Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMSLotus , after the Nelumbo Lotus flower HMSLotus K93 , a Flower class corvette Flower class corvette launched in 1942. She was lent to the Free French Navy between 1942 and 1947, and renamed French corvette Commandant d Estienne d Orves K93 Commandante d Estienne d Orves . She was sold for scrapping in 1947 and broken up in 1951. HMSLotus K130 , a Flower class corvette, previously named HMS Phlox , but renamed after the previous HMSLotus was transferred. She was launched in 1942 and sold in 1947. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Lotus, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Infobox Ship Begin Infobox Ship Image Ship image Image HMSLotus underway.jpg 300px Ship caption Infobox ... Royal Navy Ensign Ship name HMSLotus Ship ordered Ship awarded Ship builder Henry Robb Henry Robb ... Sold 1947 Ship identification Pennant number K130 Ship renamed Launched as HMS Phlox , renamed HMSLotus in April 1942 Ship reclassified Ship refit Ship captured Ship struck Ship reinstated Ship ... Ship honours Ship notes otherships HMSLotusHMSLotus was a Flower class corvette Flower class corvette ... ship 5573.html HMSLotus at Uboat.net http www.convoyweb.org.uk russian index.html Convoy web http www.convoyweb.org.uk hague search3.php?query 22Lotus 22&Submit Find Vessel HMSLotus on the Arnold Hague database at convoyweb.org.uk. Look for entries labelled Lotus and HMSLotus Flower class corvette original DEFAULTSORT Lotus, HMS Category Flower class corvettes of the Royal Navy Category 1942 ... and launched on 16 January 1942. Originally named HMS Phlox , she was renamed in April 1942 after the previous HMSLotus K93 HMSLotus was transferred to the Free French Navy . She was commissioned in May 1942. Service career Lotus commissioned in May 1942, and was assigned to escort duty with the Arctic ... PQ 17 . After the convoy scattered, Lotus accompanied Pozarica and several other ships to Novaya ..., and 29 from Pankrist . ref Kemp 1993 p86 ref Returning to Matochkin Lotus and her companions escorted ... of Comm. Dowling, Lotus helped to find and escort six more ships in the White Sea , and brought them to Archangel. ref Kemp 1993 p89 ref Lotus returned to Britain in September 1942 with convoy QP 14. On her return Lotus was assigned, with the Arctic corvettes HMS Dianella K07 Dianella , HMS Poppy K213 Poppy and HMS Starwort K20 Starwort , to escort duties in the Mediterranean, in support of Operation ... Lotus was operating in the Mediterranean , where on 12 November, in company with Starwort , she ... Lotus and Poppy attacked an underwater contact off Algiers and were rewarded with the sounds of a U ... more details
wiktionary lotusLotus may refer to Botany Lotus plant , various botanical taxa Lotus genus Nelumbo nucifera Lotus Flower , Nelumbo nucifera Motor cars Lotus Cars , a British motor vehicle manufacturer Team Lotus , a British Formula One racing team that competed between 1954 and 1994 Pacific Racing Pacific Team Lotus , the successor team that resulted from a merger with Pacific and competed in Formula One in 1995. Renault F1 Lotus Renault GP , a British Formula One team formerly known as Renault F1 ART Grand Prix Lotus ART , a French GP2 and GP3 racing team sponsored by Lotus Cars KV Racing Technology Lotus, the Lotus Cars sponsored current incarnation of the KV Racing Technology IndyCar team Lotus computer games Lotus computer games , a videogame series based on Lotus cars Team Lotus, a Malaysian Formula One racing team that began racing in 2010 as Lotus Racing, becoming Caterham F1 at the end of the 2011 season. Music Lotus guitar , an instrument manufacturer Lotus American band , a 2000s instrumental rock band Lotus Hong Kong band , a 1960s pop band Lotus Elisa album Lotus Elisa album 2003 , by Elisa Lotus Santana album Lotus Santana album 1974 , by Santana Lotus Arashi song Lotus Arashi song , by Arashi Lotus , a song from Cage The Elephant s Cage the Elephant album debut album Lotus Dir En Grey song Lotus Dir En Grey song , by Dir En Grey Lotus , a song by Minus the Bear on Planet of Ice Lotus song Lotus song , by R.E.M. Flying Lotus , an electronic musician from Los Angeles Lotus Flower Bomb , Wale Ambition , 2011 Religion Padma attribute , a polyvalent religious