981 Lotus Eclat&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S2.2&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1958. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1982&amp;nbsp;Lotus Excel&lt;/li&gt;
  1959. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1986 Lotus Excel SE and SA&lt;/li&gt;
  1960. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1961. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1962. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_910_and_910S&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 910 and 910S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1963. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1964. The type 910 was a&amp;nbsp;turbocharged&amp;nbsp;engine introduced in the Esprit Essex of 1980. Esprit development engineer Mike Kimberley and Turbo engine project manager Graham Atkin convinced Chapman to focus on maximizing torque at low engine speeds.&lt;/div&gt;
  1965. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1966. The compression ratio for the turbo engine was lowered from the 9.4:1 of the naturally aspirated engines to 7.5:1 by lowering the piston crowns and rings relative to the gudgeon pins.&amp;nbsp;New camshafts that increased both lift and duration were added, as were sodium-filled exhaust valves and larger water passages in the cylinder head. The lower main-bearing girdle was made stronger. The installation included a larger radiator and higher-capacity water pump. A dry-sump system was fitted along with an additional scavenge pump and an oil cooler. The engine reverted to a wet-sump system in 1982.&lt;/div&gt;
  1967. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1968. The type 910 used a single&amp;nbsp;Garrett AiResearch&amp;nbsp;T3&amp;nbsp;turbocharger&amp;nbsp;with maximum boost set to 0.55&amp;nbsp;bar (8.0&amp;nbsp;psi). Lotus kept the dual&amp;nbsp;Dell&#39;Orto&amp;nbsp;40 DHLA&amp;nbsp;carburetors&amp;nbsp;used on the non-turbo engines but opted to have the&amp;nbsp;turbocharger&amp;nbsp;blow through the&amp;nbsp;carburetors, which necessitated pressure seals on the&amp;nbsp;throttle&amp;nbsp;spindles to prevent leaks in the pressurized air-fuel system.&amp;nbsp;Output of the 910 engine was 210&amp;nbsp;hp (213&amp;nbsp;PS; 157&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6250&amp;nbsp;rpm and 200&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (271&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of&amp;nbsp;torque&amp;nbsp;@ 4500&amp;nbsp;rpm&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  1969. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1970. In 1985 a &quot;High Compression&quot; (HC) version was released with new Mahle pistons.&amp;nbsp;The compression ratio was up to 8.0:1 and maximum boost pressure had been raised to 0.65&amp;nbsp;bar (9.4&amp;nbsp;psi). Carburettors still delivered the air/fuel mix but they were now the larger Dell&#39;Orto DHLA 45M model. These changes brought power up to 215&amp;nbsp;hp (160&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6250&amp;nbsp;rpm and torque to 220&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (300&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 4250&amp;nbsp;rpm.&amp;nbsp;In markets with stringent emissions requirements the 910 became the first 900 touring engine to use fuel injection with the addition of a&amp;nbsp;Bosch&amp;nbsp;KE-Jetronic&amp;nbsp;system in 1986. Peak power for the injected engine was the same as the HC carburetted version but came at a higher engine speed and peak torque dropped to 274&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (202&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft).In mid-1989 the Bosch system was replaced by&amp;nbsp;Delco&amp;nbsp;GMP4&amp;nbsp;electronic fuel injection&amp;nbsp;that included a crank-fired wasted spark ignition that eliminated the need for a distributor. Power for this version rose to 228&amp;nbsp;hp (170&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6000&amp;nbsp;rpm and torque to 218&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (296&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 4000&amp;nbsp;rpm.&lt;/div&gt;
  1971. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1972. In 1990 the engine was upgraded with an air-water-air&amp;nbsp;intercooler&amp;nbsp;that Lotus called a&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Chargecooler&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;to become the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;type 910S&lt;/b&gt;. Maximum boost was raised again, this time to 12.4&amp;nbsp;psi (0.9&amp;nbsp;bar).The 910S appeared in the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Esprit SE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;where it produced 264 horsepower (197&amp;nbsp;kW) and up to 280&amp;nbsp;hp (209&amp;nbsp;kW) for short intervals on overboost. Torque was 271&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (367&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 3900&amp;nbsp;rpm.&lt;/div&gt;
  1973. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1974. The engine in the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Sport 300&lt;/i&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;X180R&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S4s&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;used a new cylinder head cast by Zeus Aluminium Products and commonly known as the Zeus head. The revised head came with enlarged inlet valves and used a reprogrammed engine control module. The T3 turbocharger used had an larger impeller and maximum boost was up to 1&amp;nbsp;bar (14.5&amp;nbsp;psi). This version of the 910S produced 300 horsepower (220&amp;nbsp;kW), and was capable of propelling these cars to 60&amp;nbsp;mph in just over 4 seconds.&lt;/div&gt;
  1975. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1976. The type 910S was used in the limited-production Brazilian Emme Lotus 422T 4-door sedan from 1997 to 1999.&lt;/div&gt;
  1977. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1978. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1979. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1980. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1980-1990 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Essex&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Turbo&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1981. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1990-1993 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;SE&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1982. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1993 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Sport 300&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;X180R&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1983. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1993-1996 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S4&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1984. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1995-1996 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;S4s&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1985. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1997-1999 Emme Lotus 422T&lt;/li&gt;
  1986. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1987. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1988. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_920&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 920&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  1989. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1990. The type 920 engine had an overall displacement of 1,994&amp;nbsp;cc (121.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in). Although not significantly larger than the 907, with a bore and stroke of 84.45 x 89&amp;nbsp;mm it was slightly&amp;nbsp;undersquare, in contrast to the&amp;nbsp;oversquare&amp;nbsp;907. The 920 was originally exclusive to the Italian market, where cars with engines smaller than 2.0&amp;nbsp;L fall into a lower tax regime. It would later be available in Portugal and Greece as well. The 920 was used from 1996 to 1999 in the Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;GT3&lt;/i&gt;, with the improvements from the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;SE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;models making these cars good for 240&amp;nbsp;hp (180&amp;nbsp;kW). This was the last iteration of the 4-cylinder 900 series Lotus engine, which had a lifespan of nearly 30 years.&lt;/div&gt;
  1991. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1992. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  1993. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  1994. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1991-1992 Lotus Esprit (Italy only)&lt;/li&gt;
  1995. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1996 Lotus Esprit S4 (VIN 42046, 42051 two (I am not sure) of three finally built)&lt;/li&gt;
  1996. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1996-1999 Lotus Esprit GT3&lt;/li&gt;
  1997. &lt;/ul&gt;
  1998. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  1999. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Type_918&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Type 918&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2000. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2001. The type 918 is a 3.5 liter double-overhead cam (per bank) V8 engine with a&amp;nbsp;flat-plane crankshaft. Although it carries a 9xx designation it is described as a clean sheet design.The engine had a bore of 83&amp;nbsp;mm (3.3&amp;nbsp;in) and a stroke of 81&amp;nbsp;mm (3.2&amp;nbsp;in) for a total displacement of 3,506&amp;nbsp;cc (213.9&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in).Dry weight for the engine was 214&amp;nbsp;kg (471.8&amp;nbsp;lb). The 918&#39;s only production car application was in the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit V8.&lt;/div&gt;
  2002. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2003. Applications:&lt;/div&gt;
  2004. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2005. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1996-2004 Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;V8&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  2006. &lt;/ul&gt;
  2007. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2008. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Engine_comparison_table&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Engine comparison table&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2009. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2010. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Type&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Bore (mm)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Stroke (mm)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Torque&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Fuel system&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Induction&lt;sup style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2011. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;904&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.25&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;69.85&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,991&amp;nbsp;cc (121.5&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;220&amp;nbsp;hp (164&amp;nbsp;kW) (LV/220)&lt;br /&gt;
  2012. 240&amp;nbsp;hp (179&amp;nbsp;kW) (LV/240)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;160&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (217&amp;nbsp;N⋅m)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Tecalemit-Jackson fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2013. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;905&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2014. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;906&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;69.24&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,973&amp;nbsp;cc (120.4&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;275&amp;nbsp;hp (205&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2015. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;907&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;69.24&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,973&amp;nbsp;cc (120.4&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;160&amp;nbsp;hp (119&amp;nbsp;kW) (Europe)&lt;br /&gt;
  2016. 140&amp;nbsp;hp (104&amp;nbsp;kW) (US)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;140&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (190&amp;nbsp;N⋅m)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2 Dell&#39;Orto DHLA 45E (European Elite)&lt;br /&gt;
  2017. 2 Stromberg 175 CD-2SE (US Elite)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2018. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;909&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.29&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;70.30&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4,011&amp;nbsp;cc (244.8&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;335&amp;nbsp;hp (250&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6500&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;295&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m)@ 5500&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2019. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;911&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;76.2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,174&amp;nbsp;cc (132.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;150&amp;nbsp;hp (112&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;150&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (203&amp;nbsp;N⋅m)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2020. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;912&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.28&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;76.2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,174&amp;nbsp;cc (132.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;160&amp;nbsp;bhp (119&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6500&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;br /&gt;
  2021. 180&amp;nbsp;hp (134&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6500&amp;nbsp;rpm (1986 Excel SA)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;160&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (217&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 5000&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;br /&gt;
  2022. 165&amp;nbsp;ft⋅lb (224&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 5000&amp;nbsp;rpm (1986 Excel SA)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;NA&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2023. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;910&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;76.2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,174&amp;nbsp;cc (132.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;210&amp;nbsp;hp (157&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6250&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;br /&gt;
  2024. 228&amp;nbsp;hp (170&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6000&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;200&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (271&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque at 4500&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;br /&gt;
  2025. 218&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (296&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 4000&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel injection&lt;br /&gt;
  2026. Delco GMP4 electronic fuel injection&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;T&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2027. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;910S&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;95.3&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;76.2&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;2,174&amp;nbsp;cc (132.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;264 horsepower (197&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;br /&gt;
  2028. 300 horsepower (220&amp;nbsp;kW)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;271&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (367&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 3900&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;T, I&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2029. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;920&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;84.45&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;89&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;1,994&amp;nbsp;cc (121.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;240&amp;nbsp;hp (179&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6250&amp;nbsp;rpm (1996 GT3)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;215&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (292&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 3750&amp;nbsp;rpm (1996 GT3)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;T, I&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2030. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;918&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;83&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;81&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3,506&amp;nbsp;cc (213.9&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;350&amp;nbsp;hp (261&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 6500&amp;nbsp;rpm (1996 V8)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;295&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 4250&amp;nbsp;rpm (1996 V8)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;T&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2031. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;8&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-size: 13.3px; padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2032. &lt;sup style=&quot;font-size: 10.64px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;NA&quot; = Naturally aspirated, &quot;T&quot; = Turbocharged, &quot;I&quot; = Intercooled.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2033. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2034. &lt;/div&gt;
  2035. &lt;/div&gt;
  2036. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-900-series.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-6220245755810727391</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2018 02:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-29T19:30:31.805-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus-Ford Twin Cam</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2037. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2046. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2047. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2048. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_59_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus 59 engine.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3223&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4918&quot; height=&quot;183&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lotus_59_engine.jpg/280px-Lotus_59_engine.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lotus_59_engine.jpg/420px-Lotus_59_engine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Lotus_59_engine.jpg/560px-Lotus_59_engine.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2049. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2050. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2051. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Also called&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus TwinCam, Cosworth Mk.XIII, Cosworth Mk.XV&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2052. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1962–1975&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2053. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2054. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Configuration&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Inline 4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2055. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Displacement&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1557.46cc&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2056. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Cylinder bore&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;82.55mm (3.25&quot;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2057. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Piston stroke&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;72.75mm (2.864173&quot;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2058. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Cylinder block&amp;nbsp;alloy&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Ford&amp;nbsp;116E cast iron&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2059. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Cylinder head alloy&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Aluminium&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2060. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Valvetrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;DOHC, 2 valves / cyl., chain driven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2061. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2062. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 907&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2063. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2064. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2065. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2066. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a 1557 cc engine developed for the 1962&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elan&amp;nbsp;and also used in a variety of other vehicles up until the mid 1970s.&lt;/div&gt;
  2067. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2068. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2069. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2070. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2071. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Design&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2072. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2073. Lotus required a low cost, compact, yet powerful engine for the Elan, as the custom-built all-aluminium&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax&amp;nbsp;FWE used in the&amp;nbsp;Elite&amp;nbsp;was very costly.&lt;/div&gt;
  2074. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2075. Colin Chapman&amp;nbsp;initially chose to use the&amp;nbsp;overhead valve&amp;nbsp;(OHV) cast iron block 997&amp;nbsp;cc (60.8&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&amp;nbsp;Ford 105E&amp;nbsp;inline four&amp;nbsp;used in the&amp;nbsp;Ford Anglia&amp;nbsp;as the basis of this new engine. While the basic engine design was oriented toward performance (being of&amp;nbsp;oversquare&amp;nbsp;design with individual intake and exhaust ports that are not siamesed), 105E was by no means a performance engine. Soon the 1,339&amp;nbsp;cc (81.7&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&amp;nbsp;109E&amp;nbsp;for&amp;nbsp;Ford Consul Classic&amp;nbsp;became available, and most of the development was carried out on this three bearing 109E block.&lt;/div&gt;
  2076. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2077. To achieve the power required, Chapman commissioned&amp;nbsp;Harry Mundy&amp;nbsp;(of&amp;nbsp;BRM V16&amp;nbsp;fame) to design a&amp;nbsp;dual overhead camshaft&amp;nbsp;(DOHC) conversion. This comprised an aluminium cylinder head and an aluminium front cover and its back plate assembly containing the water pump and the camshaft drive chain. However, the 5 main bearing 1,498&amp;nbsp;cc (91.4&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in) version for&amp;nbsp;Consul Capri&amp;nbsp;became available in time for production, and the design was converted on this 116E block, crankshaft and 125E Type C conrods.&lt;/div&gt;
  2078. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2079. After the initial design was finished, Richard Ansdale, as an outside consultant, provided the detail design and drew the plans needed for production. Steve Sanville, a Lotus employee, headed the production engineering team including&amp;nbsp;Mike Costin, Neil Francis and Bob Dance, which incorporated the port shape modifications suggested by&amp;nbsp;Harry Weslake, who conducted a flow bench analysis on the head.&amp;nbsp;Keith Duckworth&amp;nbsp;had already left Lotus, but was responsible for&amp;nbsp;Special Equipment cam design, as well as the assembly of the first two production-specification engines, one of which powered&amp;nbsp;Lotus 23&amp;nbsp;on its&amp;nbsp;sensational debut at Nürburgring.&lt;/div&gt;
  2080. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2081. Likely reflecting Chapman&#39;s obsession (as an engineer, he was known to go to the extreme in lightweight designs) to save weight by using one mechanical part for as many purposes as possible, the water pump used the engine front cover as its housing, making water pump replacement difficult. The intake manifold was cast as an integral part of the cylinder head, making the later heads using&amp;nbsp;Stromberg&amp;nbsp;carburetors not interchangeable with those for&amp;nbsp;Weber&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Dell&#39;Orto&amp;nbsp;carburetors. These designs were unique then, and very few have followed suit.&lt;/div&gt;
  2082. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2083. Also notable is that the original camshaft was retained, being driven along with the DOHC cam sprockets by one front-mounted, single-row timing chain; as in the original 116E, it drove the side-mounted distributor and nearby external oil pump/filter assembly, requiring few modifications to the mass-produced iron block.&lt;/div&gt;
  2084. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2085. Originally, the engine had a bore of 3-3/16&quot; (80.9625&amp;nbsp;mm) and 72.75mm (2.8642&amp;nbsp;inches) stroke for a&amp;nbsp;capacity&amp;nbsp;of 1,498&amp;nbsp;cc (91.4&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in) and produced approximately 100&amp;nbsp;bhp (75&amp;nbsp;kW) at 5700rpm. This compares to the original Ford pushrod 116E of about 60&amp;nbsp;bhp (45&amp;nbsp;kW) at 4600rpm.&lt;/div&gt;
  2086. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2087. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2088. After the initial 50 engines were contracted out and assembled by&amp;nbsp;J.A.Prestwich, the specification was changed to a larger 3-1/4&quot; (82.5500&amp;nbsp;mm) bore, increasing the capacity to 1,557&amp;nbsp;cc (95.0&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in). Only 22 of the 1.5 Litre engines made their way into roadgoing &quot;Elan 1500&quot;, the rest being used on&amp;nbsp;Lotus 20B,&amp;nbsp;22,&amp;nbsp;23, 26R as well as in Elan and Lotus Cortina prototypes and a LHD Ford Anglia mule, which, fit with one of the first prototype engines, had overtaken a fast&amp;nbsp;Jaguar&amp;nbsp;at well over 100&amp;nbsp;mph in the hands of&amp;nbsp;Jim Clark&amp;nbsp;on his way back from Goodwood to Scotland.&amp;nbsp;The 1,557&amp;nbsp;cc (95.0&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in) displacement of the new specification allowed an overbore of 0.040&amp;nbsp;in (1.0&amp;nbsp;mm) as permitted by the&amp;nbsp;FIA&amp;nbsp;regulations, while keeping the cubic capacity below the new FIA 1600 cc class limit.&lt;/div&gt;
  2089. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2090. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2091. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;The name&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2092. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2093. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2094. Chapman named the engine &quot;Lotus Twin-Cam&quot; at its introduction in 1962. However, coinciding with the production switch-over from Cortina-Lotus to the&amp;nbsp;Cortina Twin Cam&amp;nbsp;based on the&amp;nbsp;Ford Cortina Mark II, Ford called the engine the &quot;Lotus-Ford Twin Cam&quot; in 1967. Lotus always called it the Lotus Twin-Cam&lt;/div&gt;
  2095. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2096. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2097. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2098. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2099. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Technical&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2100. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2101. The 1557&amp;nbsp;cc twincam engine, although often being quoted as 1558 cc, had internal dimensions of 82.55&amp;nbsp;mm (3.25&amp;nbsp;inches) bore x 72.75&amp;nbsp;mm (2.8642&amp;nbsp;inches) stroke, resulting in a displacement of 1557.46&amp;nbsp;cc.&lt;/div&gt;
  2102. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2103. The cylinder head has hemispherical combustion chambers similar to that first used by&amp;nbsp;Peugeot&amp;nbsp;on their 1912 Grand Prix car and subsequently refined by&amp;nbsp;Vittorio Janoin the 1920s and 1930s, as well as by&amp;nbsp;Walter Hassan&amp;nbsp;in the 1940s and 1950s, among other notable engineers who continually borrowed ideas from the aeronautics industry. Valve sizes used are 1.530&quot; diameter inlet and 1.325&quot; diameter exhaust on all engines except the &quot;big valve&quot; Elan Sprint, Elan +2 130, and Lotus Europa models. Big Valve have an inlet valve measuring 1.565&quot; diameter. The Elan +2 130 and Europa Special had the specification called the &quot;Special&quot; (126&amp;nbsp;hp) with intake valve size of 1.575&quot;(40&amp;nbsp;mm). The valve stem axis inclined 27 degrees from vertical on both intake and exhaust.&lt;/div&gt;
  2104. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2105. The initial cam timing was 15/53/53/15 with the same cam profile as the ET418&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax&amp;nbsp;FWE cam, which resulted in 100&amp;nbsp;bhp at 5700 rpm for the 1.5 Litre with a 9.5:1 compression ratio. The Special Equipment(&#39;SE&#39;) engines had camshafts developed by Cosworth (CPL1 -Cosworth Production Lotus) with 22/62/62/22 timing and 0.349&quot; lift, which became known as the &#39;L1&#39; cam. The Elan Sprint engines with larger valves had the same timing with 0.360&quot; lift, and the same timing was used again on the later&amp;nbsp;Lotus 907&amp;nbsp;engines as well. &quot;Special&quot; spec had 26/66/66/26 timing with 0.362&quot; lift.&lt;/div&gt;
  2106. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2107. For the first years of production, the Lotus blocks were simply selected for the thickest cylinder walls from the standard production line, and identified with an &quot;A&quot; stamped into the timing cover mating face. Later, the blocks were specially cast with twin-cam production in mind and identified with an &quot;L&quot; cast into the block under the engine mount.&lt;/div&gt;
  2108. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2109. The block used in the Twin-Cam came in 6 basic casting versions as listed below. Often the first 4 digits were ground off the block especially prior to 1968. The 3020 was stamped in its place in some engines during the 1967-1968 time period.&lt;/div&gt;
  2110. &lt;dl style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Mark 1 - from 1962 to 1967
  2111. &lt;br /&gt;
  2112. &lt;dl style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 116E-6015 block with round main bearing caps and 4 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 120E-6015 block with round main bearing caps and 4 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;
  2113. &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Mark 2 - from 1967-1975
  2114. &lt;br /&gt;
  2115. &lt;dl style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 3020-6015 block with round main bearing caps and 6 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 681F-6015 block with round main bearing caps and 6 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 681F-6015 block with square main bearing caps and 6 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;dd style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em; margin-left: 1.6em; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;The 701M-6015 block with square main bearing caps and 6 bolt crankshaft&lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;
  2116. &lt;/dd&gt;&lt;/dl&gt;
  2117. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2118. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2119. By 1966 all major engine parts – block, crank, rods, pistons and flywheel were unique to the Lotus engine. By the end of production, some 55,000 units had been built.&lt;/div&gt;
  2120. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2121. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2122. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2123. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2124. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Applications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2125. &lt;ul style=&quot;list-style-image: url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 width=%225%22 height=%2213%22%3E %3Ccircle cx=%222.5%22 cy=%229.5%22 r=%222.5%22 fill=%22%2300528c%22/%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2126. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1962–1974&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elan&lt;/li&gt;
  2127. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1963–1964&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cortina&amp;nbsp;(made by Lotus)&lt;/li&gt;
  2128. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1964–1966 Cortina-Lotus (made by Ford)&lt;/li&gt;
  2129. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1966-1970&amp;nbsp;Lotus 47&amp;nbsp;(Cosworth Mk.XIII)&lt;/li&gt;
  2130. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1967–1970 Cortina Twin Cam (made by Ford)&lt;/li&gt;
  2131. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1968–1970&amp;nbsp;Ford Escort&amp;nbsp;Twin Cam&lt;/li&gt;
  2132. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1972–1975&amp;nbsp;Lotus Europa&amp;nbsp;Type 74&lt;/li&gt;
  2133. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1972&amp;nbsp;Lotus Seven&amp;nbsp;(15 examples at the end of production)&lt;/li&gt;
  2134. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;1973–1974&amp;nbsp;Caterham Super Seven&lt;/li&gt;
  2135. &lt;/ul&gt;
