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Lotus Esprit V8 GT

2000 · 19,000 miles · Manual · Calypso Red

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Listed today at Barry Ely Sports Cars. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 2000
Mileage: 19,000 miles
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 3.5-litre twin-turbo V8
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Calypso Red
Generation: Esprit V8 (Type 918 twin-turbo V8, 1996–2004)

About this car

This 2000 Lotus Esprit V8 GT is finished in Calypso Red with cream leather and red piping. It has covered about 19,000 miles, which is low for an Esprit V8 of this age, and it comes with a full Lotus service history and a new MOT.

The dealer describes it as an unusually well-sorted example. It has the later, smaller instrument binnacle, along with upgraded rear lights and a rear spoiler. The engine has been freshly rebuilt. The gearbox has also been rebuilt, with a stronger straight-cut, high-ratio first gear and a limited-slip differential.

Other work includes an uprated clutch, new Lotus sports suspension, uprated brakes, four new Yokohama tyres, a Larini sports exhaust and a reprogrammed ECU. The price is on application.

Written by Vertar from Barry Ely Sports Cars’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Lotus factory engine specs for Esprit V8 range (Type 918 3.5 twin-turbo, 350 bhp); GT-specific performance/weight not confidently known, left null).

Power: 350 bhp
Engine: 3,506 cc, 8 cylinders
Engine position: Mid-engined
Induction: Twin-turbocharged