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.ESPRIT
Turbo V-8
TYPE 114

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TYPE 114 Esprit   1997
GT1 Sports Car

Engine: Lotus-Twin-turbo V8, 700 + bhp------------------------
Gearbox: Renault 6- 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: 2000 lbs.---------------------------------------------------------


.All-new Lotus Esprit GT1 car ( Type number 114 ) is--------
unveiled at the Paul Ricard circuit for the first race of the 1996 GT series.-------------------------------------------------------------
The new racer features the Lotus V8 engine, a new-------- six-speed racing transmission, F1-style aerodynamics,- carbon brakes, and is down to the 900 kg minimum----- 
weight limit.-----------------------------------------------------------------
After showing early promise, the car retired due to a---- fractured exhaust.------------------------------------------------------
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