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Lotus Europa Twin Cam. In 1971, the Type 74 Europa Twin Cam was made available to the public, with a 105 hp 1,557 cc Lotus-Ford Twin Cam engine (113 hp US "Federal" version with standard emissions control and Big Valve engine with Stromberg carburetors, until the end of production) and a re-designed bodyshell to improve rearward visibility ...
The Lotus-Ford Twin Cam is an inline-four petrol engine developed by Lotus for the 1962 Lotus Elan. A few early examples displaced 1.5 litres, but the majority were 1.55-litre (1557cc) engines. A few early examples displaced 1.5 litres, but the majority were 1.55-litre (1557cc) engines.
Another Lotus of the late 1960s and early 1970s was the two-seater Lotus Europa, initially intended only for the European market, which paired a backbone chassis and lightweight body with a mid-mounted Renault engine, later upgraded to the Lotus-Ford twin-cam unit as used in the Elan.
Originally, the Europa was intended only for the European market, as evidenced by its name. It was first powered by a 1.5-liter Renault engine with just 82 horsepower, but its combination of boxed ...
The 1,558 cc "Lotus TwinCam" engine was based on the Ford Kent Pre-Crossflow four-cylinder 1,498 cc engine, with a Harry Mundy-designed two-valve alloy chain-driven twin-cam head. The rights to this design was later purchased by Ford, which renamed it the "Lotus-Ford Twin Cam".
Jensen-Healey with Lotus Type 907 twin-cam engine and Dell'Orto carburettors. The type 907 was the first version of the 900 series to go into full production when it appeared in the Jensen-Healey in 1972. It began to appear in Lotus cars in 1975 in the Lotus Elite and was later used in the Eclat and Esprit.
This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the European market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year.
The Lotus 907 was the first production variant of the Lotus 900 series engine. It was first installed in the Jensen-Healey, making it the initial production car to feature the 907 engine. When Vauxhall unveiled its new slant-four engine at the 1967 Earls Court Motor Show, the bore centres of the engine were identical to those proposed by Lotus.