The days of being an AMBUSH VEHICLE

Song played on my Personal BGM: The Man With The Harmonica by Ennio Morricone

From the Album: Once Upon A Time In The West OST

The hunter becomes the hunted...

I first laid my eyes on the Lotus Carlton by a Playstation2 game titled The Getaway: Black Monday, where the Lotus Carlton was used as a gang car by Viktor Skobel's goons for ambushing main protagonist Eddie O'Connor wherever he goes. I see, this Lotus Carlton was the most murdered-out rides I have ever saw on Black Monday but this gang car used by Skobel's henchmen carried on to some video games, especially Gran Turismo 5 where I am talking about it. So what's a Lotus Carlton?

Making amends at the Top Gear Test Track

The Lotus Carlton was a modified version of the Vauxhall Carlton (Great Britain equivalent of the Opel Omega) 3.0 Si 20V and since its arrival as a 1990 model, it was a huge sensation because this was the fastest super sedan ever made with the collaboration of Vauxhall and Lotus. On the front, you'll see the old Vauxhall logo on while on the side, you'll see some Lotus logos on it (one on the left side and one on the right side). At the back, the words "LOTUS" and "CARLTON" spelled it out. It uses a modified 3.6L 6-cylinder C36GET engine and a 6-speed manual ZF transmission sourced from the old Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. One majestic idea about the Lotus Carlton was it's powered with twin turbos and that makes it one of the most ultimate masterpieces in the past.

Absurdly the most fastest sports sedan ever made...

In the hands on owner, he/she can murder out with tuning parts and services to bring this murdered-out super saloon up to 700HP of power, 1347kg of weight, and 565 Performance Points. When Traction Control is not an issue, the Carlton is one heck of a wild ride. It's amazing that this was the most sinister-looking ride enthusiasts would ever indulge on it. I am glad when I sit inside the driver seat of the Lotus Carlton, I felt like I'm driving like Viktor Skobel's goons while gunning down Eddie O'Connor. Whoever owns it must have mattered it for some risk-taking procedures. It was the only 4-door sedan that exceeds the limits of the top speed of over 280km/h.

Ambushed by Viktor Skobel's henchmen driving
the Lotus Carlton! Watch out! They're heavily armed!

The Royal Society For The Prevention of Accidents called the Lotus Carlton a high speed safety hazard. The Association of Chief Police Officers said about the Lotus Carlton was an outrageous invitation to speed. It even caused a top speed outrage in the 1990's when BMW and Mercedes-Benz decided to limit their high-performance cars to 250km/h of top speed but the Carlton pushed against the barriers of the speed limit. No wonder the Russians on The Getaway: Black Monday, used the Lotus Carlton for ambush purposes against Eddie O'Connor, but enough what I said. The Lotus Carlton was one heck of a collector's item on GT5. You gonna love the way the Lotus Carlton reacts but the reality of being not equipped with TCS and ABS is one heck of a minor drawback but still it's worth a try to master the fastest super saloon that was preferred by the "Thieves In Law" for ambush purposes on Black Monday.