Reborn $570,000 Lotus Esprit Fires Up Its Rebuilt V8 for the First Time

Take Me to the ‘70sFew cars fit into automotive culture quite like the Lotus Esprit. It’s sharp, geometric, and unapologetically low, always linked to late ’70s optimism and the Bond era. For us car nuts, it’s more than a sports car.Enter the Encor Series 1 – a ground-up remaster that sticks to what made the Esprit iconic. Encor scanned an original car, refined the surfaces, and rebuilt it with modern materials and engineering where it matters. The silhouette is still unmistakable.Now there’s proof this project is moving from concept to reality. Encor has fired up the car’s twin-turbo V8 for the first time, and the sound is exactly what you’d hope for. View this post on Instagram
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