Esprit

The Lotus Esprit is a British sports car that was introduced in 19 6 and 2004 which was

alot heavier than the elise it used to have the L4 but it changed to the V8 this car was

almost as fast as the F355



First Generation (S1/S2) (1976-1979)
The Lotus Esprit was introduced in 1976 it had to weigh less than 1,000kg

(2,205lb) and by that time there were no V8 models introduced so it used

the L4 that produced up to 160hp (140hp for the european trim) this was featured

in a film called The Spy Who Loved Me.

Second Generation (S3) (1980-1986)
Turbocharged models were introduced in 1980 and it was therfore known as the 'Essex Esprit this was the first esprit to have a turbocharged engine that produced up to

210hp and it was featured in a james bond film called For Your Eyes Only.

Third Generation (1987-1992)
The Third gen lotus esprit was introduced in 1987 but it had a more powerful 215hp L4

this car had a top speed of 150mph but both NA and Turbo models were canceled after 1990

(1991 for the Esprit S) this car was featured in films and TV shows called Pretty Woman, Basic Instinct, The Rookie, Taking Care Of Business, If Looks Could Kill/Teen Agent and The Highwayman.

Fourth Generation (S4) (1993-1995)
The third generation of the Lotus esprit was introduced in 1993 this car was even better

with new interior but still has the old body from the earlier esprit but it has the choice

of 2 engines a 264hp engine or a 300hp V8 this car was to be at the end of the line for

lotus leaving them a compact V8 with no car to put into

Fifth Generation (1996-2004)
The Fifth generation lotus esprit was introduced in 1994 which featured a V8 that produced up to 350hp and this car was weighed 1,220kg (2,690lb) there was a special edition introduced in 2000 called the Lotus Esprit Sport 350 this car was featured in many different Video Games

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Sixth Generation (2012-Future)
A New Esprit is to be reported under development this car will be introduced in 2011 and

and introduced in 2012 this car will use the same V10 engine used in a Lexus LFA