  2136. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2137. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2138. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2139. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2140. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2141. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Special Equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2142. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2143. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2144. In order to accommodate&amp;nbsp;Elan&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cortina&amp;nbsp;customers who wanted a higher performance engine, Lotus sold cars with optional Special Equipment engines, and Lotus Components Ltd sold the parts used in these engines. At first, these were Cosworth developed and assembled engines with cast cranks and Cosworth name plates on the cam cover. However, Cosworth soon distanced themselves from this business, and Lotus started selling &#39;BRM&#39; equivalents. BRM Phase I consisted of BRM camshafts and high compression cast pistons, and BRM Phase II added&amp;nbsp;Mahle&amp;nbsp;forged pistons, BRM forged conrods, small-end bushes and big-end bolts to the Phase I. When offered in assembled form, these engines carried a BRM name plate on a specially cast &#39;BRM&#39; cam cover, but the actual assembly of these high performance &#39;BRM&#39; road engines was carried out by&amp;nbsp;Rubery Owen &amp;amp; Co. Ltd., an affiliated company of BRM through its ownership, not by&amp;nbsp;BRM&amp;nbsp;itself.&lt;/div&gt;
  2145. &lt;/div&gt;
  2146. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2147. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2148. The term &quot;Special Equipment&quot; was later converted by Lotus to designate those Series 2 and later Elans with higher output motors, which are referred to as Elan SEs.&lt;/div&gt;
  2149. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2150. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2151. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2152. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2153. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Motorsport and Cosworth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2154. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2155. Cosworth&amp;nbsp;founders&amp;nbsp;Keith Duckworth&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mike Costin&amp;nbsp;were former employees of&amp;nbsp;Lotus, and with strong ties to Lotus founder&amp;nbsp;Colin Chapman&amp;nbsp;developed this engine for competition use. One of the initial batch became the experimental&amp;nbsp;Cosworth Mk.X&amp;nbsp;(3-3/16&quot; x 72.75mm, 1498&amp;nbsp;cc) in 1962, then the dry-sump&amp;nbsp;Mk.XII&amp;nbsp;(83.50mm x 72.75mm, 1594&amp;nbsp;cc, 140&amp;nbsp;bhp) with racing camshafts designated the &#39;CPL2&#39; (26/66/66/26) and high compression Cosworth pistons was born in 1963, and used actively by&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Lotus 20B,&amp;nbsp;22,&amp;nbsp;23&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;23B.&lt;/div&gt;
  2156. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2157. The Mk.XII was further developed by using Cosworth 12 bolt forged steel crankshaft, Cosworth forged conrods, wilder camshafts and&amp;nbsp;Weber&amp;nbsp;45DCOE for Formula racing to become the&amp;nbsp;Cosworth Mk.XIII&amp;nbsp;(83.50mm x 72.75mm, 1594&amp;nbsp;cc, 140-150&amp;nbsp;bhp). This Mk.XIII became a big seller in 1965 when the&amp;nbsp;SCCA&amp;nbsp;created&amp;nbsp;Formula B category in America. As a result, not only did SCCA Formula B practically become a Cosworth-engine class (inherited later by&amp;nbsp;Cosworth BDD&amp;nbsp;when it became Formula Atlantic), helping Cosworth establish its corporate financial base, but ironically this enabled the now-viable engineering firm to move from near-total dependence on Lotus. The proliferation of the Mk.XIII triggered establishment of new European style racing engine builders in the US, performing rebuilding and maintenance work needed on the Mk.XIII, who also contributed to Cosworth&#39;s revenue.&lt;/div&gt;
  2158. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2159. Although it still used the&amp;nbsp;Ford&amp;nbsp;iron block, Mk.XIII was a properly developed racing engine that was far from just another souped-up production motor, and its dominance in Formula B was close to being absolute against the main rivals&amp;nbsp;Satta/Hruska&amp;nbsp;designed&amp;nbsp;Alfa Romeo&amp;nbsp;105/115 1570&amp;nbsp;cc DOHC unit, and&amp;nbsp;Alex von Falkenhausen&amp;nbsp;designed SOHC 1573&amp;nbsp;cc&amp;nbsp;BMW&amp;nbsp;M116 engine.&lt;/div&gt;
  2160. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2161. Other Cosworth engines based on Lotus-Ford Twin Cam include Mk.XV (1594&amp;nbsp;cc, wet sump, 130-140&amp;nbsp;bhp, for Lotus 26R and&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cortina, almost all for&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus and affiliated teams) and Mk.XVI (1498&amp;nbsp;cc, dry sump, 140-150&amp;nbsp;bhp) the 1.5 Liter Class version of Mk.XIII. The Mk.XVI was used by&amp;nbsp;Bob Gerard Racing&amp;nbsp;on&amp;nbsp;Cooper T71/73 for&amp;nbsp;John Taylor&amp;nbsp;at&amp;nbsp;1964 British Grand Prix, but was no match against&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax FWMV&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;BRM&amp;nbsp;P56 V8s, which were generating about 200&amp;nbsp;bhp.&lt;/div&gt;
  2162. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2163. Cosworth designed its own aluminium reverse-flow 2 valve gear-driven SOHC cylinder head (which shared many basic design attributes with&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax FWE head) for the same Ford 116E block with a shorter-stroke forged steel crank for 1 Liter Formula 2 to be named SCA (997&amp;nbsp;cc, 120-140&amp;nbsp;bhp) in 1964, and then a gear-driven DOHC 4 valve cross-flow aluminium head on the same block with the Mk.XIII forged crank for the new 1.6 Liter Formula 2 named FVA (83.60mm x 72.75mm, 1597&amp;nbsp;cc, 210-220&amp;nbsp;bhp) in 1966. This is when the development on Lotus TwinCam ended on the part of Cosworth.&lt;/div&gt;
  2164. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2165. When the customers wanted to race the TwinCam seriously, they turned to&amp;nbsp;Holbay, Vegantune, Novamotor and other engine builders, who carried on the development after 1966 not only for Elan and Cortina, but also for Formula 2, 3 and other categories, which were served later by&amp;nbsp;Brian Hart, Richardson, Wilcox and other newer tuners as well.&lt;/div&gt;
  2166. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2167. The Lotus TwinCam is an enduring engine and even to this day is still used in rallying, hillclimbing, autocross and of course, historic motorsport events. In fact, some may argue that the &quot;twink&quot; is more popular in motorsport now than it was during its production. This, in no small part, is due to the likes of companies such as&amp;nbsp;QED Motorsport&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Burton Power&amp;nbsp;who strive to keep the engine in service with hard or impossible to find engine components. QED bought the license to officially re-produce the&amp;nbsp;Twin Cam&#39;s cylinder head.&lt;/div&gt;
  2168. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2169. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2170. It is not unusual to see 170-180&amp;nbsp;bhp from a properly built &quot;Lotus TwinCam&quot; on a dyno for Historic Formula races these days (2013) with the advancements in ignition, air/fuel measurement, metallurgy, lubricants and computer-aided manufacturing/development tools, however, it is very little known that this dry-sump steel-crank racing engine is more accurately called&amp;nbsp;Cosworth&amp;nbsp;than&amp;nbsp;Lotus.&lt;/div&gt;
  2171. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2172. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2173. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2174. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2175. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Power output&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2176. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2177. The power output for roadgoing versions are as follows (official figures as claimed by Lotus)&lt;/div&gt;
  2178. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2179. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2180. 100&amp;nbsp;bhp (75&amp;nbsp;kW; 101&amp;nbsp;PS) Elan 1500&lt;/div&gt;
  2181. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2182. 105&amp;nbsp;bhp (78&amp;nbsp;kW; 106&amp;nbsp;PS) Elan 1600, S2, S3&lt;/div&gt;
  2183. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2184. 105&amp;nbsp;bhp (78&amp;nbsp;kW; 106&amp;nbsp;PS) Elan S4&lt;/div&gt;
  2185. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2186. 115&amp;nbsp;bhp (86&amp;nbsp;kW; 117&amp;nbsp;PS) Elan S2 S/E, S3 S/E, S4 S/E&lt;/div&gt;
  2187. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2188. 118&amp;nbsp;bhp (88&amp;nbsp;kW; 120&amp;nbsp;PS) Late Elan S3 S/E&lt;/div&gt;
  2189. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2190. 126&amp;nbsp;bhp (94&amp;nbsp;kW; 128&amp;nbsp;PS) Elan Sprint&lt;/div&gt;
  2191. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2192. For Cosworth racing engines, see&amp;nbsp;Cosworth&amp;nbsp;article.&lt;/div&gt;
  2193. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2194. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2195. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2196. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2197. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Trivia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2198. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2199. Harry Mundy, who designed Lotus TwinCam, was offered the choice of payment for his work of £1000 cash or a royalty of £1 per unit. Colin Chapman had signed a 1000 unit purchase agreement with&amp;nbsp;Coventry Climax&amp;nbsp;for the FWE engine used on Lotus Elite, and was on the last stretch of making 1000 Elites and accepting FWE deliveries in 1961. (The Elite&#39;s final factory production volume was 1030, with over 1200 registered with the Lotus Elite World Register currently.)&lt;br /&gt;
  2200. Mundy took the cash, and the TwinCam went on to be made 55,000 units and beyond.&lt;br /&gt;
  2201. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2202. &lt;/div&gt;
  2203. &lt;/div&gt;
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  2206. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-ford-twin-cam.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-3078862414517343752</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 05:53:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-28T22:53:52.699-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 123</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 2-Eleven</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 123 (Lotus 2-Eleven)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2207. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 123 (Lotus 2-Eleven)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2213. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_2-Eleven#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_2-Eleven#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2216. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2217. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 2-Eleven&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2218. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus 2-Eleven Zolder.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;848&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1261&quot; height=&quot;188&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg/280px-Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg/420px-Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg/560px-Lotus_2-Eleven_Zolder.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2219. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2220. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2221. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2007–2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2222. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2223. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2224. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elise&lt;br /&gt;
  2225. Lotus Exige&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2226. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2227. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1.8 L&amp;nbsp;supercharged&amp;nbsp;2ZZ-GE&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2228. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2229. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2230. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,300&amp;nbsp;mm (90.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2231. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3,822&amp;nbsp;mm (150.5&amp;nbsp;in) (road car)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2232. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,735&amp;nbsp;mm (68.3&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2233. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,112&amp;nbsp;mm (43.8&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2234. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;670&amp;nbsp;kg (1,477&amp;nbsp;lb) (road car)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2235. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2236. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 340R&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2237. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 3-Eleven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2239. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2240. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 2-Eleven&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a car produced by&amp;nbsp;British&amp;nbsp;car manufacturer&amp;nbsp;Lotus. It is based on the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Exige S, and thus has the same Toyota&amp;nbsp;2ZZ-GE&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;VVTL-i,&amp;nbsp;Eaton&amp;nbsp;M62&amp;nbsp;Roots-type supercharger&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;intercooled&amp;nbsp;engine. Weighing 670&amp;nbsp;kg (1,477&amp;nbsp;lb), with 252&amp;nbsp;bhp (255&amp;nbsp;PS; 188&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 8000 rpm and 242&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (178&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 7000 rpm of&amp;nbsp;torque,&amp;nbsp;the 2-Eleven can sprint from 0-60&amp;nbsp;mph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 150&amp;nbsp;mph (241&amp;nbsp;km/h).Intended as a&amp;nbsp;track day&amp;nbsp;car,&amp;nbsp;it costs £39,995 though for an additional £1,100 Lotus will make the car fully road legal.&lt;/div&gt;
  2241. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2242. &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;Slight differences exist between the track and road versions, where the track car is slightly longer, at 3,872&amp;nbsp;mm (152.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; white-space: nowrap;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;and lighter at 666&amp;nbsp;kg (1,468&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2273. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-123-lotus-2-eleven.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-99275881337809752</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-28T21:58:30.916-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 122</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Evora</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 122 (Lotus Evora)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2274. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 122 (Lotus Evora)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2277. &lt;/div&gt;
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  2279. &lt;/div&gt;
  2280. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Evora#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Evora#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2281. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;direction: ltr;&quot;&gt;
  2282. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif;&quot;&gt;
  2283. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2284. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Evora&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2285. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2017_Lotus_Evora_400,_sky_blue,_front_left.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2017 Lotus Evora 400, sky blue, front left.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3056&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5210&quot; height=&quot;164&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg/280px-2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg/420px-2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg/560px-2017_Lotus_Evora_400%2C_sky_blue%2C_front_left.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2286. &lt;div&gt;
  2287. Lotus Evora 400&lt;/div&gt;
  2288. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2289. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2290. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2291. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2009–present&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2292. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Model&amp;nbsp;years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2010–present&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2293. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk, England&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2294. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Russell Carr&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2295. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2296. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Sports car&amp;nbsp;(S)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2297. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;br /&gt;
  2298. 2-door&amp;nbsp;2+2&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2299. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2300. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 3-Eleven&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2301. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2302. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3.5&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;2GR-FE&amp;nbsp;V6&lt;br /&gt;
  2303. 3.5&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;2GR-FE&amp;nbsp;Supercharged&amp;nbsp;V6&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2304. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed&amp;nbsp;Aisin AI&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;br /&gt;
  2305. 6-speed&amp;nbsp;Aisin AI&amp;nbsp;IPS&amp;nbsp;automatic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2306. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2307. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,575&amp;nbsp;mm (101.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2308. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4,350&amp;nbsp;mm (171&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2309. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,848&amp;nbsp;mm (72.8&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2310. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,229&amp;nbsp;mm (48.4&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2311. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,248&amp;nbsp;kg (2,751&amp;nbsp;lb)–1,442&amp;nbsp;kg (3,179&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2312. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2313. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2314. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Evora&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a&amp;nbsp;sports car&amp;nbsp;produced by British car manufacturer&amp;nbsp;Lotus.The car, which was developed under the project name&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Project Eagle&lt;/i&gt;, was launched as the Evora on 22 July 2008 at the&amp;nbsp;British International Motor Show.The Evora S was launched in 2010 with a supercharged 3.5-litre V6. A facelifted and more powerful Evora 400 model was unveiled at the 2015&amp;nbsp;Geneva Motor Show,&amp;nbsp;followed by a hardcore and more powerful variant, the Evora GT430 which was unveiled in 2017.&lt;/div&gt;
  2315. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2316. The Lotus Evora is based on the first all-new vehicle platform from&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;since the introduction of the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elisein 1995 (the&amp;nbsp;Exige, introduced in 2000, and the 2006&amp;nbsp;Europa S&amp;nbsp;are both derivatives of the Elise).&amp;nbsp;The Evora was planned to be the first vehicle of three to be built on the same platform.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2318. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2319. Sales were expected to start in summer 2009,&amp;nbsp;The sales target was 2000 cars per year, with prices between £45,000 and just over £50,000.&amp;nbsp;and in America from the beginning of 2010.&lt;/div&gt;
  2320. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  2364. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  2366. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2367. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2368. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  2371. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2372. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2373. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2374. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2375. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2376. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2377. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2378. &lt;h4&gt;
  2379. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Overview&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2380. &lt;/div&gt;
  2381. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2382. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2383. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LotusEvoraClay.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2583&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3744&quot; height=&quot;152&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/LotusEvoraClay.jpg/220px-LotusEvoraClay.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/LotusEvoraClay.jpg/330px-LotusEvoraClay.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/LotusEvoraClay.jpg/440px-LotusEvoraClay.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2384. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2385. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2386. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LotusEvoraClay.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2387. Lotus Evora clay model&lt;/div&gt;
  2388. &lt;/div&gt;
  2389. &lt;/div&gt;
  2390. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2391. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2392. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_(2)_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1250&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2591&quot; height=&quot;106&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2393. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2394. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2395. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_-_Flickr_-_Alexandre_Pr%C3%A9vot_(2)_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2396. Lotus Evora (France)&lt;/div&gt;
  2397. &lt;/div&gt;
  2398. &lt;/div&gt;
  2399. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2400. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2401. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2708&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2357&quot; height=&quot;253&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2402. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2403. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2404. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_engine.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2405. engine&lt;/div&gt;
  2406. &lt;/div&gt;
  2407. &lt;/div&gt;
  2408. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2409. Evora is the first product of a five-year plan started in 2006 to expand the Lotus line-up&amp;nbsp;beyond its current track-specialized offerings, with the aim of making Evora somewhat of a more practical road car that would appeal to the mainstream.&amp;nbsp;As such it is a larger car than recent&amp;nbsp;Elise models&amp;nbsp;and its derivatives (Exige,&amp;nbsp;Europa S, etc.), with an unladen weight of 1,383&amp;nbsp;kg (3,049&amp;nbsp;lb), with the automatic version weighing in at 1,442&amp;nbsp;kg (3,179&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/div&gt;
  2410. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2411. It is currently the only Lotus model with a&amp;nbsp;2+2&amp;nbsp;configuration, although it has been announced that it will also be offered in a two-seater configuration, referred to as the &quot;Plus Zero&quot; option.It, along with the&amp;nbsp;BMW i8, are the only 2+2 mid-engined coupés on sale. This, however is the only one out of the two cars that has no hybrid system. The interior is larger to allow taller persons to fit, such as the then Lotus CEO Mike Kimberley,and two 6&#39;5&quot; (195.6&amp;nbsp;cm) tall people.&lt;/div&gt;
  2412. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2413. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2414. The cooled&amp;nbsp;boot&amp;nbsp;behind the engine is large enough to fit a set of&amp;nbsp;golf clubs, although Lotus Design Head&amp;nbsp;Russell Carr&amp;nbsp;denies that this was intentional.&amp;nbsp;Lotus intends Evora to compete with different market sectors including the&amp;nbsp;Porsche 991.&lt;/div&gt;
  2415. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2416. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2417. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2418. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2419. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2420. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2421. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2422. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2423. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Nomenclature&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nomenclature&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2424. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2425. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2426. The name &quot;Evora&quot; keeps the&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;tradition of beginning model names with an &quot;E&quot;. The name is derived from the words Evolution, VOgue, and auRA.&amp;nbsp;Other names considered were&amp;nbsp;Eagle,&amp;nbsp;Exira&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Ethos; Exira was rejected as it was considered not good enough and the other two because it would be difficult for Lotus to claim them as a trademark.&amp;nbsp;The name &quot;Evora&quot; sounds similar to&amp;nbsp;Évora, which is the name of a Portuguese city and&amp;nbsp;UNESCO&amp;nbsp;World Heritage Site, in&amp;nbsp;Portugal.&lt;/div&gt;
  2427. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2428. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2429. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2430. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2431. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2432. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2433. The Evora is equipped with a mid-mounted, transverse, Toyota-sourced&amp;nbsp;3.5-litre&amp;nbsp;24-valve V6 engine. The Evora S uses the same engine but with a supercharger. Both versions are available with a 6-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&amp;nbsp;or 6-speed&amp;nbsp;automatic&amp;nbsp;with &quot;Intelligent Precision Shift&quot; by&amp;nbsp;Aisin.&amp;nbsp;The Evora has a&amp;nbsp;drag coefficient&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;C&lt;/i&gt;&lt;small style=&quot;font-size: 11.9px; position: relative; right: 1px; top: 4px;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;d&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/small&gt;=0.337.&amp;nbsp;The Evora is constructed from a modular lightweight bonded aluminium structure with composite body panels. It features forged aluminium double wishbone suspension with&amp;nbsp;Bilstein&amp;nbsp;high-performance gas dampers and Eibach coaxial coil springs. Steering is by hydraulically assisted power steering.&lt;/div&gt;
  2434. &lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 14px; margin: 1em 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2435. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Model&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Torque&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Emissions&lt;br /&gt;
  2436. CO&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Top speed&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Acceleration&lt;br /&gt;
  2437. 0-60&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Economy&lt;br /&gt;
  2438. (combined)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2439. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;280&amp;nbsp;PS (206&amp;nbsp;kW; 276&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 6,400 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;350&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (258&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,600 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;217 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;163&amp;nbsp;mph (262&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.8 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;30.3&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.3&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 25.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2440. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;280&amp;nbsp;PS (206&amp;nbsp;kW; 276&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 6,400 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;350&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (258&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,600 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;210 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;159&amp;nbsp;mph (256&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;5.0 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;31.4&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.0&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 26.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2441. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora S&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;350&amp;nbsp;PS (257&amp;nbsp;kW; 345&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (295&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;229 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;178&amp;nbsp;mph (286&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.4 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;28.7&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.8&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 23.9&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2442. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora S IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;350&amp;nbsp;PS (257&amp;nbsp;kW; 345&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (295&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;224 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;167&amp;nbsp;mph (269&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.5 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.3&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.6&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.4&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
  2443. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2444. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2445. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2446. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora 400&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;406&amp;nbsp;PS (299&amp;nbsp;kW; 400&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;410&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (302&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 3,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;186&amp;nbsp;mph (299&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.1 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2447. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora 400 IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;406&amp;nbsp;PS (299&amp;nbsp;kW; 400&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;410&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (302&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 3,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;230 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.1 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2448. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora Sport 410&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;416&amp;nbsp;PS (306&amp;nbsp;kW; 410&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;420&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (310&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 3,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;225 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;190&amp;nbsp;mph (306&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.2 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2449. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora Sport 410 IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;416&amp;nbsp;PS (306&amp;nbsp;kW; 410&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;420&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (310&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 3,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;230 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;4.1 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2450. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;436&amp;nbsp;PS (321&amp;nbsp;kW; 430&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;440&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (325&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;234 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;190&amp;nbsp;mph (306&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3.7 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2451. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430 IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;436&amp;nbsp;PS (321&amp;nbsp;kW; 430&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;450&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (332&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;234 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3.6 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2452. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430 Sport&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;436&amp;nbsp;PS (321&amp;nbsp;kW; 430&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;440&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (325&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;234 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;196&amp;nbsp;mph (315&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3.7 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2453. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430 Sport IPS&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;436&amp;nbsp;PS (321&amp;nbsp;kW; 430&amp;nbsp;bhp) @ 7,000 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;450&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (332&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) @ 4,500 rpm&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;234 g/km&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;3.6 secs&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;29.1&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑imp&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;(9.7&amp;nbsp;L/100&amp;nbsp;km; 24.2&amp;nbsp;mpg&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;‑US&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2454. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2455. &lt;table class=&quot;mbox-small&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 4px 0px 4px 1em; width: 238px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2456. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;mbox-image&quot; style=&quot;border: none; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0.9em; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: 50.9219px;&quot;&gt;
