Lotus Esprit Models & Specifications
Lotus Esprit has 7 generations in the VehicleScore catalogue, and 177 cars in our dataset. Comparisons on this page use those records.
Generations
Power is the PS range stored on the published engines. Dates use the precision recorded for that generation.
- Recorded datesJune 1976 – May 1978
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset113 cars in our dataset
- Recorded datesJune 1978 – January 1980
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset0 cars in our dataset
- Recorded datesFebruary 1980 – April 1981
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset0 cars in our dataset
- Recorded datesApril 1981 – October 1987
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset53 cars in our dataset
- Recorded datesOctober 1987 – 1993
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset11 cars in our dataset
- Recorded dates1993 – 1996
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset0 cars in our dataset
- Recorded dates1996 – February 2004
- Engines0 engines
- Variants0 variants
- Dataset0 cars in our dataset
Body styles and versions
Coupe, Other, Saloon. Each generation page lists the versions offered with those body styles.
Specifications
- Generations
- 7
- Body styles
- Coupe, Other, Saloon
- Transmissions
- Manual, Other
- UK dataset
- 177 cars in our dataset
Registration statistics
177 cars in our dataset for Lotus Esprit. Fuel, body, and gearbox mixes are counted inside each generation, so they are not added together here.
| Generation | Dataset | Recorded dates |
|---|---|---|
| S1 (Type 79) | 113 | 1976-06 – 1978-05 |
| S2 (Type 82) | 0 | 1978-06 – 1980-01 |
| S2.2 and Essex Turbo (Type 82E / 82R) | 0 | 1980-02 – 1981-04 |
| S3 / Turbo Esprit (Type 85) | 53 | 1981-04 – 1987-10 |
| Lotus Esprit (Stevens-styled, X180) | 11 | 1987-10 – 1993 |
| S4 / S4s (Julian Thomson) | 0 | 1993 – 1996 |
| V8 (incl. GT, SE, Sport 350, 2002 facelift) | 0 | 1996 – 2004-02 |
Other Lotus models
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Check your Lotus Esprit
Enter a UK registration to check a Lotus Esprit. This page describes the model, not one number plate.
Questions
How many Lotus Esprit cars are in the VehicleScore dataset?
177 cars in our dataset. That is the catalogue sample, not UK sales or production.
Which Esprit generations are covered?
S1 (Type 79), S2 (Type 82), S2.2 and Essex Turbo (Type 82E / 82R), S3 / Turbo Esprit (Type 85), Lotus Esprit (Stevens-styled, X180), S4 / S4s (Julian Thomson), V8 (incl. GT, SE, Sport 350, 2002 facelift)
How these figures are produced
Specifications and counts come from the VehicleScore UK vehicle catalogue. A count of cars is the number of records in that dataset. It is not UK production, not sales, and not the number of cars currently on the road.
Power is shown in PS where the catalogue stores PS, and in bhp only where bhp is stored separately. Official fuel economy is labelled NEDC or WLTP when the test cycle is known. Figures from different cycles are not ranked together. Empty values are left blank.
The catalogue does not store a revision date, so these pages do not show a last-updated day.