V8 Twin Turbo

V8 · 1996–2004RWD

The V8 Twin Turbo (1996-2004) carried the 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged Lotus V8 rated near 350 hp in the final Esprit generation. Mid-engined and the most powerful of the line, it ran until production ended in 2004.

345 hpPower

4.4 s0-100 km/h

282 km/hTop Speed

1996-2004Year

Gallery

V8 Twin Turbo, every angle

Exterior

Lotus press / studio · Photo: bringatrailer.com · Photo: Lotus press · via wsupercars.com

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement3.5 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power345 hp

Torque400 Nm

0-100 km/h4.4 s

Top speed282 km/h

Weight1380 kg

STORY

The Lotus Esprit was a mid-engined sports car produced from 1976 to 2004, originally styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro with a sharp folded-paper wedge design. It evolved from the Lotus 907 slant-four through the Peter Stevens-restyled X180, S4 and finally the twin-turbo V8 versions. The Esprit gained wide fame from its appearances as a submarine car in the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.

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