This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Giugiaro with a mid located engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 2.2 litres. For this model it develops power and torque figures of 210 bhp (213 PS/157 kW) at 6500 rpm and 271 Nm (200 lbft/27.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
With a claimed kerb weight of 1219 kg, the Lotus Esprit Turbo performs the 0-60 mph yardstick in 5.6 seconds and the standing quarter mile in 14.4 seconds.
Maximum speed quoted is 245 km/h (152 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Giugiaro | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1511 mm | 59.5 inches | |
| Length | 4191 mm | 165 inches | |
| Width | 1852 mm | 72.9 inches | |
| Height | 1118 mm | 44 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1219 kg | 2687 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| 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 (DIN) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
72 kW/litre 97.9 ps/litre 96.6 bhp/litre 1.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
124.66 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Dell'Orto carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1566.5 kPa (227.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | No | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | 26.7 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 174.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 PS/kg 128.46 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 172.27 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.78 kg/kW 13 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.LW.UpperLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26972 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1980 Lotus Esprit Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-04-09. |
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