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V8 (90o) cylinder
4727cc capacity
OHV with 2 valves per cylinder
Natural aspiration with 4 x Weber 48 IDM Carburetors
Power output, 360 bhp / 269 KW @ 6500 rpm
Torque, 432 Nm / 319 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm
ZF 5DS12 or 5DS20, 5 speed manual gearbox
1st: 2.50/1
2nd: 1.765/1
3rd: 1.43/1
4th: 1.172/1
5th: 1.00/1
Final drive, 3.56/1, 3.00/1, 3.22/1, 3.40/1, 3.78/1, 4.00/1, limited slip rear differential
8.5.inch dry twin-plate clutch
20 gauge sheet metal for first 3 chassis produced, then subsequent cars produced with 18 gauge
front suspension, 2 unequal length transverse wishbones with Armstrong coil spring/damper units and anti-roll bar
Rear suspension, double opposed wishbones, lower radius arms, Armstrong coil spring/damper units and anti-roll bar
Brakes, Girling 10" 9/16 discs front and rear
Alford and Alder rack and pinion steering
Length, 4191 mm / 165 in
Width, 1727 mm / 68 in
height, 673 mm / 26.5 in
Wheelbase, 2400 mm / 94.5 in
Front track, 1346 mm / 53 in
Rear track, 1346 mm / 53 in
Tires, 6.00 x 13 front, 7.00 x 13 rear
750kg, 40/60 front to rear distribution
fuel tank, 120 lt
Results in WSCC
| Car entry, chassis number | Car number/ result | |||||||||||||||
| Sebring | Targa Florio | Consuma | Nurb | Rossfeld | Le Man | Reims | Freiburg | Tourist Trophy | Sierra Montagna | Brigde Hampton | Paris | |||||
| Team | 12h | Hill climb | 1000km | Hill climb | 24h | 12h | Hill climb | Hill climb | 500km | 1000km | ||||||
| Team Lotus | #1, 12th | |||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Works Starts/finishes 1/1 | 1/1 | |||||||||||||||
| Drivers | Team entries and car number | |||||||||||||||
| Team Lotus | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Clark | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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