▁Lot us ▁Ele ven ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁Chap man ▁str ut ▁rear ▁susp ension ▁with ▁in board ▁bra kes ▁and ▁the ▁accommod ations ▁for ▁a ▁larger ▁engine , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁slightly ▁( 7 . 5 ▁degrees ) ▁t ilt ed ▁engine ▁mount ing ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁plan ▁view , ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁center line ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁engine . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁gave ▁a ▁larger ▁space ▁for ▁the ▁driver ▁than ▁the ▁normally ▁non - ex isting ▁passenger . ▁ ▁The ▁larger ▁body ▁of ▁" English ▁rolled " ▁al umin um ▁was ▁also ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁the ▁smaller ▁and ▁successful ▁Lot us ▁ 1 1 , ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁difference ▁of ▁a ▁full - width ▁wind screen , ▁and ▁the ▁lower ▁sc utt le / screen ▁height . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁which ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Frank ▁Cost in , ▁the ▁body ▁design ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Chap man ▁and ▁the ▁coach builder ▁Williams ▁& ▁P rit ch ard . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁fully ▁assemble d ▁form ▁sans ▁the ▁engine ▁at ▁£ 2 8 8 5 , ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁k it ▁of ▁parts ▁for ▁£ 2 3 9 5 . ▁ ▁Lot us ▁ 1 5 ' s ▁debut ▁was ▁in ▁Sus sex ▁Tro phy ▁at ▁Good wood ▁on ▁ 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Graham ▁Hill ▁who ▁immediately ▁set ▁the ▁lap ▁record , ▁but ▁failed