The Iconic Yet Underrated Lotus Esprit V8 Turns 25 This Year, This Is its Story
autoevolution 21 years since Lotus unveiled the first Esprit, the iconic British sports car finally got the V8 it deserved in 1996. The upgrade gave it a huge increase in performance, turning it into one of the most sought-after thrill machines of the decade, despite its imperfections. The Iconic Yet Underrated Lotus Esprit V8 Turns 25 This Year, This Is its Story 15 Jan 2021, 15:00 UTC · by The origins of the Esprit date back to 1970 when the late Tony Rudd proposed two new model development projects. One of them was codenamed Project M70 and was meant to develop a successor to the Eu...