  2457. &lt;div class=&quot;floatnone&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2458. &lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;160&quot; data-file-width=&quot;160&quot; height=&quot;50&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/50px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/75px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/100px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;50&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2459. &lt;/div&gt;
  2460. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;mbox-text plainlist&quot; style=&quot;border: none; line-height: 1.1em; padding: 0.25em 0.9em; width: 220.844px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;
  2461. &lt;div style=&quot;padding: 4px 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2462. &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora.ogg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;File:Lotus Evora.ogg&quot;&gt;Lotus Evora at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2463. &lt;div&gt;
  2464. &lt;div class=&quot;mediaContainer&quot; style=&quot;position: relative; width: 220px;&quot;&gt;
  2465. &lt;div class=&quot;mwPlayerContainer k-player&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: white; height: 20px; position: relative; width: 220px;&quot;&gt;
  2466. &lt;div class=&quot;videoHolder&quot; style=&quot;bottom: 0px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2467. &lt;div class=&quot;mwEmbedPlayer&quot; id=&quot;mwe_player_0&quot; style=&quot;height: 20px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 220px;&quot;&gt;
  2468. &lt;img class=&quot;playerPoster&quot; src=&quot;data:image/png,%89PNG%0D%0A%1A%0A%0DIHDR%01%01%08%02%90wS%DE%01sRGB%AE%CE%1C%E9%09pHYs%0B%13%0B%13%01%9A%9C%18%07tIME%07%DB%0B%0A%17%041%80%9B%E7%F2%19tEXtCommentCreated%20with%20GIMPW%81%0E%17%0CIDAT%08%D7c%60%60%60%04%01&#39;4&#39;%0AIEND%AEB%60%82&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; bottom: 0px; height: 20px; left: 100px; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 20px;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2469. &lt;div class=&quot;play-btn-large&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) 0px -433px no-repeat; border: none; cursor: pointer; height: 55px; left: 110px; margin-left: -35px; margin-top: -27.5px; position: absolute; top: 10px; width: 70px;&quot; title=&quot;Play clip&quot;&gt;
  2470. &lt;/div&gt;
  2471. &lt;/div&gt;
  2472. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-state-default ui-widget-header ui-helper-clearfix control-bar block&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) 0px -81px repeat-x; border-bottom-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(200, 200, 200); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: initial; border-width: 0px 0px 1px 1px; bottom: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; height: 20px; left: 0px; line-height: normal; margin-top: 0px; padding: 2px 0px 0px 6px; position: absolute; right: 0px; z-index: 2; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;
  2473. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-state-default ui-corner-bl rButton k-options&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(174, 208, 234); color: #2779aa; cursor: pointer; float: right; font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Grande&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Lucida Sans&amp;quot;, Arial, sans-serif; height: 21px; list-style: none outside none; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: -2px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; width: 50px;&quot; title=&quot;Player options&quot;&gt;
  2474. &lt;span style=&quot;position: relative; top: 4px;&quot;&gt;MENU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2475. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-slider ui-slider-horizontal rButton volume-slider ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all&quot; style=&quot;background: none 0px 0px repeat scroll transparent !important; border-radius: 5px !important; border: medium none; cursor: pointer; direction: ltr; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 0.8em; height: 16px; list-style: none outside none; margin-top: 2px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 20px; z-index: 1503;&quot;&gt;
  2476. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-slider-range ui-widget-header ui-slider-range-min&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) -66px -306px repeat-x scroll transparent !important; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 0.7em; font-weight: bold; height: 17px; left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 16px; z-index: 1;&quot;&gt;
  2477. &lt;/div&gt;
  2478. &lt;a class=&quot;ui-slider-handle ui-state-default ui-corner-all&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Evora#&quot; style=&quot;background: none 0px 0px repeat scroll transparent; border-radius: 5px !important; border: medium none; color: #2779aa; cursor: default; display: block; height: 18px; left: 16px; margin: -3px 5px 0px -1px; position: absolute; text-decoration-line: none; top: -0.3em; width: 8px; z-index: 2;&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2479. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-icon_link rButton volume_control&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png; border-radius: 5px !important; border: 0px; color: #2779aa; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 16px; list-style: none outside none; margin-right: 2px; margin-top: 2px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 16px;&quot; title=&quot;Volume control&quot;&gt;
  2480. &lt;span class=&quot;ui-icon ui-icon-volume-on&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) 0px -48px no-repeat scroll transparent; display: block; height: 16px; left: 0.2em; margin: -8px 5px 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; right: auto; text-indent: -99999px; top: 8px; width: 16px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2481. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-icon_link rButton timed-text&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png; border-radius: 5px !important; border: 0px; color: #2779aa; cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 16px; list-style: none outside none; margin-top: 2px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 22px;&quot; title=&quot;Timed text&quot;&gt;
  2482. &lt;span class=&quot;ui-icon ui-icon-comment&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) 0px -65px no-repeat scroll transparent; display: block; height: 16px; left: 0.2em; margin: -8px 5px 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; right: auto; text-indent: -99999px; top: 8px; width: 16px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2483. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-widget time-disp&quot; style=&quot;border: medium none; display: inline; float: right; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 39px;&quot;&gt;
  2484. 0:00&lt;/div&gt;
  2485. &lt;div class=&quot;ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-icon_link lButton play-btn&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;data:image/png; border-radius: 5px !important; border: 0px; color: #2779aa; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 16px; list-style: none outside none; margin: 2px; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 19px;&quot; title=&quot;Play clip&quot;&gt;
  2486. &lt;span class=&quot;ui-icon ui-icon-play&quot; style=&quot;background: url(&amp;quot;/w/extensions/TimedMediaHandler/MwEmbedModules/EmbedPlayer/resources/skins/kskin/images/ksprite.png?3c85d&amp;quot;) 0px 0px no-repeat; display: block; height: 16px; left: 0.2em; margin: -8px 5px 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; right: auto; text-indent: -99999px; top: 8px; width: 16px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2487. &lt;/div&gt;
  2488. &lt;/div&gt;
  2489. &lt;/div&gt;
  2490. &lt;/div&gt;
  2491. &lt;div class=&quot;description&quot; style=&quot;padding: 2px 0px 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2492. &lt;/div&gt;
  2493. &lt;/div&gt;
  2494. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2495. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;mbox-text&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;border: none; line-height: 1.1em; padding: 0.25em 0.9em; width: 284.844px;&quot;&gt;&lt;hr style=&quot;background-color: #a2a9b1; border: 0px; color: #a2a9b1; height: 1px; margin: 0.2em 0px;&quot; /&gt;
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  2498. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2499. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  2500. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Evora S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2501. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2502. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2293&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3210&quot; height=&quot;157&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG/220px-Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG/330px-Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG/440px-Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2503. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2504. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2505. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_S_in_Sint_Truiden.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2506. Lotus Evora S&lt;/div&gt;
  2507. &lt;/div&gt;
  2508. &lt;/div&gt;
  2509. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2510. In 2010, Lotus unveiled a new variant of the Evora which was much more focused and more powerful than the regular version, called the Evora S. The &quot;S&quot; in the name stood for &quot;Supercharged&quot;. The car had the same standard design but was more powerful, now producing 345&amp;nbsp;hp (257&amp;nbsp;kW; 350&amp;nbsp;PS) and 295&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (400&amp;nbsp;N⋅m), thanks to a new&amp;nbsp;supercharger&amp;nbsp;manufactured by Harrop.&amp;nbsp;The exhaust of the car was also replaced with a single-tubed exhaust system. The suspension&#39;s dampers have been re-calibrated to suit the vehicle&#39;s new suspension characteristics. The steering has also been re-calibrated. The car&#39;s price was also raised, now at US$77,175.&lt;/div&gt;
  2511. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2512. The car was able to do 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (0–97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in 4.6 seconds, with a top speed of 172&amp;nbsp;mph (277&amp;nbsp;km/h).&lt;/div&gt;
  2513. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2514. Lotus ceased production of the S in 2014 and later replaced it and the regular car with a new variant called the Evora 400 in 2015.&lt;/div&gt;
  2515. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2516. The Romanian Police have a Lotus Evora S in their line-up as of 2012.&lt;/div&gt;
  2517. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2518. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_400&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora 400&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2519. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2520. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2521. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_400_(2).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3456&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4608&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_400_%282%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2522. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2523. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2524. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_400_(2).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2525. Evora 400&lt;/div&gt;
  2526. &lt;/div&gt;
  2527. &lt;/div&gt;
  2528. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2529. The Evora 400 is a new variant that replaces the Evora and the Evora S.The &quot;400&quot; in the name is a reference to the vehicle&#39;s horsepower rating. The improved engine output of 400&amp;nbsp;hp (298&amp;nbsp;kW; 406&amp;nbsp;PS) and 302&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (409&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) is due to an intercooled supercharger developed by Edelbrock. The Evora 400 has an all-new body kit design, which helps produce an extra 23&amp;nbsp;kg (51&amp;nbsp;lb) of downforce. The exhaust now has a new driver-activated system which allows the driver to increase the roar of the exhaust. The interior has been slightly revised, notably with narrower sills for simplified entry and exit, a new dashboard design and centre console design. The wheel set is also different, offering new forged wheels as an option. The wing has been changed into a split rear wing. The car weighs 1,395&amp;nbsp;kg (3,075&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/div&gt;
  2530. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2531. Acceleration from 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (0–97&amp;nbsp;km/h) is at 4.1 seconds, 0.5 seconds faster than the S variant. Top speed is at 186&amp;nbsp;mph (299&amp;nbsp;km/h).&lt;/div&gt;
  2532. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2533. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_Sport_410&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora Sport 410&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2534. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2535. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2536. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3682&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5509&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2537. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2538. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2539. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_Sport_410_1X7A7890.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2540. Lotus Evora Sport 410 in&amp;nbsp;Stuttgart at the Retro Classics 2018&lt;/div&gt;
  2541. &lt;/div&gt;
  2542. &lt;/div&gt;
  2543. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2544. At the 2016&amp;nbsp;Geneva Motor Show, Lotus revealed the Evora Sport 410, a slightly enhanced version of the 400.&amp;nbsp;The car&#39;s 3.5-liter&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Toyota&quot;&gt;Toyota&lt;/a&gt;-derived V6 puts out an extra 10&amp;nbsp;hp (7&amp;nbsp;kW; 10&amp;nbsp;PS), for a total of 410&amp;nbsp;hp (306&amp;nbsp;kW; 416&amp;nbsp;PS). The torque is also up, now at 310&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (420&amp;nbsp;N⋅m).&lt;/div&gt;
  2545. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2546. The design stays the same, as it is only a variant of the Evora 400. The weight falls drastically, and is now at 1,325&amp;nbsp;kg (2,921&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/div&gt;
  2547. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2548. The performance figures become faster, thanks to higher horsepower and lower weight. 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (0–97&amp;nbsp;km/h) is now at 3.9 seconds, and top speed is now at 190&amp;nbsp;mph (306&amp;nbsp;km/h). However, if the IPS automatic transmission system is used, top speed settles at 174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h).&lt;/div&gt;
  2549. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2550. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_GT430&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2551. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2552. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2553. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3572&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4297&quot; height=&quot;183&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2554. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2555. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2556. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430_1X7A8181.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2557. Lotus Evora GT430 in Stuttgart at the Retro Classics 2018&lt;/div&gt;
  2558. &lt;/div&gt;
  2559. &lt;/div&gt;
  2560. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2561. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2562. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3024&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4032&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2563. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2564. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2565. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430_.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2566. Rear view&lt;/div&gt;
  2567. &lt;/div&gt;
  2568. &lt;/div&gt;
  2569. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2570. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2571. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3024&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4032&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2572. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2573. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2574. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT430.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2575. Lotus Evora GT430&lt;/div&gt;
  2576. &lt;/div&gt;
  2577. &lt;/div&gt;
  2578. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2579. In 2017, Lotus unveiled the most powerful variant of the Evora and in turn the fastest road legal Lotus ever made, the Evora GT430. It is the part of an entirely new range in the Evora family, called the performance range.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The car&#39;s 3.5 liter&amp;nbsp;Toyota-derived V6 puts out an enormous 430&amp;nbsp;hp (321&amp;nbsp;kW; 436&amp;nbsp;PS) thanks to an Edelbrock supercharger and a titanium exhaust system. The torque figures are also up as compared to previous variants 325&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (441&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) for manual transmission cars and 332&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (450&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) for cars with automatic transmission due to launch control and fast gear change ratios. This version is also the lightest and tips the scale at 1,258&amp;nbsp;kg (2,773&amp;nbsp;lb) for manual transmission cars and 1,310&amp;nbsp;kg (2,888&amp;nbsp;lb) for automatic transmission cars. The cars with automatic transmission weigh more due to the added weight of the gear box and its cooling system. Top speed also varies for manual and automatic cars due to added weight and gearbox differences and are rated at 174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h) for automatic cars and 190&amp;nbsp;mph (306&amp;nbsp;km/h) for manual transmission cars. Due to the increased torque the automatic transmission cars are a little bit quicker than the manual transmission cars with 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (0–97&amp;nbsp;km/h) times of 3.6 seconds(automatic) and 3.7 seconds(manual) respectively. It also generates more downforce (250 kg at 190 mph) than its previous variants. Only 60 units of the Evora GT430 will be produced. Exterior wise, the car has a new and aggressive body kit that features a bigger carbon fiber rear wing, bigger air intakes, forged aluminum wheels, poly carbonate lights and most of the body work made from carbon fiber in order to keep the weight low. The interior is also stripped down in order to save weight and removes the rear seats along with the addition of carbon fiber components and racing seats, it also features a plaque signifying the car&#39;s production number. The creature comforts are retained with air-conditioning included as standard.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2581. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_GT430_Sport&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora GT430 Sport&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2582. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2583. Later in 2017, Lotus unveiled another variant of the Evora GT430 called the Evora GT430 sport. It features a more aero dynamic body and removes the GT430&#39;s rear wing for smoother airflow and to reduce drag. This helps increase the top speed to 196&amp;nbsp;mph (315&amp;nbsp;km/h) with the automatic version having a top speed of 174&amp;nbsp;mph (280&amp;nbsp;km/h) due to added gearbox weight. The sport version is also lighter than the regular version and tips the scales at 1,300&amp;nbsp;kg (2,866&amp;nbsp;lb) for automatic version and 1,248&amp;nbsp;kg (2,751&amp;nbsp;lb) for manual version.&lt;/div&gt;
  2584. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2585. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Special_editions&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Special editions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2586. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2587. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_414E_Hybrid&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora 414E Hybrid&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2588. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2589. In 2012, Lotus produced a prototype hybrid Evora, called 414E. Developed as a demonstration project for the UK Government&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Technology Strategy Board, the range-extended electric coupe emits 55 g/km CO&lt;sub style=&quot;font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1;&quot;&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;&amp;nbsp;and has an electric only driving range of 30 miles.&amp;nbsp;When combined with the 3-cylinder 1.2 litre (1198 cc) petrol engine acting as a generator (as a similar manner to the&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet Volt), the 414E has a range of 300 miles. The 414E formed the basis of the&amp;nbsp;Infiniti Emerg-e concept car.&lt;/div&gt;
  2590. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2591. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_S_Carabinieri&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora S Carabinieri&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2592. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  2594. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2848&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4288&quot; height=&quot;146&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg/220px-2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg/330px-2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg/440px-2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2597. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Italian_GP_-_Carabinieri.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2598. Lotus Evora S Carabinieri&lt;/div&gt;
  2599. &lt;/div&gt;
  2600. &lt;/div&gt;
  2601. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2602. In July 2011,&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;donated two Evora S models with special equipment to the&amp;nbsp;Carabinieri, the&amp;nbsp;Italian&amp;nbsp;gendarmerie. Lotus will take care of the maintenance of the cars and the training for the drivers.&lt;/div&gt;
  2603. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2604. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Evora_GTE_Road_Car&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Evora GTE Road Car&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2605. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2606. The Evora GTE road version is a variant of the Evora that was built to permit its racing variant to be able to race under GT3 and LM GTE regulations.There were only 25 of these special editions built. The road car uses the race car&#39;s engine, and produces 438&amp;nbsp;hp (327&amp;nbsp;kW; 444&amp;nbsp;PS), making it the most powerful Lotus ever made. The weight of the car has been lowered drastically, and is now at 1,277&amp;nbsp;kg (2,815&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;br /&gt;
  2607. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2608. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2609. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Motorsport&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  2610. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2611. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;LM_GTE&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;LM GTE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2612. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  2614. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg/220px-PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg/330px-PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg/440px-PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2617. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PLM12_23_Alex_Job_Lotus_Townsend_Bell.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2618. &lt;center&gt;
  2619. Townsend Bell&amp;nbsp;in an Evora GTE during 2012 Petit Le Mans&lt;/center&gt;
  2620. &lt;/div&gt;
  2621. &lt;/div&gt;
  2622. &lt;/div&gt;
  2623. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2624. During the 2011&amp;nbsp;Geneva Motor Show, Lotus announced the Evora Enduro GT concept, as a follow up to the Type 124 and GT4 race cars. Lotus is aiming for this car to enter into the&amp;nbsp;LM GTE&amp;nbsp;category by mid-2011, with a 444&amp;nbsp;hp (331&amp;nbsp;kW; 450&amp;nbsp;PS)&amp;nbsp;Toyota-supplied V8.&lt;/div&gt;
  2625. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2626. Lotus entered two Evoras at the&amp;nbsp;2011 24 Hours of Le Mans, which were run by the&amp;nbsp;Jetalliance Racing&amp;nbsp;team. Despite overheating issues during practice and qualifying, car #65 finished 22nd overall, completing 295 laps, whilst car #64 retired after 126 laps.&lt;/div&gt;
  2627. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2628. In 2012, Jetalliance Racing failed to negotiate a deal to run the cars in Europe; instead,&amp;nbsp;Alex Job Racing&amp;nbsp;chose to run a&amp;nbsp;LM GTE in the&amp;nbsp;American Le Mans Series. Alex Job Racing did not get a good outcome from this however, and the car was later replaced by a&amp;nbsp;Ferrari 458 Italia GT2&amp;nbsp;as the main race car for the team.&lt;/div&gt;
  2629. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2630. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Group_GT4&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Group GT4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2631. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2632. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2633. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2787&quot; data-file-width=&quot;5143&quot; height=&quot;119&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg/220px-Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg/330px-Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg/440px-Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2635. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2636. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Evora_GT4.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2637. &lt;center&gt;
  2638. Cor Euser Racing Lotus Evora GT4 at the 2015 12 Hours of Zandvoort&lt;/center&gt;
  2639. &lt;/div&gt;
  2640. &lt;/div&gt;
  2641. &lt;/div&gt;
  2642. &lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2643. Ollie Hancock&amp;nbsp;won the&amp;nbsp;Nürburgring&amp;nbsp;round of the&amp;nbsp;2010 GT4 European Cup season. A team including&amp;nbsp;Johnny Mowlem,&amp;nbsp;Stefano D&#39;Aste&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Gianni Giudici&amp;nbsp;finished on the podium in the 2011&amp;nbsp;Dubai 24 Hour&amp;nbsp;endurance race.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2645. In 2011, Stefano D&#39;Aste was the first Italian driver after&amp;nbsp;Mario Andretti&amp;nbsp;to win on&amp;nbsp;Circuit Park Zandvoort&amp;nbsp;with an official Lotus car and the car was the Evora GT4. D&#39;Aste was in first position of the&amp;nbsp;GT4 European Series&amp;nbsp;till the last race but due to a problem that occurred to the engine he got a third position in the series, which was still good, considering that it was the first year that the official Lotus Evora GT4 took part to a full season competing with cars like the&amp;nbsp;BMW M3,&amp;nbsp;Porsche 911,&amp;nbsp;Aston Martin Vantage GT4, and the&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet Camaro; cars that are much more competitive than the Evora. The car proved capable of keeping up with these cars.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2647. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;GT300&quot; style=&quot;color: blue; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;GT300&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
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  2650. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:-2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_(1)_(36961467351).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3000&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/-2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg/220px--2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/-2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg/330px--2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/-2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg/440px--2_SYNTIUM_Apple_Lotus_%281%29_%2836961467351%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2655. Cars Tokai Dream28 Lotus Evora GT300 at Fuji Speedway&lt;/center&gt;
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  2660. Mooncraft runs a Lotus Evora in the GT300 class of the Japanese&amp;nbsp;Super GT&amp;nbsp;series. However, the car isn&#39;t really an Evora but rather a silhouette racer using on the Dome-GTA M101 &quot;Mother Chassis&quot; with Evora lookalike bodywork and some Evora bits. As with all current Mother Chassis cars, it&#39;s powered by the Nissan&amp;nbsp;VK45DE&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated V8.&lt;br /&gt;
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  2669. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Reception&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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  2671. The Evora received several accolades at its launch from the British motoring press, including: Britain&#39;s Best Driver&#39;s Car 2009 from&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Autocar&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;and Car of the Year 2009, from&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Evo.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2673. The car was reviewed by Jeremy Clarkson on the television show&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Top Gear&lt;/i&gt;. Overall his review was positive: he was very happy with the performance, handling and comfort. He was extremely impressed with the ride comfort even after driving it into a field saying &quot;Here, the suspension is taking the knocks, not me.&quot; and described the car as &quot;the only car I&#39;ve ever driven, ever, which is a killer attack dog and an old sofa&quot;. However, he considered the rear seats to have not enough legroom, the interior felt tinny and the satellite navigation was sub-optimal.&lt;br /&gt;
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  2678. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-122-lotus-evora.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-2274975390454633493</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-11T02:00:24.251-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 121</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Europa S</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 121 (Lotus Europa S)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2679. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 121 (Lotus Europa S)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2686. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Europa_S#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Europa_S#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2689. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2690. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Europa S&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2691. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2007 Lotus Europa S 2.0 Front.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1524&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3735&quot; height=&quot;114&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg/280px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg/420px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg/560px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Front.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2692. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2693. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2694. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2006–2010&lt;br /&gt;
