Lotus Esprit
41 sales counted, 24 Apr 2006 to 21 Apr 2026 · worldwide · in sterling
Figures as at 4 November 2026 · rebuilt nightly
SuperCar AI holds 41 public auction sales of the Lotus Esprit. The latest ordinary sale was £53,000 at Bring a Trailer on 21 April 2026. Over the last three years, 9 ordinary sales ran from £24,000 to £144,000.
Lowest, last three years£24k16 Jul 2024 · Bring a Trailer
Highest, last three years£144kAug 2024 · RM Sotheby's
Latest ordinary sale£53k21 Apr 2026 · Bring a Trailer
Achieved prices: what the buyer paid, buyer’s premium included. These are ordinary sales: counted sales Trade has not marked. Every sale, marked ones with their reason, is in the table below. Each is shown as itself: no averages.
I · Every sale over time
41 counted sales, each shown as itself
- Price paid as the house published it
- Winning bid plus the house’s published fee
- Marked sale: counted, with its reason in the list below
II · Every sale
41 sales counted, newest first
All achieved prices at public auction. Each links to the auction house’s own result, or to the published report where the house gave none. 5 sales are marked: counted, and shown with the reason they are not an ordinary sale.
| Date | Auction | Price paid | Achieved, £ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21 Apr 2026 | Bring a Trailer | $71,400bid $68,000 + buyer’s fee $3,400, added at the house’s published rate | £53,000at $1.3509 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 21 April 2026 | |
6 Nov 2025 | Bring a Trailer | $37,538bid $35,750 + buyer’s fee $1,788, added at the house’s published rate | £29,000at $1.3102 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 6 November 2025 | |
8 May 2025 | Bring a Trailer | $142,800bid $136,000 + buyer’s fee $6,800, added at the house’s published rate | £107,000at $1.3310 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 8 May 2025 | |
Feb 2025 | RM Sotheby's | $151,200premium included, as published | £122,000at $1.2426 = £1, the Bank of England rate for February 2025. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
6 Dec 2024 | Bring a Trailer | $163,500bid $156,000 + buyer’s fee $7,500, added at the house’s published rate | £128,000at $1.2743 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 6 December 2024 | |
10 Oct 2024 | Bring a Trailer | $18,375bid $17,500 + buyer’s fee $875, added at the house’s published rateMarked: a project car, sold for restoration. Counted, and shown with its reason. | £14,000at $1.3049 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 10 October 2024 | |
22 Sep 2024 | Bring a Trailer | $66,150bid $63,000 + buyer’s fee $3,150, added at the house’s published rate | £50,000at $1.3281 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 22 September 2024 | |
Aug 2024 | RM Sotheby's | $184,800premium included, as published | £144,000at $1.2793 = £1, the Bank of England rate for August 2024. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
16 Jul 2024 | Bring a Trailer | $31,500bid $30,000 + buyer’s fee $1,500, added at the house’s published rate | £24,000at $1.2948 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 16 July 2024 | |
4 Dec 2023 | Bring a Trailer | $33,075bid $31,500 + buyer’s fee $1,575, added at the house’s published rate | £26,000at $1.2612 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 4 December 2023 | |
15 Jul 2023 | Bring a Trailer | $9,450bid $9,000 + buyer’s fee $450, added at the house’s published rateMarked: a project car, sold for restoration. Counted, and shown with its reason. | £7,000at $1.3116 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 15 July 2023 | |
14 Jul 2023 | Bonhams | £66,700premium included, as published | £67,000in sterling as published | |
9 May 2023 | Bring a Trailer | $20,475bid $19,500 + buyer’s fee $975, added at the house’s published rateMarked: a project car, sold for restoration. Counted, and shown with its reason. | £16,000at $1.2612 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 9 May 2023 | |
8 May 2023 | Bring a Trailer | $44,100bid $42,000 + buyer’s fee $2,100, added at the house’s published rate | £35,000at $1.2627 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 8 May 2023 | |
10 Dec 2022 | RM Sotheby's | $100,800premium included, as published | £82,000at $1.2295 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 10 December 2022 | |
14 Dec 2021 | Bring a Trailer | $34,650bid $33,000 + buyer’s fee $1,650, added at the house’s published rate | £26,000at $1.3233 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 14 December 2021 | |
11 Dec 2021 | Bonhams | £53,438premium included, as published | £53,000in sterling as published | |
6 Dec 2021 | Bring a Trailer | $24,150bid $23,000 + buyer’s fee $1,150, added at the house’s published rate | £18,000at $1.3236 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 6 December 2021 | |
22 May 2021 | Bonhams | £24,750premium included, as published | £25,000in sterling as published | |
