Top Gear Le Mans Lotus Esprit GT2 - Jaguar XJ220 mashup

[@eriklombard322]

Thanks for posting that was really cool! Interesting comment about the spring rates on the street S300 on the track. My thoughts exactly - I missed my calling 🤣

[@JonHimself]

The values I have seen vary wildly. Lotus' in my opinion have always had lower spring rates with firmer damping but it's something I want to research for the project. If you've not already seen it, this is a great video on the S300 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmqpqqiQi5imkMU

[@real765rp8]

I checked the archives as I never heard about the XJ220 achieving a class win at Le Mans. They did finish first in their class in 1993 but appearantly got disqualified for an illegal exhaust

[@icooper5236]

clever KZbin put the next video up across the one that hasn't finished pay for KZbin no chance

[@Red5151]

"based on the S4" - Based on the SE or X180, no?

[@JonHimself]

tbh the bodywork is largely based on the SE but there is too much unique about the S300 for it to be 'based' on any particular model. If anything it was a European version of the X-180R project. Lotus wanted to emulate the success of Lotus USA in the racing scene and developed the S300 to be part of that.

[@chandrab]

@@JonHimself There was an extra X180R lightened body shell in Atlanta, GA for sale for sale many years ago on ebay

[@biketech60]

Would have been nice to watch him drive the McLaren .

[@JonHimself]

Theres a video for that : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaqneZqqaKx-g7s