This is the bit where my husband says I have to say something interesting about Lotus Esprits so he's put something here for all you anoracks to read....
The Esprit is an elegant mid-engined styling may be reminiscent of an Italian exotic, the Esprit is a proper, British sports car. It requires strenuous effort to drive, yet will reward the skilled driver like few others. Its always in character, inconvenient, straining at the leash, and darting towards apexes. Anyone who thinks they can step out of a civilised commuter-friendly rival such as a Honda NSX or Porsche 911 into an Esprit without a murmur will be in for something of a shock.
Hope that satisfied your curiosity... oh look, it's me again...
Here I was suggesting that my husband got in to the car and stop taking photographs so we could go home and I can do something else more interesting...
...but he wasn't listening so here's another bit of blurb my husband wanted you to know about Esprits...
Here is a brief history of the car. The Lotus Esprit was a sports car built by Lotus in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 2004. The silver Italdesign concept that eventually became the Esprit was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in 1972, and was a development of a stretched Lotus Europa chassis. It was among the first of designer Giorgetto Giugiaro's polygonal "folded paper" designs. Originally, the name Kiwi was proposed, but in keeping with the 'E...' naming format of Lotus tradition, the name became Esprit. The Esprit was featured in the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, Roger Moore showcased the Esprit’s performance by eluding a chasing helicopter. Unlike the Astons of Bond’s past, the Lotus transformed into a submarine and jumped into the sea.
Oh look, this picture below is the one of me pointing out a small scratch on the bonnet of my husbands car, he wouldn't believe me until I climbed on it to mark the spot...now there's a much larger dent to contend with...oh well, some people just won't listen...
My husband would like to thank you for looking at me in/on Esprits. I would like to suggest you go and drive one instead of watching pictures of them. They're actually quite good.
If you want to know what I really like, look no further than this link to my website proper: Tamsin Blanchard
And here's my Husband's other hobby: Blues Guitar