Lotus to use Jaguar Motor

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12/6/07, 11:12 AM

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Lotus to use Jaguar Motor

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/06/s...t-replacement/

Interesting.

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12/6/07, 12:01 PM

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very interesting, i never heard they were going to make a new car to fit in the espirt role. glad they will !

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12/6/07, 12:55 PM

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About time they stoped using Rice Burning engines.

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12/7/07, 02:51 PM

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The Esprit has always used Lotus designed and built motors, from the original I4 to the current flat-crank V8. The Elise used a Rover I4 for a few years but upgraded to, yes, a rice-burner Toyota I4 mill which is a much better motor.

They've also used motors from Ford, sometimes with Lotus-design heads -- all through the '60s into the '70s -- and Isuzu in the 2nd gen Elan.

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12/8/07, 01:08 AM

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I think Lotus should develop a twin turbo version of that engine for the Esprit replacement. It would be keeping more in character with Lotus compared to a SC, IMO...