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The Lotus Carlton, based on the Opel Omega/Vauxhall Carlton.
Back in the 1990s, a partnership between GM Europe and Lotus gave birth to the unholy Carlton.
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https://www.topspeed.com/forgotten-90s-sleeper-sedan-lotus-carlton/
Engine : 3.6-Liter twin-turbocharged inline-six
Output : 377 horsepower @ 5,200 RPM
Torque : 419 pound-feet @ 4,200 RPM
0-60 MPH : 5.0 seconds
Top Speed : 280 KPH
Lotus pointed out that in 1992, Autocar magazine timed the Lotus Carlton in its 0-100-0 MPH test in 17.0 seconds, ensuring the Lotus placed second on the challenge, behind only the Ferrari F-40.
This had the British Parliament outraged, and the subject was brought up in an interesting debate about raising the standard of driving so that people would be qualified to drive the cars they could now afford. In a nutshell, nobody seemed to mind a Ferrari going 180 MPH, but a blue-collar car that could do that was just a travesty.