2001 Lotus Esprit GT V8

Lot Number: 515

2001 Lotus Esprit GT V8

Presented in exceptional condition, this Esprit V8 GT is an example of the pinnacle of Lotus' supercar development. 

  • Sold for: £48,375

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Sunday 14th November, 2021 at 1.00pm GMT at NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Norfolk Yellow

  • Drive

    DRIVE
    RHD

  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    Y828 FNH

  • Odometer Reading

    ODOMETER READING
    26000 Miles

SUMMARY

Presented in exceptional condition, this Esprit V8 GT is an example of the pinnacle of Lotus' supercar development. 

DESCRIPTION

  • Just two owners in its whole life, our vendor for the last fourteen years and just 27,223 miles
  • Superbly presented in Norfolk Yellow, virtually unmarked and very impressive
  • Accompanied by all the MOTs from 2004 to 2017 supporting the exceptionally low mileage
  • There are a number of invoices from Christopher Neils of Northwich, Lotus and TVR specialists for service work and parts, our client having been a Jaguar Engineer for years would have been very comfortable with minor service works
  • Service notes for every year 2004, 05, 07, 08, 09. Last major service in 2014 including cambelt etc. at 26,693 miles by Christopher Neil Ltd costing £2,097. Another large invoice for £1,456 in 2016
  • Our client has reached an age whereby he isn’t able to enjoy it any more, and whilst he had always sworn that he would never sell his beloved Lotus, that time has come

Lotus began delivering the Esprit in 1976 and the final examples of the 10,500 units built didn't roll out of the production halls until 28 years later in 2003. Its extreme, yet classical and timeless wedge shape was based on design proposals by Giorgetto Giugiaro and didn't undergo a major facelift until 1988. The low vehicle height of just 1.12 metres is also extreme and makes it appear incredibly fast, even when stationary. Most Esprits were fitted with 4-cylinder engines with a 2 or 2.2-litre displacement but from 1996, the Esprit GT could also be ordered with the newly developed 3.5-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and approximately 1,500 people availed themselves of this opportunity. The Esprit V8 uses Lotus' own Type 918 V8 all-aluminium 90° DOHC 4-valves per cylinder, flat-plane crankshaft engine, sporting two turbochargers. The engine was detuned from a potential 500bhp to 350bhp and has proved to be durable and reliable. This car has real supercar performance, sprinting from 0-60 in just over four seconds and powering on to a top speed of 175 mph.

Our vendor acquired this Esprit GT around fourteen years ago as the car's second owner but he had known of it from new. Enjoyed occasionally, particularly in the evening around the B roads of North Wales, it was his passion, a car he intended keeping forever, it was never planned to move it on. However, as with us all, time waits for no man and so he has sadly enjoyed his last trip and wants somebody else to enjoy this immaculate Lotus from now on.

It's superbly presented in Norfolk Yellow, virtually unmarked and very impressive having covered only 27,223 miles from new. The car's history file is well compiled and contains all the MOTs from 2004 to 2017 supporting the exceptionally low mileage. There are a number of invoices from Christopher Neils of Northwich, Lotus and TVR specialists for service work and parts and our client, having been a Jaguar Engineer for years, would have been very comfortable with minor service works. There are service notes for every year 2004, 05, 07, 08, 09, an invoice for the last major service in 2014 including cambelt etc. at 26,693 miles by Christopher Neil Ltd costing £2,097 and another large invoice for £1,456 in 2016.

Anybody in the market for an Esprit GT will probably have looked at a few and realise that to 'travel hopefully is often better than to arrive' however, that is not the case here. This car is simply exceptional.

With its low mileage, summertime hue and showroom looks, this classic Esprit would fit into any collection of special motorcars, but it would seem a shame not to go on enjoying it around the fast sweeping A-roads of North Wales, as our vendor has done these many years.



 



 

 

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SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
515
Make
LOTUS
Model
ESPRIT GT V8
Registration Number
Y828 FNH
Chassis Number
SCCDA08211HC10244
Engine Number
LL918000130821
Transmission
Manual
Body Colour
Norfolk Yellow

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CONSIGNOR

Consignor

For further information regarding this lot please contact Gary.

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