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What will my Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994) sell for on Bring a Trailer?
Every Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994) 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 X180 (1988-1994) 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.
9Sold since Nov 2024
82%Of auctions ended in a sale
$37,000Most recent, Aug 14, 2026
Nov 13, 2026Results read
What each one sells for
| Variant | Median | Range | Sold | Sold rate | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esprit | – | – | 0 | – | $20,500, Oct 20, 2020 |
| Esprit Turbo | $40,000 | $37,000 to $42,000 | 3 | 60% | $37,000, Aug 14, 2026 |
| Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | $44,500 | $35,000 to $61,000 | 3 | 100% | $35,000, Apr 6, 2026 |
| Esprit Turbo SE | –too few to average | $25,750 to $34,777 | 2 | 100% | $34,777, Jan 13, 2026 |
| Esprit Turbo SE Jim Clark Edition | – | – | 0 | – | $25,500, Sep 13, 2019 |
| One-offs, modified and other | –mixed group, see the list | $98,000 | 1 | 100% | $98,000, Aug 12, 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
48 salesSoldBid to, not soldSince Nov 2024, price on a log scale
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 47k mi | $37,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 1994 Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit Sport 300 | – | – | $98,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 14, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Calypso Red over Beige | 19k mi | $42,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White Metallic over Blue | – | $35,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Calypso Red over Multi-tone beige | 47k mi | $40,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Calypso Red over Magnolia | – | $34,777 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Calypso Red over Sand | 52k mi | $25,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White Metallic over Blue | 13k mi | $61,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 6, 2025 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Blue interior | 5,300 mi | $44,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Monaco White over Sand | 11k mi | $37,503 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Calypso Red | – | $23,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White | 17k mi | $44,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | – | – | $28,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2023 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White over Tri-tone | 21k mi | $32,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 28, 2023 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Steel Blue over Beige | 33k mi | $30,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over Gray | – | $33,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 16, 2022 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | White over Tan | – | $28,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 2, 2022 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Calypso Red over Tan | – | $34,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 7, 2022 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White over Tri-tone | 165 mi | $96,180 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 10, 2021 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over Tan | 18k mi | $35,600 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 8, 2021 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | White over Tan | – | $30,799 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 11, 2021 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over Black | – | $29,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 2, 2021 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Red over Tan | – | $24,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 28, 2021 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Pearlescent white over Blue | – | $27,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 27, 2020 | 1989 Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit SE | Red over Tan | 18k mi | $30,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2020 | 1988 Lotus Esprit | Blue over Gray | – | $20,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 13, 2020 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | White over Black | – | $20,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over Tan | – | $25,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 6, 2020 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Pearl white over Tan | – | $19,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 26, 2020 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over Tan | – | $27,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 18, 2020 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Black over Gray | – | $20,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 23, 2020 | 1991 Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit X180R | White over Charcoal | – | $58,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Feb 28, 2020 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | White over Tri-tone | – | $31,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 5, 2019 | 1989 Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit SE | Red over Tan | 18k mi | $30,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 13, 2019 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE Jim Clark Edition | Green over Yellow Connnolly | – | $25,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Silver Frost Metallic | – | $16,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 12, 2019 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Calypso Red over Biscuit | 10k mi | $32,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 7, 2018 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE Jim Clark Edition | – | 5k mi | $30,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Dec 4, 2018 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | – | 42k mi | $17,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 27, 2018 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Monaco White over Magnolia | – | $19,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2018 | 1991 Lotus Esprit | Red over Tan | 54k mi | $15,250 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 11, 2018 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Red over Black | – | $18,750 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 22, 2018 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | – | 18k mi | $29,500 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 3, 2018 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | White over Grey | 12k mi | $18,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 1, 2017 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 83k mi | $17,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Oct 18, 2016 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Pearl White over Black | 23k mi | $30,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 19, 2014 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 29k mi | $17,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 5, 2014 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 29k mi | $15,000 | BaT listing ↗ |
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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 13 are shown.
| Ended | Car | Color | Miles | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Monaco White | – | $24,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | 47k mi | $33,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 21, 2024 | 1990 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Monaco White over Light Gray | 25k mi | $13,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | – | $27,750bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Sep 25, 2023 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Silver Frost over Gray | – | $16,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White over Tan | – | $25,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 1988 Lotus Esprit | Blue over Gray | – | $19,250bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Apr 27, 2022 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE | Red over White | – | $26,600bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 22, 2021 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | Red over Tan | 3,800 mi | $34,444bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| May 4, 2020 | 1988 Lotus Esprit X180 (1988-1994)One-offs, modified and other · Esprit SE | – | – | $14,500bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jun 3, 2019 | 1988 Lotus Esprit Turbo Commemorative Edition | Pearlescent White | 24k mi | $24,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Nov 21, 2018 | 1991 Lotus Esprit Turbo SE Jim Clark Edition | – | 6k mi | $39,000bid to, not sold | BaT listing ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2018 | 1989 Lotus Esprit Turbo | – | – | $16,750bid 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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