  2695. 456 produced including 48 SE specification cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2696. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Russell Carr&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2697. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2698. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Sports car&amp;nbsp;(S)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2699. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2700. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2701. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dodge EV&lt;br /&gt;
  2702. Proton Lekir&lt;br /&gt;
  2703. Vauxhall VX220&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2704. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2705. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2.0 L&amp;nbsp;turbocharged&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Z20LER&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4(petrol)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2706. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Getrag M32&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2707. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2708. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,330&amp;nbsp;mm (91.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2709. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3,900&amp;nbsp;mm (153.5&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2710. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,850&amp;nbsp;mm (72.8&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2711. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,120&amp;nbsp;mm (44.1&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2712. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;995&amp;nbsp;kg (2,194&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  2715. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Europa S (Type 121)&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a two-seat&amp;nbsp;mid-engined&amp;nbsp;sports car, designed to be a more toned down and comfortable variant of the driver focused&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elise&amp;nbsp;and its derivative, the&amp;nbsp;Exige. The Europa S is a modern version of the&amp;nbsp;Europa&amp;nbsp;line of the 1960s and 1970s.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2718. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1412&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3487&quot; height=&quot;89&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg/220px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg/330px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg/440px-2007_Lotus_Europa_S_2.0_Rear.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2722. Lotus Europa S&lt;/div&gt;
  2723. &lt;/div&gt;
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  2726. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2727. The Europa S features a larger boot (trunk), greater sound-proofing and easier cabin access due to the lower chassis sides and higher roof line. The Europa S includes creature comforts such as air conditioning, a sound system, leather interior and interior carpeting as standard equipment reflecting its&amp;nbsp;grand touring&amp;nbsp;nature.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2731. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2733. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2734. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2735. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2736. The Europa S has a dry weight of just 995&amp;nbsp;kg (2,194&amp;nbsp;lb) achieved by an extruded and bonded&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;chassis&amp;nbsp;with&amp;nbsp;composite&amp;nbsp;body panels and front crash structure.&lt;/div&gt;
  2737. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2738. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2739. The Europa S is a derivative of the Lotus Elise and Exige to the extent that the cars have variations of the same bonded aluminium chassis but the Europa bears a separate Lotus model designation (Type 121) due, in part, to its longer chassis and completely new design. The mid-engine two-seat&amp;nbsp;coupé&amp;nbsp;has a 2.0&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;turbocharged&amp;nbsp;GM&amp;nbsp;Z20LER Ecotec&amp;nbsp;straight-4&amp;nbsp;engine, producing 147&amp;nbsp;kW (200&amp;nbsp;PS; 197&amp;nbsp;hp) at 5,400 rpm and 272&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (201&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) of torque.coupled to the Getrag M32 6-speed manual transmission. This allows the car to accelerate from 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (0–97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in around 5.5 seconds, and 0–100&amp;nbsp;mph (0–161&amp;nbsp;km/h) in around 13.8 seconds. The Europa S can attain a maximum speed of 143&amp;nbsp;mph (230&amp;nbsp;km/h).&lt;/div&gt;
  2740. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2741. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2742. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2743. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2744. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Europa SE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2745. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2746. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2747. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2112&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2816&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg/220px-Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg/330px-Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg/440px-Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2748. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2749. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2750. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Europa_SE_000_since_2008_frontright_2010-02-21_A.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2751. Lotus Europa SE&lt;/div&gt;
  2752. &lt;/div&gt;
  2753. &lt;/div&gt;
  2754. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2755. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2756. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Europa_SE,_Malaysia.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2055&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3264&quot; height=&quot;139&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg/220px-Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg/330px-Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg/440px-Lotus_Europa_SE%2C_Malaysia.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2757. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2758. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2759. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Europa_SE,_Malaysia.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2760. Rear View showing the SE badging&lt;/div&gt;
  2761. &lt;/div&gt;
  2762. &lt;/div&gt;
  2763. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2764. The Europa S model was not a sales success. Due to this reason, Lotus engineering director Roger Becker took charge of the car’s development programme and the Europa SE variant was launched replacing the Europa S. It was an improved version of the Europa S with an improved engine and other driving amenities.&lt;/div&gt;
  2765. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2766. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Engine&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2767. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2768. The Europa SE utilises the same engine as the Europa S, but is fitted with a revised turbocharger featuring a high output compressor, a re-calibrated engine controller, and a set of colder grade&amp;nbsp;spark plugs. These changes provide a smoother, more linear, and enhanced torque characteristic for readily accessible engine performance, and result in a power increase to 225&amp;nbsp;PS (165&amp;nbsp;kW; 222&amp;nbsp;hp) and 300&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (221&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) of torque.&lt;/div&gt;
  2769. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2770. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Wheels_and_Tyres&quot;&gt;Wheels and Tyres&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2771. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2772. The new, cast alloy 15-spoke wheels have larger width and diameter. They are fitted with Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 tyres in 195/45 R17 on the front (increased from 175/55) and 235/40 R18 (from 225/45 R17) at the rear. This, in combination with revised suspension tuning (see below), provides higher levels of both longitudinal and lateral grip and results in improved handling, balance and braking performance, especially in very wet conditions, whilst maintaining ride comfort and refinement.&lt;/div&gt;
  2773. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2774. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Suspension&quot;&gt;Suspension&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2775. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2776. The front and rear spring rates have been increased, along with revisions made to the internal valves of the dampers. New front&amp;nbsp;damper&amp;nbsp;mounting brackets are fitted together with a softer front&amp;nbsp;anti-roll bar. These changes, in combination with the revised wheel/tyre equipment, provide a nose down rake and slightly lowered ride height, thus producing the aforementioned driving properties.&lt;/div&gt;
  2777. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2778. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Brakes&quot;&gt;Brakes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2779. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2780. In order to provide greater braking performance in conditions of repeated high speed use, larger single piece front&amp;nbsp;brake discs&amp;nbsp;(308mm vs. 288mm) feature curved and handed internal cooling vanes and cross drilling. 4-piston, light alloy, A.P. Racing front callipers use&amp;nbsp;Ferodo&amp;nbsp;DS25HP pad material, also fitted to the otherwise standard rear brakes, and a re-calibration of the ABS software ensures that the greater braking potential of the new wheel/tyre/suspension package is fully used, with intervention occurring only at the threshold of grip.&lt;/div&gt;
  2781. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2782. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Interior&quot;&gt;Interior&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2783. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2784. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2785. The Europa SE comes as standard with the Luxury Touring Pack (optional on the &#39;S&#39;) and features re-styled trim panels in soft, lightweight, high grade leather.&lt;/div&gt;
  2786. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2787. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2788. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2789. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2790. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2791. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2792. The car was originally planned to be manufactured at parent company&amp;nbsp;Proton&#39;s&amp;nbsp;factory in Malaysia, allowing for a lower sale price, but ultimately the company chose the&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;Hethel&amp;nbsp;factory for the car&#39;s production.&lt;/div&gt;
  2793. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2794. Delivery of the Europa S began in September 2006 from the Lotus factory at Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk. The car was not offered for sale in the United States or Canada as the&amp;nbsp;Opel/Vauxhall-built turbocharger was not certified to meet&amp;nbsp;emissions requirements&amp;nbsp;for those countries.&lt;/div&gt;
  2795. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2796. The Europa S body and platform was also used by&amp;nbsp;Chrysler&amp;nbsp;for their&amp;nbsp;Dodge Circuit EV&amp;nbsp;electric car concept.&lt;/div&gt;
  2797. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2798. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2799. The Europa S was replaced by the more potent Europa SE in 2008. Production of the Europa S amounted to 456 cars. Lotus stopped production of the Europa SE in early 2010 due to new&amp;nbsp;emission standards. Only 48 cars were built thereby making it the rarest production road car ever built by Lotus.&lt;/div&gt;
  2800. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2801. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2802. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2803. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2804. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Reception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2805. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2806. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  2807. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_europa_2006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;492&quot; data-file-width=&quot;656&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Lotus_europa_2006.jpg/220px-Lotus_europa_2006.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Lotus_europa_2006.jpg/330px-Lotus_europa_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Lotus_europa_2006.jpg/440px-Lotus_europa_2006.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2808. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  2809. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  2810. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_europa_2006.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2811. 2006 Lotus Europa S&lt;/div&gt;
  2812. &lt;/div&gt;
  2813. &lt;/div&gt;
  2814. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2815. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Europa_S&quot;&gt;Europa S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2816. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2817. Reviews of the Europa S were not in line with those for its sister models, the Elise and the Exige,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;The Sunday Times&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;noted that while introducing a lower-revving engine (a turbocharged General Motors 1998&amp;nbsp;cc, four-cylinder) creates a more comfortable level of sound, the performance is noticeably different from the higher-revving Toyota engines, and with a heavier body shell, the performance isn&#39;t in line with the Elise or Exige. It has the same wheelbase as the&amp;nbsp;Vauxhall VX220, which is longer than that of the Elise.&lt;/div&gt;
  2818. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2819. Jason Plato, from British TV show&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Fifth Gear&lt;/i&gt;, tested the car and generally didn&#39;t find it good enough to be a proper&amp;nbsp;GT car because he thought that the car needs to be more comfortable. Presenter&amp;nbsp;Jeremy Clarkson&amp;nbsp;remarked on British motoring show&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Top Gear&lt;/i&gt;, &quot;we won&#39;t even play [the review film] because it was such a dreary car.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
  2820. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2821. However,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Evo&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;magazine gave the car a generally positive review after being given the chance to test a production model in Belgium&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Spa-Francorchamps&amp;nbsp;circuit, saying that the car was a &quot;refreshingly mature and desirable sports car.&quot;During the same session,&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Evo&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;group tested the&amp;nbsp;Porsche Cayman S,&amp;nbsp;BMW Z4 M&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Nissan 350Z GT-S&amp;nbsp;and &quot;couldn&#39;t resist&quot; comparing the Lotus to these three decidedly more expensive sport coupés. While the Lotus was slower than the three cars, Evo concluded that at around £33,000, it would be a very good match for the three cars&#39; lower spec versions.&lt;/div&gt;
  2822. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2823. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Europa_SE_2&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Europa SE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  2824. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2825. Compared to the Europa S, the SE received a fairly positive response. British magazine&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;The Independent&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;while reviewing the Europa SE gave it a positive reception praising its power increase and better handling over the Europa S. But it didn&#39;t consider it as a proper GT car due to its noisy air-conditioning fans and insufficient sound proofing. It also noted the use of various Vauxhall equipment in the car.&lt;/div&gt;
  2826. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2827. British automotive magazine&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Autocar&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;described the car as &quot;Much improved. Where the original car tended to understeer, this one is far more neutral, even at racetrack cornering speeds.&quot; The magazine praised it&#39;s responsive handling and the delivery of power, even considering it better than the Elise/Exige and more civilised for normal traffic conditions. It also described the interior as normally luxurious along with the fact that the car could be used for long journeys. But it also concluded that the cabin noise was too much for the car to be considered a proper grand tourer.&lt;/div&gt;
  2828. &lt;/div&gt;
  2829. &lt;/div&gt;
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  2834. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 119&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2841. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_119#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_119#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2846. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LotusType119B.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2592&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3888&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LotusType119B.jpg/220px-LotusType119B.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LotusType119B.jpg/330px-LotusType119B.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/LotusType119B.jpg/440px-LotusType119B.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2849. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LotusType119B.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2850. Lotus Type 119B&lt;/div&gt;
  2851. &lt;/div&gt;
  2852. &lt;/div&gt;
  2853. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2854. &lt;b&gt;Lotus 119&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a&amp;nbsp;box car&amp;nbsp;built by&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;to compete at the Soapbox Challenge that took place at the 2002&amp;nbsp;Goodwood Festival of Speed. It is believed to be the fastest box car built, capable of 200 mph (320 km/h) on a 45 degree slope.Several types were built, with the 119c at present being the fastest.&lt;/div&gt;
  2855. &lt;/div&gt;
  2856. &lt;/div&gt;
  2857. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-119.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-2714649962954916436</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-10T00:08:03.996-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 115 (Lotus Elise GT1)</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 115 (Lotus Elise GT1)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2858. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 115 (Lotus Elise GT1)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2863. &lt;/div&gt;
  2864. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise_GT1#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Elise_GT1#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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  2867. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2868. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elise GT1&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2869. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_(front_right).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus Elise GT1 Road Car (front right).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;674&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1206&quot; height=&quot;156&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg/280px-Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg/420px-Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg/560px-Lotus_Elise_GT1_Road_Car_%28front_right%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2870. &lt;div&gt;
  2871. The lone Elise GT1 road car on display.&lt;/div&gt;
  2872. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2873. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2874. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Engineering&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2875. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Also&amp;nbsp;called&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;GT1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2876. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1 road car&lt;br /&gt;
  2877. 7 race cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2878. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Model&amp;nbsp;years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1997&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2879. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk,&amp;nbsp;England&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2880. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Julian Thomson&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2881. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2882. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Racing Car&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2883. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;coupe&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2884. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;MR layout&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2885. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2886. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6.0 L&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;LT5&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo&amp;nbsp;V8&lt;br /&gt;
  2887. 3.5 L&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Type 918&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo&amp;nbsp;V8&lt;br /&gt;
  2888. 8.0 L&amp;nbsp;Chrysler&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;356-T6&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Viper V10(Bitter GT1)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2889. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2890. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2891. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,300&amp;nbsp;mm (91&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2892. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4,491&amp;nbsp;mm (177&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2893. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,070&amp;nbsp;mm (81&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2894. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,100&amp;nbsp;mm (43&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2895. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,050&amp;nbsp;kg (2,315&amp;nbsp;lb) (road car)&lt;br /&gt;
  2896. 950&amp;nbsp;kg (2,094&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2897. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2898. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Esprit GT1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2899. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  2900. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2901. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Elise GT1&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(also known as the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus GT1&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and known internally as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Type-115&lt;/b&gt;) is a&amp;nbsp;race car&amp;nbsp;developed for&amp;nbsp;grand tourer-style&amp;nbsp;sports car racing&amp;nbsp;starting in 1997.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  2902. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2903. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2904. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2905. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2906. &lt;div style=&quot;font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2907. &lt;h4&gt;
  2908. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Development&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;georgia&amp;quot; , &amp;quot;times&amp;quot; , serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Development&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2909. &lt;/div&gt;
  2910. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2911. Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;had previously been using the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit GT1&amp;nbsp;–a racing version of their&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;road car– in the&amp;nbsp;BPR Global GT Series&amp;nbsp;since its foundation in 1994, competing in the premiere GT1 class against the likes of the&amp;nbsp;McLaren F1 GTR,&amp;nbsp;Venturi&amp;nbsp;600LM,&amp;nbsp;Ferrari F40&amp;nbsp;GTE, and others. However, in 1997 the series became known as the&amp;nbsp;FIA GT Championship, and manufacturer involvement was increased with the new international exposure.&amp;nbsp;Porsche&amp;nbsp;was the first to start a new breed of racing car in 1996, with their purpose-built&amp;nbsp;homologation&amp;nbsp;special known as the&amp;nbsp;911 GT1. This was quickly followed by announcement that&amp;nbsp;Mercedes-Benz&amp;nbsp;planned to do the same with their&amp;nbsp;CLK-GTR&amp;nbsp;for 1997.&lt;/div&gt;
  2912. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2913. Thus Lotus decided that in order to remain competitive in the GT1 class, let alone be victorious, they would be required to follow the route set forth by Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. However, aware that they lacked the resources available that Porsche and Mercedes had to create not only the race cars but also the production sports cars at a guaranteed loss of money for the company, Lotus decided to take an alternate route. Through interpretation of the rules for FIA GT, Lotus realized they would only need to build a single production car in order to meet homologation requirements. The car would not even need to be sold to a customer, it merely had to be built.&lt;/div&gt;
  2914. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2915. With this in mind, Lotus turned to designing their racing car. Lotus decided to abandon the aged Esprit chassis and instead turn to its new sportscar, the&amp;nbsp;Elise. Mechanically, only the Elise&#39;s aluminum chassis was retained for the GT1, although it was heavily modified from its stock form. A new carbon fiber body that resembled the Elise was built, featuring a much longer length in order to increase the car&#39;s aerodynamic capabilities.&lt;/div&gt;
  2916. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2917. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2918. For an engine, Lotus knew that the Elise&#39;s stock&amp;nbsp;inline-4 engine&amp;nbsp;would not be able to compete, and so it was initially decided that the car would use the 3.5L&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;out of the old Esprit racing car, attached to a&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;six-speed sequential gear box. However testing showed that this engine was not as reliable as hoped. After installation in the production road car, the Lotus teams were left to decide whether or not to use the Lotus turbo V8 or opt for a&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet LT5&amp;nbsp;5.7L&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;from the&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet Corvette&amp;nbsp;ZR-1, a car which Lotus had originally helped to develop when they had been owned by&amp;nbsp;General Motors. Lotus further developed the LT5 by fitting it with a flat-plane crankshaft and increasing its displacement to 6.0 L for the Elise GT1 Race car. With this, seven Elise GT1 racing chassis were built, going to factory teams GT1 Lotus Racing (run by&amp;nbsp;Fabien Giroix&#39;s First Racing) as well as privateers GBF UK and Martin Veyhle Racing. The factory GT1 Lotus Racing team would be the only ones to opt for the Chevrolet V8 instead of the Lotus turbo unit.&lt;/div&gt;
  2919. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2920. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2921. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2922. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2923. &lt;h4&gt;
  2924. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Performance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2925. &lt;/div&gt;
  2926. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2927. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2928. The Elise GT1&#39;s 3.5 L&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Type 918&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;produced 550&amp;nbsp;PS (542&amp;nbsp;hp) at 6500 rpm and its modified 6.0 L&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;LT5&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;produced 615&amp;nbsp;PS (607&amp;nbsp;hp) at 7200 rpm. Only the factory cars had the LT5 V8 engine and the customer cars had the Type 918 V8 with the former proving to be more problematic. Both of the engines helped propel the car from 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in 3.8 seconds and 3.2 seconds respectively and on to a top speed of approximately 200&amp;nbsp;mph (320&amp;nbsp;km/h). The car was initially fitted with a&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;sequential&amp;nbsp;manual transmission, although multiple other transmissions were used during its life span. Even with such performance figures, the car wasn&#39;t able to match the performance of the elite cars at&amp;nbsp;LeMans&amp;nbsp;and would see a dreadful fate.&lt;/div&gt;
  2929. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2930. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2932. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2933. &lt;h4&gt;
  2934. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Racing history&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  2935. &lt;/div&gt;
  2936. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2937. Debuting at Hockenheim, on 13 April (first round of the&amp;nbsp;1997 FIA GT Championship season), the three factory Elise GT1s and the privateer GBF car took to the grid. Their debut was short lived, as all four cars failed to finish, all due to alternator problems in the engine. For race two (Silverstone, 11 May), privateer GBF UK received their second car (an untested chassis bearing Nr 06 driven by Andrea Boldrini and Mauro Martini). Again the three factory cars suffered, failing to finish because of gearbox difficulty. GBF&#39;s Elise GT1s fared slightly better, with one of their entries actually finishing, although classified last and 25 laps down from the winner.&lt;/div&gt;
  2938. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; font-size: 14px; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  2939. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 202px;&quot;&gt;
  2940. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2592&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3404&quot; height=&quot;152&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg/200px-Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg/300px-Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg/400px-Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  2941. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  2943. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_GT1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2944. One of six Elise GT1 race cars following restoration&lt;/div&gt;
  2945. &lt;/div&gt;
  2946. &lt;/div&gt;
  2947. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  2948. The third race of the season in&amp;nbsp;Helsinki&amp;nbsp;was a shorter race, featuring a smaller field (23 cars). Only three Elise GT1s were entered, but GBF was able to succeed in taking 5th place, earning them points in the championship. The other two Elise GT1s also finished the race as well, an improvement for the company.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2950. As the season progressed, the teams began to suffer. After Helsinki was the&amp;nbsp;24 Hours of Le Mans, in which only a lone GT1 was entered due to concern over the car&#39;s ability to last 24 hours. The car had an oil pump failure after 121 laps. Returning to FIA at the&amp;nbsp;Nürburgring, the full team (five cars) managed to muster only 11th place, while at&amp;nbsp;Spa&amp;nbsp;they achieved 8th, but at&amp;nbsp;Zeltweg&amp;nbsp;all five cars failed to finish again. The teams did not attempt the&amp;nbsp;Suzuka&amp;nbsp;round, and again could only earn 12th place at&amp;nbsp;Donington and 11th at&amp;nbsp;Mugello&amp;nbsp;when the series returned to Europe. The final two races in the&amp;nbsp;United States&amp;nbsp;saw only the factory team bring two cars, in which they managed a 13th and 9th-place finish. The factory squad ended the season without any points, while GBF&#39;s points finish at Helsinki earned them 8th place in the championship.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2952. Following the 1997 season, Lotus and its parent company,&amp;nbsp;Proton, decided that the GT1 was not only lacking in pace in comparison to Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and the older McLarens, but that it was also extremely expensive. The Chevrolet V8 was not a custom built race engine like its competitors leaving it lacking in top speed while the Lotus turbo V8 was faring even worse. The chassis was also too similar to a production car to compete with the exotic designs of other machines. The project was therefore cancelled and the factory team folded. The privateer teams also either folded or bought more capable machines.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2954. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  2955. Miraculously, in 2003 British squad Team Elite announced plans to purchase Elise GT1 chassis #05 and to use in the&amp;nbsp;12 Hours of Sebring&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;24 Hours of Le Mans&amp;nbsp;in 2004 as a closed cockpit&amp;nbsp;Le Mans prototype. This was similar to a plan by&amp;nbsp;Panoz&amp;nbsp;and French squad Larbre Compétition to use a&amp;nbsp;Panoz Esperante GTR-1, a car which had originally competed with the Elise GT1 in FIA GT in 1997, as a closed cockpit prototype as well. The Elise would be modified to meet modern regulations as well as to attempt to bring the seven-year-old car up to speed. At Sebring, the car proved its age, lasting a mere seven laps before its transmission failed. The project was promptly cancelled.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2957. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  2958. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Bitter GT1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2960. Former factory driver Mike Hezemans of the Netherlands, feeling that the Elise GT1&#39;s main faults were in its power and aerodynamics, decided that the car should not be abandoned convinced his father Toine Hezemans to provide financial help in his project. The pair bought two former Elise GT1 chassis abandoned by the factory along with their inventory of parts. Hezemans along with his small team consisting of chief mechanic Hans Willemsen and two more mechanics, Peter Classen and Mario Van beek, set out to eliminate the faults existing in the car. They took the chassis to the&amp;nbsp;Netherlands&amp;nbsp;and in their small workshop, the car was extensively reworked. The front end was made longer and smoother in an attempt to increase front downforce. To replace the Elise GT1&#39;s Chevrolet V8, Hezemans turned to&amp;nbsp;Chrysler, buying a pair of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;356-T6&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;8.0L&amp;nbsp;V10s&amp;nbsp;producing 620&amp;nbsp;hp (462&amp;nbsp;kW) and 800&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (590&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft) of torque which were being used in&amp;nbsp;Chrysler&#39;s GT2 class racing cars. The engine was fitted in the car by extending the chassis. The&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;gearbox was retained as the team had a small budget. The new cars were promised to compete in the&amp;nbsp;1998 FIA GT Championship season. In order to make the cars compliant to the regulations of the&amp;nbsp;FIA, Hezemans turned to his friend Erich Bitter who was an independent German car manufacturer. He agreed to give the cars his firm&#39;s name and the car were named Bitter GT1s.&lt;/div&gt;
