PhilW Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Bazza, Hopo Can not agree more. Any S3 Turbo. There is no contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pits Posted December 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 (edited) Bazza, Hopo Can not agree more. Any S3 Turbo. There is no contest I won't argue with that. The S3 Turbo is impossibly cool but I think it needs to be an early car with the big graphics and stripes for me (yes I am totally biased!). The Essex is so cool you can even write 'ESSEX' all over it in big letters and it's still cooler than penguin piss. Try that on any other car! Buddsy I was going to say that I like the SD1 lights but thought it might be a 'get my coat' moment. But now you've said it, I don't mind admitting that I like the rest of the SD1 too! SD1 V8 Vitesse, I'd still love a go in one of those now. Edited December 6, 2013 by The Pits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonytransam Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Think the S1 diving in and coming out of the water takes some beating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrg_machine Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Which is the coolest Esprit? The one with working air con! S4s 1 Quote Jez Mean Green S4s I think therefore I am - Descartes I'm pink therefore I'm spam - Eric Idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOTUSMAN33 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Picture says it all!! or...... Quote Do or do not, there is no try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza 907 Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 Forgot to mention Roof mounted Panasonic stereo.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBD Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 How can there be any discussion on this. There is only one supercool Esprit. All the others are just very cool. Quote If you have the choice between a Stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell don't forget the Nomex®! Captain, Lotus Airways. We fly lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizla603104 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Forgot to mention Roof mounted Panasonic stereo.. That certainly is cool.Lotusman33 - I love the angle of the Essex photo - that is also cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pits Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Yes it doesn't matter that you can't see the roof stereo, all you need is to know it's there... It's so far out in front I wouldn't have a clue which would be the 2nd coolest car stereo system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I see cool as a funky kinda 70s idea so for me also a gold S2 with a brown corduroy interior! Buddsy Thanks Buddsy, not quite the brown corduroy though. NickS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenwhyte Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) I won't argue with that. The S3 Turbo is impossibly cool but I think it needs to be an early car with the big graphics and stripes for me (yes I am totally biased!). The Essex is so cool you can even write 'ESSEX' all over it in big letters and it's still cooler than penguin piss. Try that on any other car! Buddsy I was going to say that I like the SD1 lights but thought it might be a 'get my coat' moment. But now you've said it, I don't mind admitting that I like the rest of the SD1 too! SD1 V8 Vitesse, I'd still love a go in one of those now. Sorry but after reading your complimentary comment towards the SD1 I couldn't resist putting a pic of my Vitesse in - hope you like it. Have had the Twin Plenum Vitesse since 2007 but planning to sell as I have plans to buy another G Turbo Esprit. I owned the Esprit pictured below which I see is currently for sale at UKSportscars. That is a lovely car but the one I plan to buy this time is a little more special I think......wish me luck! The lights are the same but I've always seen them personally as two totally different cars and love them both!!! Edited December 7, 2013 by stephenwhyte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pits Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Nice post! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimblob Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have just run this past the wife (she knows nothing about cars) and showed her the esprit time line, she said that the sport 300 looked the 'coolest' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Surely we should all have the same answer to this question... The coolest Esprit??? (Chorus)...MINE!!!! 1 Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.oogieboogie Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 mine 1 Quote It's Oogies turn to boogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyroger Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) Have to correct you all, but you are forgiven since you never got the X180-R outside the USA. The X180-R is the best! And the coolest... You would not believe how much traction those have with the roll cage, and the ZF LSD. The Sport 300 is close, but lacks the cage and chassis stiffness of the X180-R. Ah, no. The Sport 300 also had the roll-cage, it was an optional but it was available right from the factory, and all the cars that did not have the full cage still have the complete set of mounting points and the other chassis stiffeners; it also came by default with the top engine brace, the LSD, same brakes, suspension etc. as the X180R. So at the factory one could "strip" an S300 to light and stiff specification with the optional package, but not "upgrade" the X180R to "more comfortable". Additionally the wheels/tires (much larger and grippier, the front tires on the S300 are wider than the rears on the X180R, the rears are the widest ever mounted on an Esprit and match the race cars') and aero package, which essentially reflect the race X180R/GT/Le Mans cars, this is pretty clear by just looking at the S300 and Le Mans cars. If I am not mistaken the turbocharger was also upgraded from T3 to the T3/T4 hybrid. It is the best :-) Francesco Edited December 7, 2013 by jollyroger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramjet Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Surely we should all have the same answer to this question... The coolest Esprit??? (Chorus)...MINE!!!! Been there, done that Way back on page 1. Quote All we know is that when they stop making this, we will be properly, properly sad.Jeremy Clarkson on the Esprit. Opinions are like armpits. Everyone has them, some just stink more than others. For forum issues, please contact one of us Moderators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Been there, done that Way back on page 1. Ah no...not quite.......I didn't intend it to be interpreted as "MINE" meaning the one belonging to Moley...but "MINE" as a collective answer, as in we ought to all consider that our own car is the coolest.... Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iconic Ride Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 A parse from the marsh, but not harsh. Quote Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Templar Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 S1 or S3 Turbos..Essex, copper or white w/ red stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pits Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 I have just run this past the wife (she knows nothing about cars) and showed her the esprit time line, she said that the sport 300 looked the 'coolest' You're definitely in the running for 'coolest wife'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteyg Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Feeling smug 2 Quote Pete '79 S2 LEW Miss September 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilW Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Very nice but............................. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pits Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 The X180-R is strange and unfamiliar to anyone outside the US but its track exploits are the stuff of legend. We wouldn't have had the Sport 300 without it. The extended Turbo SE spoiler looks all wrong if putting it there helped beat Corvettes and Porsches then that's just fine by me. A deeply cool car with a deeply cool story. It turned the Esprit from a car that everybody liked to a car that everybody respected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyroger Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 The X180-R is strange and unfamiliar to anyone outside the US but its track exploits are the stuff of legend. We wouldn't have had the Sport 300 without it. The extended Turbo SE spoiler looks all wrong if putting it there helped beat Corvettes and Porsches then that's just fine by me. A deeply cool car with a deeply cool story. It turned the Esprit from a car that everybody liked to a car that everybody respected. You are absolutely right, it is extremely cool, and yet that one is the racing X180R car :-) If we are including racing Esprits then in my opinion the crown goes to the Zanardi/Portman #45 Sport 300 GT3. It didn't race for long, but that thing was sparring with the Porsche 911 GT2, Ferrari F40LM/GTE and McLaren F1 GTRs, a different breed of cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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