LOTUS Esprit V8
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1996 LOTUS Esprit V8 - Technical specification
1996 LOTUS Esprit V8 technical characteristics
- Years of Production
- 1996 - 2003
Engine
- Engine type
- V8
- Materials
- Light-alloy / Light-alloy
- Valves per cylindre
- 4
- Distribution
- DOHC (cam belt)
- Fuel injection / Ignition system
- Lotus / EFI electronic fuel injection
- Aspiration
- Twin Turbo
- Displacement (cm3)
- 3506cm3
- Bore x Stroke (mm)
- 83 x 81
- Compression ratio
- 8.1
- Horsepower (hp rpm)
- 350 hp @ 6500tr/min
- Specific output
- 99.8ch/l
- Peak torque (mkg rpm)
- 40.8 @ 4250tr/min
- Torque by Liter (mkg)
- 11.6mkg/l
- Redline (rpm)
- 7100tr/min
Transmission - Body - Frame
- Cx
- 0.33
- GearBox
- Manual width 5 speed
- Transmission
- Rear-wheel drive
- Suspension Avant
- Triangles superposés, barre stabilisatrice
- Suspension Arrière
- Bras transversaux. barre stabilisatrice
- Steering
- Power assisted rack & pinion steering
- Brakes
- Ventilated discs 296 mm at thr front and discs300 mm at the rear
- Antiblocage
- En série
Transmission - Body - Frame
| Cx | 0.33 | |
| GearBox | Manual | |
| Speed | 5 | |
| Transmission | Rear-wheel drive | |
| Steering | Power assisted rack & pinion steering | |
| Brakes | Front brakes | Rear brakes |
| - Brake type | Ventilated discs | Discs |
| - Brake size (mm) | 296 | 300 |
| Antiblocage | En série | |
Weight and dimensions of 1996 LOTUS Esprit V8
| Weight (kg) | 1403 | |
| Distribution (kg/ch) front / rear | 590 / 813 | |
| Weight power ratio | 4.01 | |
| Length - Width - Height (mm) | 4369-1883-1150 | |
| Wheelbase | 2420 | |
| Track | Front track | Rear track |
| 1520 | 1520 | |
| Rims | 8"5 x 17" / 10" x 18" | |
| Tires | 235/40 ZR 17 Dunlop SP Sport 9000 | 285/35 ZR 18 Dunlop SP Sport 9000 |
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Performance of the 1996 LOTUS Esprit V8
| top speed | 276 | km/h |
Acceleration:
| 0 - 100 km/h | 5"7 | |
| 0 - 200 km/h | 20"8 | |
| 0 - 400 meters | 13 | |
| 0 - 1000 meters | 24"4 |
Passing:
| From 50 km/h in 4th: 400 m | 12"9 | |
| From 50 km/h in 4th: 1000 m | 24"8 | |
| 100 - 140 km/h in 4th | 7"3 |
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