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Lotus Esprit S1 Green AUTOart 1:18

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Lotus Esprit S1 Green AUTOart 1:18 75302 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit S1 reproduces Giorgetto Giugiaro's wedge-shaped coupe in green with opening doors and hood. This is a used model; the box shows traces of storage while the casting is intact. A sharp-lined choice for a Lotus or 1970s wedge-era display.
Lotus Esprit S1 Green AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Lotus
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
75302
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About the Lotus Esprit S1 Green AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit S1 captures Giugiaro's wedge-profile coupe in green, with opening doors, hood and engine cover. This is a used example, box showing traces of storage. A defining 1970s design statement for a Lotus or wedge-era shelf.

The Esprit S1 introduced Lotus's most striking silhouette, a flat-faceted wedge from Giorgetto Giugiaro that broke from the rounded sports cars around it. AUTOart's diecast leans into those hard angles rather than softening them for scale.

How the AUTOart Esprit S1 Handles Diecast Construction

Zinc alloy gives this Esprit real weight in the hand, the density that lets a diecast body hold flat panel faces without warping or sagging over time, an important trait on a car whose whole design language is straight lines and sharp creases. Doors, hood and the rear engine cover all open, exposing an interior and mid-mounted engine bay AUTOart has detailed rather than left generic. Panel gaps track cleanly along the wedge's straight edges, where a softer casting method would blur the crispness Giugiaro's design depends on. The green finish sits with good depth under direct light, and being a used piece, the box carries traces of storage while the model itself remains sound. Buyers should inspect hinge action on the doors and engine cover after unboxing, standard due diligence for any previously owned opening-panel diecast.

The Wedge Era and Where This Esprit Fits

The S1's design broke from Lotus's earlier curved sports cars and became the template for the marque through several Esprit generations, the car that later carried Lotus into Bond-film fame in a later form. This early S1 variant, though, is the purest expression of Giugiaro's original wedge before revisions softened the lines. On a shelf built around 1970s design experimentation or British sports car lineage, it sits naturally beside other wedge-profile subjects from the same period. AUTOart's opening-panel diecast puts this above entry-tier alternatives, and the used condition offers a way into a design-significant Esprit without new-model pricing, provided the hinges and paint check out on arrival as expected from a handled but intact example.

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