symbol Lotus, one of the Ashtamangala Lotus Ashtamangala Eight Auspicious Symbols Lotus Temple , Baha i House of Worship in Delhi, India Lotus position , a yoga position Populated places Lotus, California Lotus, Florida Other Lotus board game , a strategy game Lotus Foods , an organic and heirloom rice company Lotus Software , a personal computer software company, best known for Lotus Notes and the 1 2 ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 Orphan date November 2006 L.O.T.U.S. is a Netherlands Dutch acronym for Landelijke Opleiding Tot Uitbeelden van Slachtoffers . Translated into English it basically means the Dutch national organisation for people who portray casualties. History The organisation was created in 1963 by Eric Claxton of the http www.casualtiesunion.org.uk UK Casualties Union . The course to become a certified casualty simulator, or LOTUS casualty, lasts approximately 2 years an evening a week almost all year and is given by an instructor or study leader. Before you can enter the course, you need to have completed a first aid course. Once someone becomes a casualty simulator, he or she is obligated to become a member of one of the approximately 100 lotuscircles associations , and has to participate in at least 12 circle meetings every year to maintain his or her certificate as casualty simulator. In those circle meetings, lessons are given to expand and broaden the knowledge and abilities of the casualty simulators. External links http www.organisatielotus.nl The Dutch L.O.T.U.S. organisation Category 1963 establishments Category Educational organisations in the Netherlands ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2010 The Lotus 70 was a race car designed by Lotus for the Formula 5000 races. Lotus Category Formula 5000 autoracing stub ... more details
Lotus Tower may refer to Colombo Lotus Tower , A lotus shaped communication tower in Colombo , Sri Lanka Kwun Tong Garden Estate and Lotus Tower , A public housing estate in Hong Kong disambig ... more details
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taxobox name Lotus maritimus image Lotus maritimus01.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Lotus genus Lotus species L. maritimus binomial Lotus maritimus Lotus maritimus , syn. Tetragonolobus maritimus is a plant species in the genus Lotus genus Lotus . References reflist commonscat Category Lotus genus maritimus Faboideae stub az Lotus maritimus de Spargelerbse fr Lotier pois hsb o ty tyrjownik nl Hauwklaver pl Komonicznik skrzydlatostr kowy sv Kl ver rt vi Lotus maritimus ... more details
Lotus identifies various plant taxa Nelumbo , a genus of aquatic plants with showy flowers Nelumbo nucifera , the Sacred or Indian lotus Nelumbo lutea , the American or Yellow lotus Certain species of Nymphaea water lilies or Egyptian lotuses Nymphaea caerulea , also known as blue lotus Nymphaea lotus , white lotus or sacred lotus Nymphaea nouchali , also known as star lotusLotus genus Lotus genus including bird s foot trefoils and deervetches , a terrestrial genus with small flowers Saussurea involucrata snow lotus , a herbaceous species from the Himalaya n vicinity Ziziphus lotus , a shrub species with edible fruit Diospyros lotus , also known as date plum or Caucasian persimmon, a tree with edible fruit chaitra A mythological plant Lotus tree , the mythological incarnation of Lotis mythology Lotis plant common name Category Article Feedback 5 he ... more details
Black lotus may refer to Black Lotus, a member of the Marvel Universe group the Femizons Black Lotus, an List of Wu Tang Clan affiliates Black Lotus affiliate of the Wu Tang Clan hip hop group Black Lotus, the most valuable Magic card ever to be released, one of the Power Nine Black Lotus, a Chinese criminal syndicate from the Sherlock episode The Blind Banker Black Lotus , a demo album of the Sonic Syndicate Black Lotus Records , an independent record label based in Greece disambiguation nl Black Lotus ... more details
