This automobile has a 2 door coupé type body with a mid mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2.2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 300 bhp (304 PS/224 kW) at 6400 rpm and 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual set of gears.
It weighs a stated 1315 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 266 km/h or 165 mph.
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 | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4369 mm | 172 inches | |
| Width | 1867 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1151 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 104 mm | 4.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1315 kg | 2899 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.1 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 | 2.2 litre 2174 cc (132.666 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.3 × 76.2 mm
3.75 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
304 PS (300 bhp) (224 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
102.9 kW/litre 139.9 ps/litre 138 bhp/litre 2.26 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
174.79 Nm/litre
2.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2196.5 kPa (318.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.6 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.3 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 266 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 231.31 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 170.12 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 228.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.88 kg/kW 9.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 10.60 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.U<ransLi.TrailA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2819 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32142 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Lotus Esprit S4 S added 1996-03-30. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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