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While Lotus dealer Bell and Colvill had been offering turbo conversions for the S2 Esprit from as early as 1978, the Essex Turbo Esprit was the first factory turbocharged Esprit. [15] The Essex Turbo Esprit received the dry sump type 910 engine which has a power output of 213 PS (157 kW; 210 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 200 lb⋅ft (271 N⋅m) of ...
Esprit: 79 supercar 1976 2004 Europa Europa S Eclat: 76 grand tourer 1975 1982 Excel Elite: 75 shooting brake: 1974 1982 Elan +2 Elan +2: 50 grand tourer 1967 1975 Elite Europa: 46 sports car 1966 1975 Esprit Elan: 26 sports car, roadster 1962 1973 Elite Esprit Elite: 14 sports car 1958 1963 Elan Seven: 7 roadster 1957 1973 Mark Six Mark Six: 6 ...
Modified from spaceframe Lotus Esprit IMSA GTS racer NPTI: 1996 WSC Modified from Nissan NPT-90: Pescarolo: C60: 2004 LMP900 LMP1 Modified from Courage C60, evolved into C60H in 2005 01: 2007 LMP1 LMP2 "Evo" model introduced in 2009 02: 2014 CN2 Built by Sora Composites; Was a candidate to LMP3 03: 2012 LMP1
That last claim was far from hyperbole. In its most aggressive zero-roll guise, the Esprit prototype could reportedly deliver up to 1.5G of lateral cornering on period Goodyear NCT road tires.
Most importantly for Lotus, the bore centres of the Vauxhall slant-4 were the same as those Lotus had determined for the 900 series. [ 2 ] After seeing the new engine at the show Chapman arranged a meeting with John Alden, Vauxhall's Engineering Director, where he negotiated the purchase of ten 2.0 L; 120.4 cu in (1,973 cc) slant-4 blocks and ...
H (Lotus models) N (Speedster & VX220) Lotus Cars: RAF Hethel: United Kingdom: Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220. Opel Lotus Omega A / Vauxhall Lotus Carlton 1990-1992, 950 units Lotus Esprit, Lotus Elan, Lotus Elise. 1986: 1993: GM owned Lotus from 1986 to 1993. 6: Magna Steyr: Graz: Austria: Saab 9-3 Convertible: 2003: 2009: Built under contract ...
Lotus Etna: 1984 1984 Lotus M90: 1984 1984 Mako Shark II: 1965 1965 Maserati Boomerang: 1972 1972 MVS Ventury: 1984 1986 Mazda Iconic SP: 2023 2023 [176] Mazda P729: 1986 1986 Mazda V705: 1985 1985 Mazda MX-81 Aria 1981 1981 [177] Mercedes-Benz C111: 1969 1970 MG Boxer 1978 1978 [citation needed] MG EX-E: 1985 1985 Monteverdi Hai 450: 1970 1973 ...
With this in mind, Lotus set about to develop their racing car. Lotus decided to abandon the aged Esprit chassis and instead turn to its new sports car, the Elise. Lotus knew that the Elise's inline-4 engine would not be competitive so it was initially decided that the car would use the 3.5 L V8 engine from the Esprit sports car. However ...