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Originally Posted by ge2,Jun 28 2006, 08:22 AM
Totally cool car, if a little hard to justify! Think that's got the same engine as MarkB's so make sure you're going in with your eyes open 
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Originally Posted by wadswoaj,Jun 28 2006, 10:30 AM
To save wear and tear on your calculator...... 200bhp and 800kg = 250bhp/ton 
I was kind of implying that those figures must be wrong... 
I'm sure that was Lotus' original intention anyway.
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Well at least I didn't imagine it:
http://www.qv500.com/lotus340rp1.php
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Its name was initially derived from a power-to-weight ratio of 340bhp per ton, but this was eventually deemed over optimistic and instead, 340 examples were built to give the name some validity.
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Never been the biggest Porsche fan in the world, although if I had the money, I would have a Carrera GT or a mint 959 without a second thought; I have loved the 959 for years, and the CGT is just awesome