Description
The Lotus Esprit Turbo returned to the big screen in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only, directed by John Glen and starring Roger Moore as 007. After the submersible Esprit of The Spy Who Loved Me, the filmmakers brought back Lotus with the new Esprit Turbo, the faster, turbocharged version launched in 1980 and powered by a 2.2 litre turbocharged four cylinder engine. Lotus supplied two complete cars to the production, plus an empty bodyshell for the explosion scene.
The first Esprit, a white car, is famously destroyed early in the film when a henchman breaks into it and triggers its self-destruct system, a simple set of explosive charges. Q Branch then rebuilds the car, and it reappears in the ski resort scenes in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy in bronze, with the British registration OPW 678W. That is the car Hot Wheels has recreated.
The Lotus Esprit Turbo is a new premium casting for 2026, designed by Garry Gopinath, and part of the Hot Wheels Pop Culture series’ For Your Eyes Only theme. It is finished in a metallic copper red (named Fire Bronze by Hot Wheels) with “turbo esprit” badging on the sides, the OPW 678W license plate, a right-hand drive layout, a metal body and metal base, and Real Riders wheels at 1:64 scale.
Why You Should Own It?
- Replica of the Lotus Esprit Turbo from the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only
- Part of the premium Hot Wheels Pop Culture series, a brand new casting for 2026
- Metallic copper red paint with “turbo esprit” badging and the OPW 678W license plate
- Premium detailing with metal body, metal base and Real Riders wheels
- Great pickup for James Bond, Lotus, British car and movie car collections
- Authentic Hot Wheels detailing at 1:64 scale
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