The Lotus Esprit Turbo SE is a coupé with 2 doors and a mid mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
The 2.2 litre engine is a turbocharged, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder unit that develops 264 bhp (268 PS/197 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 353 N·m (260 lb·ft/36 kgm) at 3900 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1300 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 266 km/h (165 mph), official fuel consumption is 7.8/9.5/15.8 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 | 1151 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 147 mm | 5.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1300 kg | 2866 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 42% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.33 | ||
| 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) |
268 PS (264 bhp) (197 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
90.6 kW/litre 123.1 ps/litre 121.4 bhp/litre 1.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
162.37 Nm/litre
1.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Delco GMP-4 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2040.4 kPa (295.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett TB 03 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air-Water | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 266 km/h (165 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 205.9 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 PS/kg 151.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 203.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.6 kg/kW 11.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 7.8/9.5/15.8 l/100km 90km/h / 120km/h / urban | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 7.8/9.5/15.8 l/100km 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| km/litre | 12.8/10.5/6.3 km/l 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| UK MPG | 36.2/29.7/17.9 UK MPG 90kmph/120kmph/urban | ||
| US MPG | 30.2/24.8/14.9 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 | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RA.TrL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 7J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.5J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 215/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.88 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32054 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 22.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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