Esprit was once seen as a trendy brand in the 1990s. Hong Kong-based Esprit Holdings, the once high-flying fashion retailer with a global presence, saw its shares skyrocket 150% over the past two days ...

A little British company called Encor is marking the 50-year anniversary of the Lotus Esprit’s spectacular debut at the 1975 Paris Motor Show with a new restomod, essentially a ground-up redo of the ...

The original Series 1 Lotus Esprit has been tastefully revived and improved, leading to an epic modern mid-engine sports car that stays true to its roots ...

The Lotus Esprit V8 has never traded on brute numbers alone, yet it consistently delivers performance and drama that feel far beyond what its spec sheet suggests. Light weight, clever engineering and ...

Though three decades have passed since it was unveiled, and many have forgotten that it exists, this racecar-derived homologation special remains one of the greatest mid-engine sports cars ever ...

The Lotus Esprit is at a very specific corner of car culture. It's the sharp-edged poster car of the late '70s, the submarine-driving star of James Bond films, and a long-time favorite among eccentric ...

From the December 1989 issue of Car and Driver. Drug czar William Bennett should be told: this may be a controlled substance. It's imported in small quantities. It's out­rageously expensive. It's ...

Esprit has filed for bankruptcy protection for its U.S. subsidiaries, Esprit US Distributions Ltd. (USDS) and Esprit US Retail Inc. (USRI), according to Fashion United. The move follows Esprit’s ...

The spirit of Esprit, the storied San Francisco clothing company that was all the rage for teenage girls in the late '80s, is alive in the form of a 142-unit condominium complex under construction in ...

Encor’s Series 1 keeps the wedge profile but replaces fiberglass with carbon from nose to tail – a lightweight recreation of a collector’s delight. The Lotus Esprit is at a very specific corner of car ...