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Lotus Esprit V8 Red AUTOart 1:18

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Lotus Esprit V8 Red AUTOart 1:18 75311 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit V8 reproduces the final, most powerful Esprit generation in red, with opening doors and hood over its detailed V8 bay. This example is used; the box shows traces of storage while the model remains intact. A late-Esprit anchor piece for a Lotus display.
Lotus Esprit V8 Red AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Lotus
Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
75311
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About the Lotus Esprit V8 Red AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Lotus Esprit V8 reproduces the flagship late-generation Esprit in red, with opening doors and hood over its detailed V8 engine bay. This is a used example, box showing traces of storage. A high-water-mark Lotus piece for a British sports car shelf.

The V8 Esprit arrived as Lotus's answer to more powerful continental rivals, dropping a four-cam V8 into the Esprit's evolved wedge body two decades after the original S1. AUTOart's diecast treats it as the performance flagship it was.

What This AUTOart Esprit V8 Diecast Delivers

The zinc alloy body gives the model real substance in the hand, consistent with a diecast's structural advantage over lighter composite alternatives at this scale. Doors and the rear-hinged hood both open, revealing a V8 engine bay AUTOart has rendered with genuine detail rather than a token block, appropriate for the car's most significant mechanical upgrade over earlier turbo-four Esprits. Panel gaps sit tight along the coupe's still-angular but softened later-generation bodywork, and the red paint carries real depth under a display lamp. As a used piece, the outer box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected; checking hinge action on the doors and hood after unboxing is standard practice for any handled opening-panel diecast before it takes a permanent shelf spot.

Positioning the V8 Esprit in a Collection

By the time the V8 arrived, the Esprit had evolved considerably from Giugiaro's original wedge, its body softened by later restyling while keeping the silhouette's identity intact. This model represents the performance peak of that evolution, and pairing it with an earlier S1 or S3 Esprit tells the full generational story of how the car changed over two decades. On a British sports car shelf covering Lotus's output through the 1990s, the V8 stands as the range-topper against which the earlier turbo-four cars can be measured. AUTOart's opening-panel construction and engine bay detail place this above mass-market diecast, and the used condition brings a flagship-tier Esprit within easier reach.

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