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From: LS (lashdeep yahoo.com)
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| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:55:30 -0800 (PST) | |
Are there any specs of the Lotus 918 motor as far as weight is concerned?? I wonder what the true difference is between the LS7 and it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushrod_engine (take it for what Wikipedia is worth) LS ----- Original Message ---- From: Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 3:39:07 PM Subject: [Ferrari] OT: Lotus' owner set to sell to the GM? Would be cool if it happened officially..... As far as choice of motor, I can never see a Lotus with a domestic V8... Not that it's bad, but exotics almost always use smaller displacement motors with DOHC. FG ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joseph H. Oczkowski <jhollc [at] comcast.net> Date: Jan 18, 2007 1:27 PM Subject: [turboesprit] Lotus' owner set to sell to the GM? To: turboesprit [at] yahoogroups.com I'm sure most of you have seen this. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=346343 Lotus' owner set to sell to the GM? I think it might be a good deal for Lotus especially for the US market Because GM has two good engines that Lotus could use. Image an Elise or an Europa with GM's new Ecotec turbo 2.0-liter four- cylinder that makes 260 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. This engine is already being used in GM's Saturn SKY Red Line and the Pontiac Solstice GXP here in the US. The only issue is the transmission… if they could only use the transmission out of a Honda S2000 –too bad that will not work - only a dream. I don't think GM would allow Lotus to use any of the corvette engines (LS7) in the Esprit because of the competition. Also these engines are large and heavy… compared to Lotus last 3.5V8. But how about an Esprit that uses the Cadillac 4.4L Supercharged Northstar V8 VVT, the same one out of the STS-V model? It puts out 469 hp @ 6,400 rpm / 439 lb-ft @ 3,900 rpm. I'm sure Lotus could bump it up to close to 500HP and then mate it up to the GM's 6-speed transaxle from the corvette. So the only issue would be the bell housing for the transmission. The Northstar engine has been very successful and is very durable; my father has one with over 100,000 miles with no issues. Also the earlier Cadillac's that had the Northstar engine were front wheel drive, so this might be another option for the transmission (but I think it was only an automatic (no 5 or 6 speed) but I heard rumors of a test mule that had paddle shifter of this transmission. Also GM could use some additional experts in the field of suspension and steering. I have recently drove a new Corvette and my 2001 Esprit still has better suspension and steering. GM still can't get this right. Good luck to Lotus and GM if the deal goes through. 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