The Mk 1 Tauga was a hugely significant moment for Erin. It embodied a new focus on safety and efficiency, utilising aluminum construction on an affordable, everyday car for the first time in the company’s history. Developments that had been pioneered through ErinSport’s Group C programme a decade prior were now benefiting a car that the majority of the public would actually be able to buy.
It was also the company’s first ever mid-size executive saloon, with its broadside squarely aimed at the German and Japanese competition that dominated the market at the time. It would quickly establish itself thanks to its great package of efficiency and distinctive driving feel, and would further cement this place thanks to success in the European Touring Car Championship - with the help of Caliban, of course.