80's Icons - Lotus Esprit Turbo and Porsche 911 Turbo
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2016
- Part of the Twelve Cars seris. A test of two true 80's icons, the fabulous Lotus Esprit from the 007 movies and the fearsome Porsche 930 Turbo!
We take two iconic cars to the Cheddar Gorge in the UK and compare how they have fared in the 30 + years since they were released. Comparing the Lotus Turbo Esprit and the 911 Turbo was fabulous fun! 
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I love 911 turbo, but the Esprit design is a masterpiece!
Dam!... That Lotus is sexy... and those Morris Marina door handles, never looked so cool! ;)
smokemagnet you're very right... though they are horrid to use, feel so flimsy and crap!! Thanks for watching!
just came across this video purely by accident - cracking, I love the Lotus
Thanks for watching Willie! One of my older ones!!
Loved the friendly banter at the end, very funny.. well done both of you...
Don't really know too much about cars, but love the Lotus Esprit Turbo, looks gorgeous.
I am lucky enough to own both an Esprit turbo and a 911. My 911 is n/a but has full engine rebuild plus upgrades and a bit of weight lightening and is pushing out about 255 bhp. My Esprit is standard with alloy fuel tanks, header tanks, elise seats etc so a fair bit of weight shed.I love them both but so so different. funnily enough I use the 911 for pottering about town and when I want a real drive I always take the Esprit. It feels so much nicer to drive, almost intuitive , all the instruments are at your finger tips and driving is effortless. the 911 I had to install a short shift kit as the throw was ridiculous, to me the 911 feels like driving an 80's car, the Lotus feels more modern, The 911 is heavy but more powerful. they are actually almost neck and neck performance but you have to really wring the 911 and take control, the Lotus is more natural.I am also a trained emergency services driver so I do use them both at capacity when permitted, both great cars..... however I also owned a TVR Chimaera which I recently sold with a custom 4.7 Engine that would performance wise destroy both of these and was my favourite by far albeit the hardest to drive.
the 911 is a 1985 3.2 and the Esprit is an '88 stephens but the same engine as this one
Hey James, thanks for the comments. Totally agree that the Esprit is by far the more natural car to drive. You have drive around the 911's characteristics whereas the Esprit is far more neutral. Thanks for watching!
Great insight James. Thanks for sharing.
That was a really nicely done vid. Nice flow, entertaining banter. I have subscribed and look forward to watching more of your stuff.
Hi Jeff, thanks, much appreciated. Have been watcing your vids too and am now subscribed! jack
Lotus Esprit Turbo: For Your Eyes Only ❤️🇬🇧❤️🇬🇧❤️
Geez a year later and and no one yet giving you a thumbs up! Deserves a thumbs up or that😉. Well not only a thumbs up but I’m commenting too now......
@@iamthebroker thanks for your kind comments 🙏
Enjoyed this very much !
Excellent! Thanks K! Appreciate you taking the time watch it
Even though they are from two different side's of the pond, they still are both a great car to enjoy ! They will always be icon's.
Thanks Donnie, totally agree with you!
Two beautiful cars, cheers
I would take the Lotus all day long.
Ha!! It is a special car, no doubt. I'm finding it hard to get round to selling it!!
Did anyone ever tell you that drugs are bad for you?
The Lotus drug is good!!!
I hope I never have to choose... the stress would probably kill me, even before my banker did.
Yeah but it might not take you... anywhere!
yet another Fantastic video on this channel. been following you for a couple of weeks. you deserve a lot more subscribers
Hey K, thanks, that's a great compliment!!
You're very welcome. I loved your video about your Panda 100hp. That's a car I want to own one day. Currently I drive a Grande Punto 1.2 Active and it gets about 45-49mpg. What mpg does your Panda 100hp get? I'd be interested to know.
Hey, I no longer have it as it was my ex's car but I think you should get soemething along the same lines as your Punto.. maybe a tad less!
Entertaining banter and a couple of cars I would dearly like to drive one day...the comment "it looks like an inline 4"...reminds me of the joke "I'm not a gynecologist but I'll take a look!" Keep up the good work
buzzedo1 hahaah! Thanks for the kind words Buzz!!
Nice little video that. Felt like I was right there
Thanks for putting this together, very entertaining and well done! 3:20 - my favourite part!
