Archive — Lotus Esprit Turbo vs. Acura NSX

Article from the June 1993 issue of Road & Track magazine.

Bertone Emotion — Lotus Esprit based?

While it wears a Lotus badge, was the car really Lotus-based or was it actually a Bugatti underneath the skin? Only Bertone knows for sure.
Read on below to learn more about the 1991 Bertone Emotion in this article from Exotic Cars Quarterly.

Lotus Esprit vs. Lotus Evora

Member “fightingtorque” of Lotus Esprit Forum found this Lotus Evora crash prototype at the Hethel Engineering Centre and couldn’t resist snapping some photos with his Lotus Esprit.

Lotus ads from 1983

Today we share a bit of history with these two Lotus print advertisements from an issue of Autocar published in 1983.
Click the thumbnails to see the ads full-size.
The ads promote the Series 3 Lotus Esprit, Turbo Esprit, and Excel.
The Lotus Excel sets standards of all round motoring enjoyment others strive to achieve. Combining performance, comfort [...]

James Bond Esprit to be auctioned

UPDATE: The car was sold for £105,000 to a buyer from the Middle East.
A rare copper-bronze Lotus Esprit Turbo featured in the James Bond movie “For Your Eyes Only” is predicted to fetch up to £120,000 when it hits the auction block later this month.
The car was last sold on eBay in 2006 for a [...]

New Esprit rendering

After renderings of the next Esprit were released earlier this month by Motor Trend, a new rendering has been circulating the web from World Car Fans and artist Andre Avarvarii.
If you look closely, you’ll see the photo is just a chopped image of the Zenvo ST1 with a good helping of Lotus Evora cues thrown [...]

Thousands attend Lotus Festival

Last weekend’s Lotus Festival held at Snetterton in the UK was a mecca for all things Lotus, with thousands of people and all sorts of Lotus models both historic and modern in attendance.
Organised by the Lotus on Track Racing Drivers’ Club, the festival was supported by over ten different clubs and organisations and four different [...]

Motor Trend renders next Esprit

Motor Trend has released two renderings illustrating their idea of what the next Esprit may look like.
The front clearly takes inspiration from the Lotus Hot Wheels Concept of 2007 while the rear is pillaged from the Lotus Exige GT3 Concept shown at the 2007 Geneva show. Whether the actual Esprit will take cues from those [...]

Next Lotus Esprit may feature Lexus V10

EVO is reporting the next Esprit may source a high-revving 500 hp V10 engine from the upcoming Lexus LF-A supercar. The £100K-plus V10 Esprit would be poised for battle with the Lamborghini Gallardo, and a lower-priced 417 hp V8 model (sourced from the Lexus IS-F) and 300 hp Toyota V6 model would round out the lineup. As Lotus has forged a close relationship with Toyota, the V10 rumor seems plausible [...]

Next Elise and Esprit in the works

The next few years should prove to be very interesting times for us Lotus enthusiasts. The Evora is currently being launched to much media acclaim, and Lotus is working on bringing convertible and supercharged variants of the Evora soon enough.
In addition, Lotus plans to bring the next Elise to market as early as 2011 according [...]