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LOTUS ESPRIT V8 GT

How Many Remain?

Total Cars

77

In the UK

Licensed Cars

35

In the UK

SORN Cars

42

In the UK

Based on the latest DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, there are 77 LOTUS ESPRIT V8 GT left registered in the UK - 35 licensed and 42 declared off the road (SORN).

More than half of the remaining LOTUS ESPRIT V8 GT 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 V8 GT statistics in the UK, based on DVLA vehicle licensing data. Currently 35 licensed and 42 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
35
42
2025
24
37
39
34
52
40
39
44
2024
31
36
33
28
38
40
44
48
2023
29
37
35
30
44
40
41
44
2022
32
38
37
29
40
38
39
46
2021
27
36
34
25
48
43
46
53
2020
35
41
40
31
43
38
40
49
2019
37
45
46
37
36
32
33
42
2018
38
46
45
40
35
29
30
40
2017
38
46
47
41
34
32
31
36
2016
39
48
46
37
34
27
27
38
2015
38
46
47
43
33
28
27
33
2014
40
45
49
41
31
28
25
34
2013
48
49
51
42
31
29
26
35
2012
49
61
60
52
29
20
20
27
2011
62
63
59
56
18
20
20
23
2010
59
67
68
67
21
17
11
16
2009
68
74
73
61
14
10
6
19
2008
81
69
6
18
2007
72
15
2006
77
0​
2005
87
0​
2004
89
0​
2003
88
0​
2002
85
0​
2001
83
0​
2000
77
0​
1999
64
0​
1998
42
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 V8 GT?

In the UK, only 89 have ever been registered. There are 39% remaining on the road.

TCV Rarity Score

3.6 / 10

Common

Registered Cars

89

In the UK

% Of Cars That Remain

39%

35 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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Bring A Trailer

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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Mathewsons

2001 LOTUS ELISE

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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