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1990 Lotus Esprit X180 from a discerning collection

United Kingdom • 9 Apr 2025

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This 1990 Lotus Esprit X180, a rare normally aspirated model, presents an opportunity to own a piece of British sports car history. While showing less than 55,000 miles, the odometer has recently stopped working, though the vendor provides mileage documentation and a digital speedometer. Recent work includes interior improvements and maintenance to key mechanical components, but a lack of use prompts the sale.

Condition

6

While the car has been garaged and well-maintained with attention to various components, the odometer malfunction is a significant issue. There are also cosmetic improvements that have been carried out, but the listing indicates the car has some wear and tear consistent with its age. Therefore, the condition is between Very Good and Good.

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Manual

Transmission:

SCC085912LHD13657

Chassis No:

Odometer:

55,000 miles

C18 SCB

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Registration No : C18 SCB Chassis No : SCC085912LHD13657 MOT : March 2026 PLEASE NOTE: the odometer on this lot has recently stopped working, the vendor has documented the exact mileage covered and is also supplying a digital speedometer with the car and he informs us its an inexpensive repair.

Revamped for 1987, the Esprit was restyled by Peter Stevens (later of McLaren F1 fame) who gave the model a more rounded, softer look, coincident with which Lotus introduced a new, more automated body manufacture process called VARI (Vacuum Assisted Resin Injection).

Complete with Kevlar reinforcement to the roof and sides, this made the new model (codenamed X180) twenty-two percent stiffer than its predecessor.

Underneath little had changed, the two-seater being based on a galvanised steel backbone chassis powered by the company's four-cylinder 2174cc engine that offered 172bhp in normally aspirated form.

The unit was mated to a five-speed manual gearbox.

Suspension was fully independent b...