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Lotus Esprit Turbo SE specs

Price in US $66,350 - $83,095
Car type Coupe
Curb weight 1202-1351 kg (2650-2978 lbs)
Introduced 1990
Origin country United Kingdom
Gas mileage 20.0-7.8 l/100 km (12-30 mpg US / 14-36 mpg UK)
CO2 emissions 207 g/km
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Lap times

Acceleration (kph)

0 - 60 kph3.4 s
0 - 80 kph4.6 s
0 - 100 kph4.8 s
0 - 120 kph8.2 s
0 - 140 kph9.1 s
0 - 160 kph13.9 s
0 - 180 kph15.6 s
0 - 200 kph21.5 s
1000 m24.3 s
80 - 120 kph (5)8.9 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph4.0 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph16.2 s

Acceleration (mph)

0 - 30 mph1.6 s
0 - 40 mph2.5 s
0 - 50 mph3.6 s
0 - 60 mph4.6 s
0 - 70 mph6.3 s
0 - 80 mph8.0 s
0 - 90 mph9.8 s
0 - 100 mph11.9 s
0 - 110 mph16.6 s
0 - 120 mph19.2 s
0 - 130 mph25.3 s
Est. 1/8 mile9.7 s @ 87.6 mph
1/4 mile13.4 s @ 105.1 mph
Lotus Esprit Turbo SE acceleration graph

General performance

Top speed270 kph (168 mph)
0 - 100 mph - 017.4 s
Est. max acceleration0.60 g (6 m/s²)
Lateral acceleration0.84 g (8 m/s²)
60 mph - 039 m (129 ft)
70 mph - 057 m (186 ft)
Noise @ idle62 dB
Noise @ 70 mph79 dB

Powertrain specs

Engine type Inline 4, Turbocharged, 16v
Displacement 2.2 l (134 ci)
Power 268 ps (264 bhp / 197 kw)
Torque 353 Nm (260 lb-ft)
Power / liter 122 ps (120 hp)
Power / weight 209 ps (207 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 276 Nm (204 lb-ft) / t
Efficiency 21 PS per l/100 km
Transmission 5
Layout middle engine, rear wheel drive

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Hoppelmoppel123  4y ago

AutoZeitung ClassicCars (3/2020):
0-140 kph: 9.1 s
0-180 kph: 15.6 s
1000 m: 24.3 s
Fuel: 11.2 l/100 km


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SUPER9MAN9  14y ago

The quintesential car. It's got the wow factor, speed and theres just that thing about it you just can't put your finger on. Overall-the ideal car.


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phavyarden  16y ago

quARTER OF mile 12.8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmlv7Zoj_Sk


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marco  16y ago

for 1990 is one of the best accelerating supercar....beatiful!!


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Anonymous  17y ago

Baaad times

But for 1990...