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Bodywork
1: Right side 2.65 m, left side 2.71 m
2: 4.23 m
3: 1,63 m
4: 1.40 m
5: 1.33 m
6: 1.28 m
Engine
The engine was a completely new construction, cast in aluminum, with wet cylinder liners
The camshaft is placed as high as possible, without actually being a overhead cam.
At first there was only one type of engine, with parallell valves. In 1968 a new cylinder head
was developed for the 16TS, a crossflow construction with the valves in a V. The TS cylinder
head is very similar to that of R8 Gordini.
The standard engine.
Engine models 697,821 and 841
The TS/TX engine.
Engine models 807 and 843
The engine is located behind the gearbox, which means that the R16 is a true midengined car.
Lotus Europa used the R16 engine and gearbox but reversed the gearbox by placing the crownwheel
the "wrong" way.
|
R1150
(R16) |
R1151
(R16 TS) |
R1152
(R16 TL) |
R1153
(R16 TA/TLA) |
R1154
(R16 TSA) |
R1155
(R16 TLA) |
R1156
(R16 TX) |
R1157
(R16 TL) |
| Engine |
697 |
807 |
821 |
821 |
807 |
841 |
843 |
821 |
| Years |
65-71 |
68-76 |
68-80 |
69-79 |
71-76 |
75-79 |
74-80 |
77-79 |
| Capacity |
1470cc |
1565cc |
1565cc |
1565cc |
1565cc |
1647cc |
1647cc |
1565cc |
| Bore |
76mm |
77mm |
77mm |
77mm |
77mm |
79mm |
79mm |
77mm |
| Stroke |
81mm |
84mm |
84mm |
84mm |
84mm |
84mm |
84mm |
84mm |
| Compression |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
7.5 |
9.25 |
7.6 |
| Power |
59 DIN
5000rpm |
83 DIN
5750rpm |
67 DIN
5000rpm |
67 DIN
5000rpm |
83 DIN
5750rpm |
66 DIN
5000rpm |
93 DIN
6000rpm |
55 DIN
5000rpm |
| Torque |
10.6kpm
2800rpm |
12kpm
3000rpm |
11.5
3000rpm |
11.5
3000rpm |
12kpm
3000rpm |
12kpm
3000rpm |
13.1kpm
4000rpm |
10.9kpm
2500rpm |
The models R1150,R1151,R1152 and R1154 engines are also available in a low compression (7.6)
version with less power. These versions where sold to countries with low octane fuel, such as
Eastern Europe
Magnus Bjelk (magnus@r16site.com)
Last revision 2006-04-09
