The Lotus XI Le Mans is a 2 door roadster style car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
The Lotus XI Le Mans's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 1.1 litre, single overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) of power at 6400 rpm.
Having a stated kerb weight of 410 kg, the Lotus XI Le Mans can dispense with the 0-60 mph sprint in 10 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 17.3 seconds.
Maximum quoted speed is 204 km/h (127 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2235 mm | 88 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1162 mm | 45.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Length | 3531 mm | 139 inches | |
| Width | 1543 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Height | 813 mm | 32 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 410 kg | 904 lb | |
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| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Coventry-Climax | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.1 litre 1098 cc (67.004 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 72.4 × 66.7 mm
2.85 × 2.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.09 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 57 kW/litre 77.6 ps/litre 76.5 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| sump | |||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 SU carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 274.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 10 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 204 km/h (127 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 207.73 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 152.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 204.88 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.55 kg/kW 10.93 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8767 | ||
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| RAC rating | 13.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Lotus XI Le Mans added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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