The Lotus 88 was Colin Chapman 39 s ingenious attempt to continue Team Lotus 39 reputation as an avant garde pioneer in Formula 1 but his twin chassis solution was banned before it could race

Mar 11 2022 One the primary chassis would carry the body sidepods and wings all the aero surfaces in other words and be sprung to move as little as possible while the secondary chassis carried the driver engine and gearbox and was be sprung to provide optimum mechanical grip and as a handy by product ride comfort that didn t

The Lotus 88 was an innovative ground effect Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman Peter Wright Tony Rudd and Martin Ogilvie of Lotus in an effort to maximise the downforce produced by ground effect cars

Jul 1 2011 Colin Chapman s Lotus 88 was his final attempt one of his trademarks quantum leaps in F1 design but it fell foul of the FIA Ground effect aerodynamics was the political cause celebre of 1981

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That 39 s why the Lotus 88 was built a car which by careful yet legal manipulation of the rule book featured two chassis Basically the car consisted of a primary external chassis that carried the aerodynamic bodywork side pods skirts and wings

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Nov 15 2016 The Cosworth engine powered Lotus 88 passed scrutineering test and was ready for the racing debut Elio de Angelis drove the car during Friday practice The FIA officials were delighted with a new car which got all thumbs up but overnight a total overturn had happened

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Bolted to the chassis as a fully stressed member was the familiar Cosworth DFV V8 engine Suspension was also fully conventional with double wishbones all around The secondary chassis featured a ladder type frame with three cross members the flanks of the body serving as the side members

Apr 4 2016 The Formula One organizers banned the Lotus 88 in 1981 because its fascinating twin chassis design broke the rules and Colin Chapman 39 s son explains why in this video

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The Lotus 88 is an innovative Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman Peter Wright Tony Rudd and Martin Ogilvie of Lotus in an effort to maximise the downforce produced by ground effect The Lotus 88 made its debut at the first practice session of the 1981 season opener the US Grand Prix West at Long Beach

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The Lotus 88 was an innovative ground effect Formula One car designed by Colin Chapman Peter Wright Tony Rudd and Martin Ogilvie of Lotus as a response to technical regulations introduced in 1981 by the FIA to curb the ground effects cars

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Sep 2 2021 The Lotus 88 was powered by a 3 0 liter Cosworth DFV engine that pumped out 500 horses Coupling that to the F1 car 39 s nimble nature with 1 290 pounds it was a hooligan on the track During the same period the 1 5 liter turbo motors from Renault were starting to take bites off Cosworth 39 s dominance

A Formula 1 car that is among the best remembered of all time because it never actually raced Based on the innovative ideas he d engineered into a technology demonstrator a one off car which was designated the Type 86 Lotus founder Colin Chapman knew the Type 88 was pushing the boundaries

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The first table below details the complete World Championship Grand Prix results of the Formula One constructor Team Lotus between 1958 and 1994 The second table includes results from privately owned Lotus cars in World Championship Grands Prix between 1958 and 1979

Jul 7 2014 Plan B was active suspension introduced on the 92 in 1983 Plan A was the 88 which acknowledged the conflicting suspension requirements by incorporating two separate chassis and suspension systems At its heart was a conventional tub carrying suspension tuned to the needs of the driver

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The car was powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV engine Lotus drivers Nigel Mansell and Elio de Angelis reported the car was pleasing to drive and responsive

The twin turbocharged straight six engine in the Lotus Carlton codenamed the C36GET has a power output of 382 PS 281 kW 377 hp at 5 200 rpm and 568 N m 419 lb ft of torque at 4 200 rpm of which 470 N m 350 lb ft is available from 2 000 rpm 6

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