The Lotus Esprit Turbo HC is a 2 door coupé style car designed by Giugiaro with a mid mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Lotus Esprit Turbo HC's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2.2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 215 bhp (218 PS/160 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 4250 rpm.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1148 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 245 km/h or 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 | 1148 kg | 2531 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42.6% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 86 litres | 18.9 [22.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.35 | ||
| 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 | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 De DHLA 45M carburettor | ||
| 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 AiResearch T3 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 15 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.4 s
@ 96 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.2 s
@ 196 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 189.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 139.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 187.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.16 kg/kW 11.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.U<ransLi.TrailRA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 195/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 258 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 275 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.38 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 26785 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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