Lotus · 1996
Esprit V8
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£45,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£27,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£45,000
Good usable example
Concours
£67,500
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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About the Lotus Esprit V8
The Esprit V8 of 1996 gave the Esprit Lotus’s own 3.5-litre twin-turbo V8, rated at 350 bhp, through a strengthened Renault gearbox that could only just cope with it. It was built until Esprit production ended in 2004.
What moves the price
- Gearbox condition: the box is the weak point.
- Cooling and turbocharger health.
- History: specialist servicing on record.
Before you buy, check
- The gearbox for baulking first and second gears and whining bearings.
- The cooling system: radiators, fans, intercoolers and oil coolers, and no mayonnaise under the oil filler cap.
- The chassis tube near the exhaust manifolds, where turbo heat burns the coating.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · classicandsportscar.com · evo.co.uk · classicsworld.co.uk
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Lotus Esprit V8: value questions answered
- How much is a Lotus Esprit V8 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Lotus Esprit V8 is worth around £45,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £27,000, and a concours-quality example around £67,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Esprit V8 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
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