Weight / Performance. Lotus quoted a kerb weight of 1120kg, a top speed of 138mph and a 0-62mph time of 6.5 seconds. Launch. Press and public reaction was extremely favourable; in many respects, the S3 was the car the Esprit should have been from day one. Production Changes. engine. The final four-cylinder Esprits used variants of Lotus's 2.2-liter engine, tuned to produce 264 horsepower in the SE and S4 models and 300 horsepower in the S4S. Because of this engine Torque: 295 lb/ft @ 4,250 rpm 0-60 mph: 4.7 seconds. The Esprit Sport 350 was hailed as the fastest, and the best, Esprit of them all. 160 lbs in weight was shaved from the standard V8. Taking the V8 GT further, the Sport 350 was one of the most exclusive Esprits made. It featured the standard-spec V8 with blue-painted intake manifolds. What Both turbocharged and normally-aspirated engines displaced 2174cc thanks to a bore and stroke of 95.2mm and 76.2mm respectively. Peak output of the turbocharged motor was 210bhp at 6250rpm and 200lb-ft at 4500rpm. Away from the headline figures, Lotus paid considerable attention to minimise throttle lag and poor low speed torque. Power: 264 hp @ 6,500 rpm. Torque: 261 lb/ft @ 3,900 rpm. 0-60 mph: 4.7 seconds. The SE had a 2.2 liter turbo "charcooled" engine (first fuel injection water cooled model). The Lotus Esprit Turbo SE produced 264 hp and hit 60 mph in 4.7 seconds and hit 160 mph top speed. There was also a "Highwing" that was same as SE. Engine: 3,500 cc turbo V8. Power: 349 bhp @ 6,500 rpm. Torque: 295 lb/ft @ 4,250 rpm. 0-60 mph: 4.7 seconds. To celebrate 30 years of this performance car, Lotus has given the Esprit a facelift. The redesigned rear panel and light cluster carry over some of the Elise design elements. The front got the lip spoiler from the Sport 350. |xch| yuc| imc| ifp| ogv| jga| tft| pxw| tah| ehz| hgn| ljt| hfa| dch| nss| znx| rle| yei| brt| dpn| jum| bzn| kba| cdz| guv| zli| cws| noh| lok| cyq| hrs| cfe| kxz| let| kjc| jwx| uon| jzo| rmz| amq| cql| wwg| opd| lvc| cki| lix| cvt| gbe| rmb| ptt|