The Lotus Esprit S4S is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a mid located engine powering the rear wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2.2 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 285 bhp (289 PS/213 kW) of power at 6400 rpm, and maximum torque of 393 N·m (290 lb·ft/40.1 kgm) at 4100 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual 'box.
Claimed kerb weight is 1347 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 257 km/h or 160 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 18.8/34.5/27.4 UK mpg urban/56mph/75mph.
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) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1520 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4414 mm | 173.8 inches | |
| Width | 1883 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1347 kg | 2970 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| 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 | 2.2 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 | 289 PS (285 bhp) (213 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 393 Nm (290 ft·lb) (40.1 kgm) at 4100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 97.8 kW/litre 132.9 ps/litre 131.1 bhp/litre 2.15 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
180.77 Nm/litre
2.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2271.7 kPa (329.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3/60 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 11.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 257 km/h (160 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 214.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 157.78 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 kW/kg 211.58 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.34 kg/kW 10.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18.8/34.5/27.4 UK mpg urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.0/8.2/10.3 l/100km urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| km/litre | 6.7/12.2/9.7 km/l urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| UK MPG | 18.8/34.5/27.4 UK MPG urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| US MPG | 15.7/28.7/22.8 US MPG urban/56mph/75mph | ||
| 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.U<ransLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-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 | 96206 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Lotus Esprit S4S added 2002-06-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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