Contrary to a long list of low-volume British (sports) cars, with the 3.5 l Rover V8 engine, the Esprit received a Lotus in-house designed V8. Top speed rose from some 214 km/h (133 mph) in 1976, to over 280 km/h (174 mph) for the V8, twenty years later.

The Esprit V8 is an extremely refined and responsive supercar, designed to meet all our customers’ requirements, offering an exciting blend of power, chassis performance and pure driving satisfaction. The Esprit V8 is powered by the …

Get all that hardware whirring harmo­niously and it whips up 350 horsepower— 50 more than the raucous 2.2-liter four-­banger produced in the old Esprit S4S.

1997 Lotus Esprit V-8 Vehicle Type: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe. PRICE Base: $85,640. ENGINE twin-turbocharged DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port...

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The Esprit V8 is powered by the Lotus designed 3.5 litre twin turbocharged V8 engine. The product of thoughtful design, the engine is efficient, compact and lightweight — weighing less than 220kg complete with all ancillaries.

Lotus took an S4s and added a brand new 3.5 liter, twin-turbo V8 engine (FINALLY). The V8 engine made 350bhp and had a top speed of 175mph. In 1998 the Esprit V8 got a new rear wing and a major interior overhaul. Lotus now offered two V8s, a cheaper V8-GT which came without a wing and other options and the fully loaded V8-SE.

2021年5月17日 · 918型V8的容量为3,506cc，与四缸发动机的900系列相同，它具有双顶置凸轮轴，每个缸具有四个气门。 这台引擎设定的最大马力输出为500hp，当Lotus将它安装在Esprit上后，我们可以预见它将在油腻的沥青中把法拉利拖下去。

The Lotus V8 engine is designed for installation in the 175mph Lotus Esprit. The optimised light weight and compact size of the Lotus V8 engine provides a verstaile power unit. Lotus in England carried out the complete engineering program using advanced design analysis techniques and supplier enrolment at the concept stage.

Research the Lotus Esprit V8 and learn about its generations, redesigns and notable features from each individual model year.