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Lotus to build the fastest British supercar
Lotus company is preparing to debut the fastest supercar, developed in the UK. According to the publication AutoExpress head of technical department marks Wolf Zimmermann, a British producer will build a stripped down version of the next generation model of Esprit, which would surpass the speed of its competitors - McLaren, Aston Martin and Bentley. According to Zimmermann, the future flagship supercar will be not just a lightweight modification, and "an elaborate evolution of the standard Esprit». The car will be equipped with a forced version of the 4.8-liter eight-cylinder engine, which is currently still in development "Lotus." It is expected that the engine will develop 620 horsepower (50 more horsepower than the standard unit) for the nine thousand revolutions per minute. Also new, according to AutoExpress, will receive a seven-speed robotic gearbox with two clutches and an electro-power steering. It is assumed that from zero to 96 miles per hour lightweight Lotus Esprit will be able to accelerate in less than three seconds. Its top speed is about 340 kilometers per hour. For comparison, 600-horsepower supercar McLaren MP4-12C is dispersed to the "hundreds" for three seconds, and 517-strong Aston Martin DBS V12 Vantage and in 4.3 and 4.2 seconds respectively. As previously reported, the company McLaren Automotive also plans to build a more powerful car. According to preliminary data, it will receive 799-strong "eight" and can accelerate from zero to 96 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds. Speaking of competition with the "McLaren" Zimmermann said that the future flagship Lotus «will not be like MP4-12C». "It will be much cooler, it will give more emotion" - said a top manager.
