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The inspiration for the sQuba was the Lotus Esprit driven by James Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me. During the thirty years since the movie premiered, Rinspeed founder and CEO Frank M. Rinderknecht wanted to build a car that could move underwater like a submarine. [8] The existing, functioning prototype cost more than US$1.5 million to build. [10]
A vardo (also Romani wag(g)on, Gypsy wagon, living wagon, caravan, van and house-on-wheels) is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle traditionally used by travelling Romanichal as their home. [ 1 ] : 89–90, 168 [ 2 ] : 138 The name vardo is a Romani term believed to have originated from the Ossetic wærdon meaning cart or carriage. [ 3 ]
Motor Tax (Irish: Cáin Mhótair) is an annual duty payable on motor vehicles (subject to exemptions) in Ireland for use in public places. A new system for new private cars was introduced on July 1, 2008, where the tax rates are based on the carbon dioxide emissions of the car while in operation.
The Evora GTE road version is a variant of the Evora that was built to permit its racing variant to race under GT3 and LM GTE regulations. [23] Only 25 units of this special edition were built. The road car uses the race car's engine and produces 438 hp (327 kW; 444 PS), making it the most powerful Lotus ever made.
The Lotus Carlton was a frequent target for thieves and joyriders in the UK. On 26 November 1993, a Lotus Carlton registered "40 RA" was reported stolen from a home in the West Midlands. [10] In the following months, a gang of thieves used the car to conduct midnight ram raids, stealing around £20,000 worth of cigarettes and alcohol.
The Stealth is a limited production run version of the Lotus Exige S with 1,796 cc (1.8 L; 109.6 cu in) supercharged and intercooled Inline-4 engine from Exige Cup 260 rated at 260 PS (191 kW; 256 bhp) at 8,000 rpm and 236 N⋅m (174 lb⋅ft) of torque at 6,000 rpm, [17] matte black body colour, Phantom Black triple stripes that run the length ...
The engine is similar to the one found in the Lotus Evora, but with variable power outputs, producing 410 bhp (416 PS; 306 kW) at 7,000 rpm and 410 N⋅m (302 lb⋅ft) of torque at 3,000 rpm in the road version, [4] and with engineering changes and software revisions to produce 460 bhp (466 PS; 343 kW) at 7,000 rpm and 525 N⋅m (387 lb⋅ft ...
The Lotus Etna is a one-off concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, who also designed the Lotus Esprit. It premiered at the 1984 British International Motor Show . It is powered by a 4.0-litre V8 of Lotus design, code-named the Type 909. [ 1 ]