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Lotus22

1962–1965 Australia Racing car 4 production years
Production1962–1965
Recorded originAustralia
ClassRacing car
Background

The Lotus 22 was a racing car built by Lotus cars in 1962, and a total of 77 cars were built. It was developed from the 1962 Lotus 20, with the major differences that it had disc brakes all round, a top link and the 'rubber doughnut' to the rear suspension and a dry sump engine that was canted over to lower the centre of gravity. Also notable is the smoother bodywork covering the engine, compared to the boxy design of the 20.

Text adapted from “Lotus 22” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

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Production chronology1962–1965

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Wikipedia infobox ↗4 years