White lotus can refer to White waterlily , an aquatic flowering plant Nymphaea alba , of Europe and North Africa Nymphaea lotus , of East Africa and Southeast Asia Nymphaea pubescens , of South Asia and Southeast Asia, and the national flower of Bangladesh White Lotus , a type of Buddhist sectarianism White Lotus editor , a publisher based in Thailand White Lotus Society White Lotus Rebellion White Lotus Society triad , the Chinese triad organization White Lotus Society, fictional organization in the video game Mortal Kombat series Mortal Kombat White Lotus rapper White Lotus , american rapper and member The Lost Children of Babylon Ganglamedo , translated White lotus , a Chinese musical film of 2006 Disambig nl Witte lotus ... more details
About the plant genus other plants called lotusLotus plant other uses Lotus disambiguation Italic title Taxobox name Lotus image Lotus formosissima 2.jpg image caption Seaside Bird s foot Trefoil br Lotus ... Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Loteae genus Lotus genus authority ... date October 2007 Lotus is a genus that includes bird s foot trefoils and deervetches and contains ... 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats ... C A Stace, Interactive Flora of the British Isles, a Digital Encyclopaedia Lotus . ISBN 90 75000 69 3. http nlbif.eti.uva.nl bis flora.php?selected beschrijving&menuentry soorten&record Lotus Online ..., leading to the common name bird s foot . The genus Lotus is currently undergoing extensive taxonomic ... thumb left Pasture with Lotus corniculatus Common Bird s foot Trefoil, Birdsfoot deervetch Lotus ... that feed on Lotus . Several species are culvivated for Fodder forage , including Lotus corniculatus L. corniculatus , Lotus glaber L. glaber and Lotus pedunculatus L. pedunculatus . They can produce ... of the genus is focused on Lotus japonicus which is currently the subject of a full genome sequencing project, and is considered a model organism . Some species, such as Lotus berthelotii L. berthelotii from the Canary Islands , are grown as ornamental plants. Lotus corniculatus L. corniculatus is an invasive species in some regions of North America and Australia . Selected species Lotus aboriginus &ndash Rosy Bird s foot Trefoil Lotus aduncus Image Lotus aduncus.JPG thumb right Lotus aduncus Lotus alamosanus &ndash Sonora Bird s foot Trefoil Lotus alpinus Image Lotus alpinus01.jpg thumb right Lotus alpinus Lotus angustissimus &ndash Slender Bird s foot Trefoil Lotus argophyllus &ndash Silver Bird s foot Trefoil Lotus argyraeus &ndash Canyon Bird s foot Trefoil Lotus australis &ndash Austral Trefoil Lotus benthamii &ndash Bentham s Deervetch File Lotus Berthelotii.jpg thumb Lotus Berthelotii ... more details
Listen filename Lotus BRM 24 1962 .ogg title Lotus 24 at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 type sound style float right clear none The Lotus 24 was a Formula One racing car ref Automobile Year , No. 10, 1962 1963, Page 198. ref designed by Team Lotus for the 1962 Formula One season . Having devised the monocoque Lotus 25 for use by the works team, Colin Chapman decided to build a conventional back up spaceframe design which he would also sell to Privateer motorsport privateers . The 24 was a completely different design from its predecessor, the Lotus 21 21 , and used much of the same suspension as the 25. Both Coventry Climax FWMV and BRM P56 engines were fitted. File Lotus 24 1.jpg thumb Lotus 24 Coventry Climax FWMV at the Pau GP in 2007 Footnotes Reflist close 1 Lotus F1 cars 1962 F1 cars 1963 F1 cars 1964 commonscat Category Lotus Formula One cars Lotus 024 f1 stub de Lotus 24 es Lotus 24 fr Lotus 24 it Lotus 24 sl Lotus 24 ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 The Lotus Type 62 race car was a development of the successful Lotus Europa Type 47 and intended to race in the Appendix J Group 6 Prototype Class. The car was designed by Martin Waide at Lotus Components and had a space frame chassis, and featured the new Lotus 2.0 litre LV240 DOHC engine in time this engine would become the Type 907 engine, used to power the Lotus Elite , Lotus Esprit Esprit , Lotus Eclat Eclat and Lotus Excel Excel . The car had limited competitive success, due mainly to problems with the Vauxhall derived engine block. The car s most successful race was finishing 3rd position at the Tourist Trophy at Oulton Park in 1969. Lotus Category Lotus vehicles 62 de Lotus 62 ... more details
