Lotus Esprit V8 is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé body style with a mid located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Lotus Esprit V8 is a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre turbocharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 350 bhp (355 PS/261 kW) at 6500 rpm and 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 4250 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 5 speed manual transmission.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1378 kg.
It is claimed to attain a maxiumum speed of 282 km/h which is 175 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined.
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 | 2420 mm | 95.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1529 mm | 60.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Length | 4414 mm | 173.8 inches | |
| Width | 1883 mm | 74.1 inches | |
| Height | 1150 mm | 45.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1378 kg | 3038 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 43% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lotus | ||
| Engine code | 918 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3506 cc (213.949 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 81 mm
3.27 × 3.19 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.02 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 4250 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
74.4 kW/litre 101.2 ps/litre 99.8 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
114.09 Nm/litre
1.38 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1433.7 kPa (207.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 438.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | 2 Allied Signal turbos | ||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 3.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 10.54 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 257.52 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.26 PS/kg 189.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 kW/kg 253.99 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.28 kg/kW 8.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 20.0/9.3/13.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.0/10.8/7.5 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.1/30.4/21.2 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 11.8/25.3/17.7 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| 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.DW.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.RA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.5 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.76 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 25850 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Lotus Esprit V8 added 1996-09-03. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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