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title: Lola T93
description: The golden age of the Indy Car category saw the Lola T93 one of the
most dominant cars in its history. Statistics, photos and technical
specifications.
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name: Adrian Blanco
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source: competition/lola_t93/index.md
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Lola T93 Indy Car
Lola T93 The British company Lola has a long tradition in sports motorsport in the USA. His first win in Indianapolis 500 miles dates back to 1966, when Graham Hill won the competition in a T90. But that achievement would not be repeated until 12 years later, when Al Unser triumphed in the 500 Miles of 1978 aboard a Lola T500 with Cosworth engine.
The regulatory changes of 1992 led Lola to design a new model, the T92 equipped with Cosworth XB boosters. Some sophisticated elements were prohibited to maintain reasonable costs for equipment.
The new eight-cylinder turbocharged V-cylinder engines should have a displacement of 2,670 cm3 and used methanol as fuel. With these specifications, **Indy Car** cars reached a power of between 800 and 850 hp. Fuel tank capacity was limited by 40 gallons to maintain consumption as a major factor. This was always highlighted as a feature of the category.
The 1992 Lola T92 was conventional, based on a monocoque chassis. Rahal-Hogan's team turned out to be the champion of that year, with a Lola T92 powered by Ilmor-Chis engines. The driver who won that championship was one of the team's owners, **Bobby Rahal**. Other competitive teams such as Newman-Haas and Ganessi used the Lola T92 equipped with Cosworth XB engines.
The **Lola T93** was a technical development evolution applied to the successful T92. Newman-Haas cars dominated the 1993 season. Driver **Nigel Mansell**, who arrived in the USA the year after winning the Formula One Championship, had a surprising debut in the category. Mansell won six races and scored excellent results.
By 1994 Lola was the dominant chassis. At the Indianapolis competition were presented 19 T93s and 8 T92s. Lola held 9 of the top 10 places.
For the 1995 season this dominion came to an end, Reynard's entry was sensational leaving Lola behind for several years.