italic title taxobox name Nymphaea lotus image Nymphaea lotus 1.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms ordo Nymphaeales familia Nymphaeaceae genus Nymphaea species N. lotus binomial Nymphaea lotus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Nymphaea lotus , the Tiger Lotus , White lotus or Egyptian White Water lily , is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae Description Image Egyptiantigerlotus.jpg thumb left Nymphaea lotus is often used as an aquarium plant. It grows in various parts of East Africa and Southeast Asia . This species of water lily has lily pads which float on the water ... tinged with pink. Nymphaea lotus is often used as an aquarium plant. Sometimes it is grown for its flowers ... into western cultivation in 1802 by Loddiges Loddiges Nursery . The white lotus in Ancient Egypt File AmarnaPalacePainting BrooklynMuseum.png thumb left White lotus decorations. Frieze at a palace in Amarna 1352 1336 BC . The ancient Egypt ians cultivated the white lotus in ponds and marshes. This flower often appears in ancient Egyptian decorations. They believed that the lotus flower ... II . The number 1,000 in ancient Egyptian numerals is represented by the symbol of the white lotus. The ancient Egyptians also extracted perfume from this flower. They also used the white lotus in funerary garlands, temple offerings and female adornment. The white lotus might have been one of the plants eaten by the Lotophagi of Homer s Odyssey . See also Nymphaea caerulea , the Egyptian blue lotus or sacred lotus Nymphaea nouchali , the star lotus or red and blue water lily Synonyms Nymphaea ... Nymphaea lotus References reflist Commons Nymphaea lotus Category Nymphaea lotus ar az Nymphaea lotus ca Lotus egipci cs Lekn n posv tn de Tigerlotus es Nymphaea lotus fr Nymphaea lotus hsb Egyptowska lotoska my ja no Nymphaea lotus pl Grzybienie egipskie pt Nymphaea lotus sk Lekno egyptsk sv Egyptisk vitlotus uk Nymphaea lotus ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Infobox Automobile image Image Lotus 18 21.jpg 300px name Lotus 21 manufacturer Team Lotus production 1961 predecessor Lotus 18 successor Lotus 24 class Formula One body style Open wheel car Open wheel engine Coventry Climax FPF The Lotus 21 was a Formula One racing car ref Automobile Year , No. 9, 1961 1962, Page 191. ref designed by Colin Chapman . It was a mid engined design using a tubular spaceframe structure skinned with fibreglass panels, of a more advanced build than seen in the Lotus 18 . Powered by the Coventry Climax FPF 4 cylinder engine it used disc brakes all round. Used by the works Team LotusLotus team and the privateer Rob Walker Racing Team in 1961, the 21 was the first works Lotus to win a Formula One Grand Prix, in the hands of Innes Ireland at the 1961 United States Grand Prix . Previous victories were taken by Rob Walker s team . Customer teams continued to use it up to 1965. It was soon rendered obsolete by the Lotus 24 and the monocoque Lotus 25 introduced for the 1962 Formula One season . ref Automobile Year , No. 10, 1962 1963, Pages 198 199. ref Footnotes Reflist close 1 Lotus F1 cars 1961 F1 cars 1962 F1 cars 1963 F1 cars 1965 Category Lotus Formula One cars Lotus 021 de Lotus 21 es Lotus 21 fr Lotus 21 it Lotus 21 sl Lotus 21 tr Lotus 21 ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Image Johnny Herbert Lotus 1994.jpg thumb right Johnny Herbert driving the 109 at the 1994 British Grand Prix . The Lotus 109 was a Formula One car used by Team Lotus in the latter part of the 1994 Formula One season . It was designed by Chris Murphy car designer Chris Murphy who based the car on his Lotus 107 model. The car featured sculptured sidepods, a shorter wheelbase and lower centre of gravity than its predecessor, whilst Mugen developed the engine to be lighter and higher revving than the previous spec engine issued to the team. It was powered by a Mugen Honda V10. Johnny Herbert was able to keep Lotus competitive in 1994 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium and 1994 Italian Grand Prix Monza with the car, but the funds were drying up and development was limited. At the end of the season the car was retired and Team Lotus went into bankruptcy receivership . Lotus F1 cars 1994 Category 1994 Formula One season cars Category Lotus Formula One cars F1 stub bg 109 it Lotus 109 ja 109 pl Lotus 109 pt Lotus 109 ru Lotus 109 sl Lotus 109 ... more details
