Lotus Esprit GT3 85 – 1996

Lotus Esprit S4 GT3, year of built 1996 (11 November).

First road registration 1999. Chassis (VIN) number SCC082920VHF42120.
Colour Aluminium metallic (B22) combined with a black leathercloth interior.
A rare sports car of which a total of 196 were built; This copy is one of only 68 left-hand drive GT3 models built! The Lotus Esprit (S1) came onto the market in 1976 and became world famous thanks to James Bond. The S4 is the final Esprit model of which the GT3 is the lightest version with a car weight of only 1220 kg.
The car is equipped with the fantastic Lotus two-liter four-cylinder engine with Garrett turbo that delivers 240 hp in the GT3. The engine is located behind the front seats according to the ‘mid-engine’ principle to achieve optimal weight distribution and perfect road holding. This Lotus Esprit S4 GT3 is an extremely capable and exciting driver’s car!
This beautiful Esprit S4 GT3 was sold new by car Chimera SRL in Italy. The car is factory fitted with (optional) air-conditioning! The car was imported to the Netherlands in 2018 and is in excellent original condition!
The car is complete with a ‘Lotus Classic Certificate of Vehicle Provenance’ and a covering letter from the archivist of Lotus Cars Limited. This Lotus has only driven 79,000 kilometers from new. The timing belt was replaced at mileage 63,900 in April 2013.
This is a rare left hand drive Lotus Esprit S4 GT3 in excellent original condition; a magnificent enthusiast’s car!