The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton came about after GM purchased Lotus
and set their engineers the task of turning the Vauxhall Carlton
from a mundane saloon, into a first rate, Porsche humbling saloon.
Lotus upped the power to 377 bhp with a 3.6 litre I6 fitted
out with two turbos and for several years the Vauxhall Lotus
Carlton held the record as the fastest 4 door production saloon,
at 178 mph.
Only 800 examples of the Vauxhall Lotus Carlton were built,
and most are in the hands of dedicated collectors.
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review by Paul:
There were two versions-mk1 and mk2, the main difference being
an uprated engine in the mk2 as the first engines were not long
lasting.
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