Lotus Eclat

The Lotus Eclat, sold as the Type 76 and later the Type 84, is a sports car that Lotus Cars built from 1975 to 1982. It was based on the Elite but had a fastback body, giving more luggage space in the boot at the cost of some headroom over the rear seats, and was first thought of as the Elite Coupe. The lower half of the fibreglass body was identical to the Elite. Series 1 cars from October 1975 used a 1,973 cc, 160 hp Lotus 907 four-cylinder engine; later cars used the 2,174 cc Lotus 912 with the same power but more torque. About 1,500 were produced, including sporty Eclat Sprint versions.