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Post by three5 on Sept 5, 2020 11:11:39 GMT
A few memories here ( Bob? ): |
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Post by unclebob on Sept 5, 2020 11:36:21 GMT
A few memories here ( Bob? ): Dropsnoot Firenza was a car I remember from my youth ......now mega bucks to buy if you can find one 🙁 Had a Lotus Carlton come into our workshop for an oil and filter change but the customer forbid us to roadtest it 🙄 |
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Post by three5 on Sept 5, 2020 11:53:55 GMT
A few memories here ( Bob? ): Dropsnoot Firenza was a car I remember from my youth ......now mega bucks to buy if you can find one 🙁 Had a Lotus Carlton come into our workshop for an oil and filter change but the customer forbid us to roadtest it 🙄 Cor! I'd forgotton about the Lotus Carlton - what engine did that have? |
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Post by philip42h on Sept 5, 2020 13:04:24 GMT
Dropsnoot Firenza was a car I remember from my youth ......now mega bucks to buy if you can find one 🙁 Had a Lotus Carlton come into our workshop for an oil and filter change but the customer forbid us to roadtest it 🙄 Cor! I'd forgotton about the Lotus Carlton - what engine did that have? Google and Auto Express tell me ... Lotus Carlton performance and specs: - Engine - 3615cc, turbocharged straight-six, 24-valve
- Power - 377bhp @ 5200rpm
- Torque - 419lb ft @ 4200rpm
- Top Speed - 176mph
- 0-60mph - 5.1 seconds
- Insurance group - 20
- Consumption - 17.6 mpg
- Gearbox - Six-speed manual
Those were the days - I never had one (of course)  |
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Post by three5 on Sept 5, 2020 13:23:03 GMT
Cor! I'd forgotton about the Lotus Carlton - what engine did that have? Google and Auto Express tell me ... Lotus Carlton performance and specs: - Engine - 3615cc, turbocharged straight-six, 24-valve
- Power - 377bhp @ 5200rpm
- Torque - 419lb ft @ 4200rpm
- Top Speed - 176mph
- 0-60mph - 5.1 seconds
- Insurance group - 20
- Consumption - 17.6 mpg
- Gearbox - Six-speed manual
Those were the days - I never had one (of course) Cheers Phillip, Hmmmm! - no wonder he didn't want Bob to roadtest it though I guess it wasn't as powerful as his Lexus. Mind you, he might have been worried about how much fuel a roadtest would use. Was it Vauxhalls own engine or someone elses modified by Lotus? |
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Post by philip42h on Sept 5, 2020 15:34:25 GMT
According to Wiki: "Performance modifications started with an upgraded engine, which was enhanced by Lotus from the standard Opel 3.0 L (2,969 cc) 24v straight six unit (used in the GSi)." So a standard GM / Opel engine before Lotus got hold of it.
One of my managers had a GSi 3000 or was it 3000 GSi?
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Post by unclebob on Sept 5, 2020 16:03:34 GMT
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