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	facts[0] = "A Lotus Esprit S1 was featured in The Spy Who Loved Me. ";
	
	facts[1] = "A Lotus Esprit Turbo was featured in the movie For Your Eyes Only. ";
	
	facts[2] = "Lotus aided in some engineering and styling of the Tesla Roadster, an electric sports car. ";
	
	facts[3] = "Lotus Europa - 1966-1975 mid-engine sports car, the first affordable mid-engined road car ever produced. ";
	
	facts[4] = "Lotus is credited with establishing the mid-engine configuration as the best design for Formula 1 and Indy cars. ";
	
	facts[5] = "The Lotus Logo features the initials of its founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman. ";
	
	facts[6] = "The very technical Britishness of Lotus cars meant they were an obvious choice for the character of James Bond. ";
	
	facts[7] = "A Lotus Formula 3 was featured in the unofficial Bond film, Casino Royale (1967). ";
	
	facts[8] = "In 1957 the rules said you couldn't make a monocoque GRP car - So we changed the rules. Lotus Elite, worlds first workable glass fibre monocoque. ";
	
	facts[9] = "In 1962 the rules said in Formula 1 you can't use the body of the car as a chassis - So we changed the rules. Lotus Type 25 was the first F1 racer to use a chassis based on a monocoque construction. ";
	
	facts[10] = "In 1977 the rules said wings were necessary to create downforce in an F1 car, So we changed the rules. Lotus Type 78 applied the Venturi Principle to generate downforce. ";
	
	facts[11] = "In 1987 the rules said you have to build a car to develop it - So we changed the rules. Lotus Engineerings in-house simulation software enables on-screen vehicle testing and development. ";
	
	facts[12] = "In 1991 the rules said NVH development was difficult - So we changed the rules. Lotus granted 1st licence for the production ANC to Nissan which used electronics to reduce interior noise. ";
	
	facts[13] = "In 1992 the rules said that bicycles were made of steel tubing - So we changed the rules. Lotus world record breaking bike consists of aerofoil section composite monocoque, principally moulded in carbon fibre. ";
	
	facts[14] = "In 1995 the rules said that you couldn't make cars by gluing aluminium together - So we changed the rules. Lotus' world famous epoxy-bonded aluminium tub chassis. ";
	
	facts[15] = "In 1996 the rules said to go faster you need more power - So we changes the rules. Lotus Elise proved performance through lightweight. Rover K-series 16V dohc, 125 bhp, top speed 125 mph, 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds. ";
	
	facts[16] = "In 1997 the rules said you needed the resources of a mainstream EMS supplier to develop a compliant OBD2 system - So we changed the rules. Lotus developed it's own Engine Management System which was approved by the Californian Air Resources Board for the V8 Esprit. ";
	
	facts[17] = "In 2000 the rules said you can't have controlled gasoline combustion without a spark - So we changed the rules. Lotus' controlled auto ignition shows over 90% reduction in NOx emissions, providing greater scope for improving performance and reducing after treatment system costs. ";
	
	facts[18] = "In 2001 the rules said the window should be the only transparent part of the car - So we changed the rules. The 'Expose' consists of Polycarbonate transparent body panels. ";
	
	facts[19] = "In 2003 the rules said the valves should be opened by camshafts - So we changed the rules. In collaboration with Eaton, Lotus' Active Valve Train (AVT) technology offers levels of Valve Control never achieved before in production gasoline and diesel engines. ";
	

	

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