Opel Lotus Omega wolf in sheep's clothing Bashny.Net

Is not it pretty iced literary cliche? But it's hard to think of anything else, just as precisely defined in a few words the essence of Opel Lotus Omega - the car, hiding under the series "shell" true racing machines and able to demonstrate their potential - in the hands of an experienced driver.





Opel Lotus Omega - is an extraordinary project. He appeared to light only because of the huge enthusiasm of the president of the European branch of GM - Bob Eaton and one of the directors of the company "Lotus" - Mike Kimberley. Initially, the project was conceived in 1986, but was first frozen and budge until 1988. The original idea was to create a supercharged engine for the production model "Senator". However, for some reason the production was transformed into a special model - «Opel Lotus Omega», which to this day remains one of the fastest cars in the world. In October 1990 the first Opel Lotus Omega has been sent to the factory in Rüsselsheim in the Lotus factory in Hazel, the township of Norfolk, England. The Germans collected body stiffening and equip its power block. The British for their part made a forced engine, supercharger installed two, six-speed transmission, and an original interior.



To obtain sufficient space for the new six-speed gearbox from Shevy Vette ZR1, engineers Opel Lotus Omega had to enlarge and change the bottom of the tunnel checkpoint. GM's obvious it was the only checkpoint that could properly recycle huge torque Opel Omega Lotus. Engine power was Omega Lotus 377 hp (270 kW) at 5200 rev / min, the torque is 419 N / m at 4200 rev / min. And some craftsmen, and this is not enough - if you want the power of the engine increases to 500 hp. !!!



At Opel Omega Lotus establishes a set composed of front bumper, aerodynamic skirts, spoiler and wide alloy wheels. With this obveski reduced drag coefficient. The interior has been redesigned: Conolly leather on the seats Recaro (to match them did and steering wheel), suede door, wood panel and Wilton carpets on the floor.



Each motor for Opel Lotus Omega has been made manually by engineers of the company Astin Martin factory Lotus. When fine-tuning the car company used a dual turbocharger Garrett T25, which is allowed to "withdraw" from each liter of volume of more than 100 hp Lotus engineers increased engine size from 3 to 3.6 liters, installed turbines and "original" intercooler. Enhanced standard engine block of Opel bore on about 8, 7 mm. because of what the working volume grew from standard three liters to 3, 6. 24-valve cylinder head has been modified to match the engine block. Forged pistons from the company "Male" adjusted so as to reduce the pressure from the standard 10: 1 to 8, a 6: 1. We were taken reinforced bolts, hardened crankshaft and camshafts. A lubrication system has been modified to specifically spraying oil on the pistons in a special way for additional cooling. The inlet pipe covered with a special nickel alloys and specially polished, after which withstand temperatures up to 750 degrees Celsius.



Electronic multipoint injection was taken from the car Lotus Esprit (Esprit) (Delco`s GMP 4-system). Three special electronic coil generates energy to control three pairs of spark plugs. Injector had taken the largest - from the company «Rochester», with a capacity of 4.75 g / sec. Two turbochargers «Garret T25» with water cooling and boost pressure to 0.7 bar installed with Lotusovskoy system intercoolers. Their coolant pump and its recycling cooled ram air stream to about 60 ° C. In the exhaust tract, there are two catalyst and lambda probe. Clutch was developed by «Sachs» with special very precise springs, forming a complex system. Reinforced differential taken by the Australian company «the Australian Holden». Front and rear chassis were to izmenenyat geometry, new springs, gas springs, shock absorption system (breakdowns) and reinforced fixing. Self-adjusting electronic system capable of adjusting the position of the chassis to change the angles racks and stiffness of the suspension depending on the nature of external influences on the suspension, road conditions and vehicle speed.



The maximum speed of Opel Omega Lotus - 282 km / h and acceleration to 100 km / h - 4.9 seconds !!!
After 17 tidyuymovye (8, 5Jx17 in front and 9, 5Jx17 rear) alloy wheels by Good Year were specially developed ZR-tire dimension 235/45 ZR 17 in front and 265/40 ZR 17 at the rear. The front brakes have been increased significantly - up to 330 mm front and 300 mm at the rear. Of course all discs are ventilated and made of high-strength alloys used in motorsports. Production of Opel Lotus Omega lasted from October 1990 to October 1992. There were created about 950 cars, although originally planned to about 1100.



There is a club of owners Opel Lotus Omega, which maintains a table showing the serial number, owner's name and the location of the machine. Because of the monstrous power, hidden in the engine, driving a car it was quite specific. To purchase this monster in Germany need a sports license - happens to him a lot of accidents. Sales were very reluctant. The price of the new Opel Lotus in England began on 48 thousand. Pounds. At the end of 1992, production was curtailed.



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