Picture Of Lotus Esprit Cars

It was the introduction of the Lotus Essex (Turbo Esprit) in 1980 that brought the cars into the supercar league. There were 104 Essex branded cars built (with dry sums). There were big improvements in reliability and chassis design (better torsional rigidity) and revised rear suspension geometry (the drive shaft no longer doubled up as the top link but was suplimented by a transverse link). These improvements also followed through to the normally aspirated S3 model of 1981. The Lotus Turbo Esprit was powered by the improved 910 engine and featured an AiResearch Garrett T3 turbocharger, which helped increased the engine power to 210 bhp. This gave the car an overall top speed of 153 mph and 0 - 60 time of 5.4 seconds. In 1981, the Essex name was drop and it was renamed the Turbo Esprit, with conventional livery, optional leather seats and air conditioning and a cheaper stereo, which brought the price down and increased sales. In Febuary 1987, the Turbo Esprit HC was introduced with a high compression engine, more boost, improved carburetion, lubrication and cooling and the engine power was increased to 215 bhp.