The auction house H and H expects the 1980 Lotus Esprit "Essex" Turbo with the active suspension to sell for £70,000 to £80,000 ($91,876 to $105,000). Source: H and H ...

For a fuller explanation of the system, and a demonstration of how it compared to a standard, steel-sprung Esprit Turbo, check out this YouTube review by John Miles, himself a former Lotus Formula ...

The last time we test­ed an Esprit Turbo, it propelled itself to 60 mph in 6.4 seconds and tripped the quarter-mile in 14.6 seconds at 95 mph.

The Lotus Esprit Turbo SE produces 264 hp at 6500 rpm—a 36-hp increase over the standard-issue 1990 Esprit Tur­bo. Of course, the SE package adds twelve grand to the sticker, which works out to ...

News 2004 Lotus Esprit Twin-Turbo V8 Road Test | Khatir Soltani February 28, 2004 ...

It had decidedly become a member of the supercar club's junior league by 1989, however, when the Esprit SE Turbo nowowned by Kingston area resident Ken Morgan rolled out of the Lotus works.

The Essex Turbo may have moved the game on the Esprit, but it was always intended to be sold in limited numbers. Lotus earmarked 100 for production, but only 34 were ended up being made and just ...