Registration No : F962 NLE Chassis No : SCC082910KHD13426 Mot : June 2025 Revamped for 1987, the Esprit was restyled by Peter Stevens (later of McLaren F1 fame) who gave the mid-engined two-seater 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 newcomer (codenamed X180) twenty-two percent stiffer than its predecessor.

Introduced at the October 1988 British Motor Show to celebrate four decades of the marque, the Lotus Esprit Turbo ‘40 th Anniversary’ model was limited to eighty-eight examples worldwide (forty of which were destined for the home market).

Finished in Pearlescent White which extended to the wheels and door mirrors too, the two-seater also sported a strut-mounted rear wing, front air dam, Blue / Grey upholstery, burr elm instrument surround, Sony CD autochanger and silver commemorative da...