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 | 7.1 seconds |
| 0 to 100 kph | 7.5 seconds |
| Quarter mile | 16.0 s @ 90 mph |
| Top speed | 216 kph / 134 mph |
Excel SE distance acceleration in feet
| 300 feet | 6.9 s @ 59 mph |
| 1/8 mile | 10.6 s @ 76 mph |
| 1000 feet | 13.5 s @ 84 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 16.0 s @ 90 mph |
Excel SE acceleration times in miles per hour
| 0 - 10 mph | 1.2 s |
| 0 - 20 mph | 2.4 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 3.5 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 4.6 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 5.8 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 7.1 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 9.1 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 11.8 s |
| 0 - 90 mph | 16.0 s |
Excel SE acceleration times in kilometers per hour
| 0 - 10 kph | 0.8 s |
| 0 - 20 kph | 1.5 s |
| 0 - 30 kph | 2.3 s |
| 0 - 40 kph | 2.9 s |
| 0 - 50 kph | 3.6 s |
| 0 - 60 kph | 4.3 s |
| 0 - 70 kph | 5.0 s |
| 0 - 80 kph | 5.7 s |
| 0 - 90 kph | 6.5 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 7.5 s |
| 0 - 110 kph | 8.7 s |
| 0 - 120 kph | 10.2 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 12.1 s |
| 0 - 140 kph | 14.6 s |
| 0 - 150 kph | 17.5 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 19.9 s |
Excel SE distance acceleration in meters
| 100 meters | 7.2 s @ 97 kph |
| 200 meters | 10.5 s @ 122 kph |
| 300 meters | 13.3 s @ 135 kph |
| 400 meters | 15.9 s @ 144 kph |
| 500 meters | 18.4 s @ 153 kph |
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