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A 944 Turbo is the utility daily driver. Love them. Sadly and other than 944 type owners, they get no respect. Easy to mod, track day hoot and piss-off 911 owners.
I've had very little time in a '91 Lotus Turbo Esprit. The early ones are basically 'refined' kit cars, though have some mystical way of twisting ones head backwards and wanting. Virtually no dealer network existed or got off the ground in the states. Good luck, pal.
Getting back to a 1991. You couldn't give them away for the price they were and sitting next to a Porsche, let alone a Ford Mustang GT. But the little 4 banger put out good numbers, some vibes and has a cool sound.
The Kevlar body was more attractive and gone were the sharp edges. Hardware was light, chincy junk, but the irony is accepting it as the Colin Chapman philosophy. So if you believe that, then what difference does it make? It just has to make the end of a race. In the case of a road going Esprit.... you got me on 'what the hell was Lotus thinking'. But, don't worry unless you're a big person trying to get into the vehicle, your knee accidently bumps the dash and it partially falls off. Hopefully some dangling loose wires will hold it up. Drive it like its meant to be.
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