Showing posts with label lotus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lotus. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Lotus Evora The best Sport Car of The Last 12 month
The Lotus Evora was selected by Top Gear magazine and online teams as the best Sports Car of the last 12 months.
Lotus Evora: 205 g/km CO2
32.5 mpg (8.7 litres / 100 km) - Combined Cycle
22.8 mpg (12.4 litres / 100 km) - Urban Cycle
43.5 mpg (6.5 litres / 100 km) - Extra Urban Cycle
The Lotus Evora was selected by Top Gear magazine and online teams as the best Sports Car of the last 12 months.
The Top Gear Awards, now in their 10th year, searched for the most exciting and innovative sports car of this year. The awards are not only well established, but are also truly global, running across 24 international editions and Top Gear websites in the UK, US and Australia.
Conor McNicholas, Editor of BBC Top Gear magazine commented “It’s pretty, quintessentially British, fast and handles like a dream. Evora takes Lotus to a new place in terms of quality but more importantly delivers a sports car rush that puts other marques to shame.”
Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus plc said, "I am delighted that the Evora has won the Top Gear award for Sports Car of the Year 2009. Top Gear is very well regarded around the world and it is a fantastic achievement for all who have worked on the Evora to win such a prestigious award.”
Dany continued, “I am particularly pleased that the Top Gear team commented on the huge improvements in quality at Lotus, confirming that the Evora is an exciting supercar that can also be used for every day driving.”
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Proton Lekir the rebadge concept of lotus europe
Proton Lekir, 2.0 liter
Lightweight aluminium bonded chassis for better power-to-weight ration
Aerodynamic bumbers and bodykit for better performance
Twin front projector headlamps for safer night driving
Wide 235/40 R18 tyres on lightweight rims for excellent cornering ability
Wide 235/40 R18 tyres on lightweight rims for excellent cornering ability
The latest 2010 Proton Lekir are powered either along a 2.0-liter turbocharged social unit or a 1.6-liter locomotive on some 220-ponies (167 kilowatt) .Proton looked into its own car bin and in particular,Lotus, which it acquired back in 1994, as the Lekir is essentially a rebagded Europa coupe.
Another concept vehicle based on a real production vehicle will shine under the spotlights of the 2010 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show. It’s another small sportscar based on the Lotus Europa and it’s called the Lekir Concept.
The concept is meant to measure the response a Proton sports car would get from the customers and the international auto press. The original Europa was powered by a 2-liter turbo charged engine, tuned to produce 225 hp and 300 Nm of torque. The Europa was capable of a top speed of 143 mph
Well, actually it was, except that the Malaysian carmaker Proton was a rebadged and renamed with 2011 Proton Lekir Concept. Given the partnership between the two companies that figure by the end of the European production lines in Europe, Lotus, a new market for his sports car on the market in search will greet with open arms, even though 2011 Proton Lekir Concept was a rebadged under the local brand.
That is what Proton and Malaysia entered the picture. Unlike the European spec Europe that came with the Opel-source 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that produced 200 horsepower, the 2011 Proton Lekir Concept powered by 1.6-liter engine with a power CamPro figures must be directly in line with naturally aspirated.
The Specification For Proton Lekir |
| Engine capacity | 1,597 cc |
| Engine type | 16-valves DOHC Campro |
| Compression ratio | unknown |
| Bore x Stroke | unknown |
| Power | 110 bhp |
| Torque | 148 Nm |
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| Performance | |
| Acceleration | 12.6s (0-100 kmh) |
| Top speed | unknown |
| Fuel consumption | 13.3 kmL |
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| Misc technical data | |
| Transmission | 5-speed (M) |
| Drive type | FWD |
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| Measurements | |
| Body type | Sedan |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | (4477 x 1725 x 1438) mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,600 mm |
| Min turning radius | unknown |
| Kerb weight | 1,215 kg |
| Fuel tank capacity | 50 L |
Heidfeld gives Lotus Renault another third place finish in Malaysian Grand Prix 2011
Nick Heidfeld was second Lotus Renault podium, as he yesterday in the Petronas Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix in third place at the Sepang Circuit.
Two weeks ago in Melbourne, the first race, it was team-mate Vitaly Petrov, who took third place. Heidfeld in the race 12th.
But Petrov crashed on lap 52 when he was in eighth place yesterday.
Sepang proves a good track for Heidfeld, as well as on the podium in 2009 when he finished second for BMW Sauber. He did not run last year.
Heidfeld started the sixth on the grid yesterday and moved like a bullet through the first turn, he moved into second place behind Sebastian Vettel.
He later asked to fifth place before the ground up to third place, despite intense pressure from Red Bull Mark Webber in the final two rounds.
Heidfeld said: "It was fantastic for us the race and I am satisfied with the performance of the car from Melbourne."
"Its an amazing achievement for me and the team. We earned our place on the podium a second. It was a good start for me to move to the second position from the outset and Sebastian (Vettel) challenge," said Heidfeld.
"But there were moments in the race where we had it again and I are lucky if one or two other cars had problems.
"In the last two rounds there was pressure from Mark, but I managed to contain.
"It means a lot to the team that we showed the consistency of our races. We can be better and hopefully be competitive."
Heidfeld and Petrov are fourth and fifth constructors standings with 15 points, while the Lotus Renault was fourth in the class constructor.
Sepangs Circuit
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