Lola T400
| Category | Formula 5000 |
|---|---|
| Constructor | Lola Cars |
| Designer(s) | Eric Broadley |
| Technical specifications | |
| Chassis | Steel and aluminium monocoque with load-bearing engine-transmission assembly |
| Suspension | Inboard springs and Fox shocks front and rear, operated by top rocker arm with front and lower rear A arms of streamline tubing |
| Engine | mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 4,940 cc (301.5 cu in), Chevrolet, 90° V8, NA mid-engine, longitudinally mounted, 4,994 cc (304.8 cu in), Repco Holden, 90° V8, NA |
| Transmission | Hewland DG300 Five-speed manual |
| Weight | 665 kg (1,466 lb) |
| Competition history | |
| Notable entrants | Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing |
| Notable drivers | Mario Andretti Al Unser |
| Debut | 1973 |
After the great success of the T332 in the 1974 Formula 5000 season (18 out of 21 top 3 finishes in the US), much was expected of the new high-tech Lola T400. Described by development driver Frank Gardner as "the most sophisticated Formula 5000 to be built so far", the T400 was a completely new design, strikingly different from its T300, T330 and T332 predecessors.