More powerful Lotus Elise to arrive in U.S. sometime in '04
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Originally posted by jaje
a 1700 lb sports car...isn't that a crx!
anyway...i thought the lotus was coming equipped with a 2.2 liter ecotec engine?...i heard the rumor about the toyota powerplant but figured gm had a better relationship and could sell the engine cheaper to them anyway
a 1700 lb sports car...isn't that a crx!
anyway...i thought the lotus was coming equipped with a 2.2 liter ecotec engine?...i heard the rumor about the toyota powerplant but figured gm had a better relationship and could sell the engine cheaper to them anyway
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Originally posted by asianautica
OK, even @ 1850lb, if they can get even 185whp, that's about 100lb for every 1 whp. That's in the range of a Z06. Not too shabby.
OK, even @ 1850lb, if they can get even 185whp, that's about 100lb for every 1 whp. That's in the range of a Z06. Not too shabby.
see my post above about prototype racing and their 450hp turboed engine 4lb/hp
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Originally posted by tirodēslc
then it would just be a rebadged opel speedster... :dunno: i'd like to see k20a3s in all of em :rockon:
then it would just be a rebadged opel speedster... :dunno: i'd like to see k20a3s in all of em :rockon:
maybe maybe not.
Lotus makes the Speedster.
so the Speedster is more like a rebadged/reengineered Elise.
but the K20a3? :squint: screw that!
K20A all the way!!!!! :woowoo:
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Originally posted by DakarM
maybe maybe not.
Lotus makes the Speedster.
so the Speedster is more like a rebadged/reengineered Elise.
but the K20a3? :squint: screw that!
K20A all the way!!!!! :woowoo:
maybe maybe not.
Lotus makes the Speedster.
so the Speedster is more like a rebadged/reengineered Elise.
but the K20a3? :squint: screw that!
K20A all the way!!!!! :woowoo:
edit: fawk that.. a3 is the 160hp si and base rsx engine lol... yer right :doh:
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Originally posted by tirodēslc
as far as i know (or did know) the k20a2 is the type s and the k20a3 is the type r
edit: fawk that.. a3 is the 160hp si and base rsx engine lol... yer right :doh:
as far as i know (or did know) the k20a2 is the type s and the k20a3 is the type r
edit: fawk that.. a3 is the 160hp si and base rsx engine lol... yer right :doh:
:chuckles: It's cool. I screwed up and Joe (owner of Prototype racing) corrected me. I never made that same mistake again
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lots and lots of fail
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Originally posted by tirodēslc
as far as i know (or did know) the k20a2 is the type s and the k20a3 is the type r
edit: fawk that.. a3 is the 160hp si and base rsx engine lol... yer right :doh:
as far as i know (or did know) the k20a2 is the type s and the k20a3 is the type r
edit: fawk that.. a3 is the 160hp si and base rsx engine lol... yer right :doh:
lots and lots of fail
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Originally posted by tirodēslc
K20A is type R
K20A2 is type S
K20A3 is Si, base RSX
K20A is type R
K20A2 is type S
K20A3 is Si, base RSX
