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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2420 | 95.3 | |
| Vía delantera | 1529 | 60.2 | |
| Vía trasera | 1544 | 60.8 | |
| Longitud | 4414 | 173.8 | |
| Ancho | 1883 | 74.1 | |
| Altura | 1150 | 45.3 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.82 | ||
| Peso en vacío | 1378 kg | 3038 | |
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | 43% front | ||
| Capacità serbatoio | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | Lotus | ||
| Código de motor | 918 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 3.5 litre 3506 cc (213.949 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 83 × 81 mm
3.27 × 3.19 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.02 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 32 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal (DIN) |
355 PS (350 bhp) (261 kW) a 6500 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo (DIN) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) a 4250 rpm |
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| Potencia específica (DIN) |
74.4 kW/litre 101.2 ps/litre 99.8 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
114.09 Nm/litre
1.38 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | |||
| Relación de compresión | 8:1 | ||
| Alimentación | |||
| 1433.7 kPa (207.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 438.25 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Turbo | ||
| Compresor | 2 Allied Signal turbos | ||
| intercooler | Y | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | 3.6 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 4.8 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | 4.9 s | ||
| 0-160km/h | 10.54 s | ||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 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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| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 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 | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | mid | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Suspensión trasera | I.RA.CS. | ||
| Ruedas delante | 8.5 x 17 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 10 x 18 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | 235/40 ZR 17 | ||
| Neumáticos detrás | 285/35 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 5 speed manual | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | 0.76 | ||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | 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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