lous 蓮花汽車 介紹

LotuscontentHistoryLotusisownedbyProton,whichacquireditfollowingthebankruptcyofformerownerRomanoArtioliin1994LotusCarsisaBritishmanufacturerofsportsandracingcarsbasedattheformersiteofRAF

Hethel,aWorldwarIIairfieldinNorfolk.Thecompanydesignsandbuildsraceandproductionautomobilesoflightweightandfinehandlingcharacteristics.ItalsoownstheengineeringconsultancyLotusEngineering,whichhasfacilitiesintheUnitedKingdom,UnitedStates,MalaysiaandChina.EvenafterChapman'sdeath,untilthelate1980s,LotuscontinuedtobeamajorplayerinFormulaOne.AyrtonSennadrovefortheteamfrom1985to1987,winningtwiceineachyearandachieving17polepositions.However,bythecompany'slastFormulaOneracein1994,thecarswerenolongercompetitive.Lotuswonatotalof79GrandPrixraces.DuringhislifetimeChapmansawLotusbeatFerrariasthefirstteamtoachieve50GrandPrixvictories,despiteFerrarihavingwontheirfirstnineyearssoonerGroupLotusiscurrentlyalsoinvolvedinseveralothercategoriesofmotorsport.ItsponsorstheARTteamintheGP2andGP3Series,andtheKVteamintheIndyCarSeries.In2011,Lotusalsoreturnedtothe24HoursofLeManswithasemi-workseffortrunbyJetallianceRacing,whichfieldedtwoLotusEvoras.In2012theywillpartnerwithEngineDevelopmentsLTD/JohnJuddtobuilda2.2LiterTwinTurbochargedV-6EnginetobeusedintheIzodIndycarSeries

蓮花汽車公司是世界上著名的運動汽車生產(chǎn)廠家。成立于1951年，現(xiàn)為馬來西亞寶騰PROTON集團所有。公司總部設(shè)在英國諾里奇市，雇員總數(shù)為500人，年產(chǎn)汽車600輛左右。蓮花汽車公司的汽車重心很低，造型具有良好的流線形，風(fēng)阻系數(shù)在0．3左右。發(fā)動機功率大，最低為160馬力，車速高達300公里／小時。

蓮花汽車是世界汽車賽場上一個十分有力的競爭者，多次榮獲世界冠軍。1963一1978年蓮花汽車曾經(jīng)7次蟬聯(lián)世界最佳小客車優(yōu)勝獎。1991年，蓮花伊蘭汽車獲世界汽車最佳設(shè)計獎。蓮花汽車公司是率先在汽車上使用高強化塑料車身的廠家之一。它們采用的制模工藝，真空助力樹脂噴射工藝能將車身模制成上下兩個整體，最后再合二為一，不僅生產(chǎn)效率高，而且車身強度大大增強，在世界上獨樹一幟。蓮花汽車公司主要產(chǎn)品有“精靈”、“伊蘭”“卓越”牌運動跑車等。

該公司的標(biāo)志除蓮花英文字樣外，還有創(chuàng)建人姓名的字頭四個字母（ACBC）組成的圖案。

在汽車工業(yè)史上，蓮花品牌與眾不同。它是英國杰出的工程師柯林·查普曼（ColinChapman）個人奮斗與智慧的結(jié)晶。無論是批量生產(chǎn)的跑車還是賽車，他都親自參與設(shè)計與研制，傾注了畢生心血。汽車史上的杰出人物查普曼組建了一支驍勇的車隊，在賽場屢建奇功。他在公元20世紀(jì)五六十年代設(shè)計的蓮花及許多小跑車至今令人懷念。查普曼從零開始，在汽車運動的狂熱驅(qū)使下，親手制造自己所心儀的賽車，進而在汽車制造與競賽兩方面都創(chuàng)造了輝煌業(yè)績。這可算世界汽車史上最美的一段佳話。事情起自1947年。十九歲的柯林·查普曼尚在倫敦大學(xué)攻讀工程技術(shù)，他醉心于汽車比賽，而他的父親是當(dāng)時奧斯丁汽車的經(jīng)銷尚，一天他將一輛1930的奧斯丁汽車自己動手改裝成了一輛簡陋的賽車命名MKI，拿來參加英國戰(zhàn)后一度時興的在泥濘的林間角逐的業(yè)余賽車運動。查普曼的自造賽車一舉奪魁，引起人們的關(guān)注，并以出售零部件的方式銷售了多輛。設(shè)計成功了，當(dāng)然要給它起個名字。查普曼突發(fā)奇想，就叫它“蓮花”。

