Search results for: Lotus

Q: What was Lotus' first production car to feature a 24-valve engine?

A: Lotus Carlton

Q: In what year did Lotus achieve its first Formula One victory at Monaco?

A: 1960

Q: What was the first F1 car to use wind tunnel testing for ground effects?

A: Lotus Type 79

Q: Which Lotus model is widely recognized as the primary inspiration for the Mazda Miata?

A: Lotus Elan

Q: What was Ayrton Senna's first Grand Prix winning car?

A: Lotus Type 97

Q: What was the last Formula 1 car designed by team founder Colin Chapman?

A: Lotus Type 93 T

Q: What was the first Lotus designed to run on bioethanol fuel (E85)?

A: Lotus Exige 265 E

Q: Which Lotus model was the first F1 car to use computers in the pits?

A: Lotus Type 79

Q: What was the first crossover SUV ever unveiled by Lotus?

A: Lotus APX

Q: Which Lotus model was the final and ultimate evolution of the open-cockpit "Eleven" philosophy?

A: Lotus 3-Eleven

Q: What was the last customer Lotus Formula 1 car?

A: Lotus Type 24

Q: The Lotus Esprit submarine car from James Bond's The Spy Who Loved Me was bought by which car brand boss in 2013?

A: Elon Musk

Q: What was the first F1 car to successfully integrate computer-controlled active suspension?

A: Lotus Type 99 T

Q: What was the last Lotus F1 car in history to carry John Player's famous black and gold colors?

A: Lotus Type 98 T

Q: Which of the brands Lotus, Subaru, Opel, Dodge, Vauxhall, Chevrolet and Oldsmobile did not have a model called Omega?

A: Dodge

Q: What was the first Lotus Formula 1 car powered by a Honda turbo engine?

A: Lotus Type 99 T

Q: What was the first F1 car to take advantage of full active suspension?

A: Lotus Type 92

Q: What was the first Lotus to use carbon-fiber brakes?

A: Lotus Type 97 T

Q: Among the companies that produce sports cars, which one has never produced a motorcycle: Maserati, Lotus, BMW or Lamborghini?

A: Lamborghini

Q: What was the name of Lotus' first-ever Formula One car?

A: Lotus Type 12