#lotus car

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Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus, with a Lotus Esprit S2 and his JPS Cessna 414A Chancellor II "G-PRIX" in the late 70s.

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(via Lotus Emeya Electric Sedan to Launch in Malaysia with Competitive RM600k Pricing)

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Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Active Suspension Prototype, 1990. Developed at a time when General Motors had a shareholding in Lotus, the active suspension C4 ZR-1 used hydraulic-controlled dampers and a Delco computer system. It firmed up the suspension in corners using lateral g-meters to counteract body roll while it could also react to bumps in the road instantaneously, providing as smooth ride. In all 25 of the Lotus-engineered prototypes were built and evaluated for production as a limited edition model. General Motors reportedly spent $27 million on the Active Suspension program before scrapping it. The main reason was cost per car which was something between $35,000 and $100,000. Also the technology to make the system work reliably wasn't fully on stream. Many of the prototypes were destroyed when the program was abandoned but several have found their way to the open market.

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[thecargays]

Happy Taillight Tuesday!

My desire for an S2 Elise grows every day…

[itcars]

Lotus Exige

Images by Rodrigo Yufe || IG

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Lotus "Theory I" Concept

[irondad-defensesquad]

kid tony handing jarvis a little metal man he built: this is jarvis jr, he's a good listener and the greatest friend. you can tell him anything and he'll keep your secrets. he'll make sure you get a good night of sleep, maybe he'll tell you a story too. he'll be there for you no matter what. i hope you like it! now you have your own jarvis! :D

jarvis on the outside: aw, he even has a little bowtie :)

jarvis on the inside:

P/ROSHIP DNI.

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Ayrton Senna (Lotus Renault) Detroit 1986

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Benedict Redgrove / The Road Rat / Edition 16 – Lotus Esprit S1 / Photography / 2024

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Lotus Elan S3, 1966. The Elan was an era-defining car and was for Lotus, their first really commercially successful road car. It featured a steel backbone chassis with a fibreglass body and was powered by a DOHC 1,558 cc engine, with 4-wheel disc brakes, rack and pinion steering and 4-wheel independent suspension. Sales were boosted in the UK and internationally when the character Emma Peel (played by Diana Ring) drove one in 60’s TV series The Avengers. It provided the template for the Mazda MX-5 Miata. In 2004, Sports Car International placed the Elan number 6 in a list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. 

PS: Diana Rigg had to learn to drive for the TV show, Lotus gave her the car when she left The Avengers, but she wasn't a keen driver and passed the Elan onto a friend. More recently Dame Diana played the role of Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, she passed away in 2020, aged 82. R.I.P

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Lotus 26R @ Sodegaura

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Revell’s Mr. Rat Fink in Lotus Ford model racer.