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LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO S4

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

96

In the UK

Licensed Cars

37

In the UK

SORN Cars

59

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 96 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO S4 left registered in the UK - 37 licensed and 59 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO S4 fleet is currently off the road (SORN), suggesting many are laid up, in restoration, or used only occasionally. The total has risen by 1% over the past year.

Quarterly number of vehicles licensed or SORN

Chart showing quarterly licensed and SORN LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO S4 statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 37 licensed and 59 SORN.
Numbers recorded on the last day of each quarter. SORN from 2007 Q4.
Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland up to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.

Quarter
Licensed
Q1
Licensed
Q2
Licensed
Q3
Licensed
Q4
SORN
Q1
SORN
Q2
SORN
Q3
SORN
Q4
2026
37
59
2025
37
40
41
36
58
53
53
58
2024
36
43
44
38
59
52
53
58
2023
37
45
41
35
56
52
56
62
2022
36
47
47
38
52
48
47
58
2021
33
47
51
36
56
45
45
59
2020
39
47
46
43
56
44
48
53
2019
45
46
47
43
47
45
49
53
2018
44
56
55
42
44
41
42
52
2017
51
52
53
47
39
42
40
47
2016
49
53
53
45
41
36
37
43
2015
50
57
57
52
32
32
34
40
2014
57
63
59
48
30
27
26
39
2013
60
67
69
64
32
29
24
34
2012
53
59
60
54
37
34
31
41
2011
57
64
66
56
41
33
26
35
2010
63
73
74
56
31
30
21
42
2009
65
76
77
63
32
26
18
35
2008
77
64
16
37
2007
75
28
2006
76
0​
2005
92
0​
2004
94
0​
2003
96
0​
2002
95
0​
2001
94
0​
2000
105
0​
1999
110
0​
1998
111
0​
1997
104
0​
1996
114
0​
1995
115
0​
1994
97
0​
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Vehicles remaining by year of manufacture

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland
Year
Licensed
SORN
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Annual number of new registrations

Covers United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland to 2014 Q2. Includes Northern Ireland from 2014 Q3.
Year
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Total
121
67
70
56
42
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Vehicle counts by engine capacity and tax status

Covers United Kingdom including Northern Ireland

Engine Size
Licensed
Petrol
Licensed
Diesel
Licensed
Other
SORN
Petrol
SORN
Diesel
SORN
Other
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How rare is your LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO S4?

In the UK, only 115 have ever been registered. There are 32% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

3.7 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

115

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

32%

37 on the road today

How Many Remain? (All models)

See how the breakdown of how many models remain for [this make] [sub-model of this model]

Model

Licensed

SORN

Total

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LOTUSs For Sale

View the examples for sale on the market today

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46k-Mile 1999 Lotus Elise

Current Bid: £8,903

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Collecting Cars

1995 Lotus Elan (M100) S2 - Li...

Current Bid: £100

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Est: £11,500 - £12,500

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Trade Classics

1971 Lotus Europa Twin Cam

Current Bid: £14,000

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ELISE S1

Est: £12,000 - £14,000

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Mathewsons

1995 LOTUS ESPRIT S4S

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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WB & Sons

1970 Lotus Elan Plus 2S

Est: £8,000 - £9,000

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Mathewsons

2016 LOCOST CATERHAM/LOTUS REP...

Est: £4,000 - £5,000

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Mathewsons

1983 TALBOT SUNBEAM LOTUS

Est: £47,500 - £52,500

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Historics

1966 Lotus Elan S2 Convertible

Est: £23,000 - £28,000

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Mathewsons

1997 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO GT3

Est: £25,000 - £27,500

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Evoke Classics

1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo 2.2 (X...

Awaiting Estimate

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The Data

FAQs about the data, its constraints and uses

Data source

All data on this site is derived from the vehicle licensing statistics published by the Department for Transport and the DVLA in the UK.

This data is UK specific.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Which cars are in the database

The data covers every car that is licensed (i.e. taxed and used on the road) or SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification, i.e. the vehicle is registered but cannot be driven on a public road). 

Vehicle make and model are recorded as per their V5. V5's don't always have the exact correct model listed (as DVLA don't have it as an option provided by the manufacturer initially) - in this case the model will be set to "Missing" and is unidentifable from the data.

How should this data be used

Given the previous, take all the data with a pinch of salt.

 

It won't be 100% accurate but will be a very good indicator of how many vehicles are left on the road for each make and model.

It's to be used for fun, not financial decision making.

How often is the data updated

DVLA update the data and publish the new data tables every quarter. We update this data once recevied.

I have a question

If you have any questions about the data, spotted an error or want to know more, please contact us at hello@theclassicvaluer.com

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