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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2458 | 96.8 | |
| Voies AV | 1524 | 60 | |
| Voies AR | 1554 | 61.2 | |
| Longueur | 4331 | 170.5 | |
| Largeur | 1859 | 73.2 | |
| Hauteur | 1151 | 45.3 | |
| Garde au sol | 147 | 5.8 | |
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1300 kg | 2866 | |
| Répartition poids AV | 42% front | ||
| Réservoir à essence | 73 litres | 16.1 [19.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | 0.33 | ||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Lotus | ||
| Type moteur | 910 S | ||
| 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) |
268 PS (264 bhp) (197 kW) à 6500 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
353 Nm (260 ft·lb) (36 kgm) à 3900 tr/mn |
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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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(DIN) |
162.37 Nm/litre
1.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | Delco GMP-4 fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2040.4 kPa (295.9 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 543.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 1 Garrett TB 03 turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air-Water | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.CS.DW.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.RA.TrL.CS.ARB. | ||
| Roues AV | 7J x 16 | ||
| Roues AR | 8.5J x 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 215/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 245/50 ZR 16 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Di-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.82 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.88 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 32054 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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