Re: new Elan

[Alex Jenner <alexj@domain.elided>]

AKress1948@domain.elided wrote:
>> Fiat should think about that when they try to sell their
>> new Alfas w/ their GM based engines.
>> If there is anything the European consumer looks down on, it is US
>> cars(justified or not).  having them know this thing came from the bowels
>> of GM ain't going to sit well w/ the buying public.
>> andy

A lot of Lotus 7 type replicas (Caterham/Westfield etc) have used the
Vauxhall/Opel DOHC 16V engines (although Rover K series and bike engines
seem more popular these days), so they can't be all that bad.

There are several of these in the December 1998 Cars and Car Conversions
magaine, along with the comment, that the original Vauxhall Ecotec
design was by Cosworth. One example in the Dec 1998 issue was producing
213bhp at 8750rpm, which is not bad for a 1600.

Lex Jenner
Auckland/New Zealand
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