Lotus Esprit Turbo 1
(For Your Eyes Only)
Gadget: Lotus Esprit Turbo 1
Movie: For Your Eyes Only
Owner: James Bond
Status: Destroyed
Due to the success of the Lotus Esprit, Q-Branch has modified
a later model of the vehicle - the Esprit Turbo. Bond used the
Esprit Turbo for a very short period during the For Your Eyes
Only mission, before it was destroyed whilst a Gonzales henchman
tried to steal it.
Use
Bond drove to Hector Gonzales' estate in Madrid, Spain, to spy
on his operations. Once Bond was captured he was saved by Melina
Havelock who shot Gonzales in the back with her crossbow, the
two fled the estate and proceeded to the Esprit Turbo in an attempt
to escape. Once reaching the car, one of Gonzales' henchmen was
trying to steal it, without success, without a life and without
a car. As the villain smashed the cars window, it's self-destruct
system "kicked-in", blasting the villain off his feet,
and blowing the car sky-high.
Specs
White Lotus Esprit Turbo, with double red pinstripes, alloy wheels
and a self-destruct system, consisting of the following:
