Road Test
Lotus 2-Eleven
Test date Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Price as tested £32,307
For Astonishing performance, great steering, easy to fix
Against Absence of weather protection, price, no colour options
How much ?
- Price as tested £32,307
- Price as tested £40,945
How fast
- 0-30mph 1.7 sec
- 0-60mph 4 sec
- 0-100mph 10 sec
- 0-150mph no data
- 0-200mph
no data
- 30-70mph
no data
- 0-400m
12.9 / 111.7 sec/mph
- 0-1000m
23.9 / 131 sec/mph
- 30-50mph in 3rd/4th
2.6 / 3.4
- 40-60mph in 4th/5th
3.3 / 4.7 sec
- 50-70mph in 5th
4.8 sec
- 60-0mph
no data
- Top speed
150 mph
- Noise at 70mph
93 dbA
How thirsty?
- Test average
20.3 mpg
- Test best/worst
25.8 / 13.4
Government figures
- Combined/urban
28 / no data
- CO2 emissions
no data
How big?
- Length
3822 mm
- Width
1709 mm
- Height
1112 mm
- Wheelbase
2300 mm
- Weight
745 kg
- Fuel tank
43.5 litres
Engine
- Layout 4 cyls In Line , 1796 cc
- Max power 252 bhp at 8000 rpm
- Max torque 179 ft at 7000 rpm
- Specific output 140.3bhp per litre bhp per litre
- Power to weight 388bhp per tonne bhp per tonne
- Installation M Transverse
- Bore/stoke 92.0x75.2 mm
- Compression ratio 11.5:1
- Valve gear 4 per cyl
- Ignition and fuel Supercharged , Unleaded
Gearbox
- Type 6-speed Manual
- 1st 3.11 / 5.3
- 2nd 2.05 / 8
- 3rd 1.48 / 11.1
- 4th 1.16 / 14.1
- 5th 0.91 / 17.9
- 6th 0.81 / 20.1
- Final drive 4.529
Suspension
- Front Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
- Rear Double wishbones, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Steering
- Type Mechanical rack and pinion
- Lock to lock 2.80
Brakes
- Front 288mm ventialted discs
- Rear 288mm ventialted discs
Wheel & tyres
- Size front 7 x 16 in
- Size rear 8 x 17 in
- Made of Alloy
- Tyres front 195/50 R16
- Tyres rear 225/45 R17
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