Image LotusType119B.jpg thumb Lotus Type 119B Lotus 119 was a Soapbox car box car built by Lotus Cars to compete at the Soapbox Challenge that took place at the 2002 Goodwood Festival of Speed . It is believed to be the fastest box car built capable of 200 mph 320 km h on a 45 degree slope. ref http www.speedace.info automotive directory lotus.htm LOTUS Bot generated title ref ref http www.sandsmuseum.com cars elise thecar alternatives lotus119.html Lotus Gravity Racers or Soap Box Derby Cars Bot generated title ref Several types were built, with the 119c at present being the fastest. ref http www.gizmag.com go 5818 Lotus 119c ref References references Lotus Category Lotus vehicles 119 fi Lotus 119 ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Lotus genus Lotus species L. mollis binomial Lotus mollis binomial authority Isaac Bayley Balfour Balf.f. Lotus mollis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Yemen . Its natural habitat is rocky areas. Source Miller, A. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 44982 all Lotus mollis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Category Lotus genus mollis Category Flora of Yemen Category Vulnerable plants Faboideae stub az Lotus mollis pt Lotus mollis vi Lotus mollis ... more details
taxobox status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae genus Lotus genus Lotus species L. ononopsis binomial Lotus ononopsis binomial authority Isaac Bayley Balfour Balf.f. Lotus ononopsis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Yemen . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland . References Miller, A. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 44983 all Lotus ononopsis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Faboideae stub Category Lotus genus ononopsis Category Flora of Yemen Category Least concern plants az Lotus ononopsis pt Lotus ononopsis vi Lotus ononopsis ... more details
No footnotes date February 2011 Infobox automobile name Lotus Etna image manufacturer Lotus parent company Lotus Cars aka production start production end model years 1984 assembly predecessor successor class body style 2 door coupe layout platform engine 4.0 liter V8 transmission wheelbase length width height weight electric range related designer Giorgetto Giugiaro sp us The Lotus Cars Lotus Etna was a one off concept car designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro , who also designed the Lotus Esprit . It premiered at the 1984 British International Motor Show . It is powered by a 4.0 liter V8 of Lotus design, code named the Type 909. External links http www.lotusespritturbo.com Lotus Etna.htm LotusSpiritTurbo.com http www.conceptcarz.com vehicle z6591 Lotus Etna.aspx Conceptcarz.com Category Lotus vehicles Etna ... more details
taxobox image Lotus tetragonolobus Taub114a.png thumb Lotus tetragonolobus Taub114a regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Loteae genus Lotus genus Lotus species L. tetragonolobus binomial Lotus tetragonolobus binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. synonyms Tetragonolobus purpureus Lotus tetragonolobus is an annual herb native to the warm temperate regions of the Old World. It is low growing, and produces a profusion of prominent deep red flowers, followed by seed pods that are longitudinally winged. File Tetragonolobus purpureus plant .jpg thumb left 200px Lotus tetragonolobus It is cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which are one of the vegetables known as asparagus pea or winged pea. References http www.pfaf.org user Plant.aspx?LatinName Lotus 20tetragonolobus Plants for a Future Category Lotus genus pinnatus Faboideae stub ... more details
