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Lotus Esprit


 

The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus from 1976 to 2004. It was unveiled as the Silver Car concept at the Turin motor show in 1972 and was based on the Lotus Europa chassis. Originally, the name Kiwi was proposed, but in keeping with the E naming format of Lotus tradition, the name was changed to Esprit.

Giorgetto Giugiaro designed

  • Esprit - 1976–1977
  • Esprit S2 - 1978–1981
  • Esprit JPS (John Player Special) - 1978–1979
  • Esprit S2.2 - 1980–1981
  • Esprit Essex - 1980
  • Esprit S3 - 1981–1987
  • Turbo Esprit - 1981–1986
  • Turbo Esprit HC - 1987