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What will my Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988) sell for on Bring a Trailer?
Every Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988) 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 S3 (1981-1988) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esprit HCi Turbo | – | – | 0 | – | $70,000, Dec 17, 2023 |
| Esprit Turbo | $25,900 | $23,350 to $60,000 | 3 | 75% | $25,900, Oct 28, 2026 |
| Esprit Turbo Investor’s Special Edition | – | – | 0 | – | $47,000, Sep 11, 2024 |
| Turbo Esprit | $45,125 | $23,500 to $55,000 | 4 | 80% | $55,000, Oct 11, 2026 |
| One-offs, modified and other | –mixed group, see the list | $15,500 to $35,500 | 4 | 100% | $15,500, Jul 14, 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
34 sales| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1984 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | – | $25,900 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit | – | – | $55,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 1984 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Turbo Esprit Project, project car | Calpyso Red over Beige Connolly | – | $15,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 1987 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Turbo HCi | – | – | $35,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 13, 2026 | 1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit | Black | – | $55,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 11, 2025 | 1983 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Turbo Esprit Investor’s Special Edition | – | – | $34,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 1984 Lotus Turbo Esprit | – | 33k mi | $23,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 27, 2025 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | – | $23,350 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Black | – | $60,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 1985 Lotus Turbo Esprit | Silver over Red Connolly | – | $35,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 23, 2024 | 1987 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Turbo HCi | British Racing Green over Tan | – | $28,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 11, 2024 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo Investor’s Special Edition | – | – | $47,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 4, 2024 | 1984 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit 5-Speed | White over Black | – | $39,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 1985 Lotus Esprit Turboone owner | Black over Tan | – | $29,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 17, 2023 | 1987 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Red over Tan | 11k mi | $70,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 1987 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Calypso Red over Tan Connolly | – | $43,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 1, 2023 | 1987 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Red over Tan | – | $29,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 1987 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Turbo Project, project car, modified | – | – | $38,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 25, 2022 | 1987 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Calypso Red over Tan Connolly | – | $39,990 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1987 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Red over Tan | – | $32,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 10, 2021 | 1986 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Black over Tan | – | $34,666 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 18, 2021 | 1986 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Black over Gold | – | $28,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 29, 2020 | 1986 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Glacier Blue over Blue | – | $33,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 26, 2020 | 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Red over Tan | – | $15,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 3, 2020 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo Investor’s Special Edition | Silver over Gray | – | $31,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 10, 2020 | 1986 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Red over Gray | – | $27,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 8, 2019 | 1987 Lotus Turbo Esprit | Pearlescent White over Blue | – | $34,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 5, 2019 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo Investor’s Special Edition | – | – | $37,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 19, 2018 | 1985 Lotus Turbo Esprit | – | – | $14,752 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 31, 2018 | 1983 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Turbo Investor’s Special | – | – | $32,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 23, 2018 | 1987 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Turbo Esprit Project, project car | – | – | $17,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2017 | 1986 Lotus Esprit HCi Turbo | Black over Tan | – | $32,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2017 | 1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | – | $30,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 25, 2017 | 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Glacier Blue over Blue | – | $37,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
What would yours sell for?
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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 5 are shown.
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | 1983 Lotus Turbo Esprit | Cherry Red over Gray | – | $26,777bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 33k mi | $30,450bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 21, 2022 | 1984 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Black over Gray | – | $24,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 11, 2019 | 1985 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Glacier Blue over Blue | – | $25,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 1983 Lotus Esprit S3 (1981-1988)One-offs, modified and other · Turbo Esprit Investor’s Special Edition | Red over Black | – | $31,000bid 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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