Lotus · 1977–2004
Esprit
Dated sale results, live auctions and asking prices for this model, each linked to the page it came from.

Median sale, 12 mo
$55,000
23 dated results
Middle half
$37,000 – $77,000
25th to 75th percentile
Range
$15,500 – $98,000
lowest to highest sale
Asking now
$57,443
median of 6 listings
Sale results over time
Observed dates on the x-axis; reported sale on the y-axis. Points more than 90 days apart are not joined, so gaps stay visible. Sample composition may change between points.
Sources: Bring a Trailer(opens in a new tab), Cars & Bids(opens in a new tab), Hemmings(opens in a new tab) · last read Nov 9, 2026
Live auctions
350-Powered 1977 Lotus Esprit S1 5-Speed Project (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · ends Nov 11, 2026$5,100
The bid shown is what we saw at the last read, not the final price.
For sale now
1995 Lotus Esprit (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$59,000
1984 Lotus Esprit Hatchback (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$34,999
1994 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$88,000
1990 Lotus Esprit (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$57,443
2001 Lotus Esprit (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$48,000
1988 Lotus Esprit (opens in a new tab)Hemmings$32,900
Asking prices are what sellers want, not what anyone paid.
Sale results
Completed auctions with a published result and date. Newest first.
1984 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Oct 28, 2026$25,900
1997 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Oct 27, 2026$40,000
16k-Mile 2001 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 16,000 mi · Oct 21, 2026$64,000
1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Oct 11, 2026$55,000
11k-Mile 2001 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 11,000 mi · Sep 15, 2026$87,000
26k-Mile 2001 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 26,000 mi · Sep 3, 2026$77,000
21-Years-Owned 1979 Lotus Esprit S2 Commemorative Edition Project (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Sep 1, 2026$30,250
1995 Lotus Esprit S4 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Aug 20, 2026$37,000
18k-Mile 2004 Lotus Esprit V8 Final Edition (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 18,000 mi · Aug 19, 2026$94,000
47k-Mile 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 47,000 mi · Aug 14, 2026$37,000
1994 Lotus Esprit Sport 300 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Aug 12, 2026$98,000
1995 Lotus Esprit S4S Project (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Aug 7, 2026$38,000
27k-Mile 2002 Lotus Esprit V8 25th Anniversary Edition (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 27,000 mi · Aug 4, 2026$77,000
1984 Lotus Turbo Esprit Project (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Jul 14, 2026$15,500
1987 Lotus Esprit Turbo HCi (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Jul 5, 2026$35,500
10k-Mile, One-Owner 2001 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 10,000 mi · Jun 25, 2026$85,000
Modified 1994 Lotus Esprit S4 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · modified · Jun 21, 2026$33,500
19k-Mile 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 19,000 mi · May 14, 2026$42,000
1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · May 13, 2026$55,000
22k-Mile 2004 Lotus Esprit V8 Final Edition (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 22,000 mi · May 9, 2026$95,000
38k-Mile 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 38,000 mi · Apr 25, 2026$56,500
1977 Lotus Esprit S1 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Apr 21, 2026$68,000
1997 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Apr 15, 2026$71,000
Did not sell
Auctions that ended with the reserve not met. The high bid is shown; it is not a sale and is not in the median.
1978 Lotus Esprit S1 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Oct 24, 2026$37,000
27-Years-Owned 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Sep 30, 2026$24,000
1993.5 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · Aug 13, 2026$31,559
47k-Mile 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 47,000 mi · Jul 31, 2026$33,000
15k-Mile 1997 Lotus Esprit V8 (opens in a new tab)Bring a Trailer · 15,000 mi · Apr 22, 2026$56,000