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  2962. The cars never matched even the lackluster performance of the original Elise GT1s. The only race in which they actually competed,&amp;nbsp;Silverstone, saw both Bitters failing to finish, the torque produced by the new&amp;nbsp;V10 engine&amp;nbsp;was too much for the gearbox. After failing to even get past initial practice at&amp;nbsp;Hockenheimring, the project was cancelled.&lt;br /&gt;
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  2967. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-115-lotus-elise-gt1.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-6085376901332435240</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 06:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-09T23:39:35.870-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 114 (Lotus Esprit GT1)</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 114 (Lotus Esprit GT1)</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  2968. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 114 (Lotus Esprit GT1)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  2980. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  2981. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Esprit GT1&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2982. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2983. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Engineering&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2984. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3 units produced&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2985. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Model&amp;nbsp;years&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1996&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2986. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk,&amp;nbsp;England&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2987. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Julian Thomson&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2988. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2989. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Racing car&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2990. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;coupé&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2991. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Esprit V8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2992. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2993. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3.5 L&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;type 918&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo&amp;nbsp;V8&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2994. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Hewland&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;sequential manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2995. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2996. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,440&amp;nbsp;mm (96&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2997. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4,300&amp;nbsp;mm (169&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2998. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,950&amp;nbsp;mm (77&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  2999. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,100&amp;nbsp;mm (43&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3000. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;900&amp;nbsp;kg (1,984&amp;nbsp;lb)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3001. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3002. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elise GT1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3003. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3004. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3005. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3006. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Esprit GT1&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(codenamed type 114) was a&amp;nbsp;sports racing car&amp;nbsp;produced by&amp;nbsp;Lotus Engineering, a subsidiary of&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars&amp;nbsp;formed to develop racing cars to compete in the GT1 class racing. It competed in the&amp;nbsp;BPR Global GT Series&amp;nbsp;in the mid 1990s.&lt;/div&gt;
  3007. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3008. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3009. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3010. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3012. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Background_&amp;amp;_development&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Background &amp;amp; development&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3013. &lt;/div&gt;
  3014. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3015. The early 1990s was particularly difficult for&amp;nbsp;Group Lotus. The repercussions of global recession were severe for sports car manufacturers. During 1992 the Lotus dealer franchise network contracted from 29 to 19 outlets as production of the long running Excel and recently relaunched Elan M100 ended. Furthermore, by August 1993&amp;nbsp;General Motors&amp;nbsp;had disposed of the company.&lt;/div&gt;
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  3017. In addition although&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;had remained independent from&amp;nbsp;Group Lotus&amp;nbsp;since 1954, its fortunes in&amp;nbsp;Formula One would mirror those of the production side. With its bankruptcy in 1994, Lotus were left without any motorsport programme and production exclusively concentrated with the Esprit. It was apparent that single model production could not be sustained indefinitely.&lt;/div&gt;
  3018. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3019. Coinciding with the decline in Lotus’s fortunes were the performance of the Type 105 and 106 (X180R) cars in the&amp;nbsp;Sports Car Club of America&amp;nbsp;(SCCA) Escort World Challenge between 1991 and 1992. These performances were an invaluable tool for Lotus’s North American Marketing. The kudos of owning a proven race winner was important in securing increased sales against the established race brands of&amp;nbsp;Porsche&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Ferrari. Also Lotus’s reputation of being a manufacturer of fragile and unreliable cars had been improved with being successful in endurance racing.&lt;/div&gt;
  3020. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3021. The exploits of the works team was replicated by the hands of privateers in both America and Europe. Doc Bundy won the 1992 Bridgestone Supercar Championship drivers title with the Esprit X180R whilst Tom Langeberg won the Koni Production Car Series in the Netherlands. Although it was never conceived as such, the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;(now in the twilight of its career) was proving itself to be a credible racing car.&lt;/div&gt;
  3022. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3023. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3024. Having raced the Esprit in GT2 and GT3 classes,&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;began to develop a new version of the car to race in GT1. Development of the car was entrusted to the newly formed Lotus GT1 Engineering group, which included many staff from the recently dissolved&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus. The newly developed racing car utilised the type 114 steel tubular chassis paired with a body of the Esprit S4 made entirely from&amp;nbsp;carbon fibre. Lotus’s expertise and investment helped modify the 3.5 litre type 918&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;to produce 550&amp;nbsp;hp (410&amp;nbsp;kW). This power was transmitted through a six-speed&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;TGT200&amp;nbsp;sequential manual&amp;nbsp;gearbox. The final car weighed just over 900&amp;nbsp;kg. Accompanying the factory support was the involvement of elements of the now defunct Team Lotus. For example,&amp;nbsp;Lotus Engineering&amp;nbsp;was based at the former headquarters of Team Lotus (Ketteringham Hall) and included&amp;nbsp;Alex Zanardi&amp;nbsp;in the driver line-up. The Type 114 benefited from Formula One expertise of Team Lotus and included improved aerodynamics and data-acquisition systems.&lt;/div&gt;
  3025. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3026. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3027. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3028. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3029. &lt;h4&gt;
  3030. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Performance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3031. &lt;/div&gt;
  3032. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3033. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3034. The Lotus Esprit GT1 utilised the 3.5 L&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;type 918&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;twin-turbo&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;of then newly launched&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit V8. The engine was extensively reworked with the addition of two&amp;nbsp;Garrett&amp;nbsp;T4&amp;nbsp;turbochargers, a flat plane crankshaft, forged aluminium pistons, multipoint fuel injection and an air to air intercooler. All of these modifications increased the power to 550&amp;nbsp;hp (410&amp;nbsp;kW) at 5400 rpm and 535&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (726&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) of torque at 3600 rpm. The problematic&amp;nbsp;Renault&amp;nbsp;5-speed gearbox was replaced by the new 6-speed&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;sequential manual transmission&amp;nbsp;resulting in better gear shifts. The car could accelerate from 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph (97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in 3.8 seconds and had a top speed in excess of 190&amp;nbsp;mph (306&amp;nbsp;km/h). The front suspension now had upper and lower A-arms, while at the rear were upper and lower lateral links paired with upper and lower trailing links. Brakes were&amp;nbsp;AP Racing&amp;nbsp;carbon-ceramic discs with 6 piston callipers at the front and the rear, and Penske triple-adjustable gas-pressurised shock absorbers were used at all four wheels with the tires being provided by&amp;nbsp;Michelin. The chassis was similar to the production Esprit but with a roll-cage that added stiffness. Weight was down to 900&amp;nbsp;kg (1,984.2&amp;nbsp;lb). The car faced reliability issues during its career and was eventually retired from racing.&lt;/div&gt;
  3035. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3036. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3037. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3038. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3039. &lt;h4&gt;
  3040. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Racing history&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3041. &lt;/div&gt;
  3042. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3043. The success of the Type 114 in the GT2 category gave Lotus the confidence to compete in the prestigious GT1 series the following season. In 1995, Lotus Engineering was formed using core personnel from the recently closed Lotus Formula One team. The new team&#39;s sole purpose was to design and develop a dedicated GT1 version of the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit V8&amp;nbsp;and to compete with them in the 1996 BPR Global GT series, with a future view to competing at the 24 ours of LeMans race. The GT1 hardly shared any components with the road going Esprit. The silhouette was very similar to the road car but aside from rear light lenses, exterior door handles and badges virtually all else was either purpose made or were dedicated race components.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Aesthetically the production model had been refreshed by new head of design&amp;nbsp;Julian Thompson, and relaunched as the S4 in 1993. These design alternations were incorporated as part of a wider package of aerodynamic improvements that included a&amp;nbsp;carbon fibre&amp;nbsp;splitter, diffuser and revised floor. Lotus also took the opportunity to include its new 3,506&amp;nbsp;cc (214&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&amp;nbsp;V8 engine&amp;nbsp;which combined with twin&amp;nbsp;Garrett intercooled turbochargers was able to produce 550bhp. These improvements allowed the Type 114 to compete in the prestigious GT1 category. The new car debuted for the 1996 GT Series at the&amp;nbsp;Circuit Paul Ricard, however, its retirement with a fractured exhaust highlighted the fragility that would persist throughout the season. Unfortunately it soon became apparent that to be successful in the GT1 category required similar budgets and development schedule of the&amp;nbsp;Porsche,&amp;nbsp;McLaren&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mercedes&amp;nbsp;teams.&lt;/div&gt;
  3044. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3045. The improvements to the 114 did not match its stunning debut season, although its presence at international sportscar races helped to sell over 250 V8 Esprit’s in 1996. There were a number of reasons that account for the second generation Type 114’s relative failure in sportscar racing. Firstly the Esprit had been in production for 21 years, and despite the design being continually refreshed it still retained some fundamental drawbacks. For example, its wide flat screen rendered it aerodynamically inferior to the&amp;nbsp;McLaren F1’s and&amp;nbsp;Porsche 911’s that it was competing against. Also the previous season’s Lotus&amp;nbsp;type 900&amp;nbsp;derived engine had been in production and progressively improved over twenty three years. The inclusion of the new V8 required development work by&amp;nbsp;Lotus Racing&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Lotus Engineering, arguably making the type 114 a test bed for the&amp;nbsp;Type 115&amp;nbsp;that was to replace it but the newly developed&amp;nbsp;Hewland&amp;nbsp;gearbox proved to be problematic and eventually led to the car&#39;s demise. Ironically the Type 115 would abandon this engine in preference for the Chevrolet LT5-based engine that Lotus had originally designed.&lt;/div&gt;
  3046. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3047. Three cars were built - chassis 114-001, 114-002 and 114-003. Two cars debuted at the 1996 BPR Global GT Series 4 Hours of Donington. Reliability dogged the car throughout the year, and it was succeeded by the Type 115 Elise GT1 the next year. Two of the Esprit GT1s were converted to GT2. Chassis 114-001 was acquired by Mark Haines Racing who developed it into a competitive GT2 car. Chassis 114-002 was damaged at Oulton Park and became a parts donor for the remaining cars. Chassis 114-003 was destroyed in a fire.&lt;/div&gt;
  3048. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3049. Ultimately it would be Lotus’s characteristic literal rule interpretation that would end the works involvement on the Esprit’s racing career. During 1996 the FIA GT rules concerning homologation requirements were changed in an attempt to alter the emphasis of the series from sports to racing cars. Indeed, only a single production car needed to be manufactured. Therefore, as manufacturers such as McLaren produced their F1 GTR 97, Lotus took the opportunity to showcase the recently launched Elise and concentrate efforts on running the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elise GT1&amp;nbsp;(Type 115) model in the 1997 season.&lt;/div&gt;
  3050. &lt;h2 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3051. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  3052. &lt;/div&gt;
  3053. &lt;/div&gt;
  3054. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-114-lotus-esprit-gt1.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-1164726340808984821</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 03:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-08T20:41:13.423-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 112</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 112</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3055. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;Lotus 112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3056. &lt;br /&gt;
  3057. &lt;br /&gt;
  3058. &lt;br /&gt;
  3059. &lt;img alt=&quot;รูà¸\x9bภาà¸\x9eà¸\x97ีà¹\x88à¹\x80à¸\x81ีà¹\x88ยวà¸\x82à¹\x89อà¸\x87&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m_ShJbmtvcE/hqdefault.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3060. &lt;br /&gt;
  3061. &lt;br /&gt;
  3062. &lt;br /&gt;
  3063. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  3064. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  3065. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3066. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3067. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Lotus 112&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3068. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3069. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3070. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chris Murphy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3071. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;109&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3072. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3073. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Carbon fibre&amp;nbsp;monocoque&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3074. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Double wishbones, pushrod&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3075. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Double wishbones, pushrod&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3076. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Axle track&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Front: 1,650&amp;nbsp;mm (65&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  3077. Rear: 1,600&amp;nbsp;mm (63&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3078. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,950&amp;nbsp;mm (116&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3079. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Mugen-Honda&amp;nbsp;MF-351HC, 2,998&amp;nbsp;cc (182.9&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in),&amp;nbsp;V10,&amp;nbsp;NA,&amp;nbsp;mid-engine,&amp;nbsp;longitudinally mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3080. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&amp;nbsp;/&amp;nbsp;Xtrac&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;semi-automatic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3081. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fuel&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Mobil1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3082. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Goodyear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3083. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3084. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Team Lotus&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3085. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 275px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3086. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Races&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Podiums&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Poles&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F.Laps&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3087. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3088. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3089. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3090. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructors&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3091. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Drivers&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3092. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3093. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3094. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3095. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 112&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was the proposed 1995 Formula One car of&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus.&lt;/div&gt;
  3096. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3097. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3098. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3099. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3100. &lt;h4&gt;
  3101. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Conception&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3102. &lt;/div&gt;
  3103. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3104. The Lotus 112 was&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus&#39; planned entry to the&amp;nbsp;1995 Formula One season. It was a stillborn project conceived by chief designer&amp;nbsp;Chris Murphy&amp;nbsp;throughout their final&amp;nbsp;Formula One&amp;nbsp;campaign in 1994. Originally the designation of Type 112 was to be for the model that became the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Elise. However, that car was given type number 111 instead, in homage to the original&amp;nbsp;Lotus Eleven.&lt;/div&gt;
  3105. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3106. As a project little had been confirmed about the car’s final specification. It was rumoured that Lotus were intending to include the promising higher-spec Mugen-Honda ZA5D engine, which had shown great promise at its first outing during the 1994&amp;nbsp;Italian Grand Prix&amp;nbsp;at Monza.&amp;nbsp;Johnny Herbert&amp;nbsp;had qualified his&amp;nbsp;Lotus 109&amp;nbsp;4th on the grid before being shunted by a late-braking&amp;nbsp;Eddie Irvine&amp;nbsp;at the Rettifilio. However, in an attempt to reduce the costs associated with an exclusive engine deal Lotus may have had to use a&amp;nbsp;Ford&amp;nbsp;(Cosworth) unit.&lt;/div&gt;
  3107. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3108. Team Lotus were also planning to retain their final 1994 driver line-up of&amp;nbsp;Alex Zanardi&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Mika Salo.&lt;/div&gt;
  3109. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3110. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3111. In appearance the 112 was broadly similar to other Chris Murphy designed Lotuses. It did, though, incorporate a new and distinctive arrow nose and an unusual pushrod arrangement on the front suspension. Despite this radical departure, the car’s construction retained certain characteristic hallmarks. The tub would have been constructed from the traditional Lotus composite of carbon aluminium honeycomb, with the bodyshell being processed out of carbon fibre. Only a few parts of the 112 were ever fabricated before the project was suspended, along with the scale model for wind tunnel testing which was later to be found in the aeronautical engineering department of City University.&lt;/div&gt;
  3112. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3113. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3114. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3115. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3116. &lt;h4&gt;
  3117. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Team Lotus demise &amp;amp; impact on the 112&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3118. &lt;/div&gt;
  3119. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3120. On 17 January 1995, new owner David Hunt (younger brother of 1976 world champion&amp;nbsp;James) was forced to close down Team Lotus in the face of crippling debt and lack of sponsorship for the forthcoming season.&lt;/div&gt;
  3121. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3122. The Lotus 112 therefore became the last&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;type designation.&lt;br /&gt;
  3123. &lt;br /&gt;
  3124. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3125. &lt;/div&gt;
  3126. &lt;/div&gt;
  3127. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-112.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-1700560347919145190</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 03:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-10-08T20:27:59.235-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 111 (Lotus Elise)</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 111 (Lotus Elise)</title><description>&lt;h2 style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3128. &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13;&quot;&gt;Lotus 111 (Lotus Elise)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  3129. &lt;br /&gt;
  3130. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  3131. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  3132. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3133. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elise&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3134. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2014 Lotus Elise S Club Racer 1.8 Front.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2571&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4992&quot; height=&quot;144&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg/280px-2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg/420px-2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg/560px-2014_Lotus_Elise_S_Club_Racer_1.8_Front.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3135. &lt;div&gt;
  3136. Lotus Elise S Club Racer (Series 3)&lt;/div&gt;
  3137. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3138. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3139. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cars&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3140. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1996–present&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3141. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk, England&lt;br /&gt;
  3142. Shah Alam, Malaysia&lt;br /&gt;
  3143. (Series 1, 1997–2000)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3144. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3145. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Sports car&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3146. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2-door&amp;nbsp;roadster&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3147. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3148. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3149. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elan&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3150. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3151. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3152. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Elise&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;is a two-seat, rear-wheel drive, mid-engined&amp;nbsp;roadster&amp;nbsp;conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1996 by the&amp;nbsp;British&amp;nbsp;manufacturer&amp;nbsp;Lotus Cars. The series 1 Elise had a hand-finished&amp;nbsp;fibreglass&amp;nbsp;body shell atop its bonded extruded aluminium chassis that provided a rigid platform for the suspension, while keeping weight and production costs to a minimum. It is capable of speeds up to 240&amp;nbsp;km/h (150&amp;nbsp;mph).&amp;nbsp;The Elise was named after Elisa, the granddaughter of&amp;nbsp;Romano Artioli&amp;nbsp;who was chairman ofLotus and&amp;nbsp;Bugatti&amp;nbsp;at the time of the car&#39;s launch.&lt;/div&gt;
  3153. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3154. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3155. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3156. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3157. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3158. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3159. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3160. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3161. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3162. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3163. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3164. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3165. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3166. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3167. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3168. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3169. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3170. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3171. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3172. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3173. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3174. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3175. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3176. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3177. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3178. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3179. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3180. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3181. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3182. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3183. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3184. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3185. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3186. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3187. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3188. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3189. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3190. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3191. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3192. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3193. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3194. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3195. &lt;h4&gt;
  3196. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Series 1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3197. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3198. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Series 1&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3199. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus Elise Series 1.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2669&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4721&quot; height=&quot;158&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg/280px-Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg/420px-Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg/560px-Lotus_Elise_Series_1.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3200. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3201. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1996–2001&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3202. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Julian Thomson&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3203. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3204. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus 340R&lt;br /&gt;
  3205. Vauxhall VX220/Opel Speedster&lt;br /&gt;
  3206. Lotus Elise GT1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3207. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3208. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Rover&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;K-series&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3209. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;5-speed&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3210. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3211. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,300&amp;nbsp;mm (90.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3212. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3,726&amp;nbsp;mm (146.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3213. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,719&amp;nbsp;mm (67.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3214. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,202&amp;nbsp;mm (47.3&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3215. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;725&amp;nbsp;kg (1,598.4&amp;nbsp;lb) ~ 755&amp;nbsp;kg (1,664&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3216. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3217. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3218. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3219. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_(9502308181).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1229&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1892&quot; height=&quot;143&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg/220px-1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg/330px-1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg/440px-1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_%289502308181%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3220. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3221. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3222. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1998_Lotus_Elise_S1_(9502308181).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3223. Lotus Elise Series 1&lt;/div&gt;
