Zaka za m'ma 90 zazaka zapitazi zili ndi magalimoto akuluakulu. Mwa izi, pali ena omwe amawonekera kwambiri kuposa ena, monga Lotus Omega . Wopangidwa pamaziko a Opel Omega (kapena Vauxhall Carlton ku England), Lotus Omega anali "mlenje" weniweni wa BMW M5.
Koma tiyeni tiwone, pansi pa boneti panali a 3.6 l bi-turbo inline silinda sikisi, yokhoza kutulutsa 382 hp ndi 568 Nm ya torque yomwe idalumikizidwa ndi bokosi la gearbox la sikisi-liwiro. Zonsezi zinapangitsa kuti Lotus Omega ifike pa 0 mpaka 100 km/h mu 4.9s ndikufika pa liwiro lalikulu la 283 km/h.
Zonse pamodzi, zinangopangidwa 950 magawo saloon yapamwamba iyi yomwe idathandizira kuti ikhale imodzi mwama unicorn amagalimoto azaka za m'ma 90. Potengera kusowa uku, maonekedwe a mayunitsi atatu omwe akugulitsidwa pamsika womwewo ndi osowa ngati kuwona kadamsana wadzuwa.
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Awiri a Lotus Carlton ndi amodzi a Lotus Omega
Pazitsanzo zitatu za zomwe zidakhala "saloon yothamanga kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi", ziwiri zimagwirizana ndi mtundu wa Chingerezi (Lotus Carlton-hand drive), chachitatu kukhala choyimira ku Europe konse, Lotus Omega, yochokera ku mtundu wa Opel ndi chiwongolero "pamalo oyenera".
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Lotus Omega idayamba ku 1991 ndipo ndiyo yakale kwambiri mwa atatuwo, kukhala imodzi mwa 415 yopangidwa pamsika waku Germany. Poyamba idagulidwa ku Germany, kopeli lidatumizidwa ku UK mu 2017 ndipo layenda makilomita 64,000. Ponena za mtengo, izi ndi zina mwa 35 zikwi ndi mapaundi 40 zikwi (pakati 40 zikwi ndi 45 mayuro zikwi).
Mwa atatu a Lotus Omega omwe akugulitsidwa pamsika uno, imodzi yokha ndiyo ... Omega. Zina ziwiri ndi British version, Lotus Carlton.
Woimira woyamba waku Britain ndi Lotus Carlton wa 1992 ndipo wayenda makilomita 41,960 okha (pafupifupi 67,500 km) m'zaka zake 27 za moyo. Panthawi imeneyo inali ndi eni ake atatu ndipo, kupatulapo chitsulo chosapanga dzimbiri, imakhala yoyambirira, ndipo wogulitsa akuwerengera kuti agulitse mtengo pakati pa 65 zikwi ndi 75 mapaundi zikwi (pakati 74 zikwi ndi 86 mayuro zikwi).
Ndi pafupifupi 67,500 km ataphimbidwa kuyambira 1992, Lotus Carlton iyi ndi yokwera mtengo kwambiri mwa atatuwo.
Potsirizira pake, 1993 Lotus Carlton, ngakhale kuti ndi yaposachedwa kwambiri, ndi yomwe yadutsa makilomita ambiri, ndi makilomita 99 zikwi (pafupifupi 160 000 km). Ngakhale ikadali yabwino, mtunda wautali umapangitsa kukhala mtundu wofikirika kwambiri wa atatuwo, pomwe nyumba yogulitsira ikuwonetsa mtengo pakati pa 28,000 ndi mapaundi 32,000 (pakati 32 zikwi ndi 37 mayuro zikwi).
Chitsanzo cha 1993 chidagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati galimoto yatsiku ndi tsiku mpaka chaka cha 2000 (sitingachitire mwina koma kuchitira nsanje mwini wake…).