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The last Optare Excel with Konectbus, I have been trying to get this bus for the past couple of years, at last.
Another one of those 'gradual design progression' cars, the Lotus Excel was largely based on the Lotus Eclat, which was based largely on the Lotus Elite II. But this is where that particular design chain came to an end.
The Lotus Excel was built between 1982 and 1992 as one of only a few cars on sale by the company while it was going through its difficult financial decade. At the time of production only the Esprit was really keeping the company afloat, with only these two cars being on sale until the construction of the Piazza, a joint venture with Isuzu. It wouldn't be until the return of the Elan in 1989 that the company would have developed another new Lotus.
The Excel, although not going down in history like the Esprit, has had some claim to fame with the Top Gear boys, with James May converting one into a Motorhome by simply placing an aircraft fuselage on its roof, and Richard Hammond turning one into a submarine for the James Bond 50th Anniversary special, creating a successful submersible car despite a few leaks here and there.
A DLR train arrives at Prince Regent Station in for Becton GB Railfreight with a class 66 locomotive (66 765) standing below on the recently laid Crossrail tracks. To the left is the Excel Centre which will be served by the new Custom House Station on the Elizabeth Line which is due to open in 2018.
Trent Barton Optare Excel 225 (V109 LVH) loads passengers in Bakewell whilst on a transpeak journey from Nottingham to Buxton via Derby and Matlock.
Berlin, Germany - February 14 --- during the 2019 League of Legends European Championship Series Week 3 at the LEC Studio on February 14, 2020 in Berlin Germany (Photo by Michal Konkol/Riot Games)