Lotus Esprit Celebration of a Supercar

[@ASFotoWUE]

Best video about the Esprit yet. I drive a '99 V8SE.

[@ASFotoWUE]

Bots?

[@joyjoJ4ever]

want the dvd of this so bad

[@VR-od1jl]

Just get a real Esprit, that`s easier.

[@joyjoJ4ever]

@@VR-od1jl one day i will

[@VR-od1jl]

@@joyjoJ4ever me too, and when we will, we will invite each other for a ride !😎

[@sbsb4995]

Excellent documentary.

[@h2opower]

The 95' will always be one of my favs as I like the little four banger doing it all that wonderful turbo kick the car is known for.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Fantastic documentary on the Esprit.

[@CurbSlayers]

Thanks for posting. Just bought a ‘91 SE!

[@bigmotor3845]

Eric B I had one too. Loved it! My son cried when I sold it. Enjoy!!

[@pancakelens75]

I love my Elise! Love the Esprit, my friend’s inspired me to buy my Elise(a little more reliable for me lol)!

[@CharlieDrives]

Welcome to esprit ownership!

[@chefgromano5025]

Just got an 84 turbo esprit. White with gold decals, 25000 miles. One of the all time great supercar designs.

[@stephenwright-unity1]

Enjoy every corner with a smile..

[@tywalstead]

Have an S4. Great car.

[@LeeePowers]

So how is the Esprit holding up? Some reasonably priced examples out there currently. Is maintenance the nightmare it's cracked up to be?

[@F1Kamel_1992]

The Lotus Esprit S1 was fabulous even by today's standards and this particular car was featured in my most favourite film in the 007 franchise "The Spy Who Loved Me"

[@feeldontbelieve6577]

I think rounded tail lights would make it look better.

[@adrianbennett3761]

The blue prototype near the end has round lights like a Ferrari 355 or McLaren’s F1.

[@mfwebpea2935]

I saw a black one in Muskoka Ontario rounds big shots

[@loti54]

people are forgetting the appearances in the films: "Pretty Woman" with Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, also "Basic Instinct" with Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone which had 2 Lotus Esprits in it....

[@rwdplz1]

My favorite was 'If Looks Could Kill'

[@Weird.Dreams]

@@rwdplz1 Ahh racing against a Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo.😎

[@modernarcheology2868]

Absolutely an amazing car. The style is timelines. The video talks about the X180 but no mention of the X180-R. I find the X180-R to be a car of some mystery and believe there is a great story to be told there. To see a 4 cylinder esprit dominate V8's is quite a remarkable feat and shows the brilliance of the Esprit.

[@ewein007]

I own three lotus including one of only two Esprit in China. 10338, pretty close to the last one

[@sbsb4995]

Lucky man.

[@ewein007]

@@sbsb4995 😊I am

[@pooooornopigeon]

I had an Excel SE years ago, it handled terribly round corners, the arse used to swing out all the time, one of the only cars I sold for a profit.

[@tris7]

There are some weird people documented here. I especially love the guy who said it was styled by ‘Good-ji-aro’ 😂

[@shanedoyle1057]

Imagine! Bmw had the 2002 turbo in 1973 or 1975. Porsche had the 911 turbo in 1975. But it only dawned on Colin Chapman to “bolt” a turbo to the esprit during the maintenance of his helicopter 🤔🤦‍♂️ Wow!

[@autoepocanordest-edycipola2802]

Thanks for the video!!! Perfect

[@LeeePowers]

Lotus Esprit V8's 350bhp is actually 350 whp

[@allancristiandossantosduar4471]

FODA, muito bom. Lotus Esprit é ótimo...

[@riogrande4187]

It seems that all the later esprits have the same tires from the factory, does anyone know which they used?

[@Eddieboote]

Really excellent. When was this filmed originally? I wonder if the cars are still with the same owners....

[@adrianwainwright4360]

Filmed in around 2002 Peter Gentili still has his S2

[@michalviktorin6758]

It is not F40, but in terms of price these days, it think it is great substitute.

[@cdeN1ne]

Love the looks of the Esprit but after driving one, I'll never buy one.

[@jch7891]

Which production year you have driven?

[@ewein007]

great Esprit video. can I do a Chinese version for views here in China?

[@yeatmc]

S4S was not the last 4 cylinder Esprit. That honour went to the Esprit GT3. Bought one last year. (see channel "yeatmc").

[@jstorey6226]

Cool video, I have a 94 S4

[@bobolulu7615]

I own 3. Do you think I need medical intervention?

[@stephenwright-unity1]

Remember the call to owners to make this. It was a good Donington run too. Hoon let the dogs out.. There's a particularly nice example at 22:25 ;)

[@RobertRedford77]

Guy in the now fits these with Corvette LS3-7 engines mated with an Audi 6spd RS6 box. 550bhp...and reliable for 15k

[@shanefanon]

A true P.O.S. with very poor build quality, absolutely ZERO reliability , and terrible high maintenance and costs . Yeah ... I loved mine for 7 years until a errant driver cashed into it and destroyed it in 2004 . Damn.

[@MouseCIick]

Rear end celica and front end lambo

[@rwdplz1]

The Peter Stevens Esprit tail lights are actually off a Toyota AE86 Levin/Trueno, mounted upside down

[@wilburmcbride8096]

This is the car you buy when you can't afford a Lamborghini or Ferrari.

[@jch7891]

I've got gated 360 Modena but I would like to have V8 Esprit as well in the garage