Cheers Jonathan.. yep when that 930 torque wedge coes in it is truly scary!!! You can see that at the exact moment you mention!!
Great episode.
On the topic of reliability, if my memory if correct, I did see a post by Frank standing on the road side next to the 930 waiting for breakdown assistance.
Nice vid chaps.
Love the Esprit. Its great t hear your impressions. The end-o-the-day chat, the audio gets very low with regards to surronding noise.
This is a very old video… so sound wasn’t great! Thanks for watching though.
Another great vid. I remember Frank Pereire and his amazing black 964 C4. Perhaps you could compare it with yours, also. Keep the good work ! Cheers 😊👍
Cheers Nuno.. his 964 is undergoing extensive work right now but should be back early next year!
Guys really enjoyed this vid and 2 cars I adored as a kid, still great machines, still better looking than most modern sports cars....but I can never get used to those big ballon tyres on the Esprit.
Great thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed it!!
We have a # of both.. love them
911 with included beard trimmer😂 best comment ever!
I've watched this video more than a few times are really do love the contrast between these two fun cars. I'd go for the Lotus but am physically too big for it. While the German car is built to accommodate much larger people, and that choice would not be a disappointment at all.
Thanks buddy, both great cars in their own way!
How do they compare at the track? I think we know the outcome.
Nice AP! @4:35
"Kind of my mate Frank" ah get to the end and it all makes sense :)
Yes indeed... !! Good guy but Porsche only blinkered! thanks for watching
Two totally different design ideas, both of them beautiful. That era porsche says supercar to me, but the Espirit, the later ones included, will turn heads. Just nothing else that looks like an Espirit.
Yep, lovely looking car and I miss it dearly!!! Thanks for watching the vids and for your comments James, hope you enjoy more of them!
80's Turbp Porsches are all laggy , I have an 86 944 Turbo and it's ho hum boring until 3000 rpm and then the boost kits like a sledge hammer. I was going around a city street intersection in first gear and was getting on the gas pretty hard, when it hit three grand it broke lose and I got almost sideways without really trying at all. The 911 Turbo was knick named the widow maker for a reason (lift off over steer had something to do with it as well, lol.
Lag Lag lag ...Go Go Go ......Fucking hell !! LOL
what year is the Lotus?
PMR it's an 84...
You two crack me up but could you find a better looking bird next time !
you saying you'd make a better bird than Frank? you know how sensitive he is..
both great cars.....I believe lotus built about 10.000 espris and Porsche 911 have now gone past 1.000.000. Porsche a bit common now! if you want people to say wow? buy the lotus.
Yep, Porsche is great but esprit is way undervalued if you condoler how rare and special it is!! Thanks for watching buddy!
Where is Ferrari 308 GTB?!?!
Mid-engine beats rear engine in my book.
Ive driven an 80s 911. I hated it.
There's a reason all pure race cars are midengine.
That Frank seems a bit nasty!
I agree, seems like a bit of a dick to me.
Oh, nice that you are giving some charity drives to the homeless ...
Anyway, ordinary 911 would be more fitting match to the Esprit Turbo
Yes for sure.. but have to make do with what I can find, plus these are both Turbo..
Drive wise, the Lotus wins, built quality, Porsche wins. Look wise? I personally like the Lotus more. Price difference? The Porsche cost about 3 times more than the Lotus. Does that make the Porsche 3 times better? Maybe...
3:18 :D
Ha! Someone else picked up on that...
two uncompareable cars compared nicely ....
It's nice to see a crudely made kit car like Esprit next to a real sports car like the 911. In fairness the Esprit is quite remarkable for the piece of rubbish it is.
So it's remarkable and a piece of rubbish , ffs
Shoddily made beautiful cars. Power to weight ratio was remarkable for its day plus it handled quite well and had lovely styling but the build quality was rubbish as were most British cars of that era.. I was never so glad to sell my Esprit S 2 with the possible exception to the big valve Europa I had before it. Now I own a beautifully designed and constructed Porsche 981 Cayman S which is pure nirvana compared to those shoddily made dreams turned nightmares.
I understand you, but still, I would love to have a Lotus Esprit...
... and a Porsche 928 GTS... :P
there both bad cars really