Today, after the Chevette HS and the Lotus Carlton, we’re looking at a third Vauxhall with Lotus links, the VX220. The VX220 was designed to be a slightly more grown-up/mainstream and more liveable-with (but still fast and sporty) take on the Lotus Elise, on which it was based. This car - actually the faster VXR220 rather than a standard VX - is from Vauxhall’s heritage collection and lives at the #BritishMotorMuseum in Gaydon in Warwickshire.
@davidwilkins The 2.2l NA variant is the most "lotusish" of all Type 111 derivatives as the L61 engine was mostly developped by Lotus Engineering.
Even if the later 2.0l turbocharged variant is much more powerful, the 2.2l NA has better handling IMHO.
A friend of mine has just bought a supercharger kit for his 2.2l NA, it should be fun 😁
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