Lotus Esprit
The Lotus Espirit was originally unveiled as the Silver Car concept at the Turin motor show in 1972, based on the Lotus Europa chassis. Originally, the name Kiwi was put forward, but in keeping with the E naming format of Lotus tradition, the Esprit was born.
Giorgetto Giugiaro designed
- Esprit - 1976 - 77
- Esprit S2 - 1978 - 1981
- Esprit JPS (John Player Special) - 1978 - 1979
- Esprit S2.2 - 1980 - 1981
- Esprit Essex - 1980
- Esprit S3 - 1981 - 1987
- Esprit Turbo - 1981-1986
- Esprit Turbo HC - 1987
- Esprit Turbo - 1987 - 1990
- Esprit - 1987 - 1990
Stevens Designed
- Esprit SE - 1989 - 1991
- Esprit S - 1991
- Esprit SE HighWing - 1992 - 1993
Thomson Designed
- Esprit S4 - 1993 - 1996
- Esprit 300 Sport - 1993
- Esprit S4S - 1995 - 1996
- Esprit GT3 - 1996-1998
- Esprit V8 - 1996-1998
- Esprit V8 GT - 1998-2001
Carr Designed
- Esprit - 2002-2003
- Esprit - 2002-04