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The Lotus 56 was designed by Maurice Phillipe as Lotus 1968 entry in the Indianapolis 500, replacing the successful Lotus 38. Colin Chapman's team had again produced an innovative design. The car was shaped like a wedge on wheels, in the same vein as the later Lotus 72, which was also designed by Phillipe and Chapman. The engine of the 56 was also noteworthy, as it was powered by a Pratt & Whitney gas turbine engine which produced over 500bhp. To get the best out of the power produced, the 56 was fitted with four wheel drive, something also used on the Lotus 63 without success. Team Lotus was one of Formula 1s most successful teams. ...
Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, frequently shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...
Lotus 38 The Lotus 38 was designed by Colin Chapman as Lotus 1965 entry for the Indianapolis 500. ...
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The Lotus 72 was a Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe of Lotus for the 1970 season. ...
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Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ...
 Jim Clark was enthused about the car in testing, but he was tragically killed in April of 1968 before he could qualify the car at Indy. Nevertheless, Graham Hill, Joe Leonard and Art Polland were entered for the race, with Leonard claiming pole position. In the race Leonard was leading with ease with just a handful of laps to go when the gas turbine engine failed. Lotus' innovation had incurred the wrath of the governing body of American motorsport, USAC who deemed turbine powered cars and four wheel drive illegal shortly after, much to Chapman's frustration. Jim (or Jimmy) Clark OBE (March 4, 1936 – April 7, 1968) was a Scottish Formula One (F1) racing driver considered one of the best drivers in motor sport history. ...
Norman Graham Hill, known as Graham Hill, was an English motor racing champion (born February 15, 1929 in Hampstead, London - died November 29, 1975 near Arkley, North London) He is the only driver to win the so-called Triple Crown of motor racing: the Indianapolis 500 (1966) the 24 Hours...
The United States Automobile Club (USAC) was the primary sanctioning body for open-wheel motor racing in the United States from the mid-1950s until the late 1970s. ...
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Undeterred by USAC's decision to call the 56's technology illegal, Chapman developed the car as a potential F1 machine after the faliure of the Lotus 63, but while the car was promising, it was too heavy and too overcomplicated for the F1 world. Emerson Fittipaldi tried the car in the 1971 Race of Champions. During wet practice the 56 was far and away the fastest car on the track, but the race was held in dry weather and the car was lost in midfield. Fittipaldi used the car again in that year's Italian Grand Prix and managed to bring the fragile design home in 8th. By then Colin Chapman decided to cut his losses and abandoned the 56, the four wheel drive concept and the gas turbine engine to concentrate on the Lotus 72, which went on to win the drivers' and constructors' championships for Lotus in 1972. Emerson Fittipaldi racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1994. ...
The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. ...
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Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. ...
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Europa S | Elise | Exige New 2006 Lotus Europa S New 2006 Lotus Europa S Side view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Front view New 2006 Lotus Europa S Rear view Lotus Cars Europa S is a GT type two seater automobile designed to complement the very successful Lotus Elise sports car and its derivative...
The Lotus Elise The Lotus Elise is a roadster conceived in early 1994 and released in September 1995 by the English manufacturer Lotus Car. ...
UK-spec Lotus Exige The Lotus Exige is a two-door, two-seat sports car made by Lotus Cars. ...
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 20B | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 88 | 97T | 107 | 112 Lotus Mk1 was poriduced in a single copy as a trials car based on the Austin 7. ...
Lotus Mk2 was a trials car. ...
Lotus Mk3 was a single seated sports car built by Colin Chapman as a 750 Racer. ...
Lotus Mk4 was a trials car by Colin Chapman built on a Austin 7 chassis. ...
Lotus Mk5 was a prototype single seater sports car by Colin Chapman that was never built. ...
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Lotus Super Seven The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car from Lotus, which has been called a motorcycle on four wheels. It is the most successful inexpensive exotic sports car. ...
The Lotus 17 was built in responce to the Lola Mk1 which was dominat against the previous Lotus model,the 16. ...
The Lotus 18 was designed by Colin Chapman for use by Lotus in F1 and F2. ...
Same as the Lotus 20, but with rear sway bar and in-board Alfin drum brakes in the rear. ...
The Lotus 25, or Type 25, was the Formula One racing car, powered by a 1500 cc Coventry Climax engine, which took Team Lotus driver Jim Clark to his first F1 World Championship in 1963. ...
F2 version of the Lotus 25 F1 car. ...
Colin Chapmans first and only attempt at a Group Seven /Can Am racing machine. ...
The Lotus 31 was a purpose-built driver training car for the Jim Russell school. ...
Developed from the fragile Lotus 27, the 32 had steel monocoque and re-located upper rear suspention pickups on the tub. ...
The Lotus 33 was a development of the earlier 25 model, which was also based on the 1500cc Climax engine. ...
Lotus 38 The Lotus 38 was designed by Colin Chapman as Lotus 1965 entry for the Indianapolis 500. ...
Lotus 43 The Lotus 43 was designed for the 1966 season by Colin Chapman. ...
The Lotus 48 was a Formula 2 car based on a 1600cc Ford FVA-engine that was run around 1967. ...
The Lotus 49 was designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe for the 1967 F1 season. ...
The Lotus 72 was a Formula 1 car designed by Colin Chapman and Maurice Phillipe of Lotus for the 1970 season. ...
The Lotus 78 wing car was the car that started the ground effect revolution in Formula 1, in the 1977 racing season. ...
Mario Andretti in the Lotus 79 The Lotus 79 was a Formula 1 car designed in late 1977 by Colin Chapman, Martin Ogilvie and Peter Wright of Lotus. ...
The Lotus 107 brought in a final, frustratingly limited and short-lived period of competitiveness for the legendary Team Lotus in Formula 1. ...
The Lotus 112 was to be the type designation for the model that became the Lotus Elise. ...
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Excel | Eclat | Elite | Elan | Esprit | Europa The Type 89 Lotus Excel, built from 1982 to 1992, was a front engine rear drive car based on the earlier Lotus Eclat, which itself was based on the earlier Lotus Elite II. Toyota engaged Lotus to assist with engineering work on the Supra. ...
The Lotus Eclat, built from 1975 to 1982, was a front engine rear drive coupe. ...
The Lotus Elite name was used for two vehicles from Lotus Cars. ...
1966 Lotus Elan 1990 Lotus Elan SE Lotus Elan is the name of two convertible automobiles and one fixed head coupe produced by Lotus Cars. ...
Lotus Esprit Turbo 1981-1986 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 The back of a 1993 Lotus Esprit S4 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit HC The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus from 1976 to 2004. ...
Lotus Europa (S2 Federal) The Lotus Europa, built by Lotus Cars from 1966 to 1975, was among the first production road cars to feature a mid-engine rear wheel drive design. ...
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APX | M90 The Lotus APX The Lotus APX (APX stands for Aluminum Performance Crossover) is a concept car created by the British automobile marque, Lotus. ...
The Lotus M90 or sometimes referred to as the Lotus X100 is a concept car that was developed by Lotus using many Toyota parts. ...
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Carlton | Cortina | Zytek Elise // Lotus Carlton The Lotus Carlton was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon which had been majorly tweaked by Lotus to go a record 176mph. ...
not A standard Lotus Cortina A GT Cortina The Lotus-Cortina was high-performance car, the result of collaboration between Ford and Lotus. ...
The Zytek Lotus Elise is an electric sports car jointly produced by Lotus and Zytek, from 1998 and continuing as of 2003. ...
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