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The Lotus Esprit GT1 utilised the 3.5 L type 918 twin-turbo V8 engine of then newly launched Lotus Esprit V8. The engine was extensively reworked with the addition of one Garrett T4 turbocharger, a flat plane crankshaft, forged aluminium pistons, multipoint fuel injection and an air-to-air intercooler. All of these modifications increased the ...
While Lotus dealer Bell and Colvill had been offering turbo conversions for the S2 Esprit from as early as 1978, the Essex Turbo Esprit was the first factory turbocharged Esprit. [15] The Essex Turbo Esprit received the dry sump type 910 engine which has a power output of 213 PS (157 kW; 210 hp) at 6,250 rpm and 200 lb⋅ft (271 N⋅m) of ...
Because Lotus planned on continuing to compete in FIA GT Championship, they decided to build a new race car for the 1997 season, due to Esprit GT1 not being powerful enough to compete with other GT1 race cars like Porsche 911 GT1, Mercedes CLK GTR and McLaren F1. Lotus was aware of the fact that they lacked enough budget to produce multiple ...
It began to appear in Lotus cars in 1975 in the Lotus Elite and was later used in the Eclat and Esprit. Bore and stroke was 95.25 mm × 69.24 mm ( 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in × 2.726 in), for a total displacement of 2.0 L; 120.4 cu in (1,973 cc).
Lotus Mark I, 1948 Lotus Mark IX and Lotus 6 Lotus Eleven Lotus Elite Lotus Elan +2S, 1973 Lotus Europa S2 Lotus Eclat S2 Lotus Esprit V8, 1999 Lotus Elise S1 Lotus Elise GT1 Road Car, 1997 Lotus 340R Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220 (based on the Lotus Elise S2) Lotus Emira Lotus Eletre. Lotus Mark I (1948): Austin 7–based sports car
Here's a 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE: https: ... Turbo Esprit HCPI, Esprit SE, Esprit S300, Esprit S4, Esprit S4s, Esprit GT1, Esprit GT3 and Esprit V8 GT. If Esprit ...
The Lotus Type 62 race car was a development of the successful Type 47 and intended to race in the Appendix J Group 6 Prototype Class. [3] The car was designed by Martin Waide at Lotus Components and had a space frame chassis, and featured the new Lotus 2.0-litre LV240 (Type 904) DOHC engine (the race program helped develop the Type 907 engine, used to power the Lotus Elite, Esprit, Eclat and ...
The engine, gearbox and rear suspension were completely different from the standard Europa and were taken in their entirety from the Lotus 23/Lotus 22 Formula Junior cars with a Lotus-Ford Twin Cam based 165 hp (123 kW) 1,594 cc Cosworth Mk.XIII dry sump engine, and a Hewland FT 200 5-speed gearbox and suspension with reversed bottom wishbone ...