Published 19/08-2001
Updated 09/10-2011 12:10
The James Bond Vehicle Library
Lotus Esprit
Lotus Esprit
Notes
The Lotus Esprit ranks with the Aston Martin DB5, as a truly classic Bond vehicle. It was nicknamed 'Wet Nellie' after Bond's autogyro 'Little Nellie' from 'You Only Live Twice'.
Bond's Esprit was highly armed, and it could travel underwater at a relatively high speed.
Six different 'Shells' & 'Models' were used to perform the Land to Sea transformation, and a empty shell with a diver in a wetsuit acted underwater. Today one of these six vehicles is owned by 'The Ian Fleming Foundation'.
007 relation
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Company vehicle
- Vehicle Bond drives
Technical data
- Manufacturer: Lotus (UK)
- Model: Esprit
- Year: 1977
- Engine: 2,0L 16V Inline 4-cyl DOH (S1 1.973 cc, S3 2.174cc)
- Power: 140 bhp
- Transmission: 5-Speed
- Steering: Rack & pinion
- Brakes: Discs w/ Vacuum Assist
- Unladen weight: 1.066 kg (2.350 lbs)
- Performance: Max. speed 135 mph
0 - 60: 9,2 sec. - Colour: white
- Numberplate: PPW 306 R
Gadgets
- Able to transform to a submarine
- Periscope
- Torpedoes
- Surface-to-air missile
- Deptcharges (mines)
- Smokescreen (both land and sea)
Sources
Links:
- Car Enthusiast NEWS - A Chronological History of the James Bond Film cars.
- Lotus Cars Ltd. - Lotus Cars Ltd.
- SuperCars - Information on many of the Bond cars with great pictures.
- Universal Exports - The Lotus cars in James Bond films.
Other sources:
The Essential Bond, Lee Pfeiffer & Dave Worrall, Boxtree, 2000, page 110.