Lotus Esprit GT3 is a car that has a 2 door coupé type body with a mid positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged powerplant has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 6250 rpm and 294 Nm (217 lbft/30 kgm) at 3750 rpm respectively.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Having a stated kerb weight of 1240 kg, the Lotus Esprit GT3 can dispense with the 0-100 km/h yardstick in 5.2 seconds and the kilometre from rest in 24.3 seconds.
The Lotus Esprit GT3 is claimed to attain a top speed of 263 km/h, or 163 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 19.0/8.6/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1528 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4369 mm | 172 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1240 kg | 2734 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 43% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1973 cc (120.4 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.27 × 69.2 mm
3.75 × 2.72 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.38 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 6250 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
294 Nm (217 ft·lb) (30 kgm) at 3750 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
90.7 kW/litre 123.3 ps/litre 121.6 bhp/litre 1.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
149.01 Nm/litre
1.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1872.5 kPa (271.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett TB03 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 5.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 12.5 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.6 s
@ 103 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 24.3 s
@ 211 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 263 km/h (163 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 196.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 144.33 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 193.55 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.93 kg/kW 11.57 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.0/8.6/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.0/8.6/12.5 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.3/11.6/8.0 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.9/32.8/22.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.4/27.4/18.8 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TransLi.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½ x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle GS-A Asymmetric 215/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle GS-A Asymmetric 245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8734 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Lotus Esprit GT3 added 1998-11-01. Last modified 2013-08-29. |
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