Lotus Europa 20B rotary with 300hp

[GTRene]

Oke, its way from original S1 but what a build they did, lots of work and nice details.

it now seems to have a 20B Mazda rotary engine with around 300hp combined with a 5-speed gearbox from the Subaru Legacy and I thought hey those headlights look familiar..they do cause they come from a Porsche 911















also a very nice interior

said:

Specs:

Engine: 20B custom swap, custom engine mounts, K&N cone air filter, one off titanium exhaust headers, one off titanium exhaust system with twin silencers, RE-Amemiya ECU

Driveline: BG Subaru Legacy 5-speed transmission, custom transmission mounts & subframe, upgraded clutch

Suspension & Brakes: Adjustable Quantum dampers, RE-Amemiya custom sway bars, AP Racing 4-pot calipers, RX-7 rear calipers, Endless discs & pads all round

Wheels & Tires: Enkei RPF1 8Jx17″, Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 215/40R17

Exterior: RE-Amemiya one off body, 911 headlight conversion IPF LED taillights

Interior: Bride Low Max RE-Amemiya bucket seats, Sparco steering wheel, custom carbon dashboard, LCD dash/data logger, Alpine LCD for rear view camera

more pics and source>>

http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/01/rotary-buzz-re...

[chuntington101]

Stunning! just needs a turbo now!

[Mark B]

Agree, truly stunning...

[tuffer]

That is awesome, always been a big fan of the Europa and that is just mint.

[harryowl]

Would look much better with the original headlights...

[dom9]

What a lovely looking car!

[GTRene]

300hp on just 700kg is also nice if those numbers are correct, must be pretty fast.

[dom9]

GTRene said:

300hp on just 700kg is also nice if those numbers are correct, must be pretty fast.

The 700kg alone is impressive considering it appears to have a relatively well-appointed interior!

I really, really want this car! Should I be scouring the classifieds for an old Europe or talking to Banks?

[Mark B]

dom9 said:

The 700kg alone is impressive considering it appears to have a relatively well-appointed interior!

I really, really want this car! Should I be scouring the classifieds for an old Europe or talking to Banks?

banks T47 yum

[V8 FOU]

Just wondefull!
Makes my Zetec Europa look a bit lame.....

Breadvan 72... the floor is yours.

[tuffer]

Just been looking through the classifieds, the new Europa looks cheap in comparison....Why so hated?

[GTRene]

tuffer said:

Just been looking through the classifieds, the new Europa looks cheap in comparison....Why so hated?

for now it is a bit, maybe because its a bit heavier elise/exige ?
its not a bad car me thinks, it just not has that, I really want feelings?

[otolith]

tuffer said:

Just been looking through the classifieds, the new Europa looks cheap in comparison....Why so hated?

Neither fish nor foul.

I always fancied one, turbocharged lump aside.

[otolith]

chuntington101 said:

Stunning! just needs a turbo now!

Nah, may as well have used a 13B if they were going to do that. NA 20B in 700kg is just

[Captain Muppet]

I have a 13B on the floor of my garage.

Hmmm.

>looks at k-series in Elise and rubs chin<

[dom9]

Captain Muppet said:

I have a 13B on the floor of my garage.

Hmmm.

>looks at k-series in Elise and rubs chin<

I thought a rotary engined Elise had been done somewhere... Will have to have a Google!

[tuffer]

Captain Muppet said:

I have a 13B on the floor of my garage.

Hmmm.

>looks at k-series in Elise and rubs chin<

If you don't you should be banned from PH for at least 6 months. Looking forward to the build thread already.

[otolith]

Transverse installation the stumbling block, I guess. A rotary should be able to drop the CoG a fair bit, and move it forwards as well, I should think.

[anonymous-user]

That is sheer automotive porn

[jhw333]

Thats awesome! The interior looks very ford rs200 esque.