  3224. &lt;/div&gt;
  3225. &lt;/div&gt;
  3226. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3227. The 1996 Lotus Elise weighed 725&amp;nbsp;kg (1,598&amp;nbsp;lb).&amp;nbsp;Because of this low weight, it was able to accelerate 0-60&amp;nbsp;mph (97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in 5.8 seconds despite its relatively low power output of 118&amp;nbsp;bhp (88&amp;nbsp;kW; 120&amp;nbsp;PS).&amp;nbsp;Braking and fuel consumption are also improved by the car&#39;s reduced weight. Cornering is helped by a low&amp;nbsp;center of gravity&amp;nbsp;height of 470mm (18½&quot;).&lt;/div&gt;
  3228. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3229. Series 1 was designed by Julian Thomson, then head of design at Lotus, and Richard Rackham, Lotus&#39;s chief engineer.&lt;/div&gt;
  3230. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3231. Besides the standard higher-performance variants listed below, Lotus also released some limited edition models such as Sport 135 (1998/9) with approx 145&amp;nbsp;bhp (108&amp;nbsp;kW; 147&amp;nbsp;PS), Sport 160 (2000) with 150–160&amp;nbsp;bhp (112–119&amp;nbsp;kW; 152–162&amp;nbsp;PS), and Sport 190 (190&amp;nbsp;bhp (142&amp;nbsp;kW; 193&amp;nbsp;PS)). These were more competent on track with sports suspension, wheels and tyres, seats according to model. There were other special editions such as the 50th Anniversary Edition (green/gold) celebrating 50 years of Lotus cars, the Type 49 (&quot;Gold Leaf&quot; red and white two-tone), and Type 79 (&quot;JPS&quot; black/gold) which refers to its successful Grand Prix car type numbers.&lt;/div&gt;
  3232. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3233. The Series 1 Lotus Elise 80 was briefly assembled on a dedicated assembly line at&amp;nbsp;Proton&#39;s&amp;nbsp;Shah Alam&amp;nbsp;factory between 1997 and 2000.&amp;nbsp;The Malaysian-assembled Elise costs less than its British-built counterpart as it was manufactured with more Malaysian-sourced components.&amp;nbsp;The Malaysian-assembled Elise was also exported to regional markets, including Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.&amp;nbsp;However, parent company Proton had been severely affected by the&amp;nbsp;1997 Asian financial crisis, which brought an early end to the Malaysian assembly of the Lotus Elise in late 2000, only three years after it commenced and with an estimated 150 units sold.&amp;nbsp;The Proton-assembled Elises were assigned the code &#39;B&#39; in the eleventh&amp;nbsp;VIN&amp;nbsp;position, while the original&amp;nbsp;Hethel-built units were stamped with the code &#39;H&#39;.&lt;/div&gt;
  3234. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3235. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;111S&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;111S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3236. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3237. A faster edition called the 111S, named after the Lotus type-number of the Elise (Type 111), was introduced in early 1999 and had the 1.8&amp;nbsp;Rover K-Series engine&amp;nbsp;also used in the Rover MGF. It featured a&amp;nbsp;VVC&amp;nbsp;system providing continuously variable lift and duration on the intake valves only. This technology, producing a flatter torque curve from lower down the rev range and a declared 143&amp;nbsp;bhp (107&amp;nbsp;kW; 145&amp;nbsp;PS). A small but useful improvement over the standard 16 valve&amp;nbsp;Rover&amp;nbsp;1.8 L K-series 118&amp;nbsp;bhp (88&amp;nbsp;kW; 120&amp;nbsp;PS)&amp;nbsp;inline-four unit. Fitted with a closer ratio&amp;nbsp;manual gearbox&amp;nbsp;and lower ratio final drive the acceleration was improved. Minor changes include more padding in the seats, headlamp covers, rear spoiler, cross drilled brake discs, alloy window winders and a six-spoke wheels. The rear wheels being slightly wider than before necessitated the fitting of &quot;spats&quot; on the back of the rear wheel arches to comply with EU regulations. The 111s was also fitted with a &quot;chipcutter&quot; front grille.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  3238. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3239. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;340R&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;340R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3240. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3241. In 2000, the&amp;nbsp;340R&amp;nbsp;limited edition model, based on a Series 1 Elise was introduced. This roofless car was a special edition, limited to only 340 cars being built. The name 340 originally referred to the 340&amp;nbsp;bhp/tonne (254&amp;nbsp;kW/tonne) power-to-weight ratio of the original prototype which had 177&amp;nbsp;bhp (132&amp;nbsp;kW; 179&amp;nbsp;PS) while weighing just 500&amp;nbsp;kg (1,100&amp;nbsp;lb). However, in production models the 340 refers to the number of cars built. The final production versions weighed 701&amp;nbsp;kg (1,545&amp;nbsp;lb) and had a power-to-weight ratio of (269&amp;nbsp;bhp/tonne). A &quot;Track Pack&quot; was created that upped power to 192&amp;nbsp;bhp (143&amp;nbsp;kW; 195&amp;nbsp;PS) and weighed only 571&amp;nbsp;kg (1,259&amp;nbsp;lb).&lt;/div&gt;
  3242. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3243. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Exige&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Exige&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3244. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3245. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3246. In 2000,&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;introduced the&amp;nbsp;Exige&amp;nbsp;— a hardtop version of the Elise with the 177&amp;nbsp;bhp (132&amp;nbsp;kW; 179&amp;nbsp;PS) engine from the&amp;nbsp;340R; as well as different front and rear body &quot;clamshells&quot;, larger wheels, and a rear wing. Many models received an upgrade to 190&amp;nbsp;bhp (142&amp;nbsp;kW; 193&amp;nbsp;PS) with better driveability due to changes to ECU and cam timing.&lt;/div&gt;
  3247. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3248. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3249. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3250. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3251. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3252. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3253. &lt;h4&gt;
  3254. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Series 2&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3255. &lt;/div&gt;
  3256. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3257. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Series 2&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3258. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2005 Lotus Elise.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1936&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2896&quot; height=&quot;187&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg/280px-2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg/420px-2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg/560px-2005_Lotus_Elise.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3259. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3260. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2001–2011&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3261. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3262. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Exige&lt;br /&gt;
  3263. Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220&lt;br /&gt;
  3264. Lotus 2-Eleven&lt;br /&gt;
  3265. Lotus Europa S&lt;br /&gt;
  3266. Tesla Roadster&lt;br /&gt;
  3267. Hennessey Venom GT&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3268. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3269. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Rover&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;K-series&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;br /&gt;
  3270. 1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;1ZZ-FE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;br /&gt;
  3271. 1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;2ZZ-GE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3272. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;5-speed (M5) Honda PG1&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;br /&gt;
  3273. 5-speed Toyota C56&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;br /&gt;
  3274. 6-speed Toyota C64&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3275. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3276. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,300&amp;nbsp;mm (90.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3277. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3,785&amp;nbsp;mm (149.0&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3278. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,719&amp;nbsp;mm (67.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3279. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2002–07: 1,143&amp;nbsp;mm (45.0&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  3280. 2008–present: 1,117&amp;nbsp;mm (44.0&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3281. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;860&amp;nbsp;kg (1,896&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;br /&gt;
  3282. 910&amp;nbsp;kg (2,006&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3283. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3284. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3285. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3286. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1887&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3360&quot; height=&quot;124&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg/220px-2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg/330px-2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg/440px-2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3287. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3288. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3289. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2005_Lotus_Elise_US-spec.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3290. 2005 Lotus Elise (US)&lt;/div&gt;
  3291. &lt;/div&gt;
  3292. &lt;/div&gt;
  3293. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3294. The Series 1 could not be produced beyond the 2000 model production year due to new European crash sustainability regulations, so Lotus needed a development partner to meet the investment requirement for a Series 2 car.&amp;nbsp;General Motors&amp;nbsp;offered to fund the project, in return for a badged and GM-engined version of the car for their European brands,&amp;nbsp;Opel&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Vauxhall.&lt;/div&gt;
  3295. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3296. The Series 2 Elise, announced on 9 October 2000, was a redesigned Series 1 using a slightly modified version of the Series 1 chassis to meet the new regulations, and the same&amp;nbsp;K-series&amp;nbsp;engine with a brand new Lotus-developed&amp;nbsp;ECU. The design of the body paid homage to the earlier M250&amp;nbsp;concept, and was the first Lotus to be designed using a computer.&lt;/div&gt;
  3297. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3298. Both the Series 2 Elise and the&amp;nbsp;Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220&amp;nbsp;were built on the same production line, in a new facility at Hethel. Both cars shared many parts, including the chassis, although they had different drive-trains and power-plants. The VX220 carried the Lotus internal model identification&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Lotus 116,&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;with the code name&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Skipton&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the launch&amp;nbsp;2.2N/A&amp;nbsp;version and&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Tornado&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the 2004 introduced&amp;nbsp;2.0&amp;nbsp;L Turbo. Fitted with 17&amp;nbsp;inch over the Elise&#39;s 16&amp;nbsp;inch front wheels, the Vauxhall/Opel version ceased production in late 2005 and was replaced by the&amp;nbsp;Opel GT&amp;nbsp;for February 2007, with no RHD version for the United Kingdom.&lt;/div&gt;
  3299. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3300. Basic S2 models had a&amp;nbsp;naturally aspirated&amp;nbsp;1,795&amp;nbsp;cc (1.8&amp;nbsp;L; 109.5&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in)&amp;nbsp;Rover K-series engine&amp;nbsp;without VVC rated at 120&amp;nbsp;bhp (122&amp;nbsp;PS; 89&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 5600 rpm and 124&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (168&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 3500 rpm of&amp;nbsp;torque.&lt;/div&gt;
  3301. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3302. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;111S_2&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;111S&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3303. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3304. The Series 2 was also available as a 111S model, with the&amp;nbsp;VVC&amp;nbsp;engine Rover technology producing 160&amp;nbsp;hp (119&amp;nbsp;kW). The 111S models were discontinued in 2005 in favour of the Toyota powerplant.&lt;/div&gt;
  3305. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3306. It is believed that the switch to a Toyota engine was due to federailising issues with the Rover powerplant in the USA, however this has been largely unproven with little information released from Lotus as to the exact reasons. As of the time of the switch the Rover engine would still have met the standards required of it for use in America.&lt;/div&gt;
  3307. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3308. Two more track-focused models, the 135R and Sport 190, were available with 135&amp;nbsp;bhp (101&amp;nbsp;kW; 137&amp;nbsp;PS) and 192&amp;nbsp;bhp (143&amp;nbsp;kW; 195&amp;nbsp;PS) respectively. These also came with associated handling upgrades such as Lotus Sport Suspension and wider wheels with Yokohama Advan A048 tyres. In certain markets, the 135R was replaced by the &quot;Sport 111&quot;, which was similar, apart from sporting the 156&amp;nbsp;bhp (116&amp;nbsp;kW; 158&amp;nbsp;PS) VVC engine in place of the 135&amp;nbsp;bhp (101&amp;nbsp;kW; 137&amp;nbsp;PS) tuned K-series.&lt;/div&gt;
  3309. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3310. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;111R_.2F_Federal_Elise&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;111R_/_Federal_Elise&quot;&gt;111R / Federal Elise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3311. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3312. This Series 2 Elise model comes in a European 111R version or a version sold in North America, called the Federal Elise. It is powered by the all-aluminium 189 horsepower (141&amp;nbsp;kW) 1.8L&amp;nbsp;DOHC&amp;nbsp;Toyota ZZ engine&amp;nbsp;with a&amp;nbsp;Yamaha designed twin-cam head offering variable valve timing on both intake and exhaust valvetrain, and a 6speed manual Toyota&amp;nbsp;C64&amp;nbsp;gearbox. The Series 2 model is acclaimed as the best version of the Elise to date, with tremendous performance numbers. Many tests show 0–60 miles per hour (97&amp;nbsp;km/h) in approximately 4.9 seconds, or 4.7 seconds with the Sport Package. The engine management computer is a Lotus programmed unit.&lt;/div&gt;
  3313. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3314. The 2005 Lotus Elise was the first to be sold commercially in the United States, in the summer of 2004. Approval for the Elise, however, required intervention by the&amp;nbsp;National Highway Traffic Safety Administration&amp;nbsp;(NHTSA) which provided a three-year exemption for the car, as it had failed to meet US bumper and headlight regulations. The first-year model suffered from a few flaws, most notably a design flaw in the headlamps that magnified the sun’s light, allowing the inside of the lamp housings to be melted by the sun.&lt;/div&gt;
  3315. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3316. This model was followed up by the 2006 Model Year Elise 111R and SportRacer models. Lotus made a limited edition (50 in the US) version called the Lotus Sport Elise. 2006 models differ from the 2005 models in a few aspects. 2006 models sport&amp;nbsp;LED&amp;nbsp;tail lights,&amp;nbsp;drive by wire&amp;nbsp;(an updated ECU), improved fuel consumption, and more comfortable ProBax seats.&lt;/div&gt;
  3317. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3318. For the 2007 model year Lotus several minor changes were made. The LOTUS decals on the rear of the vehicle, previously flat stickers, were replaced by raised lettering. The headlamp units were sealed. Also, in order to comply with US Federally mandated bumper restrictions, the frontal crash structure was slightly changed and rear bumperettes were added next to the licence plate mount. Approximately 100 2007 model year &quot;launch&quot; cars were shipped to the US without these bumper changes. Also in 2007, the Elise S was released and the 111R renamed Elise R. All Lotus Elise cars manufactured after 1 January 2007 include the new headlights and 2.5&amp;nbsp;mph (4.0&amp;nbsp;km/h) bumpers, although they are hidden in the front.&lt;/div&gt;
  3319. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3320. The Elise S is the new base model with a Toyota sourced 1.8&amp;nbsp;L engine replacing the previous models K series&amp;nbsp;Rover&amp;nbsp;engine. The&amp;nbsp;2ZZ-GE&amp;nbsp;engine produces 189&amp;nbsp;bhp (141&amp;nbsp;kW; 192&amp;nbsp;PS) at 6,200&amp;nbsp;rpm (a considerable increase over the 120&amp;nbsp;bhp or 89&amp;nbsp;kW or 122&amp;nbsp;PS of the Rover engine). The inclusion of airbags, ABS brakes, electric windows, and carpet in addition to the new heavier engine has increased the base weight to 860&amp;nbsp;kg (1,896&amp;nbsp;lb) (approximately 85&amp;nbsp;kg or 187&amp;nbsp;lb higher than the previous S model).&lt;/div&gt;
  3321. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3322. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;2008_models&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;2008 models&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3323. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3324. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3325. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_R_2008_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;471&quot; data-file-width=&quot;681&quot; height=&quot;152&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Lotus_Elise_R_2008_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3326. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3327. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3328. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_R_2008_(cropped).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3329. 2008 Lotus Elise R in&amp;nbsp;Western Australia,&amp;nbsp;Australia.&lt;/div&gt;
  3330. &lt;/div&gt;
  3331. &lt;/div&gt;
  3332. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3333. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3334. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2592&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3872&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg/220px-2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg/330px-2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg/440px-2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3335. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3336. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3337. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2008_SaffronYellow_Elise_California_Edition.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3338. The rare Lotus Elise California Edition near&amp;nbsp;Tuscaloosa,&amp;nbsp;Alabama,&amp;nbsp;United States.&lt;/div&gt;
  3339. &lt;/div&gt;
  3340. &lt;/div&gt;
  3341. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3342. For 2008, there were several additions to the Lotus line-up. There are three versions of the Elise. Lotus continued to provide a naturally aspirated Elise producing 189&amp;nbsp;hp (141&amp;nbsp;kW). The second version is the Elise SC sporting a non-intercooled supercharger producing 218&amp;nbsp;hp (163&amp;nbsp;kW). 0-60&amp;nbsp;mph is reduced from 4.9 for the base Elise or 4.7 seconds for the Elise with Sport package to 4.3 seconds for the Elise SC. The NA Elise styling is similar to the prior model years. The Elise SC, however, is distinguishable from the NA version by a rear spoiler identical to the Type 72-D edition spoiler and new wheels. Weight remained a Lotus-claimed 1,987&amp;nbsp;lb (901&amp;nbsp;kg); just 3 pounds (1.4&amp;nbsp;kg) more than the previous year. Prior to the release of the 2008 Elise SC, the limited production&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;California Edition&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;arrived at dealerships. A total of fifty&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;California Edition&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;Elises were produced; 25 in Saffron Yellow and 25 in Ardent Red. The interiors of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Cali&lt;/i&gt;&#39;s were produced in a light two-tone leather (Biscuit) and the exterior modifications included a silver front grille (a nod to vintage-Ferrari), body-coloured shutter grills on the side inlets and engine cover, enhanced 16-spoke wheels, and a large spoiler that covers the upper-rear deck (72-D style). The&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Cali&lt;/i&gt;&#39;s were intended to appeal to &quot;the lifestyle market.&quot;&lt;/div&gt;
  3343. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3344. In Europe, there are three models available; the Elise S with a 134&amp;nbsp;bhp (100&amp;nbsp;kW; 136&amp;nbsp;PS), 1.8L&amp;nbsp;Toyota 1ZZ-FE&amp;nbsp;engine and 5 speed manual gearbox (0-60&amp;nbsp;mph in 5.8&amp;nbsp;s, top speed 127&amp;nbsp;mph (204&amp;nbsp;km/h)); the Elise R with a 189&amp;nbsp;bhp (141&amp;nbsp;kW; 192&amp;nbsp;PS), 1.8&amp;nbsp;L&amp;nbsp;Toyota 2ZZ-GE&amp;nbsp;engine and 6-speed manual gearbox (0-60&amp;nbsp;mph in 4.9s, top speed 148&amp;nbsp;mph (238&amp;nbsp;km/h)); and the Elise SC with a&amp;nbsp;supercharged&amp;nbsp;non-intercooler&amp;nbsp;1.8L Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine rated at 217&amp;nbsp;bhp (220&amp;nbsp;PS; 162&amp;nbsp;kW) @ 8000 rpm and 156&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (212&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 5000 rpm of&amp;nbsp;torque,&amp;nbsp;6 speed manual gearbox and a spoiler (0-60&amp;nbsp;mph in 4.3s, top speed 150&amp;nbsp;mph (240&amp;nbsp;km/h)).&lt;/div&gt;
  3345. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3346. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3347. Several new colour options for 2008 were brought to the marketplace. These include new metallic colours (additional $590) Persian Blue and Liquid Blue; new Lifestyle colour (additional $1200) Isotope Green; new Limited Colour Level (additional $3,300) Candy Red, Ice White, and Burnt Orange; and the new Exclusive Colour Level (additional $5,100) Prism Green and Moonstone Silver. The following colours were discontinued for 2008: Nightfall Blue, Aubergine Purple, Magnetic Blue, Polar Blue, Autumn Gold, Chili Red, and Krypton Green.&lt;/div&gt;
  3348. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3349. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3350. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3351. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3352. &lt;h4&gt;
  3353. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Series 3&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3354. &lt;/div&gt;
  3355. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3356. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Series 3&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3357. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie,_Malaysia_(01).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;2014 Lotus Elise CR in Glenmarie, Malaysia (01).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2267&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3901&quot; height=&quot;163&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg/280px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg/420px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg/560px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2801%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3358. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3359. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2011–present&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3360. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3361. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1.6 L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;1ZR-FAE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;br /&gt;
  3362. 1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;2ZZ-GE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4 (2011 US Models)&lt;br /&gt;
  3363. 1.8 L&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;2ZR-FE&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I4&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3364. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed Toyota EC60&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;br /&gt;
  3365. 6-speed&amp;nbsp;Toyota C64&amp;nbsp;manual&amp;nbsp;(2011 US Models)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3366. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Dimensions&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3367. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,300&amp;nbsp;mm (90.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3368. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3,824&amp;nbsp;mm (150.6&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3369. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Width&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,719&amp;nbsp;mm (67.7&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3370. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Height&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1,117&amp;nbsp;mm (44.0&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3371. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Kerb&amp;nbsp;weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;866&amp;nbsp;kg (1,909&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;br /&gt;
  3372. 914&amp;nbsp;kg (2,015&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3373. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3374. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3375. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3376. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie,_Malaysia_(02).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2044&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3861&quot; height=&quot;116&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg/220px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg/330px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg/440px-2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie%2C_Malaysia_%2802%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3377. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3378. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3379. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2014_Lotus_Elise_CR_in_Glenmarie,_Malaysia_(02).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3380. Lotus Elise&lt;/div&gt;
  3381. &lt;/div&gt;
  3382. &lt;/div&gt;
  3383. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3384. In February 2010, Lotus unveiled a facelifted version of the second generation Elise. The new headlights are now single units; triangular in shape they are somewhat larger than the earlier lights. The cheapest version in Europe now has a 1.6 litre engine to comply with Euro 5 emissions, with the same power output as the earlier 1.8 136&amp;nbsp;PS (100&amp;nbsp;kW; 134&amp;nbsp;hp).&amp;nbsp;The 1.8 litre Elise comes standard with a Magnuson R900 supercharger making 220&amp;nbsp;PS (162&amp;nbsp;kW; 217&amp;nbsp;hp).&lt;/div&gt;
  3385. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3386. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;US_Model&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;US Model&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3387. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3388. The 2011 model was the last offered for street legal sale in the United States when the waiver from the United States Government&#39;s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for Lotus to build and sell cars in the US without smart airbags expired in August 2011.&amp;nbsp;It was also the only Elise to use the Toyota 2ZZ-GE engine in the 2011 model year.&lt;/div&gt;
  3389. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3390. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Cup_250&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Cup 250&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3391. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3392. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 202px;&quot;&gt;
  3393. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;3456&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4608&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG/200px-2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG/300px-2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG/400px-2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3394. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3395. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3396. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2016-03-01_Geneva_Motor_Show_G262.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3397. Lotus Elise Cup 250&lt;/div&gt;
  3398. &lt;/div&gt;
  3399. &lt;/div&gt;
  3400. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3401. At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show Lotus revealed the high performance version of the Elise called the Cup 250. The Cup 250 is a more track focused and hardcore version of the standard Elise. It has the following specifications according to Lotus:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  3402. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3403. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Engine:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;1.8 litre&amp;nbsp;supercharged&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;2ZR-FE Inline-4&lt;/li&gt;
  3404. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Transmission:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;EC60&amp;nbsp;manual&amp;nbsp;with sport ratios&lt;/li&gt;
  3405. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Power:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;243 bhp at 7200RPM&lt;/li&gt;
  3406. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Torque:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;250 Nm at 5500RPM&lt;/li&gt;
  3407. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Acceleration:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds&lt;/li&gt;
  3408. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top speed:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;154 mph&lt;/li&gt;
  3409. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weight:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;884 kg (dry weight)&lt;/li&gt;
  3410. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Downforce:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;125 kg at 140 mph&lt;/li&gt;
  3411. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3412. &lt;div style=&quot;clear: both; color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3413. &lt;/div&gt;
  3414. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3415. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Cup_260&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Cup 260&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3416. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3417. In October 2017, Lotus unveiled a hardcore version of the Elise called the Elise cup 260. It is inspired by the two hardcore variants of the Evora and Exige line up, the sport 380 and the GT430 respectively. It features the double taillight units and rear wing from the Exige Sport 380 and the Lotus 3-eleven respectively. Power has also been uprated and is now 250&amp;nbsp;hp (186&amp;nbsp;kW; 253&amp;nbsp;PS) thanks to a revised supercharger. Other changes include increased top speed, acceleration, low weight and high downforce due to added aero elements. The Elise Cup 260 has the following specifications according to Lotus:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  3418. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3419. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Engine:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;1.8 litre&amp;nbsp;supercharged&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;2ZR-FE Inline-4&lt;/li&gt;
  3420. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Transmission:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;Toyota&amp;nbsp;EC60&amp;nbsp;manual&amp;nbsp;with sport ratios&lt;/li&gt;
  3421. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Power:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;250 bhp at 7200RPM&lt;/li&gt;
  3422. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Torque:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;265 Nm at 5500RPM&lt;/li&gt;
  3423. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Acceleration:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds&lt;/li&gt;
  3424. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Top speed:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;151 mph&lt;/li&gt;
  3425. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Weight:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;862 kg (dry weight)&lt;/li&gt;
  3426. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Downforce:&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;180 kg at 151 mph&lt;/li&gt;
