Called the Essex Turbo Esprit, the limited-run performance model would not only mark the company’s partnership with the short-lived oil firm but also herald the end of Series 2 production.

But, in 1996, Lotus would unleash the best iteration of the Esprit – the Esprit V8. Today, we have a beautiful V8 Esprit from 2004, which means it’s a Final Edition special.

The Esprit prototype is going to be auctioned by Anglia Car Auctions where it will be one of the headline lots of a sale that will run across January 27 and 28. It carries an estimate of between ...

In the end there wasn't much about the Esprit that I didn't like. It goes and stops as quickly as nearly anything in its exotic class while pulling eyeballs like nothing south of a Ferrari or ...

Usually you can't buy a car with experimental racing technology, but this pre-production 1980 Lotus Esprit 'Essex' Turbo isn't your typical road car. It began life as a pre-production model loaned ...

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