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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| 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 | 1219 kg | 2687 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.35 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Lotus | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| 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) |
213 PS (210 bhp) (157 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) à 4500 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
124.66 Nm/litre
1.51 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 7.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 2 Dell'Orto carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1566.5 kPa (227.2 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett T3 turbo | ||
| Intercooler | No | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.3 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 15.9 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.4 s | ||
| 0-1000m | 26.7 s | ||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| 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 | 3.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.CS.LW.UpperLi. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.76 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 4.38 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26972 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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