Esprit 450 TPS

26/05/2026

A great car needs a great key which needs a proper garage

24/04/2026

Private parking en route to Sardinia.

30/03/2026

Forebodings. Esprit intercooler kit from alloy. One year wait is over.

06/02/2026

So it's been a busy week. I recovered the Esprit 2 weeks ago after six months at Ramspott and Brandt (5 months waiting for a lower control arm), only to come home with a bad cold.
Finally got down to work on the Esprit this week and get some things done:
* New head unit surround
* New seat inserts
* New indicator stalks, getting rid of stupid Mondeo pieces.
* New, hopefully final rear hatch latches with remote control (Lotus really has the most stupid design for the latch).
* New front splitter (thx to Stephane Drezet for the wrap)
* Airbag fault resolved (note to others, if you replace the Airbag warning light with LED you will get a fault code P61/P62 because it thinks the bulb is broken. I soldered a 470 ohm resistor in and now all is well - I really hate 90's era electronics).
* Fixed and adjusted the driver side window frame

23/01/2026

En fin! After 6 months, five of them waiting for parts, Esprit 450 TPS is finally coming home!

21/10/2025

Long article about the Esprit in the Club Lotus France magazine.

12/09/2025

Finally something usefull made with Gemini AI, the Esprit 450 as a model.

02/07/2025

01/07/2025