2011 Lotus Esprit Sports Car will be a wholly different Beast powered by a 4.4 liter V8 engine
2011 Lotus Esprit Sports Car The guys over at AutoCar have caught the upcoming Lotus Esprit testing in cold-snowy weather of Sweden . After running some DVLA records and matching the license plate, AutoCar has learned that the prototype is powered by a 4.4 liter V8 engine. Lotus sources have previously said that BMW may be the supplier for Lotus� 2011 Esprit.It�s possible that the new Lotus Esprit will carry the 4.4 liter twin-turbo V8 engine from the new BMW X6 , but will most likely be tuned to develop 500 horsepower .Currently the 4.4 liter twin-turbo from V8 produces 400 horsepower. The engine is also expected to be used in other BMW models including the X5 and the 7-Series. Lotus engineers will most probably re-work the engine management to reach numbers closer the Nissan GT- R and the Porsche 911 Turbo. According to Lotus insiders, the next-gen Elis e will arrive sometime in early 2011 followed by an all-new V8-po wered Esprit in 2012. ..............................20...