  3427. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3428. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3429. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Elise_Sprint&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Elise Sprint&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3430. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3431. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3432. In March 2017, Lotus announced the special edition &#39;Sprint&#39; models of the Elise. For the Elise Sprint, Lotus used several weight-saving techniques to cut the car&#39;s weight down to 789&amp;nbsp;kg (1,739&amp;nbsp;lb). The Sprint can be had in either a 1.6-litre naturally aspirated engine, or a 1.8-litre supercharged engine, available for the Sprint 220 version. The former has a 0-60 mph time of 5.9 seconds, while the Sprint 220 can hit 0-60 mph in only 4.1 seconds.&lt;/div&gt;
  3433. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3434. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3435. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3436. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3437. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3438. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3439. &lt;h4&gt;
  3440. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Elise Concept&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3441. &lt;/div&gt;
  3442. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3443. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3444. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_paris_7.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lotus_paris_7.JPG/220px-Lotus_paris_7.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lotus_paris_7.JPG/330px-Lotus_paris_7.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Lotus_paris_7.JPG/440px-Lotus_paris_7.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3445. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3446. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3447. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_paris_7.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3448. Third generation Elise Concept at the&amp;nbsp;2010 Paris Motor Show.&lt;/div&gt;
  3449. &lt;/div&gt;
  3450. &lt;/div&gt;
  3451. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3452. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3453. The series 3 Lotus Elise first appeared as a design study alongside the Lotus Esprit concept at the&amp;nbsp;2010 Paris Motor Show&amp;nbsp;as the &quot;Lotus Elise Concept&quot; in the autumn of that year, and was set to be launched within the next couple of years. The car was heavier than the production model of that time, and had a considerably more powerful 2.0-litre inline-4 engine.The production model was then unveiled with many changes, including the downsizing of the engine to 1.6 litre and 1.8 litre (supercharged) and a different design with little cues taken from the concept.&lt;/div&gt;
  3454. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3455. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3456. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3457. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3458. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3459. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3460. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3461. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3462. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3463. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3464. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3465. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3466. &lt;h4&gt;
  3467. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Special editions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3468. &lt;/div&gt;
  3469. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3470. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Sport 190&lt;/li&gt;
  3471. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Sport 160&lt;/li&gt;
  3472. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Sport 135R&lt;/li&gt;
  3473. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Sport 111 (Track based option for Australia, Hong Kong, Japan &amp;amp; Singapore)&lt;/li&gt;
  3474. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 23&lt;/li&gt;
  3475. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;50th Anniversary Edition&lt;/li&gt;
  3476. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;60th Anniversary Edition&lt;/li&gt;
  3477. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Jim Clark Type 25&lt;/li&gt;
  3478. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 25&lt;/li&gt;
  3479. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 49&lt;/li&gt;
  3480. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 72&lt;/li&gt;
  3481. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 79&lt;/li&gt;
  3482. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Type 99T&lt;/li&gt;
  3483. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Sports Racer&lt;/li&gt;
  3484. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Race Tech&lt;/li&gt;
  3485. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Club Racer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
  3486. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;California Edition&lt;/li&gt;
  3487. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Purist Edition&lt;/li&gt;
  3488. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Final Edition&lt;/li&gt;
  3489. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Roger Becker SC&lt;/li&gt;
  3490. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3491. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3492. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Exige_2&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Exige&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3493. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3494. The Series 2 Exige comes with the same high revving Toyota 1.8L engine and six speed gearbox as the Elise 111R, replacing the&amp;nbsp;Rover&amp;nbsp;K-series engine of the previous Exige.&lt;/div&gt;
  3495. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3496. The Series 2 Exige has been followed by the limited-edition Lotus Sport Exige 240R, incorporating a Lotus-developed supercharger atop the Lotus engine. The US Federalised version with the supercharger fitted is known as the Exige S 240.&lt;/div&gt;
  3497. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3498. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Zytek_Lotus_Elise&quot; style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Zytek Lotus Elise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3499. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3500. The Zytek Lotus Elise is an&amp;nbsp;electric&amp;nbsp;sports car&amp;nbsp;that was jointly produced by Lotus and&amp;nbsp;Zytek&amp;nbsp;from 1998 until it was discontinued in 2003.&lt;/div&gt;
  3501. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3502. Its 70 kilograms (150&amp;nbsp;lb) extruded&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;space frame and lightweight composite body shell are factors in its low kerb weight of 875 kilograms (1,929&amp;nbsp;lb). 250&amp;nbsp;nickel-cadmium batteries&amp;nbsp;provide 300&amp;nbsp;volts&amp;nbsp;(at full charge) to two Zytek oil-cooled brushless DC&amp;nbsp;motors, which deliver a total power of 150&amp;nbsp;kW (200&amp;nbsp;hp) and torque of 100&amp;nbsp;N⋅m (74&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft). These motors are each mated to a single-speed, fixed ratio&amp;nbsp;transmission&amp;nbsp;with an&amp;nbsp;aluminium&amp;nbsp;gear. Its acceleration time from 30 to 70 miles per hour (48 to 113&amp;nbsp;km/h) is 5 seconds, and from 0 to 90 miles per hour (140&amp;nbsp;km/h), 11.2 seconds. The car is governor-limited to 90 miles per hour (140&amp;nbsp;km/h) to conserve charge. The range per charge is typically 100 to 120 miles (160 to 190&amp;nbsp;km) and the car can be re-charged within an hour.&lt;/div&gt;
  3503. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3504. There is an example of the Zytek Elise on display at the&amp;nbsp;Heritage Motor Centre.&lt;/div&gt;
  3505. &lt;h3 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 0px; color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3506. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Other_cars_sharing_the_Elise_platform&quot;&gt;Other cars sharing the Elise platform&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3507. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3508. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Hennessey Venom GT&lt;/li&gt;
  3509. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus 2-Eleven&lt;/li&gt;
  3510. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus 340R&lt;/li&gt;
  3511. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Circuit Car&lt;/li&gt;
  3512. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Elise GT1&lt;/li&gt;
  3513. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Europa S&lt;/li&gt;
  3514. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Motorsport Elise&lt;/li&gt;
  3515. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Lotus Sport Exige 300RR&lt;/li&gt;
  3516. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Melkus RS 2000&lt;/li&gt;
  3517. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220/Opel Eco-Speedster Concept&lt;/li&gt;
  3518. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Rinspeed sQuba&lt;/li&gt;
  3519. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Tesla Roadster (2008)&lt;/li&gt;
  3520. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;PG Elektrus&lt;/li&gt;
  3521. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Detroit Electric SP.01&lt;/li&gt;
  3522. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3523. &lt;h4 style=&quot;background: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif; line-height: 1.3; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3524. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Awards_and_recognition&quot; style=&quot;color: #4c1130;&quot;&gt;Awards and recognition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3525. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3526. The Elise has received critical acclaim for its performance and driving experience, including Best Driver&#39;s Car 2001 (Autocar), Car of the Year 2003 (UK Horizons TV), and Best Sportscar 2004 (BBC&amp;nbsp;Top Gear Magazine).&lt;br /&gt;
  3527. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3528. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
  3529. &lt;h4&gt;
  3530. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Gallery&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3531. &lt;/div&gt;
  3532. &lt;ul class=&quot;gallery mw-gallery-traditional&quot; style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 2px; padding: 2px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;
  3533. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3534. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3535. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3536. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1462&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1949&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg/120px-Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg/180px-Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg/240px-Lotus_EliseS1_1999_Deep_Purple_3.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3537. &lt;/div&gt;
  3538. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3539. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3540. Lotus Elise S1&lt;/div&gt;
  3541. &lt;/div&gt;
  3542. &lt;/div&gt;
  3543. &lt;/li&gt;
  3544. &amp;nbsp;
  3545. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3546. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3547. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3548. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_(17).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg/120px-Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg/180px-Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg/240px-Lotus_Elise_135_-_Flickr_-_The_Car_Spy_%2817%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3549. &lt;/div&gt;
  3550. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3551. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3552. Lotus Elise Sport 135&lt;/div&gt;
  3553. &lt;/div&gt;
  3554. &lt;/div&gt;
  3555. &lt;/li&gt;
  3556. &amp;nbsp;
  3557. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3558. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3559. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 37.5px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3560. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2594&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4150&quot; height=&quot;75&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg/120px-LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg/180px-LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg/240px-LotusEliseSeries1_111S.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3561. &lt;/div&gt;
  3562. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3563. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3564. Lotus Elise 111S (Series 1) at the Thatcham Classic Car Show in 2009&lt;/div&gt;
  3565. &lt;/div&gt;
  3566. &lt;/div&gt;
  3567. &lt;/li&gt;
  3568. &amp;nbsp;
  3569. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3570. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3571. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 32.5px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3572. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elise111S.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;798&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1128&quot; height=&quot;85&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Elise111S.jpg/120px-Elise111S.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Elise111S.jpg/180px-Elise111S.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Elise111S.jpg/240px-Elise111S.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3573. &lt;/div&gt;
  3574. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3575. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3576. Lotus Elise 111S&lt;/div&gt;
  3577. &lt;/div&gt;
  3578. &lt;/div&gt;
  3579. &lt;/li&gt;
  3580. &amp;nbsp;
  3581. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3582. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3583. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3584. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elise_interior.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2448&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3264&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Elise_interior.JPG/120px-Elise_interior.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Elise_interior.JPG/180px-Elise_interior.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Elise_interior.JPG/240px-Elise_interior.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3585. &lt;/div&gt;
  3586. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3587. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3588. Interior of a Lotus Elise&lt;/div&gt;
  3589. &lt;/div&gt;
  3590. &lt;/div&gt;
  3591. &lt;/li&gt;
  3592. &amp;nbsp;
  3593. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3594. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3595. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3596. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_340R-01.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;450&quot; data-file-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lotus_340R-01.jpg/120px-Lotus_340R-01.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lotus_340R-01.jpg/180px-Lotus_340R-01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Lotus_340R-01.jpg/240px-Lotus_340R-01.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3597. &lt;/div&gt;
  3598. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3599. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3600. Lotus 340R&lt;/div&gt;
  3601. &lt;/div&gt;
  3602. &lt;/div&gt;
  3603. &lt;/li&gt;
  3604. &amp;nbsp;
  3605. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3606. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3607. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 35px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3608. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2304&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3456&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG/120px-CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG/180px-CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG/240px-CelebrationFL_Lotus.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3609. &lt;/div&gt;
  3610. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3611. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3612. A Lotus Elise drives on&amp;nbsp;Interstate 4&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Central Florida&lt;/div&gt;
  3613. &lt;/div&gt;
  3614. &lt;/div&gt;
  3615. &lt;/li&gt;
  3616. &amp;nbsp;
  3617. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3618. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3619. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 35px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3620. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3008&quot; height=&quot;80&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg/120px-Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg/180px-Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg/240px-Lotus_Elise_at_Indy_Concours.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3621. &lt;/div&gt;
  3622. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3623. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3624. US &quot;Federal Elise&quot; configuration of a standard Lotus Elise on display in&amp;nbsp;Indiana&lt;/div&gt;
  3625. &lt;/div&gt;
  3626. &lt;/div&gt;
  3627. &lt;/li&gt;
  3628. &amp;nbsp;
  3629. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3630. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3631. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 30px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3632. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1200&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1600&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG/120px-2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG/180px-2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG/240px-2007_Lotus_Elise_SC.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3633. &lt;/div&gt;
  3634. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3635. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3636. Elise SC premiere at the 2007&amp;nbsp;Tokyo Motor Show&lt;/div&gt;
  3637. &lt;/div&gt;
  3638. &lt;/div&gt;
  3639. &lt;/li&gt;
  3640. &amp;nbsp;
  3641. &lt;li class=&quot;gallerybox&quot; style=&quot;display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 0.1em; vertical-align: top; width: 155px; zoom: 1;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;width: 155px;&quot;&gt;
  3642. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); margin: 2px; text-align: center; width: 150px;&quot;&gt;
  3643. &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 39px auto;&quot;&gt;
  3644. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1568&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2596&quot; height=&quot;72&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG/120px-2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG/180px-2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG/240px-2011_Lotus_Elise_SC_--_2012_DC.JPG 2x&quot; style=&quot;background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;120&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3645. &lt;/div&gt;
  3646. &lt;div class=&quot;gallerytext&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13.16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 4px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;
  3647. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3648. 2011 Lotus Elise SC (US)&lt;/div&gt;
  3649. &lt;/div&gt;
  3650. &lt;/div&gt;
  3651. &lt;/li&gt;
  3652. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3653. &lt;/div&gt;
  3654. &lt;/div&gt;
  3655. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/10/lotus-111-lotus-elise.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-1922248826882672804</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-07-31T21:12:53.229-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 109</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 109</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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  3663. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_109#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_109#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3664. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
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  3666. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Lotus 109&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3667. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_(32500452896).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32500452896).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1469&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2176&quot; height=&quot;149&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg/220px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg/330px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg/440px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_109_at_the_1994_British_Grand_Prix_%2832500452896%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3668. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3669. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3670. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chris Murphy, Peter Wright&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3671. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;107&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3672. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;112&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3673. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3674. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Carbon fibre&amp;nbsp;monocoque&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3675. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Double wishbones, pushrod&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3676. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Double wishbones, pushrod&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3677. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Axle track&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Front: 1,650&amp;nbsp;mm (65&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;br /&gt;
  3678. Rear: 1,600&amp;nbsp;mm (63&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3679. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wheelbase&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;2,950&amp;nbsp;mm (116&amp;nbsp;in)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3680. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Mugen-Honda&amp;nbsp;MF-351HC, 3,500&amp;nbsp;cc (213.6&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in),&amp;nbsp;V10,&amp;nbsp;NA,&amp;nbsp;mid-engine,&amp;nbsp;longitudinally mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3681. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&amp;nbsp;/&amp;nbsp;Xtrac&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;semi-automatic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3682. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Weight&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;515&amp;nbsp;kg (1,135&amp;nbsp;lb)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3683. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fuel&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Mobil1&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3684. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Goodyear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3685. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3686. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Team Lotus&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3687. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable drivers&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;11.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Alessandro Zanardi&lt;br /&gt;
  3688. 11.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Belgium&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Belgium&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;300&quot; data-file-width=&quot;450&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Philippe Adams&lt;br /&gt;
  3689. 11.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;France&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;France&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;900&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Éric Bernard&lt;br /&gt;
  3690. 11.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Finland&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Finland&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1100&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1800&quot; height=&quot;14&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mika Salo&lt;br /&gt;
  3691. 12.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Johnny Herbert&lt;br /&gt;
  3692. 12.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Alessandro Zanardi&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3693. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Debut&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1994 Spanish Grand Prix&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3694. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 275px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3695. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Races&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Podiums&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Poles&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F.Laps&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3696. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3697. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3698. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3699. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructors&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3700. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Drivers&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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  3702. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3703. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 109&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a&amp;nbsp;Formula One&amp;nbsp;car used by&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;in the latter part of the&amp;nbsp;1994 Formula One season. It was designed by&amp;nbsp;Chris Murphy&amp;nbsp;who based the car on his&amp;nbsp;Lotus 107&amp;nbsp;model. The car featured sculptured sidepods, a shorter wheelbase and lower centre of gravity than its predecessor, whilst Mugen developed the engine to be lighter and higher-revving than the previous spec engine issued to the team. It was powered by a&amp;nbsp;Mugen-Honda&amp;nbsp;V10.&amp;nbsp;Johnny Herbert&amp;nbsp;was able to keep Lotus competitive in&amp;nbsp;Belgium&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Monza&amp;nbsp;with the car, but the funds were drying up and development was limited. At the end of the season the car was retired and Team Lotus went into&amp;nbsp;receivership.&lt;/div&gt;
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  3706. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/07/lotus-109.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-7182359493894939613</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-07-31T21:08:59.424-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 108</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 108</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3707. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 108&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  3717. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tright&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: right; color: #222222; float: right; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.3em 1.4em; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
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  3719. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_108_(24281585325).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Lotus Type 108 bicycle&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2832&quot; data-file-width=&quot;4240&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg/300px-Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg/450px-Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg/600px-Lotus_108_%2824281585325%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3720. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3721. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3722. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_108_(24281585325).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3723. Lotus Type 108 bicycle&lt;/div&gt;
  3724. &lt;/div&gt;
  3725. &lt;/div&gt;
  3726. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3727. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3728. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Type 108&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(originally known as&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle&lt;/b&gt;) is an Olympic&amp;nbsp;individual pursuit&amp;nbsp;bicycle. The revolutionary frame is an advanced aerofoil cross-section using a carbon composite monocoque.&lt;/div&gt;
  3729. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3730. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3731. &lt;h3&gt;
  3732. &lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Development&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3733. &lt;/div&gt;
  3734. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3735. The use of monocoque frames for bikes was not new, but their development was improved through the work of Norfolk based designer&amp;nbsp;Mike Burrows,&amp;nbsp;who advanced both the design and build through utilising&amp;nbsp;carbon fibre&amp;nbsp;mouldings.&lt;/div&gt;
  3736. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3737. Burrows&#39; design was initially rejected by British cycling manufacturers. However, it was to be received more enthusiastically by the&amp;nbsp;British Cycling Federation. The design was considered illegal by the&amp;nbsp;UCI. Therefore the project was prematurely shelved in 1987.&lt;/div&gt;
  3738. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3739. In 1990, the UCI revoked the ban on monocoque frames. Shortly after this,&amp;nbsp;Lotus Engineering&amp;nbsp;became involved in the project through Rudy Thomann, a&amp;nbsp;Formula 2 driver and friend of Burrows, who took his design to the Lotus factory.The potential was evident and Lotus’ knowledge and aptitude at using carbon fibre techniques allowed the design to finally realise its potential. By February 1992, Lotus Engineering had acquired the rights and marketed the bike as the LotusSport Bike. In addition, the design was modified and perfected through a series of wind tunnel tests, by the Lotus aerodynamics specialist Richard Hill.&lt;/div&gt;
  3740. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3741. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3742. The success of this was emphasised when&amp;nbsp;Bryan Steel&amp;nbsp;was able to shave five seconds off his time for the two kilometre pursuit at an international race meeting in Leicester, also in the process allowing Lotus to confirm that the UCI would consider it compliant with their rules.&lt;/div&gt;
  3743. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3744. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3745. &lt;h3&gt;
  3746. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Racing&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Racing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3747. &lt;/div&gt;
  3748. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3749. The profile of Lotus and Burrows was raised at the&amp;nbsp;1992 Barcelona Olympics. A new world record of 4 minutes 24.496 seconds was established as well as&amp;nbsp;Chris Boardman&amp;nbsp;winning the 4000m pursuit, catching World Champion&amp;nbsp;Jens Lehmann&amp;nbsp;in the final.&amp;nbsp;publicity of this medal, the first British cycling medal at the Olympics in 72 years, confirmed to Lotus the potential of marketing a production version. This was to become the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Type 110.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
  3750. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3751. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3752. British professional cyclist&amp;nbsp;Shaun Wallace&amp;nbsp;raced a model 108 at the 1992 professional world cycling championships, finishing 2nd in the 5km pursuit.His model 108 was later offered for sale by&amp;nbsp;Bonhams.&lt;/div&gt;
  3753. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3754. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3755. &lt;h3&gt;
  3756. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Current Locations&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3757. &lt;/div&gt;
  3758. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3759. A total of fifteen Type 108s were built including one prototype in 1991, as well as three frames for use in the Olympic Games. A further eight replicas were offered for sale at £15,000 each.&amp;nbsp;Of the fifteen, at least two are on display, one at the Lotus Factory at Hethel. A third example is on display at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, located in Birmingham, AL, USA.&lt;/div&gt;
  3760. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3761. Chris Boardman’s Olympic gold medal winning bike was on display at the&amp;nbsp;Science Museum&amp;nbsp;in South Kensington, London, in a temporary exhibition which ran from 16 March to 20 June 1993, entitled &quot;SuperBike: An Exhibition on the Olympic Gold Medal Bicycle&quot;, and was later returned to&amp;nbsp;Lotus Engineering. The Science Museum keeps on its permanent collection the 2nd of the replicas made by Lotus Engineering (Inventory Object Number 1993-76)&lt;br /&gt;
  3762. &lt;br /&gt;
  3763. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3764. &lt;/div&gt;
  3765. &lt;/div&gt;
