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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2420 | 95.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1520 | 59.8 | |
| Lengte | 4369 | 172 | |
| Breedte | 1883 | 74.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1150 | 45.3 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.81 | |||
| Gewicht | 1300 kg | 2866 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | |||
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Lotus | ||
| Motor nummer | 918 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.5 litre 3506 cc (213.949 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 83 × 81 mm
3.27 × 3.19 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.02 | ||
| Distributie | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Kleppen per cilinder 32 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen | 354 PS (349 bhp) (260 kW) bij 6500 t/min |
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| Max. koppel | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) bij 4250 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | |||
| Brandstofsysteem | MPFI | ||
| 1433.7 kPa (207.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | |||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin Allied Signal T25 turbochargers | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 10.2 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | 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 | ||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | mid | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.100 | ||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | Pirelli P-Zero 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | Pirelli P-Zero 295/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 320 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 320 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.76 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.89 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 530882 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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