The Lotus 16 was the second single-seat racing car designed by Colin Chapman, built by his Lotus Cars company for the Team Lotus racing squad to compete in both Formula One and Formula Two. It was the first Lotus built for Formula One and carried over the spaceframe and transaxle ideas of the Lotus 12 together with lessons Chapman had learned working on the Vanwall cars, which its Frank Costin bodywork closely resembled, earning it the nickname mini Vanwall. It used a Coventry Climax FPF straight-4 engine in 2, 2.2 and 2.5 litre sizes and Chapman strut rear suspension. Eight were built, and it scored only five World Championship points across three seasons before the Lotus 18 replaced it.
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was built by his Lotus Cars manufacturing company for the Team Lotus racing squad
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The Lotus 16 had been intended for use from the beginning of the 1958 Formula One season.
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The Lotus 16 was the second single-seat racing car designed by Colin Chapman
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The engine itself was Coventry Climax's FPF straight-4, in a variety of sizes.
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was built by his Lotus Cars manufacturing company for the Team Lotus racing squad
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