Tere Asjaosalised..
Pidasin küll pikka aega pausi igasugusest hobiautondusest ja arvasin et see pisik on seest välja läinud aga võta näpust tundub ikkagi et tegu veidi ravimatu haigusega. Kui päris aus olen siis Evot omades sai mulle selgeks milline valem on südamelähedasem praegu. Midagi ei ole teha aga tundub et ikka mootor "õiget pidi" ja tagavedu on rohkem minu teema. Evokas oli küll jube kift auto, kunagi see kindlasti mu garaazis koha leiab aga hobiautoks ja maanteel cruisamiseks on oluliselt paremaid valikuid olemas.
Nüüd kui veel ajaloos tagasi minna sinna aega kus minu jaoks hakkas hobiautondus midagi rohkemat tähendama (loe tekkis raha et osta endale päris oma masin) siis mu elu esimeseks masinaks oli Opel Omega 3000....aasta siis oli 1999. Vist siis samal ajal tekkis Ascarisse müügile minu tolle aja absoluutne lemmikauto Lotus Omega. Maksis see auto toona astronoomilised 450 000 krooni (vs 35 000 krooni minu omega 3000 eest) mäletan veel kuidas noore autohuvilisena seda ikka mitmeid kordi seal passimas käisin..hõbekett suunurgast väljas
..aastaid läks aga mööda ja autosid igasuguseidki omatud ja nüüd 10 aastat hiljem õnnestus mul toosama Ascaris müügil olnud masin endale soetada. Olen eestis teine omanik, peale ascarit liikus see masin ühele eesti ettevõtjale kes temaga siiani sõitis...õigemini 2009 jaanuarini..
Kui auto kaubad koos olid siis auto oli selleks hetkeks juba pea 8 kuud seisnud..väidetavalt siis elektroonika ja veel paari muu kala tõttu. Olles päris mitut hobiautot omanud võin öelda et eelmine omanik viitsis ikka veel eriti kaua seda masinat pidada ja minu õnn et see nii on olnud sest auto täiliku hooldusajaloo kohta on märked olemas.
Tänaseks päevaks on siis tegu ainukese Lotus Omegaga eestis (teine auto oli kunagi Siivo Silvese ja siis Urban Erkssoni oma kes selle rootsi edasi müüs.
Mõningased pildid ka hetkeolukorrast.
Ajalugu (wiki):
The Lotus Carlton (in mainland Europe, the Lotus Omega) was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon upgraded by Lotus Cars to be a 177 mph (285 km/h) sports car.[citation needed] Like all Lotus vehicles, it was given a type designation — Type 104 in this case. The external differences were minimal to the five seater with only the rear spoiler, air intakes on the bonnet, Lotus badges on the front wings and bootlid, and considerably wider wheel arches telling it apart from any other Carlton. The car was only sold in one colour, a shade of British racing green called Imperial Green, a very dark green that in anything but direct light appears black.
Lotus' modifications included an upgraded engine, which was stroked from the standard Vauxhall 2969 cc 24v straight six unit, used in the GSi, to a capacity of 3615 cc. Lotus then added twin Garrett T25 turbochargers to give 377 hp (281 kW). A six-speed manual ZF transmission from a Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 was used to transfer this power to the rear wheels. The car was capable of 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds and had 12.5 in (330 mm) AP ventilated disc brakes with racing calipers all round. The car was reported to be capable of nearly 190 mph (310 km/h) but was governed by a limiter on 6th gear reducing the top speed slightly. The car could hit nearly 60 mph (97 km/h) in first gear and achieve 0-100 mph and back to a complete stop in less than 15 seconds. The Lotus Carlton held the title of the fastest four door saloon car for some years. The cars are now starting to become modern classics as low mileage, well looked after examples become rare.
Production of the Lotus Carlton began in 1990, four years after the original Carlton went on sale. General Motors (the parent company of Vauxhall, Opel and - at the time - Lotus) had hoped to build 1,100 cars in total, but owing to the recession of the early 1990s, the £48,000 cars were not selling as well as anticipated and production at Lotus was halted in December 1992. Only 950 cars were completed: 320 Carltons and 630 Omegas, 150 short of the original target.
The Lotus Carlton and Omega were never federalized for sale in the USA, but as of 2007 the Lotus Omega is allowed to be imported into the USA under the DOT's "Show and Display" exemption.
Natuke tehnilist infot
Engine: Lotus-GM
Cylinders: 6
Fuel supply: Electronic MPFI (GMP4),
Twin Garrett T25 turbochargers
Water/Air Charge cooler
Bore × stroke 95.00mm × 85.00mm, 3.74 in × 3.35 in
Bore/Stroke ratio 1.12
Displacement 3615 cc (220.601 cu in)
Unitary capacity 602.5 cc /cylinder
Compression ratio 8.20:1
Max. output 382.2 PS (377.0 bhp) (281.1 kW) @5200 rpm
Max. torque 568.0 Nm (419 lbft) (57.9 kgm) @4200 rpm
Maximum rpm 6253 rpm
Specific output 104.3 bhp/litre 1.71 bhp/cu in
Specific torque 157.12 Nm/litre
Max power (bhp/rpm): 377/5,200
Max torque (lbs ft/rpm): 419/4,200
Transmission (ratio/mph per 1,000rpm)
1st 2.68/8.2, 2nd: I .80/12.2
3rd: 1.29/17.0, 4th: 1.00/22.0
5th: 0.75/29.4, 6th: 0.50/44. I
Reverse: Final drive ratio: 3.45:1
Wheels & Tyres (F/R): Alloy, 17x8.5ins 235/45ZR17 Alloy, 17x9.5ins 265/40ZR
Offset ET 28mm Front, ET 7mm Rear
Brakes(F/R): I 2.9/11.8ins ventilated discs. ABS
Steering: Re circulating ball, power-assisted.
Lock-to-lock: 2.6, Turning circle (ft): 32.6
Measurements (ins)
Length: 187.7
Width: 76. I
Height 56.5
Wheelbase: 107.5
Track (F/R): 57/58
Ground clearance: 7
Kerb weight (Ibs): 3,641
Front Independent, MacPherson struts, coil springs,twin-tube dampers, anti-roll bar Rear Multi-link,
semi-trailing arms, progressive rate coil springs, twin-cube dampers, self-leveling
Performance figures (mph/secs)
0-60: 4.8
0-100: 10.1
1/4-mile (secs): 13.5
Max speed (mph): 186
Average mpg: 22.3
Käigukast
ZF6-40
The ZFS6-40 is a constant-mesh parallel-axial fully synchronized synchromesh transmission. The design incorporates an input/main shaft, a countershaft, and the output/main shaft. The input shaft and main shaft are located on the same axis. The counter shaft is on a parallel axis with the main shaft at a 95mm separation distance. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd idler gears are assembled on the mainshaft. 4th gear is part of the input shaft and is the driving gear. The 5th and 6th idler gears are assembled on the countershaft. All forward and reverse gears are fully synchronized. 1st and 2nd have dual cone clutch synchronizers. 3rd through 6th and reverse have single cone synchronizers.
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