Infobox Automobile image Image Lotus 20.jpg 250px name Lotus 20 manufacturer Team Lotus production 1961 predecessor Lotus 18 successor Lotus 22 class Formula Junior body style Open wheel car Open wheel engine 1098 cc Ford Cosworth Lotus 20 was a Formula Junior car built by Team LotusLotus for the 1962 season as a successor to the Lotus 18 . The chassis was a spaceframe, clothed in fibreglass bodywork. It had front double wishbone suspension, but the rear had a lower wishbone with the driveshaft being fixed length and therefore used as a top link. Originally fitted with Alfin drum brake s at all four corners, it was soon upgraded to disc brake disc s in front and inboard drums at the rear. Equipped as standard with the Ford MAE engine and with either a Renault Renault Dauphine Dauphine gearbox or Hewland modified Volkswagen VW box. Compared to the Lotus 18, the 20 had a much reduced frontal area and lower centre of gravity, aided by the fact the driving position was reclined so the driver was nearly lying down, compared to being nearly upright in the Lotus 18. Lotus 20B The 20B was the same as the 20, but with sway bar and stock inboard drum brakes in the rear. Occasionally, 20Bs ran with other engines, such as a Lotus Twin Cam , and therefore didn t race as a Formula Junior, but in other series such as the Tasman series ref cite web last first title 1964 Australia Tasman Races url http www.sergent.com.au tas64a.html accessdate 2007 09 05 ref References Reflist Lotus F1 cars 1965 Category Lotus vehicles 20 Category Formula Junior cars Category Tasman Series cars motorsport stub de Lotus 20 es Lotus 20 fr Lotus 20 it Lotus 20 ... more details
taxobox name Lotus glaber image Lote4 001 lhp.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Fabales familia Fabaceae subfamilia Faboideae tribus Loteae genus Lotus genus Lotus species L. glaber binomial Lotus glaber binomial authority Philip Miller Mill. synonyms Lotus tenuis Lotus glaber Narrow leaf Bird s foot Trefoil is a flowering plant of the pea family Fabaceae , native to western and southern Europe and southwest Asia . Some botanist s treat it as a subspecies of Lotus corniculatus , as L. corniculatus subsp. tenuifolius . Its tolerance of sodium chloride salt and poor soil make this plant useful for marginal conditions. It has become naturalised in many other locations, including the Pampas of Argentina , and parts of the United States . It is also called Slender Trefoil, Creeping Trefoil, or Prostrate Trefoil. External links http www.fao.org ag AGP AGPC doc Gbase DATA Pf000486.htm Plant information for Lotus glaber http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LOGL10 USDA information Category Lotus genus glaber az Lotus glaber de Salz Hornklee es Lotus glaber hsb Wuski led bjenc lt Siauralapis gar denis nl Smalle rolklaver pl Komonica w skolistna vi Lotus subbiflorus ... more details
Infobox automobile image File Lotus Excel 1985.jpg 250px 1985 Lotus Excel name Lotus Excel manufacturer Lotus Cars production 1982&ndash 1992 predecessor Lotus Eclat class Sports car body style 2 door coupe engine 2.2 L Lotus 912 Slant Four transmission 5 speed Toyota Toyota W transmission W58 W58 Manual transmission manual br 4 speed ZF Friedrichshafen ZF Automatic transmission automatic related Lotus Eclat The Type 89 Lotus Excel , built from 1982 to 1992, is a FR layout front engined, rear wheel drive sports car designed and built by Lotus Cars Lotus . It was based on the design of the earlier Lotus Eclat , which itself was based on the earlier Lotus Elite II. Toyota engaged Lotus to assist with engineering work on the Toyota Supra Supra . During this period, Toyota became a major shareholder in Lotus, later giving up their holding when General Motors bought Lotus. Part of the deal between Lotus and Toyota included the use of many Toyota mechanical components in Lotus cars. The original Excel aka the clat Excel used the Toyota W transmission W58 W58 manual transmission , driveshafts, rear differential, 14x7 in alloy wheels, and door handles from the Supra Mk II, which was made from 1982 to 1986. The engine was the familiar all aluminium, DOHC 2.2 L Lotus 900 series Lotus 912 Slant Four which was used in the Lotus Esprit S3 . During its lifetime, the Excel received ... inch OZ alloy wheels to a similar pattern as the Esprit s. According to Lotus records, only 1 Excel ... Smith url http howmanyleft.co.uk vehicle lotus eclat excel title LOTUS ECLAT EXCEL How Many Left? publisher Howmanyleft.co.uk date accessdate 2011 09 30 ref Models produced File Lotus Excel 1985 rear.jpg thumb 1985 Lotus Excel Excel 1982 1992 Excel SE 1985 1992 Excel SA 1986 1992 References reflist External links Commonscat http www.lotusexcel.net Lotus Excel Register Owners Club Lotus Category Lotus ... es Lotus Excel fa fr Lotus Excel it Lotus Excel ja pl Lotus Excel sv Lotus Excel ... more details
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