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£15,750 (Est: £15,000 - £20,000)
1989 Lotus Esprit 'X180' 2.2 Litre Entered from the Cambrian Collection
United Kingdom • 15 Oct 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1989 Lotus Esprit 'X180' is one of only 290 normally aspirated models, boasting a recent repaint and re-trim. However, a failed MOT test revealing issues with tires, emissions, and suspension components tempers its appeal, suggesting recommissioning work is still needed despite recent efforts.
Condition
5
The car has been repainted and retrimmed, indicating cosmetic work, but it failed a recent MOT test due to issues like tyre condition, emissions, suspension ball joint dust covers, and a non-operative horn. This suggests noticeable mechanical and cosmetic wear, requiring moderate reconditioning.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
SCC085912JHD13308
Odometer:
31,000 miles
Reg Number:
LIL 9747
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Registration No : LIL 9747 Chassis No : SCC085912JHD13308 MOT : T.B.A.
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 by wishbones and coil springs at the front and unequal length transverse links, radius arms and coil springs at the rear.
Braking was by discs all round and steering by rack and pinion.
The normally aspirated cars could be r...
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£11,440
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£20,223
Median Price (Since 2020)
£76,351
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