Lotus Esprit
What a Lotus Esprit from 1997 to 2000 sells for at auction, measured on 47 completed sales, 5 of them in the last twelve months. The figure is for a typical example; your own car is valued at your miles and gearbox in the form.
Recent sales
| Date | Vehicle as sold | Miles | Sold | vs value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | 38k-Mile 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 38,000 | $56,500 | -6.4% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 1997 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 18,000 | $71,000 | +17.6% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16k-Mile 1997 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 16,000 | $88,888 | +47.2% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 1998 Lotus Esprit V8 Cars & Bids · manual | 300 | $52,166 | -13.6% |
| Nov 05, 2025 | 33k-Mile 1998 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 33,000 | $53,000 | -12.2% |
| Sep 03, 2025 | 8k-Mile 2000 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 8,000 | $73,343 | +21.5% |
| Aug 27, 2025 | 36k-Mile 1997 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 36,000 | $52,500 | -13.0% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 43k-Mile 1998 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 43,000 | $46,750 | -22.6% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | LS3-Powered 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 6-Speed Bring a Trailer · manual | 37,000 | $65,000 | +7.7% |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 16,000 | $51,000 | -15.5% |
| Aug 30, 2024 | 29k-Mile 1997 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | 29,000 | $61,000 | +1.0% |
| Aug 23, 2024 | 2000 Lotus Esprit V8 Bring a Trailer · manual | — | $48,000 | -20.5% |
How this car is valued
RevFolio holds 47 completed sales of the Lotus Esprit from 1997 to 2000, inside a Lotus Esprit book of 233, dated Apr 09, 2018 to Apr 25, 2026. Across the whole Esprit book, when each sale was hidden from the engine and valued on the sales before it, 56% came within 20% of the real price. Mileage moves this car by 7.0% per 10,000 miles on the matched sales.
The engine keeps gearboxes apart where the sales show they price apart, reads each listing for disclosed damage, modifications and conversions, fits a mileage curve on the matched sales and weights the newest sales most. Every report prints the sales it used.
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