The Lotus Esprit 350 Sport is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 349 bhp (354 PS/260 kW) at 6500 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1300 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 282 km/h (175 mph), stated fuel consumption figures are 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2420 | 95.3 | |
| Voies AV | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Voies AR | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Longueur | 4369 | 172 | |
| Largeur | 1883 | 74.1 | |
| Hauteur | 1150 | 45.3 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.81 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1300 kg | 2866 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Lotus | ||
| Type moteur | 918 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.5 litre 3506 cc (213.949 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 83 × 81 mm
3.27 × 3.19 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.02 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 354 PS (349 bhp) (260 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) à 4250 tr/mn |
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| Specific output | 74.2 kW/litre 100.9 ps/litre 99.5 bhp/litre 1.63 bhp/cu in |
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114.09 Nm/litre
1.38 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1433.7 kPa (207.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin Allied Signal T25 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 272.19 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 PS/kg 200.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 268.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5 kg/kW 8.34 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.0/10.8/7.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.1/30.4/21.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.8/25.3/17.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | Pirelli P-Zero 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | Pirelli P-Zero 295/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 320 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.76 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.89 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 530882 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 34.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Lotus Esprit 350 Sport added 2017-10-01. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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