Lotus took a Sunbeam 1.6GLS shell and installed a 2.2-liter version of the Lotus 16-valve four-cylinder engine and a five-speed ZF gearbox. The result was a car that won the 1980 Lombard-RAC event.

The Sunbeam Lotus was based on the Talbot Sunbeam 1.6 GLS, ... The Group 2 rally cars shown in the video below were alleged to have made over 250 horsepower in race trim. In 1981.

And it reminded me of another old, little rear-drive rally car that sounded incredible: the Sunbeam Lotus. And that idle brain wander had me realize that the little Lotus was weirder than I thought.

Talbot Sunbeam Lotus buying guide. ... You might not know: There were 16 works rally cars and the owners' club reports that two are still unaccounted for; EVC 444T and KDU 111V.

LOTUS EXIGE R-GT. 30 years after World Rally Championship victory in the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus it’s time to welcome Lotus back to rally with the brother of the newly launched Exige S – the ...

Jeremy Clarkson is to blame for this one. Since his 2001 Christmas DVD Top 100 Cars named the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus his 55th best car ever, the car has totally beguiled me.

With the British round of the World Rally Championship (WRC) taking place in Wales next weekend, rallying is very much on the agenda – so this gem of a car is sure to attract plenty of interest ...

Lotus Sunbeam Created from a tepid family hatchback, the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus was a World Rally winner and an early hot hatch star ...

Eventually a Sunbeam Talbot Alpine model was introduced as a rally car to compete at the Monte Carlo and Alpine rallies. A total of only 86 were produced with 100-horsepower, four-cylinder engines.

So when a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus is heading to auction with just 193 miles (310 km) on the odometer, it's no wonder why this particular car is such an important asset for vintage car collectors.

The late racing legend Colin McRae’s first rally car which he bought for just £850 has fetched £90,000 at auction. McRae bought the Talbot Sunbeam Ti in 1985 and crashed it into a tree during ...