The Esprit Turbo is a rear wheel drive coupé passenger car with a mid placed engine, sold by Lotus.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2.2 litres. For this model it produces power and torque figures of 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) at 6000 rpm and 298 Nm (220 lbft/30.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The power is transferred to the wheels through a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1384 kg.
The Lotus Esprit Turbo is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 245 km/h (152 mph), official fuel consumption is 8.3/10.6/17.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban.
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 | 2458 mm | 96.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1554 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Length | 4331 mm | 170.5 inches | |
| Width | 1859 mm | 73.2 inches | |
| Height | 1138 mm | 44.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1384 kg | 3051 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.36 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
| Engine code | 910 S | ||
| 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) |
218 PS (215 bhp) (160 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
73.7 kW/litre 100.3 ps/litre 98.9 bhp/litre 1.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
137.07 Nm/litre
1.66 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 De carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1722.5 kPa (249.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett TB03 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.7 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 157.51 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.35 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.63 kg/kW 14.42 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 8.3/10.6/17.2 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.3/10.6/17.2 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.0/9.4/5.8 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 34.0/26.6/16.4 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 28.3/22.2/13.7 US MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| 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 | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7.0J | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0J | ||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32659 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Lotus Esprit Turbo added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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