1997 LOTUS ESPRIT TURBO GT3

Mileage: Please refer to the video for the mileage showing
Make: LOTUS
Model: ESPRIT GT3
Registration: P485 KVP
Engine Size (cc): 1974
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual Petrol
Year of Manufacture: 1997
Date First Registered: 16/05/1997
MOT Expiry Date: 26/03/20027
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 16 September 2026 - Tuesday 22 September 2026.

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes Lotus folder with supplementary information, MOT certificates, car magazines, two folders with service notes, and invoices.

The vendor has provided the following:

• Lotus Esprit Turbo GT3. One of approx 168 GT3,S made and one of approximately 10 made in Chrome Orange
• The last but one owner had her painted Silver, but his friend the last owner had her painted back to the original colour
• The colour match was good, but was not the best job with over spray and underspray etc
• PNM Engineering fitted new LED headlights
• I have tidied up this to a certain extent and had her rear spoiler and a colour matched spare pair of door mirrors that will be included in the sale
• Her gear surround would also originally have been colour coded to the car but I think the carbon fibre coating looks much beter with the all black interior
• The Lotus S4 spoiler was fitted by the 2nd owner. The owner that I bought the car off had had a bespoke twin exhaust made n fitted
• He also got the Lotus specialist pnmengineering Liverpool, to fit a glass sunroof , V8 seats and Black V8 OZ Saturn 17" front with 18" rears
• All these parts would have been a Lotus option when she was new
• All GT3,s had the V8,s Brembo brake calipers fitted from new
• Her ABS light flashes intermittently. The Delco moraine 3. Which produces back pressure against your foot. This is quite normal according to all the forums I have read
• The brake accumulator is only a couple of years old and because the included brake manual states ' a flashing ABS light indicates that the ABS system is fully functioning, but has detected a fault ' the fault is that the pump runs too often compared to how many times you press the pedal
• The brake pressure switch controls the pressure
• It is switching off the pump before it has gained its 2,700 psi
• The original switch is obsolete but Steve at Lotus Marque Austrailia has been supplying an alternative switch that I tried to order
• He said that the new stock he had needed recalibrating at the manufacturer
• So he can continue to supply them for approx £270
• As far as her engine is concerned approx 2,000 miles ago she had a full engine rebuild including Lotus Nicosia coated piston linners.
• The car was driven 160 miles to the auction.