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1984 Lotus Excel 2.2
Lotus Excel 2.2

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. Image File history File links Lotus_excel_3. ... Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 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. ...


Toyota engaged Lotus to assist with engineering work on the Supra. During this period, Toyota became major shareholders in Lotus, later giving up their holding when General Motors bought Lotus.


Part of the deal between Lotus and Toyota included the use of many Toyota components in Lotus' cars. The original Excel (aka the Eclat Excel) used the W58 manual transmission, driveshafts, rear differential, 14x7" alloy wheels, and door handles with Toyota's Mark II Celica Supra, which was made from 1982-1986. The engine was the familiar 2.2 Litre all aluminum Lotus twin cam. (Which in naturally aspirated and turbo versions was also the Lotus Esprit mainstay.) During its lifetime, the Excel received two major upgrades with the introduction of the Excel SE (180bhp 912 engine vs the standard 160bhp 907-engined car) and another facelift in 1989 with the appearance of Citroen-derived mirrors, as featured on the Esprit, and 15" OZ alloys to a similar pattern as the Esprit's. Toyota Motor Corporations W family is a family of RWD/4WD transmissions built by Aisin Warner. ... The Toyota Supra was a sports car produced by Toyota. ... 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. ...


To this day many Toyota engines under two litres bear many characteristics of Lotus powerplants.


According to Lotus records, only 1 Excel was manufactured for the US.


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Lotus Lotus Logo, claiming fair use This work is copyrighted. ... Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in East Anglia and formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ...

Current:
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. ...

Historic (Numeric):
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20B | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 48 | 49 | 78 | 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. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 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. ... 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. ... The Lotus 48 was a Formula 2 car based on a 1600cc Ford FVA-engine that was run around 1967. ... The Lotus 49 was the first F1 car to be powered by the now-famous Ford Cosworth DFV engine. ... The Lotus 78 was the car that started the ground effect revolution in Formula 1, in the 1977 racing season. ... 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. ...

Historic (Non-Numeric):
Excel | Eclat | Elite | Elan | Esprit 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. ...

Concept:
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. ...

Performance:
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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Lotus Excel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (225 words)
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.
Part of the deal between Lotus and Toyota included the use of many Toyota components in Lotus' cars.
The original Excel (aka the Eclat Excel) used the W58 manual transmission, driveshafts, rear differential, 14x7" alloy wheels, and door handles with Toyota's Mark II Celica Supra, which was made from 1982-1986.
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