Lotus Turbo Esprit Fact Respository for the 1981-1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit (the Giugiaro cars.)

Custom Lotus parts, guides and facts for the Lotus Turbo Esprit. 2.2 Liter Lotus engine with turbo. Guides for tires, wheels, engine, transmission as well as custom carbon fiber, aluminum and fiberglass parts for the Lotus Turbo Esprit. As well as an adjustable suspension for the front of the car.

Facts for both the US and UK Lotus Turbo Esprit, including spring rates, engine info, parts, modifications, specifications (specs), pictures, users, owners and vital information for the Lotus.

Some information might be valid for non turbo cars and other Esprits as well, some custom parts may be usable on non turbo version of the car and other parts may work on the later Esprits. And suspension adjustment and springs, coilovers coil overs and other stuff.

Turbo Esprits have the 2.2 liter lotus engine and 210 horsepower, we have custom fiberglass, aluminum and carbon fiber parts being developed along with a multitude of facts on the lotus cars.

We will have replacement OEM parts as well as custom unique parts for the esprits made from fiberglass, carbon fiber and aluminum.

We are interested in hearing from other lotus owners including S1 owners, S2 esprit owners and S3 n/a lotuses. We have a variety of owners.

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Keys

Ignition & door keys

The ignition and door lock keys are an oddity (not Toyota blanks as with later cars.) The key blank is actually for most British Leyland from 81-96, including the Rover 3500 (the same car the tail lights came from.) The following is a list of brands and part numbers for various key blanks:

ManufacturerPart Number
IlcoLF17,AA3 or X50
DominionLF17
TaylorX157
CurtisAA3
SilcaLF10

You can purchase the blank at Triple-C and get it cut locally (although most locksmiths will have the proper blank.)

Replacing missing/broken keys

If we break/lose a key is there a way to get a replacement based on the VIN?

Gas Cap Keys

Most British Key Shops will easily be able to recreate the ignition key and the glove box key, but the gas cap key will typically throw them for a loop.

After looking for months, I ran accross a place in Texas could do the job:

Steve's Lock Shoppe - 63A Summer Place - Huntsville, TX 77340

Steve Sandlin - vwcarlocks@hotmail.com

He was able to source the keys from England and then cut them from the stamped code on the side of the key. I never even had to send him a key. He did it all from a photo.

One other thing about the gas cap keys. Over time, the mechanism in the gas cap can become tough to rotate, putting a tremendous strain on the key. In my case, the plastic handles on the keys split up the center, allowing the metal shaft to fall out. Steve's keys are 100% metal, so there's no weak plastic handle to worry about.
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