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Originally Posted by JackG
... It's highly likely that the vast majority of the people that saw it thought it was a kit car...
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Hi,
You could be right, but my experience has been that James Bond did quite a lot for the Esprit in terms of popularizing it as have a number of video games.
Most people I encounter with it know exactly what it is, while many do admit it's the first time they've seen one in person.
An interesting related story. My wife and I frequent a certain restaurant and one day we drove the Esprit, parked at the curb right outside. The place was jammed, and since we were just going for some snacks, we decided to make a reservation in 30 min. and go have a coffee at a coffeeshop across the street until the crowd thinned.
We sat outside, just across the street from the Esprit. Anyway, a guy and his girl walked by and noticed it, gave it a good once over. The guy looked and within earshot of us said "It's a Ferrari..." and the girl snapped back "NO... It's a Lotus Esprit, 2.2L Turbocharged all-aluminum 4 Cyl., 5-speeds, 0-60 in 5.1 sec., top speed of 155MPH..." You just know the guy didn't get an erection that night...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99