The Lotus 102 was a Formula One racing car designed by Lotus for the 1990 season, and it went on to compete over three seasons until 1992. Frank Dernie and Mike Coughlan built it around the 640 bhp Lamborghini V12 engine that the Larrousse Lola team had used in 1989, which made the 102 the only Lotus to race with a V12. The engine was large, heavy and thirsty, so it sat low in the chassis and the car had to be designed to the widest permitted dimensions to carry bigger fuel tanks. The 1990 season brought Team Lotus only three points, its lowest score since 1958, and a heavy crash at Jerez ended Martin Donnelly's Formula One career. The car was refreshed for 1991 as the 102B with a Judd V8, and the 102C of 1992 was built to take the Isuzu P799WE V12, which never raced.
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designed by Lotus for use in the 1990 Formula One season
Isuzu V12 F1 engine (Wikipedia)
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used in the Lotus 102B and the Lotus 102C
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