Lotus Esprit Turbo Highwing Chargecooled '94 1994

Allmän beskrivning : Price reduction € 41.500 -- € 39.500 The Lotus Esprit was built between 1976 and 2004, as well as a future release in 2014. The silver Italdesign concept that eventually became the Esprit was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in 1972 as a concept car, and was a development of a stretched Lotus Europa chassis. It was among the first of designer Giorgetto Giugaro's polygonal "folded paper" designs. By the close of 1980, Lotus was effectively building three different models of Esprit, with distinct chassis designs and body moulds - the Domestic (i.e. UK) S2.2, the Export S2.2, and the dry-sump Turbo Esprit. Introduced in April 1981, the Turbo Esprit and S3 (Series 3) Esprits marked a necessary consolidation: both new models had a common chassis, inheriting much of the configuration of the Essex cars, whilst body production was based on a single common set of moulds. In 1987, a new version of the Esprit was unveiled, incorporating rounder styling cues given by designer Peter Stevens (who later designed the McLaren F1). A new Lotus patented process was introduced to create the new body, called the VARI (Vacuum Assisted Resin Injection) process, which offered more advantages than the previous hand laid process. Kevlar einforcement was added to the roof and sides for roll-over protection resulting in an increase of the Esprit's torsional rigidity by 22 percent. Giugiaro is said to have liked the restyling, claiming it was perhaps too close to his original design. The Stevens styled cars retained the mechanical components of the previous High Compression Esprit and Turbo Esprit, but introduced a stronger Renault transaxle, which necessitated a move to outboard rear brakes. However, the MY 1988 North American Esprit Turbo kept its Citroen SM type transaxle and the Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system used in the previous model year. Specifications Bodywork Length: cm (in): 429 (169) Width: cm (in): 185 (73) Height: cm (in): 115 (44.7) Wheelbase: cm (in): 244 (96) Weight: kg (lb): 1230 (2712) Mechanics. Displacement: straight-four 2174 cc (132.5 cu in), turbo, rear-mounted Valve gear: 16 Fuel system: Bosch KE-Jetronic injection, turbo Garrett T3 Gearbox: 5-speed manual Driven wheels: rear-wheel drive Maximum power: 264 hp at 6500 rpm Maximum torque: 354 Nm at 3900 rpm Maximum speed: 245 km/h (152 mph) Build in 1992, first registration 1994

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1994 Lotus Esprit Turbo Highwing Chargecooled '94 is listed såld on ClassicDigest in Aalter by Oldtimerfarm Dealer for €39500.