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Bring a Trailer prices · 1978 to 1980
What will my Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982) sell for on Bring a Trailer?
Every Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982) auction we have on record, grouped the way the listings themselves describe the car, so one version is never averaged with another.
Below is every Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982) auction we have on record from Bring a Trailer's published results, kept apart by variant. We are an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner, so this is the same record we use when a seller asks us what to expect.
What each one sells for
| Variant | Median | Range | Sold | Sold rate | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All listings | –mixed group, see the list | $18,000 to $30,250 | 2 | 100% | $30,250, Sep 1, 2026 |
Figures are for auctions that ended since Nov 2024. Prices are winning bids; the buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top. "Sold rate" is the share of auctions that met reserve. A variant with fewer than 3 sales shows no median: one or two cars are not a market.
Every sale
6 sales| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 1979 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit S2 Commemorative Edition Project, project car | – | – | $30,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 1980 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit S2 Project, project car | – | – | $18,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 9, 2021 | 1979 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit S2 Commemorative Edition | Black | – | $43,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 15, 2018 | 1979 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit S2 | Red | – | $17,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 31, 2018 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit S2 Project, project car | – | – | $10,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 1980 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit | – | 108k mi | $17,700 | BaT listing ↗ |
Bid to, not sold
These cars did not meet reserve. The high bid is not a sale price and is not counted in any price figure above. The newest 1 are shown.
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2018 | 1978 Lotus Esprit S2 (1978-1982)All listings · Esprit Project, project car | – | – | $18,250bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
How to read these numbers
- Every price is a completed Bring a Trailer sale and links to its listing. Asking prices are not counted anywhere.
- The price is the winning bid. The buyer pays Bring a Trailer's fee on top of it.
- Variants are never averaged together, and conversions, race cars and projects are listed but left out of the medians.
- Mileage and colors are read from each listing's title and short description. Mileage is rounded there, so a "22k" car may have a few hundred miles either side, and a dash means the listing's summary didn't state it.
- Cars we sold ourselves are marked and open the car's own page, with its photos and history.
Reimel Motor Cars is an independent dealer and an official Bring a Trailer Local Partner. This page is our own summary of published results and is not produced or endorsed by Bring a Trailer.
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