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Title: Lotus trivia
Post by: Markjay on 29 December 2009, 15:20:48

Apart from the Lotus Carlton, which production Lotus model names did not start with an 'E'?  :o

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: tunnie on 29 December 2009, 15:23:49

Esprit
Elise
Exige

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: davethediver on 29 December 2009, 15:24:39

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Apart from the Lotus Carlton, which production Lotus model names did not start with an 'E'?  :o

 :P :P

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: tunnie on 29 December 2009, 15:26:19

oh yeh  ;D

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: davethediver on 29 December 2009, 15:27:38

 ;D ;D ;D

The Lotus seven before it was sold off to caterham, but i did just rob that straight from wikipedia so kind of cheating a little :-X

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Markjay on 29 December 2009, 15:31:00

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;D ;D ;D

The Lotus seven before it was sold off to caterham, but i did just rob that straight from wikipedia so kind of cheating a little :-X

Looks like they have a thing going for the 'E' names... any one knows why?

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 December 2009, 15:40:32

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Apart from the Lotus Carlton, which production Lotus model names did not start with an 'E'?  :o

Cortina
Sunbeam
As above Seven

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: jimbobmccoy on 29 December 2009, 15:45:32

did they not have a hand in the astra at some point?

I also believe they helped with the chassis of a few other vauxhall offerings.

not that this answers the original question though ::)

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Varche on 29 December 2009, 16:47:25

I have always wondered why they mostly begin with an E. There were some that began with numbers but what about the GT1?

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 29 December 2009, 18:28:45

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Esprit
Elise
Exige

Also Elan and Europa, but yer too young to rember them Tunnie

There was the Eclat and Elite as well.

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 29 December 2009, 18:31:10

Also on the E's

Evora and the (2) Eleven

2 more.

Emotion and extreme.



Should have had a Lotus E class.  :-X

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 29 December 2009, 18:47:55

VX 220 was lotus derived.

Plus (I think) on TG as a one off they did a Lada Riva (?) with one off susspention.

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: gra11 on 29 December 2009, 23:03:17

There is also the new proton satria which they designed the floor pan and running gear, same as they done for the vx220

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: tigers_gonads on 29 December 2009, 23:16:55

lotus carton

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: Omegadoha, Desert Member on 30 December 2009, 20:40:36

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;D ;D ;D

The Lotus seven before it was sold off to caterham, but i did just rob that straight from wikipedia so kind of cheating a little :-X

Looks like they have a thing going for the 'E' names... any one knows why?

Is it linked to E numbers?  ::)

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: pedroMV6 on 30 December 2009, 23:47:29

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I have always wondered why they mostly begin with an E. There were some that began with numbers but what about the GT1?

All Lotus cars built at Hethel have a number, or type. The Lotus Omega (Carlton) was Type 104.

IIRC, the only Lotus not starting in E was Carlton, Cortina, Sunbeam and the first few Lotus cars.
Then there was the bike - Lotus 108 (1992): a bicycle ridden by Chris Boardman to win a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, also known as the "LotusSport Pursuit Bicycle".
My Bro-in-law was on the team that built that little gem!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_Cars

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: jim351 on 03 January 2010, 23:16:52

Excell
Elite
Eclat

Title: Re: Lotus trivia
Post by: rob in gib on 04 January 2010, 19:46:03

Izuzu Piazza had the engine tweaked and the suspension set up by lotus :y