13 Apr 2021 | Bring a Trailer | $22,057bid $21,007 + buyer’s fee $1,050, added at the house’s published rate | £16,000at $1.3732 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 13 April 2021 | |
20 Mar 2021 | Bonhams | £47,250premium included, as published | £47,000in sterling as published | |
25 Jan 2021 | Bring a Trailer | $31,500bid $30,000 + buyer’s fee $1,500, added at the house’s published rate | £23,000at $1.3671 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 25 January 2021 | |
31 Dec 2020 | Bring a Trailer | $32,550bid $31,000 + buyer’s fee $1,550, added at the house’s published rate | £24,000at $1.3649 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 31 December 2020 | |
25 Jul 2020 | Bonhams | £30,375premium included, as published | £30,000in sterling as published | |
7 May 2020 | Bring a Trailer | $9,814bid $9,347 + buyer’s fee $467, added at the house’s published rateMarked: a project car, sold for restoration. Counted, and shown with its reason. | £8,000at $1.2287 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 7 May 2020 | |
Jan 2020 | RM Sotheby's | $36,400premium included, as published | £28,000at $1.3210 = £1, the Bank of England rate for January 2020. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
26 Sep 2019 | Bonhams | £24,750premium included, as published | £25,000in sterling as published | |
6 Feb 2019 | RM Sotheby's | €60,375premium included, as published | £53,000at €1.1394 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 6 February 2019 | |
Jan 2019 | RM Sotheby's | $50,400premium included, as published | £39,000at $1.2769 = £1, the Bank of England rate for January 2019. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
17 Aug 2018 | Bring a Trailer | $40,957bid $39,007 + buyer’s fee $1,950, added at the house’s published rate | £32,000at $1.2741 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 17 August 2018 | |
Aug 2018 | RM Sotheby's | $106,400premium included, as published | £81,000at $1.3122 = £1, the Bank of England rate for August 2018. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
Aug 2018 | RM Sotheby's | $112,000premium included, as published | £85,000at $1.3122 = £1, the Bank of England rate for August 2018. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
11 Sep 2017 | Bring a Trailer | $27,563bid $26,250 + buyer’s fee $1,313, added at the house’s published rateMarked: a project car, sold for restoration. Counted, and shown with its reason. | £21,000at $1.3183 = £1, the Bank of England rate for 11 September 2017 | |
Jan 2017 | RM Sotheby's | $44,000premium included, as published | £36,000at $1.2303 = £1, the Bank of England rate for January 2017. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
May 2014 | RM Sotheby's | $25,500premium included, as published | £15,000at $1.6895 = £1, the Bank of England rate for May 2014. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
Sep 2013 | RM Sotheby's | £616,000premium included, as published | £616,000in sterling as published | |
31 Oct 2012 | RM Sotheby's | £23,520premium included, as published | £24,000in sterling as published | |
29 Jun 2012 | Bonhams | £18,975premium included, as published | £19,000in sterling as published | |
May 2011 | RM Sotheby's | $22,000premium included, as published | £13,000at $1.6648 = £1, the Bank of England rate for May 2011. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
Jan 2011 | RM Sotheby's | $41,250premium included, as published | £26,000at $1.5655 = £1, the Bank of England rate for January 2011. Only the month of sale is recorded. | |
24 Apr 2006 | Bonhams | £4,600premium included, as published | £5,000in sterling as published |
III · Held back
In our record, not in these figures
- 1Sale whose winning bid can’t yet be put on the same basis as the rest: the house’s buyer’s fee for that date isn’t known.
Cars offered that did not sell are not shown on this page.
IV · How these figures are made
Method and checks
Terms
- Achieved price
- What the buyer paid, including the buyer’s premium: the auction house’s fee, paid by the buyer on top of the winning bid. Where a house publishes only the winning bid, we add its published buyer’s fee and show both.
- Sterling
- Each sale is converted at the Bank of England rate for its sale date. Where only the month or the year of sale is recorded, the sale says so. The rate sits beside every sale.
- Marked sale
- A real sale that is not an ordinary one, such as a whole collection sold at no reserve. It is counted, and shown with its reason.
- Scope
- Worldwide public auctions, so this is not a UK price. Past results only: no asking prices, no estimates, no averages, nothing about prices to come.
Checks passed on 4 November 2026
- Every counted sale sold at a public auction41 checked
- No asking prices or unsold bidsnone found
- One basis throughout: price paid, premium included
- Every sale carries its exchange rate and source41 of 41
- Every figure is in sterling
- No sale in the figures failed the variant check
- Under 10% of this car’s sales held for a check0.0% (0)
- The count is every sale on this line, marked sales included
- Every marked sale is shown with its reason