  3766. </description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/07/lotus-108.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-3295086060003640780</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-07-23T22:22:13.763-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 107</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 107</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3767. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 107&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3768. &lt;br /&gt;
  3769. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  3770. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  3771. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3772. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3773. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 290px;&quot;&gt;&lt;caption style=&quot;font-size: 15.4px; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.2em;&quot;&gt;Lotus 107&lt;/caption&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3774. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_(32873601273).jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 107 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873601273).jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1696&quot; data-file-width=&quot;2544&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg/220px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg/330px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg/440px-Alessandro_Zanardi_-_Lotus_107_during_practice_for_the_1993_British_Grand_Prix_%2832873601273%29.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3775. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Category&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Formula One&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3776. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Team Lotus&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3777. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Designer(s)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chris Murphy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3778. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;102D&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3779. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Successor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;109&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3780. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Technical specifications&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3781. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Carbon fibre&amp;nbsp;monocoque&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3782. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (front)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1992-1993:&amp;nbsp;Active suspension&lt;br /&gt;
  3783. 1994: Double wishbone, pushrod.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3784. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Suspension (rear)&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1992-1993:&amp;nbsp;Active suspension&lt;br /&gt;
  3785. 1994: Double wishbone, pushrod.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3786. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1992-1993:&amp;nbsp;Ford&amp;nbsp;HB 3,494&amp;nbsp;cc (213.2&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in), 75°&amp;nbsp;V8,&amp;nbsp;NA,&amp;nbsp;mid-engine,&amp;nbsp;longitudinally mounted.&lt;br /&gt;
  3787. 1994:&amp;nbsp;Mugen-Honda&amp;nbsp;MF-351HC 3,500&amp;nbsp;cc (213.6&amp;nbsp;cu&amp;nbsp;in), °&amp;nbsp;V10,&amp;nbsp;NA,&amp;nbsp;mid-engine,&amp;nbsp;longitudinally mounted&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3788. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&amp;nbsp;/&amp;nbsp;Xtrac&amp;nbsp;6-speed&amp;nbsp;semi-automatic&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3789. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Fuel&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;BP&amp;nbsp;(1992)&lt;br /&gt;
  3790. Castrol&amp;nbsp;(1992-1993)&lt;br /&gt;
  3791. Mobil1&amp;nbsp;(1994)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3792. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Tyres&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Goodyear&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3793. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #dfdfdf; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Competition history&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3794. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable entrants&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;Ford&lt;br /&gt;
  3795. Team Lotus&amp;nbsp;Mugen-Honda&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3796. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Notable drivers&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;11.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Finland&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Finland&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1100&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1800&quot; height=&quot;14&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Finland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mika Häkkinen&lt;br /&gt;
  3797. 11. / 12.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;United Kingdom&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;United Kingdom&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;12&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Johnny Herbert&lt;br /&gt;
  3798. 12.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Italy&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Italy&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;1000&quot; data-file-width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Alessandro Zanardi&lt;br /&gt;
  3799. 12.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span class=&quot;flagicon&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot; title=&quot;Portugal&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Portugal&quot; class=&quot;thumbborder&quot; data-file-height=&quot;400&quot; data-file-width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;15&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_Portugal.svg/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(234, 236, 240); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;23&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Pedro Lamy&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3800. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Debut&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1992 San Marino Grand Prix&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3801. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;table class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); color: #222222; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 275px;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3802. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Races&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Wins&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Podiums&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Poles&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;col&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #eaecf0; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;F.Laps&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3803. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;34&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); padding: 0.2em 0.4em; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3804. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3805. &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3806. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Constructors&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3807. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Drivers&#39; Championships&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;0&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3808. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3809. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3810. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3811. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 107&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;was a&amp;nbsp;Formula One car&amp;nbsp;used by&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus. Designed for the&amp;nbsp;1992 Formula One season, and used throughout most of 1992,&amp;nbsp;1993&amp;nbsp;and part of&amp;nbsp;1994, it brought in a final, short-lived period of competitiveness for the team in&amp;nbsp;Formula One.&lt;/div&gt;
  3812. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3813. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3814. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3815. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3816. &lt;h3&gt;
  3817. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Design&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Design&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3818. &lt;/div&gt;
  3819. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3820. The 107 is often, mistakenly, attributed to the design work of&amp;nbsp;Chris Murphy. However the majority of the 107 was heavily influenced by the&amp;nbsp;Leyton House CG911&amp;nbsp;which had competed in the&amp;nbsp;1991 Formula One season&amp;nbsp;and was largely designed by the team&#39;s technical director&amp;nbsp;Gustav Brunner. What facilitated this design migration was the collapse of&amp;nbsp;Leyton House Racing&amp;nbsp;following owner Akira Akagi&#39;s arrest in September 1991 and the exodus of senior staff (including Chief Designer&amp;nbsp;Chris Murphy&amp;nbsp;and Jean Claude Martens, but significantly not&amp;nbsp;Gustav Brunner) to&amp;nbsp;Team Lotus.&lt;/div&gt;
  3821. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3822. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3823. Unquestionably beautiful the 107 had smooth sweeping lines a world away from the long developed and antiquated&amp;nbsp;Lotus 102D whose heritage can be traced to the&amp;nbsp;1990 Formula One Season. Modification of the basic&amp;nbsp;Leyton House CG911&amp;nbsp;to accommodate the&amp;nbsp;Ford&amp;nbsp;Cosworth&amp;nbsp;HB V8 engines, of a similar - if older - specification to those being used by&amp;nbsp;Benetton, was complete by the unveiling of the car at the&amp;nbsp;1992 San Marino Grand Prix.&lt;/div&gt;
  3824. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3825. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3826. &lt;h3&gt;
  3827. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3828. &lt;/div&gt;
  3829. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3830. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3831. With a top notch driving squad of&amp;nbsp;Johnny Herbert&amp;nbsp;and a future double F1 World Champion&amp;nbsp;Mika Häkkinen, the Lotuses were able to bring in some good results: at several races the twin cars were able to run in formation on the tail of the leading pack, at least in the early parts of the races. Reliability was limited.&lt;/div&gt;
  3832. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3833. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3834. &lt;h3&gt;
  3835. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Lotus 107B and 107C&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3836. &lt;/div&gt;
  3837. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3838. The car was developed over succeeding seasons into B and C variants, the latter with Mugen-Honda power in place of the Cosworth. As was standard practice at the time, the team employed the active suspension technology that they had introduced to F1 back in 1987 on later variants, but the budget was not enough to make it really work, and besides, it was now far from being a unique capability. According to&amp;nbsp;Alex Zanardi&#39;s autobiography&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;My Story&lt;/i&gt;, the focus on this system was to the detriment of other aspects of the car.&lt;/div&gt;
  3839. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3840. The team&#39;s financial difficulties dragged it under at the end of 1994. The&amp;nbsp;Lotus 109, the last Formula One car of the team, which ran in the latter part of 1994, was a further derivative of this design.&lt;/div&gt;
  3841. &lt;/div&gt;
  3842. &lt;/div&gt;
  3843. &lt;br /&gt;</description><link>http://cars-pickup-truck.blogspot.com/2018/07/lotus-107.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630692915839569148.post-6964719470741711988</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2018-07-23T22:16:08.047-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus 104</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Cars Limited</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lotus Components Limited</category><title>&gt;&gt;Lotus 104 ( Lotus Carlton) </title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
  3844. &lt;span style=&quot;color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lotus 104 ( Lotus Carlton)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3845. &lt;br /&gt;
  3846. &lt;br /&gt;
  3847. &lt;div id=&quot;jump-to-nav&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  3848. &lt;/div&gt;
  3849. &lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Carlton#mw-head&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to navigation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-jump-link&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Carlton#p-search&quot; style=&quot;background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); color: #0b0080; display: block; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute !important; text-decoration-line: none; width: 1px;&quot;&gt;Jump to search&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3850. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-content-ltr&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot; id=&quot;mw-content-text&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;&quot;&gt;
  3851. &lt;div class=&quot;mw-parser-output&quot;&gt;
  3852. &lt;table class=&quot;infobox hproduct&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border-spacing: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); clear: right; color: black; float: right; font-size: 12.32px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.5em 1em; padding: 0.2em; width: 22em;&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;
  3853. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th class=&quot;fn&quot; colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; font-size: 1.35em; padding: 4px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Carlton&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3854. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Omega_av.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Omega av.jpg&quot; data-file-height=&quot;600&quot; data-file-width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;210&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Omega_av.jpg/280px-Omega_av.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Omega_av.jpg/420px-Omega_av.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Omega_av.jpg/560px-Omega_av.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;280&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3855. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3856. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Manufacturer&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus&amp;nbsp;(General Motors)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3857. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Also&amp;nbsp;called&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Opel Lotus Omega&lt;br /&gt;
  3858. Vauxhall Lotus Carlton&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3859. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;1990–1992&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3860. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Assembly&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;United Kingdom:&amp;nbsp;Hethel,&amp;nbsp;Norfolk&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3861. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body and chassis&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3862. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Class&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Sports saloon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3863. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Body&amp;nbsp;style&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;4-door&amp;nbsp;saloon&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3864. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Layout&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;FR layout&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3865. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Platform&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;V-body&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3866. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Related&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3867. Opel Omega&amp;nbsp;A&amp;nbsp;Holden Commodore VN&lt;/div&gt;
  3868. Holden Commodore VP&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3869. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Powertrain&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3870. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Engine&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;3.6 L&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;C36GET&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;I6&amp;nbsp;TT&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3871. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Transmission&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;category&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;6-speed ZF S6-40&amp;nbsp;manual&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3872. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: silver; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Chronology&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3873. &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th scope=&quot;row&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Predecessor&lt;/th&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;vertical-align: top;&quot;&gt;Lotus Cortina&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
  3874. &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
  3875. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3876. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3877. The&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Carlton&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;(other names include&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Vauxhall Lotus Carlton&lt;/b&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Lotus Omega&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;Opel Lotus Omega&lt;/b&gt;) is a&amp;nbsp;Vauxhall Carlton/Opel Omega A&amp;nbsp;saloon upgraded by&amp;nbsp;Lotus&amp;nbsp;to be a 177&amp;nbsp;mph (285&amp;nbsp;km/h) sports saloon with acceleration to equal contemporary&amp;nbsp;supercars. Like all Lotus vehicles, it was given a type designation—Type 104 in this case. The external differences were minimal with the addition of a rear spoiler, vents on the bonnet, Lotus badges on the front wings and bootlid, a bodykit and considerably wider wheel arches distinguishing it from a standard Carlton/Omega.&amp;nbsp;The car was only sold in one colour, a shade called&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Imperial Green&lt;/i&gt;, a very dark green that in anything but direct light appears black.&lt;/div&gt;
  3878. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3879. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3880. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3881. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3882. &lt;h3&gt;
  3883. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Engine_and_drivetrain&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Engine and drivetrain&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3884. &lt;/div&gt;
  3885. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3886. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3887. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2592&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3888&quot; height=&quot;147&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg/220px-Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg/330px-Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg/440px-Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3888. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
  3889. &lt;div class=&quot;magnify&quot; style=&quot;float: right; margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3890. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lotus_Carlton_engine_-_Flickr_-_exfordy.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3891. Carlton engine bay&lt;/div&gt;
  3892. &lt;/div&gt;
  3893. &lt;/div&gt;
  3894. &lt;div class=&quot;thumb tleft&quot; style=&quot;background-color: transparent; clear: left; color: #222222; float: left; margin: 0.5em 1.4em 1.3em 0px; width: auto;&quot;&gt;
  3895. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbinner&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); font-size: 13.16px; min-width: 100px; overflow: hidden; padding: 3px; text-align: center; width: 222px;&quot;&gt;
  3896. &lt;a class=&quot;image&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;thumbimage&quot; data-file-height=&quot;2304&quot; data-file-width=&quot;3072&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; src=&quot;https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg/220px-Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg&quot; srcset=&quot;//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg/330px-Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg/440px-Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg 2x&quot; style=&quot;background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(200, 204, 209); vertical-align: middle;&quot; width=&quot;220&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  3897. &lt;div class=&quot;thumbcaption&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px; font-size: 12.3704px; line-height: 1.4em; padding: 3px; text-align: left;&quot;&gt;
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  3899. &lt;a class=&quot;internal&quot; href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opel_Lotus_Omega_rear_DSC00825.jpg&quot; style=&quot;background: linear-gradient(transparent, transparent), url(&amp;quot;data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22 viewBox=%220 0 11 15%22 width=%2215%22 height=%2211%22%3E %3Cg id=%22magnify-clip%22 fill=%22%23fff%22 stroke=%22%23000%22%3E %3Cpath id=%22bigbox%22 d=%22M1.509 1.865h10.99v7.919h-10.99z%22/%3E %3Cpath id=%22smallbox%22 d=%22M-1.499 6.868h5.943v4.904h-5.943z%22/%3E %3C/g%3E %3C/svg%3E&amp;quot;); color: #0b0080; display: block; height: 11px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration-line: none; text-indent: 15px; user-select: none; white-space: nowrap; width: 15px;&quot; title=&quot;Enlarge&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3900. Lotus Omega&lt;/div&gt;
  3901. &lt;/div&gt;
  3902. &lt;/div&gt;
  3903. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3904. Performance modifications started with an upgraded engine, which was enhanced by Lotus from the standard Opel 2969&amp;nbsp;cc 24v&amp;nbsp;straight six unit (used in the GSi). The engine was enlarged to a capacity of 3615&amp;nbsp;cc.&amp;nbsp;Lotus then added twin&amp;nbsp;Garrett&amp;nbsp;T25&amp;nbsp;turbochargers, which provide up to 0.7 bar of boost from about 1500 rpm. The original distributor ignition system of the engine was replaced with a three-coil&amp;nbsp;wasted spark&amp;nbsp;system. The distributor drive was re-purposed as a water pump drive for the water-air&amp;nbsp;intercooler circuit. The intercooler itself is manufactured by Behr and is capable of reducing the temperature of the compressed charge from 120&amp;nbsp;°C to 60&amp;nbsp;°C.&lt;/div&gt;
  3905. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3906. In addition to fitting two turbochargers and an intercooler system, Lotus directed a number of engineering changes to the engine so that it would perform reliably with the higher power output. To cope with the higher cylinder pressures (about 95 bar), the external webbing on the engine block was reinforced. The crankshaft was replaced as well; early development crankshafts were machined from billet steel in Italy, but the production units were forged by Opel and sent to Maschinenfabrik Alfing Kessler for machining. The cylinder head was left mostly the same as the 24-valve head from the Opel Omega, although the combustion chamber was milled to reduce the static compression ratio to 8.2:1 (from 10.0:1). The engine is fitted with forged slipper pistons produced by&amp;nbsp;Mahle. Piston connecting rods were replaced with new units made to an original Lotus design.&lt;/div&gt;
  3907. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3908. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3909. The same six-speed manual&amp;nbsp;ZF&amp;nbsp;transmission as fitted to a contemporary&amp;nbsp;Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1&amp;nbsp;was used to transfer this power to the rear wheels via a rear limited-slip differential from the V8&amp;nbsp;Holden Commodore.&lt;/div&gt;
  3910. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3911. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3912. &lt;h4&gt;
  3913. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Chassis, brakes, and steering&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  3914. &lt;/div&gt;
  3915. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3916. The multi-link suspension of the Omega, already praised by the automotive press, was modified by Lotus for better high-speed stability and improved handling dynamics. To combat the problem of significant camber change (seen with the car at high speed and when fully laden), the self-leveling suspension from the&amp;nbsp;Opel Senator&amp;nbsp;was fitted. Also borrowed from the Senator was the&amp;nbsp;Servotronic&amp;nbsp;power steering system, which provides full power assist at parking speeds, and reduces the power assist as the road speed increases. The Lotus engineers would have preferred using a&amp;nbsp;rack and pinion&amp;nbsp;steering arrangement, but cost and space constraints limited them to the worm-and-roller arrangement.&lt;/div&gt;
  3917. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3918. Initial sketches for the wheels showed a split-rim composite design, but this was ultimately abandoned in favor of a monoblock wheel design, with cited concerns over the durability of the wheels in poor road conditions. The final design for the 17&quot; wheels was manufactured by&amp;nbsp;Ronal, along with wider tyres than those used on the Opel Omega.&amp;nbsp;The Omega is fitted with&amp;nbsp;Goodyear&amp;nbsp;Eagle tyres. The tyre compound used is the same as that on the&amp;nbsp;Lotus Esprit&amp;nbsp;Turbo SE, with a combination of oils and low&amp;nbsp;hysteresis. This allows for improved high-speed stability and better performance in wet conditions.&lt;/div&gt;
  3919. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3920. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3921. The car is fitted with 12.9&amp;nbsp;in (328&amp;nbsp;mm) brake discs with four-piston&amp;nbsp;AP&amp;nbsp;calipers at the front and 11.8&amp;nbsp;in (300&amp;nbsp;mm) discs with two-piston calipers at the rear.&lt;/div&gt;
  3922. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3923. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3924. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3925. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3926. &lt;h3&gt;
  3927. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Performance&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Performance&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3928. &lt;/div&gt;
  3929. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3930. The Lotus Carlton produced 377&amp;nbsp;bhp (281&amp;nbsp;kW; 382&amp;nbsp;PS) and 419&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (568&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) (of which 350&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (470&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) was available from 2000 rpm.)&amp;nbsp;The car is capable of 0–60&amp;nbsp;mph in 5.2 seconds and achieve 0–100-0&amp;nbsp;mph in less than 17 seconds. Tall gearing allows it to achieve approximately 55&amp;nbsp;mph (89&amp;nbsp;km/h) in first gear. The Lotus Carlton/Omega held the title of the second fastest four-door saloon car for some years, after Alpina B10 Bi-Turbo.&lt;/div&gt;
  3931. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3932. In the&amp;nbsp;United Kingdom, the Carltons/Omegas were a favorite target of&amp;nbsp;joyriders&amp;nbsp;and other thieves. This posed a problem for the police, who had nothing quicker than the&amp;nbsp;24V Senator Bs. A gang of robbers used one in a string of&amp;nbsp;ram-raids&amp;nbsp;of&amp;nbsp;off-licence&amp;nbsp;liquor stores and newsagents, stealing tens of thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and alcohol. The small &#39;panda cars&#39; used in urban policing were limited to just 90 miles per hour (140&amp;nbsp;km/h), leaving police unable to give chase.&lt;/div&gt;
  3933. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3934. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3935. Because the Carlton/Omega could equal or exceed the performance of many contemporary sports cars while also carrying four passengers, it generated some controversy among the automotive and general press. Bob Murray, then editor of&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;Autocar&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;magazine, wrote: &quot;Nobody buying this car could possibly argue he either needs or will be able to use a top whack which is claimed to be around 180 mph.&quot; Murray went on to suggest that Vauxhall should follow the example set by German automakers (who had begun electronically limiting the top speed of their high-performance cars to 155&amp;nbsp;mph.) This sentiment was picked up by newspapers and talk radio stations, who would interview people calling for the car&#39;s ban. Ultimately, the Opel executives associated with the project voted unanimously to not restrict the car&#39;s top speed, and it was released to acclaim from the motoring press.&lt;/div&gt;
  3936. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3937. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3938. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3939. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3940. &lt;h3&gt;
  3941. &lt;span class=&quot;mw-headline&quot; id=&quot;Production&quot; style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: magenta; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;Production&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3942. &lt;/div&gt;
  3943. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3944. Production of the Lotus Carlton/Omega began in 1990, four years after the original Omega went on sale.&amp;nbsp;Opel&amp;nbsp;had hoped to build 1,100 cars in total, but owing to the recession of the early 1990s, the £48,000 cars were not selling as well as anticipated and production at Lotus was halted in December 1992. Only 950 cars were completed: 320 Carltons and 630 Omegas, 150 short of the original target. The cars are now starting to become modern classics as low-mileage, well-looked-after examples become rare. As of 2007, UK values ranged between approximately £12,000 and £20,000.&lt;/div&gt;
  3945. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3946. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3947. In 1991, the design house&amp;nbsp;Pininfarina&amp;nbsp;produced a styling concept named the &quot;Chronos&quot; that was designed to accept the drivetrain from the Lotus Omega. The single example of the Chronos (sans engine) was displayed at the 1991&amp;nbsp;Detroit Auto Show.&lt;/div&gt;
  3948. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3949. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3950. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3951. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3952. &lt;h3&gt;
  3953. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Other Markets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3954. &lt;/div&gt;
  3955. &lt;div style=&quot;line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;&quot;&gt;
  3956. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3957. While the base Omega A and the Lotus Omega were never federalized for sale in the USA, the Lotus Omega was cleared for&amp;nbsp;grey import&amp;nbsp;under the DOT&#39;s &quot;Show or Display&quot; exemption in 2011.&amp;nbsp;By the end of 2017, all model years of the Carlton were past the 25 year mark, making them exempt from NTSA import restrictions. By the end of 2018, all Omega As (base model and otherwise) will be exempt.&lt;/div&gt;
  3958. &lt;div style=&quot;color: #222222;&quot;&gt;
  3959. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; color: black; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  3960. &lt;h3&gt;
  3961. &lt;span style=&quot;background-color: initial; font-family: &amp;quot;linux libertine&amp;quot;, georgia, times, serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: magenta;&quot;&gt;Specifications&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
  3962. &lt;/div&gt;
  3963. &lt;ul style=&quot;color: #222222; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;
  3964. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Top speed - +176&amp;nbsp;mph (283&amp;nbsp;km/h)&lt;/li&gt;
  3965. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Peak power - 377&amp;nbsp;bhp (281&amp;nbsp;kW; 382&amp;nbsp;PS) @ 5200&amp;nbsp;rpm&lt;/li&gt;
  3966. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Acceleration - 0-60&amp;nbsp;mph (97&amp;nbsp;km/h)&amp;nbsp;: 5.1 sec., 0-100&amp;nbsp;mph (160&amp;nbsp;km/h)&amp;nbsp;: 11.1 sec.&lt;/li&gt;
  3967. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Peak torque - 419&amp;nbsp;lb⋅ft (568&amp;nbsp;N⋅m) @ 4200 rpm&lt;/li&gt;
  3968. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Engine displacement - 3615&amp;nbsp;cc&lt;/li&gt;
  3969. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Engine type -&amp;nbsp;Twin turbocharged&amp;nbsp;straight&amp;nbsp;six-cylinder&lt;/li&gt;
  3970. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Configuration -&amp;nbsp;Front-engined, rear-wheel drive&lt;/li&gt;
  3971. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Transmission - Six-speed ZF S6-40 manual&lt;/li&gt;
  3972. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Weight - 3,666&amp;nbsp;lb (1,663&amp;nbsp;kg)&lt;/li&gt;
  3973. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Production - 950 units&lt;/li&gt;
  3974. &lt;li style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.1em;&quot;&gt;Price - £48,000&lt;/li&gt;
  3975. &lt;/ul&gt;
  3976. &lt;/div&gt;
  3977. &lt;/div&gt;
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