The Lotus Esprit is a rear mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car that Lotus Cars built at Hethel in England from 1976 to 2004, one of the longest-lived Lotus models. Giorgetto Giugiaro drew the original sharp-creased wedge body, and the later restyles were by Peter Stevens, Julian Thomson and Russell Carr. The four-cylinder engine grew from around 150 PS to roughly double that through turbocharging, and from 1996 a Lotus-designed 3.5 litre twin-turbo V8 added 355 PS. Top speed rose from about 214 km/h in 1976 to over 280 km/h for the V8. The Esprit backbone chassis was also adapted to carry the DeLorean body.
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built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory
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the performance of the Esprit's 4-cylinder engine was increased
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built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory
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built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004
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