1962 Lotus Elan

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Description

The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British Motorshow, just as the Sixties started swinging. Jaguar had launched the E-Type the previous year, and AC had the Cobra and Ferrari the GTO. Big, expensive, powerful muscles cars. The Lotus Elan was very different, and typically Lotus – ultra modern, lightweight, rapid and huge fun.

It summed up the Sixties: a playful topless two-seat ticket to freedom, it was technically innovative with the first backbone tube chassis of any road car, a fiberglass body, four-wheel independent suspension, 670kg with a peachy power-to-weight ratio, bang up-to-date styling beloved by Kings Road cruisers, and a liberating, rock n’ roll attitude.

It came with luxuries that were a rarity at the time, like electric windows, carpets, a heater, and in vogue wooden fascia, but it was still light enough on the scales to outrun other automotive competition – not to mention groupies.

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Car Specs

  • Engine: 1.5L Inline 4
  • Weight: 620 kg / 1,367 lbs
  • Power: 75 kW / 100 hp / 102 PS
  • 0-100 kph: 7.4 seconds
  • Torque: 138 Nm / 102 lb-ft
  • Top Speed: 175 kph / 109 mph

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