Lotus Esprit History Part Two
Published: 22nd October 2002
1990 Esprit goes racing in the USA

1991 New vision
At the British Motor Show in October the Esprit range was shown
with the new ‘High Wing’ which gave improved rear vision
and the benefits of improved downforce. For this model the glass
back was removed and replaced with an open tailgate with two oval
vents on the engine cover, to reduce reward reflections and increase
rear vision.
1992 Sport 300 hits the streets

1993 Lotus returns to Le Mans

1994 Lotus Esprit S4s

1995 400bhp version of the Sport 300

1996 Lotus Esprit V8

1997 V8GT adopted the spirit of the GT3
October’s London Motor Show saw the introduction of the V8GT.
This model adopted the spirit of the GT3 but with the V8 engine,
and some of the luxury items of the V8 striped away, reducing the
weight by around 50kg. All versions of the Esprit received a new
style interior, including a new fascia with a smaller instrument
binnacle, a new instrument layout to improve cockpit ergonomics
and an all new heating and air conditioning system.
1998 The Sport 350 the most extreme road going Esprit supercar

1999 The last four cylinder Esprit
With the introduction of new emissions legislation, the decision
was made to remove the four cylinder Esprit from the line up and
go forward with V8 models. To this date a total of 9186 four cylinder
Esprits had been built.
2000 Lotus produces the 60,000th Lotus car
The new millennium broke two major milestones the manufacture of
both the 60,000th Lotus road car the 10,000th Esprit.
2001 02MY Esprit released in November
The new 02MY Esprit was released in November with many improvements
made to both the interior and the exterior including a redesigned
rear light panel and light clusters adapting design elements used
in the 2001 Elise.
2002 The Esprit reaches a milestone

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