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Lotus Esprit (1976-1977) Production Figures Parts 4

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Esprit Production Figures

I have managed to get hold of the Factory Excel Spreadsheet of figures for Esprit Production from 1976 to production end. This is the file that the factory use to keep a record of production numbers. It's not perfect, as it doesn't give figures for every different model, but does give a yearly figure for most of the different engine types. You'll see what I mean as you read on.

Esprit Production Figures are the closest you'll get to finding out the official numbers of Esprits made. At the end of production in February 2004, Lotus had made only 10,675 Esprits over a 28 year period with an average of only 381 Esprits made each year. Remember, that figures for the whole world, with Esprits being shipped from Norfolk to Europe and America.

Only when you start looking at the production figure to you real see just how rare Esprits are. Consider that the most made in one year is 1058 in 1988. Which is low, but considering over the rest of the 26 years, yearly figure only topped 500 on 5 occasions and with these numbers spread across the world, I'm surprised anyone's ever seen one!

10,675 Esprits that have been made in total, we would have lost quite a few from crashes, engine fires and generally wear. I guess there are only around 9,000 Esprits in the World. A truly rare automobile.


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1976 LOTUS ESPRIT S1


Engine
LOTUS ESPRIT S1 907 1973 cc four-cylinder in-line, 16-valve DOHC, two Dell’Orto carburettors.
Power and Torque
160bhp @ 6200rpm
140lb ft @ 4900rpm


Body/Chassis
Glassfibre-reinforced plastic body with steel backbone chassis.
Passenger compartment encapsulated in a 'safety-cell structure'.


Transmission
Five-speed manual unit. Synchromesh on all forward gears; fifth gear is overdrive,
Clutch: 8.5in diaphragm spring, hydraulically operated. Rear-wheel drive


Brakes
9.7in discs front
10.6in inboard discs rear
Dual braking system, split front/rear circuits


Steering
Rack-and-pinion
Castor: 3 to 3.5 degrees
Kingpin: 9 degrees.


Suspension
Front: Independent unequal length wishbones and coil springs.
Telescopic shock absorbers. Anti-roll bar.Camber 0 to 0.5 degrees, 3 to 5mm toe in
Rear: independent diagonal trailing arms and lateral link with fixed-length driveshaft,
coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers.Camber 0 to 0.5 degrees, 8 to 10mm toe in.


Wheels & Tyres
Front: 6J x 14
Rear: 7J x 14
Goodyear Grand Prix
Front: 195/70 HR14
Rear: 205/70 HR14


Weight
1980lb (898kg)
Performance
Top speed: 124mph
0-62mph: 8.6 sec


Fuel
Consumption: 26mpg.
Tank capacity: 15 gallons
Range: 450 miles


Cost new
£7883



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