Lotus Esprit S1
Sold prices, market value and cars for sale
As of October 21, 2026, Shifty has recorded 17 public sales of the Lotus Esprit S1. The records run from August 2018 to November 2025. 1 sold in the past 12 months.
Versions
About the Lotus Esprit S1
- Built
- 1976 to 1978
- Versions
- 1
- Body styles
- Coupe
- Engine
- Inline-4 DOHC, 2.0L
- Power
- 160 hp
- 0 to 60
- 6.8 s
- Top speed
- 138 mph
- Designer
- Giorgetto Giugiaro
The Lotus Esprit S1 was built from 1976 to 1978.
The market
Recent sales
Common questions
How much does a Lotus Esprit S1 cost?
Half of the 17 most recent sales landed between $21,007 and $39,007.
What is the most expensive Lotus Esprit S1 ever sold?
The highest sale on file is $156,000, for a 1977 Lotus Esprit at Bring a Trailer. It sold on Dec 6, 2024. It showed 19,000 miles.
How many Lotus Esprit S1 examples have sold?
Shifty has recorded 17 public sales since August 2018. 1 came in the past 12 months. The most recent sold for $35,750 on Nov 6, 2025.
Where do Lotus Esprit S1 examples sell?
All of the last 17 sales with a known venue were at Bring a Trailer.
How many miles do Lotus Esprit S1 examples have when they sell?
Across the last 16 sales with a recorded odometer, the median was 37,500 miles. The lowest showed 3,000 miles and the highest 54,000 miles.
Where do Shifty's Lotus Esprit S1 prices come from?
Every figure here comes from recorded public sales and live listings of the Lotus Esprit S1. Each sale is filed by version and year. Shifty leaves out cars without a clean title, mismatched cars and implausible prices. The Shifty Estimate weights the most recent sales most heavily. These figures were read on October 21, 2026.