FormulaoneThecompanyencourageditscustomerstoraceitscars,andenteredFormulaOnethroughitssistercompanyTeamLotusin1958.ALotusFormulaOnecardrivenbyStirlingMosswonthemarque'sfirstGrandPrixin1960atMonacoinaLotus18enteredbyprivateerRobWalker.Majorsuccesscamein1963withtheLotus25,which—withJimClarkdriving—wonLotusitsfirstF1WorldConstructorsChampionship.Clark'suntimelydeath—hecrashedaFormulaTwo

Lotus48inApril1968afterhisreartyrefailedinaturninHockenheim—wasasevereblowtotheteamandtoFormulaOne.HewasthedominantdriverinthedominantcarandremainsaninseparablepartofLotus'earlyyears.Thatyear'schampionshipwaswonbyClark'steammate,GrahamHill.LotuscarmodelsLotusElise.ThesuperchargedLotusSCandlimitededitionJimClarkType25EliseeditionsaddanewperformancedimensiontotheEliserange.0–60

mphaccelerationisin4.3secondsand0–100

km/hin4.6seconds.LotusexigesAnExigewithasuperchargedengineproviding220

hp.Thenon-SExigeandElisehave190hp(140kW).LotusEvoraLaunched22July2008.CodenamedProjectEagleduringdevelopment.A2+2sportscarwithamid-mounted,transverse3.5-litreV6engine.LotuswillprovidetheEvoraSModel(2011)asrapidresponsevehiclestotheRomeandMilanCarabinieritoreplacethepreviousLamborghiniGallardosLotusesprit寬扁銳利的的車身與上上掀式的車車頭是Esprit在外型上的的最大特征征，車尾廂廂上方則是是鰭狀的中中置引擎散散熱口。Lotus2-ElevenWeighingjust670

kg(1,500lb)andwith252bhp(188

kW)theLotus2-Elevencansprintfrom0–60in3.8secondsandhasatopspeedof155mph(249km/h).Intendedasatrackdaycaritcosts￡￡39,995butforanadditional￡1,100Lotuswillmakethecarfullyroadlegal.LotusT125ExosTrack-onlyFormula1inspiredcar.3.5lCosworthV8,640bhp;25willbebuiltat$1millioneach.Toruninthe'ExosExperiencebyLotus',aclub,initiatedandoperatedbyLotusMotorsport,inwhichalimitednumberofownerdriverscanrefinetheirdrivingskillsandchallengethemselveswithexpertone-to-oneadvicefromformerGrandPrixdriversandtrainersAnnouncementsoffuturecarsAtthe2010ParisMotorshow,Lotusannouncedfivenewmodelstobeintroducedoverthenextfiveyears:14Lotusalsoshowedanunnamedcitycarconceptusingits1.2Lrange-extenderengine.16In2011LotusrevealedthisastheLotusEthos,aplug-inhybridcarbasedontheEMASconceptfromitsparentcompanyProton,andlikelytobeprimarilybuiltbyProtoninMalaysia.LotusenginesRangeExtenderEngine.Thisall-aluminium,monoblock,1200cc,three-cylinder,47horsepower,four-strokeengineisspecificallydesignedtodirectlydriveanalternatorforelectricitygenerationforseries-hybridcars.Theengineissmallandlightat56

kg(123

lb),havingthreecylindersandnodetachablecylinderhead.Thecylinderheadandengineblockareallonecastingtoreducesize,weightandproductioncosts.Astheenginedoesnotturnbeltdrivenancillariessuchasalternator,power-steeringpumporanairconditioningcompressor,theblockrequiresnostrongpointstoaccommodatesuchancillaries,resultinginasimpleandlightblock.Theenginehasareducedpartscountforlightnessandcheaperproduction.1718On18August2011Lotusfiredupanallnewin-housedesignedV8destinedforthenewerarangeofcars.At170kg(375lb)andjust612mm(24.1

in)long,theunitwillbedrysumplubricatedtosav