1986 Lotus Excel SE specs
| Curb weight | 1168 kilograms (2575 pounds) |
| Year introduced | 1986 |
| Displacement | 2174 cubic centimeters (2.2 liters / 133 cubic inches) |
| Maximum power | 182 metric horsepower (180 brake horsepower / 134 kilowatts) |
| Maximum torque | 224 Newton-meters (165 pound-feet) |
| Engine location | front-mounted |
| Drive | rear wheel drive |
| 0 to 60 mph | 7.0 seconds |
| 0 to 100 kph | 7.5 seconds |
| Quarter mile | 16.4 s @ 91 mph |
| Top speed | 216 kph / 134 mph |
Excel SE distance acceleration in feet
| 300 feet | 7.0 s @ 59 mph |
| 1/8 mile | 10.8 s @ 77 mph |
| 1000 feet | 13.9 s @ 85 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 16.4 s @ 91 mph |
Excel SE acceleration times in miles per hour
| 0 - 10 mph | 1.2 s |
| 0 - 20 mph | 2.3 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 3.2 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 4.1 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 5.3 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 7.0 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 9.6 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 12.9 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 16.6 s |
Excel SE acceleration times in kilometers per hour
| 0 - 10 kph | 0.8 s |
| 0 - 20 kph | 1.5 s |
| 0 - 30 kph | 2.2 s |
| 0 - 40 kph | 2.8 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 3.3 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 3.9 s |
| 0 - 70 kph | 4.5 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 5.3 s |
| 0 - 90 kph | 6.2 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 7.5 s |
| 0 - 110 kph | 9.1 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 11.0 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 13.2 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 15.5 s |
| 0 - 150 kph | 17.7 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 19.9 s |
Excel SE distance acceleration in meters
| 100 meters | 7.3 s @ 98 kph |
| 200 meters | 10.8 s @ 124 kph |
| 300 meters | 13.8 s @ 137 kph |
| 400 meters | 16.3 s @ 146 kph |
| 500 meters | 18.7 s @ 155 kph |
