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ESPRIT
X180R
TYPE
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TYPE 82 -
Esprit Turbo 1990
GT Racer
Engine: Lotus
910 DOHC 2174cc---------------------------------
Garrett AiResearch
Turbocharged--------------------------------
Gearbox: Renault
5-speed ------------------------------------------
Chassis: Central
box-section steel backbone with two--
prongs
at the rear and tubular space frame structure.----
Front Suspension:
double wishbones,-------------------------
& coil spring
/ damper units.-----------------------------------------
Rear Suspension:
Wide-based
lower wishbones,---------
fixed-length
half-shafts, lower transverse links,-------------
and coil
spring / damper units.---------------------------------------
Wheelbase: 8
ft. 0 in.----------------------------------------------------
Front Track:
4 ft. 11.5 in.----------------------------------------------
Rear Track: 5
ft. 0.5 in.-------------------------------------------------
Length: 13 ft.
9 in.-------------------------------------------------------
Width: 6 ft.
1.25 in.-------------------------------------------------------
Weight: 2300
lbs.---------------------------------------------------------
1990 saw the
return to the racetrack for Lotus sports cars.---
A works-supported
team of 3 Lotus Esprit Turbo SEs are-----
entered in a"Showroom Stock" series in the USA,contesting 9 races.------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lotus Engineering supports Lotusport Inc. with 3 new 1991- spec race Esprits
for a revised driver lineup which includes-
film star Paul
Newman.--------------------------------------------------------
The team takes
4 victories, 6 pole positions, 6 fastest laps,---
and-second
place in the Manufacturer's Championship.------
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