Lotus Etna
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Etna was a one-off concept car
designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
, who also designed the Lotus Esprit. It premiered at the 1984 British International Motor Show
. It is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 of Lotus design, code-named the Type 909.
Lotus Cars
Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former site of RAF Hethel, a World War II airfield in Norfolk. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling characteristics...
Etna was a one-off concept car
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro
Giorgetto Giugiaro is an Italian automobile designer responsible equally for a stable of supercars and several of the most popular everyday vehicles driven today...
, who also designed the Lotus Esprit. It premiered at the 1984 British International Motor Show
British International Motor Show
The British International Motor Show is an automobile show held biennially in the United Kingdom. It is recognised as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles. The 2008 was the last event with no news of a return of the British International Motor Show...
. It is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 of Lotus design, code-named the Type 909.