{"id":47335,"date":"2017-02-15T08:57:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T08:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/?p=47335"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:02:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T16:02:05","slug":"lotus-esprit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/features\/lotus-esprit\/","title":{"rendered":"Homage to the Lotus Esprit"},"content":{"rendered":"

It doesn\u2019t even matter how long they take to get from 0-60mph. Or what their top speed is. Or how many cylinders the engine has. Or even where it is for that matter. Because certain vehicles, like the Lotus Esprit, harbour something far mightier than that. And that\u2019s the power to stop people in their tracks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a force that can\u2019t be explained by numbers. There\u2019s no mathematical formula. It\u2019s a conundrum that no mechanic can fix. That\u2019s because there are no answers. A car either has it, or it doesn\u2019t. Luckily, the Esprit has it – and then some.<\/p>\n

You could liken early models – like the S2 we took on a romantic tour of its homeland – to the most beautiful of humans. The type that make your heart skip a beat when they enter the room. The ones who brighten every single part of your being. That give you hope and happiness in an instant despite knowing that somewhere, somewhere deep down in the pit of your stomach you may end up feeling let down.<\/p>\n

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Yet if an Esprit conked out somewhere in the deepest and darkest depths of a rural village, the anger would soon subside. Once the charming headlights popped back up and pumped out those golden retro rays of light, you\u2019d feel all warm inside and convince yourself that everything was going to be ok.<\/p>\n

It was loved when it first came off the production line back in the 1970s. And it\u2019s still loved now. Like an aging charmer, you know you should show it the utmost respect. But with its desirable wedge-shaped design and ridiculous lack of height you just can\u2019t stop yourself from gawping.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a knack that legendary Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro has pulled off time and time again. Making people ogle classic vehicles that wouldn\u2019t look out of place in an art gallery. And it says it all that his signature piece is seen as the Esprit considering the stunning depth of breathtaking work at his disposal.<\/p>\n\n\t\t