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Lotus Carlton
Manufacturer General Motors
Also called Opel Lotus Omega
Production 1990–1992
Predecessor Lotus Cortina
Class Sports car
Body style(s) 4-door saloon
Platform FR V-body
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Transmission(s) 6-speed ZF manual
Related Opel Omega
Vauxhall Carlton

The Lotus Carlton (in mainland Europe, the Lotus Omega) was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon upgraded by Lotus Cars to be a 177 mph (285 kph) sports car. The straight-6 or inline-6 engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is a six cylinder Internal combustion engine with all six cylinders A manual transmission (also known as a stick shift or just 'stick' 'straight drive' or standard transmission) is a type of transmission used in There was also an Oldsmobile Omega, an unrelated vehicle that was produced during the 1970s and 1980s The Opel Omega was an Executive car The Vauxhall Carlton is an Executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994 The Vauxhall Carlton is an Executive car that was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1994 Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, Norfolk, England. Like all Lotus vehicles, it was given a type designation — Type 104 in this case. The external differences were minimal to the five seater with only the rear spoiler, air intakes on the bonnet, Lotus badges on the front wings and bootlid, and considerably wider wheel arches telling it apart from any other Carlton. The car was only sold in one colour, a shade of British racing green called Imperial Green, a very dark green that in anything but direct light appears black. Lotus' modifications included an upgraded engine, which was stroked from the standard Vauxhall 2969 cc 24v straight six unit, used in the GSi, to a capacity of 3615 cc. Lotus then added twin Garrett T25 turbochargers to give 382 hp (281 kW). Garrett by Honeywell is the consumer brand of Honeywell Turbo Technologies a subsidiary of Honeywell Corporation. A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine. A six-speed manual ZF transmission from a Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 was used to transfer this power to the rear wheels. ZF Friedrichshafen AG is a leading worldwide supplier of driveline and Chassis technology For an outline of all the Chevrolet Corvette generations see See also Chevrolet Corvette The Chevrolet Corvette C4 is a Sports car introduced The car was capable of 0-60 mph in 5. 2 seconds and had 12. 5 in (330 mm) AP ventilated disc brakes with racing calipers all round. The disc brake or disk brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a Wheel.

Production of the Lotus Carlton began in 1990, four years after the original Carlton went on sale. General Motors (the parent company of Vauxhall, Opel and - at the time - Lotus) had hoped to build 1,100 cars in total, but due to the recession of the early 1990s, the £48,000 cars were not selling as well as anticipated and production at Lotus was halted in December 1992. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Only 950 cars were completed: 320 Carltons and 630 Omegas, 150 short of the original target.

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References

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