Lotus · 1975–1982
Lotus Eclat
The Lotus Éclat (Type 76 and Type 84) is a sports car built from 1975 to 1982 by British automobile manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was based on the Elite but had a fastback body style which offered more practicality with storage in the boot, albeit with less headroom above the rear seats. The car was initially to be called the "Elite Coupe". The lower half of the fibreglass bodywork was identical to that of the Elite.
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On UK roads1,1082025 Q4
Generations & variants
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UK vehicles on the road
339 licensed and 769 SORN (1,108 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,034 |
| 2015 | 1,049 |
| 2016 | 1,044 |
| 2017 | 1,066 |
| 2018 | 1,069 |
| 2019 | 1,083 |
| 2020 | 1,083 |
| 2021 | 1,089 |
| 2022 | 1,097 |
| 2023 | 1,085 |
| 2024 | 1,081 |
| 2025 | 1,108 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q1871280CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.