Sunbeam Lotus 2.2

1st gen · 1979–1981RWDHatchback

The Sunbeam Lotus 2.2 is a three-door, five-seat rear-wheel-drive hatchback built from 1979 to 1981. It uses a 2.2-litre Lotus 911 16-valve four-cylinder engine with 150 PS and 203 Nm, matched to a 5-speed manual. The car weighs 960 kg.

148 hpPower

1979-1981Year

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine2.2L Lotus 911 I4 (16v)

Displacement2.2 L

Cylinders4

FuelPetrol

Transmission5-speed Manual

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power148 hp

Torque203 Nm

Weight960 kg

Dimensions & body

BodyHatchback

Doors3

Seats5

STORY

Chrysler UK launched the Sunbeam in 1977 as a rear-drive hatchback, built at Linwood in Scotland. After PSA took over Chrysler's European operations, the car was sold as the Talbot Sunbeam. Its Lotus-engined version, the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, won the World Rally Championship manufacturers' title for Talbot in 1981.

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