Vehicle Profile
Lotus Esprit
1976–2004 · Coupe · RWD
$80,000–$83,000 USDOriginal MSRP (1976)original 1976 MSRP. This is a price reference, not a current market valuation or an offer for sale.
Giugiaro-designed mid-engine sports car defined by sharp wedge styling and lightweight construction. Early cars used four-cylinder engines, later turbocharged, culminating in the 1996-2004 V8 with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo making 350 hp. Famous as the submarine car in a James Bond film, it stayed in production nearly three decades.
Photo: Frank and Myra Fan · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Horsepower
- 350 hp
- Torque
- 295 lb-ft
- 0–60 mph
- 4.4s
- Top Speed
- 172 mph
- ¼ Mile
- 15.5s
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Body Style
- Coupe
- Years
- 1976–2004
- Original MSRP (1976)
- $80,000–$83,000 USD
Sources & data notes
Catalog verification date (recorded): June 17, 2026. Recorded spec confidence: low.
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Performance positioning
Compared with 467 cars in the Wheelz catalog.