Lotus Esprit S3 is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Giugiaro with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 2.2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that has an output of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 217 N·m (160 lb·ft/22.1 kgm) at 5250 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Having a stated weight at the kerb of 1067 kg, the Lotus Esprit S3 performs the 0-60 mph sprint in 6.5 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 15 seconds.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 217 km/h or 135 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2438 | 96 | |
| Voies AV | 1511 | 59.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1511 | 59.5 | |
| Longueur | 4191 | 165 | |
| Largeur | 1852 | 72.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1118 | 44 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.72 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1067 kg | 2352 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 41.5% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 71.8 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.35 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Lotus | ||
| Type moteur | 912 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Cylindrée | 2.2 litre 2174 cc (132.666 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 95.3 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.25 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) à 5250 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
54.9 kW/litre 74.6 ps/litre 73.6 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
99.82 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 Dell'Orto DHLA4SE carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1254.3 kPa (181.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 6.5 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 7 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 19 s | ||
| 0-400m | 15 s
@ 92 mph |
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| 0-1000m | 27.9 s
@ 182 km/h |
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| Vitesse | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 152.04 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.94 kg/kW 14.94 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.W.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 267 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 274 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.76 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.10 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 8492 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Lotus Esprit S3 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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