page_title: Lotus Cars
section_title: Projects undertaken by Lotus Engineering
hierarchical_section_title: Lotus Cars / Lotus Engineering / Projects undertaken by Lotus Engineering
caption_attribution_description: I went to the Open Day at the Museum Collections Centre - 25 Dollman Street on the 13th of May 2012. At the Dollman Street Stores they have objects that are not currently on display in the Birmingham Museum &amp; Art Gallery or Think Tank. Some items used to be in the old Museum of Science &amp; Industry on Newhall Street. The garage area of the warehouse with old cars, motorbikes etc. Sinclair C5 Tricycle C1985 Built in 1985 by Hoover Washing Machines, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, this 12 volt electric vehicle was considered a novelty and unsafe by the majority of other motorists. It could be purchased from Woolworths for £399, plus £29 delivery and was capable of 15 miles an hour the max speed allowed without a licence.
context_page_description: Lotus Cars Limited is a British automotive company headquartered in Hethel, Norfolk that manufactures sports cars and racing cars noted for their light weight and fine handling characteristics.
  Lotus was previously involved in Formula One racing, via Team Lotus, winning the Formula One World Championship seven times.
  Lotus Cars was founded and owned for many years by Colin Chapman. After his death and a period of financial instability, it was bought by General Motors, then Romano Artioli and DRB-HICOM through its subsidiary Proton. It is currently owned by Chinese multinational Geely.
  The engineering consultancy firm Lotus Engineering, an offshoot of Lotus Cars, has facilities in the United Kingdom, United States, China, and Malaysia.
context_section_description: Examples of work undertaken by Lotus Engineering include:
  Lotus Talbot Sunbeam—Talbot's hot hatch rally car of the early '80s
  DMC DeLorean. Changes to the original concept led to considerable schedule pressures. The car was deemed to require almost complete re-engineering, which was turned over to engineer Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus. Lotus replaced most of the unproven material and manufacturing techniques with those then employed by Lotus in the Lotus Esprit
  Vauxhall Lotus Carlton (also Opel Lotus Omega, internal name Lotus Type 104) – At the time (early 1990s) this was the fastest saloon car available, with a top speed of over 175 mph (280 km/h)
  The 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T with a version of the 2.2 L K-car engine with a 16-valve DOHC head designed by Lotus with over 220 hp (160 kW)
  Vauxhall VX220 (badged Opel Speedster outside of the UK) – Lotus produced and based the car upon the same aluminium chassis design as the Lotus Elise. Production of these models ended in 2005
  Lotus styled and assisted with the engineering of the Tesla Roadster, an electric sports car based on the Elise, as well as licensing some technologies to Tesla Motors and constructing the Roadster at their plant in Hethel.
  The Aston Martin DB9's chassis was developed with the help of Lotus Engineering
  Lotus was responsible for most of the design, development, and testing, of the LT5 DOHC V8 powerplant for the Chevrolet Corvette C4 ZR-1
  Lotus designed, developed and tested the GM Ecotec engine and its variants
  Lotus was responsible for various aspects of the Sinclair C5 electric tricycle
  Lotus was responsible for the suspension calibration of the Toyota MR2 Mk. I, the Toyota Supra Mk. II and Mk. III, the Isuzu Piazza, the Isuzu Impulse as well as newer Proton models
  Lotus did engineering work on the PROTON Satria GTi model
  Lotus was responsible for the development of the Campro engine together with Proton, as well as its variable valve timing system, the Cam Profile Switching (CPS). Currently available in the 1.6-litre and 1.3-litre variants, the Campro engine now powers most of Proton's newer models
  Lotus has worked on the suspension of the Mahindra Scorpio to make it more stable at high speeds
  Lotus produced the revised chassis of the Isuzu Piazza
  Lotus has worked on the suspension and handling of the Volvo 480
  The Dodge EV concept electric vehicle from Chrysler is based on a Lotus Europa S
  Lotus has worked on the suspension and handling of the Nissan GT-R 
  Lotus rebuilt, modified, and tuned a Lada Riva on Top Gear season 1, episode 8.
  The 2006 Volkswagen GX3 features a chassis developed by Lotus for VW
  The 2009 Kia Soul features Lotus tuned suspension (UK only)
  2010: Limo-Green project with Jaguar Cars. Lotus provided the Range Extender engine for a prototype XJ series-hybrid car. The car returned 58 mpg (imperial) running off the range extender alone
  Lotus partnered with Jaguar for developing chassis system and engine management of the Jaguar C-X75. The engine is a supercharged 1.6 turbo petrol engine rated at 507 PS (500 hp; 373 kW) coupled with a 177 PS (175 hp; 130 kW).
  Lotus has worked on handling and steering of the 2015 Hyundai Genesis.
  The 2015 Spyker B6 Venator is powered by a Lotus-built engine originating from a Toyota-sourced block.
  The Baojun 730, a Chinese minivan with Lotus-tuned suspension, built by a General Motors subsidiary.
caption: Sinclair C5
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