1988 Lotus Esprit for sale $29,900

1988 Lotus Esprit $29,900
Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad
Price: $29,900
Contact: View Original Ad from Hemmings
Location: Rogers, MN
Details: If you are a Lotus Enthusiast andhave beensearching for that unique one owner low miles Turbo Esprit I have the car you have been searching for. Limited production Special White Leather Interior and White exterior. Fewer than 390 Espritandrsquo;s built in 1988 and less than 5 Special White Turbo Esprit and only 2 imported into the USA. This car was purchased new in Reno Nevada. I have the original manuals and paper work and window stickers!

The Lotus Turbo Esprit has been selected for key supporting rollandrsquo;s in filmandrsquo;s such as James Bond 007 and Pretty Woman. The Esprit was also a top contender in SCCA racing and the 24 hours of Daytona.

Featured in Hemmings Sports andamp; Exotic Cars Magazine February 2014 there is an article Exotic Dreams on a Limited Budget this article is very informative and if you love Lotus Turbo Esprit it will get your blood pumping and the adrenalin flowing.

For 1988, Lotus introduces an all-new body for itandrsquo;s flagship. The original body, designed by Gioggetto Giugiaro at Colin Chapmanandrsquo;s request on a modified Lotus Europa chassis, had that folded paper, automotive origami styling so in vogue in the Seventies. To inject some more life into the design, and to campaign in the American marketplace with renewed vigour, Lotus has designed an all-new body shell for the old mechanicals, still attached to the same steel backbone, but this time the body is an in-house design by Lotusandrsquo; own Peter Stevens. The body is made by Lotusandrsquo; patented VARI (vacuum assisted resin injection) method, allowing greater strength and better consistency than the old bucket and brush hand lay-up methods.

The new body exhibits a smoother, more rounded shape, the rear buttresses have been cleaned up, combustion-air inlets have been blended in behind the rear quarter windows, and a sheet of smoked glass open at the bottom for ventilation, has been added to improve aerodynamics, replacing the sopped backlight and black louvers of the earlier models. The new car has a much more integrated look. Not surprising, because the older body had to change over the years to meet changing times and performance levels. For example, in the original road test (Randamp;T July 1977) the Esprit ran 0-60 mph in 9.2 seconds, the quarter mile in 17 flat, and topped out at 120 mph. The Turbo, as last tested (June 1986) did 0-60 in 5.6, the quarter in 14.3, and had a top speed of 152.

Lotus had big plans for the future: the active suspension project M300 intended to compete square in the same class as the ultra-exotics such as Lamborghini, Ferrari and Porscheandrsquo;s 959; and project M100, a small, more affordable sports car. Meanwhile, we have the new Esprit Turbo. An exotic by any standards, offering high performance in a limited-production car, it offers inboard brakes F1 handling, a true racing heritage to match its looks and performance.

Typical accessories include:

Power Steering, Power Brakes, 4 Wheel Disc Brakes, In Board Brakes, Air Conditioning, Power Doors Locks, Flip up Head Lights, AM/FM/Cassette Stereo, Power Mirrors, Rear Engine, Lumber Support, Center Console, Alloy Wheels, Removable Sunroof, Fog Lights, Power Antenna and More.

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