Lotus 102 1990

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Displacement: 3,496 cc
Power: 640 HP @ 13,000 rpm
Engine: Lamborghini 3512, 3,496 cc (213.3 cu in), mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, NA 80°V12
Transmission: Lotus/Lamborghini 6-speed manual
Weight: 1,102 lbs
Number built: 5
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All things considering and despite the few points scored, Lotus did not have a very bad season in 1989. The team started the year well up against it after losing the supply of a works engine and having to settle for a 1988 specification Judd V8. They scored more points than all other Judd-supplied teams combined but for Lotus standards those 15 points were not enough.

Developed to meet Formula 1's latest requirements, the Lamborghini 3512 featured a somewhat unusual 80º cylinder angle. This meant the engine was not quite as tall as conventional V12s and not as wide as V8s. It was constructed from light alloys and incorporated twin overhead camshaft heads complete with four valves per cylinder. In its first year, the Lamborghini V12 produced around 625 bhp, which was increased to 640 at a startling 13,000 rpm for 1990.

Unfortunately Lotus had hit a downward spiral that it would eventually fail to break free from. In 1991 an updated Type 102B was raced, which used a Judd engine but again only three points were scored. Lamborghini would continue its Formula 1 program, and at one point the V12 was even considered by McLaren. In the end it would not yield the results Lamborghini and Chrysler had hoped for and the program was axed at the end of 1993.

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