Lotus Esprit (Series 1)
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The Lotus Esprit (Series 1) is a mid-engined British sports car introduced in the 1970s, renowned for its sharp wedge-shaped design and iconic appearance in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me."
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lotus Esprit | 4 |
| Lotus Esprit (Series 2) | 2 |
| Lotus Esprit S1 | 2 |
| Lotus Esprit (Series 1) canonical | 1 |
| Lotus Esprit S1 design | 1 |
| Lotus Esprit Turbo | 1 |
| Lotus Esprit design | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4927751 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lotus Esprit (Series 1) Context triple: [Giorgetto Giugiaro, notableWork, Lotus Esprit (Series 1)]
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A.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
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B.
Lotus Exige
The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.
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C.
Lancia LC1
The Lancia LC1 is an early-1980s Group 6 sports prototype racing car developed by Lancia for endurance competition, notable for its lightweight design and use in major European sports car championships.
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D.
CLA Coupé
The CLA Coupé is a compact four-door coupé model from Mercedes-Benz known for its sleek, coupe-like styling and premium features.
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E.
Lancia Aurelia
The Lancia Aurelia is an iconic Italian luxury car from the early 1950s, renowned for pioneering the production V6 engine and advanced engineering for its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lotus Esprit (Series 1) Target entity description: The Lotus Esprit (Series 1) is a mid-engined British sports car introduced in the 1970s, renowned for its sharp wedge-shaped design and iconic appearance in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me."
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A.
Lotus Elise
The Lotus Elise is a lightweight, mid-engined British sports car renowned for its agile handling and minimalist, driver-focused design.
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B.
Lotus Exige
The Lotus Exige is a lightweight, high-performance sports car known for its track-focused handling and minimalist design, derived from the Lotus Elise platform.
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C.
Lancia LC1
The Lancia LC1 is an early-1980s Group 6 sports prototype racing car developed by Lancia for endurance competition, notable for its lightweight design and use in major European sports car championships.
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D.
CLA Coupé
The CLA Coupé is a compact four-door coupé model from Mercedes-Benz known for its sleek, coupe-like styling and premium features.
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E.
Lancia Aurelia
The Lancia Aurelia is an iconic Italian luxury car from the early 1950s, renowned for pioneering the production V6 engine and advanced engineering for its time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lotus Esprit model
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sports car ⓘ |
| 0To60MphTime | approximately 8 seconds ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| assemblyLocation | Hethel, Norfolk ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | fibreglass ⓘ |
| bodyStyle | 2-door coupé ⓘ |
| brakeType | disc brakes ⓘ |
| category | classic car ⓘ |
| chassis | steel backbone chassis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designer | Giorgetto Giugiaro ⓘ |
| designLanguage | wedge-shaped design ⓘ |
| doorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| drivetrain | RWD ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline-4 engine ⓘ |
| engineDisplacement | 2.0 litre ⓘ |
| enginePosition | longitudinal mid-engine ⓘ |
| era | 1970s sports cars ⓘ |
| filmCarNickname | Wet Nellie ⓘ |
| franchiseAppearance |
James Bond film series
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linked to:
James Bond (film)
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| fuelType | petrol ⓘ |
| height | 1118 mm ⓘ |
| layout |
mid-engine
ⓘ
rear-wheel drive ⓘ |
| length | 4191 mm ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lotus Cars ⓘ |
| manufacturerClass | lightweight performance car ⓘ |
| market | European sports car market ⓘ |
| marketSegment | high-performance sports car ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
film "The Spy Who Loved Me"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Spy Who Loved Me
|
| platform | Lotus Esprit platform ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lotus Europa ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1978 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1976 ⓘ |
| relatedModel |
Lotus Esprit (Series 2)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Esprit (Series 1)
Lotus Esprit Turbo ⓘ
linked to:
Lotus Esprit (Series 1)
|
| seatingCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| stylingFeature |
fastback rear
ⓘ
pop-up headlights ⓘ sharp wedge profile ⓘ |
| successor |
Lotus Esprit (Series 2)
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linked to:
Lotus Esprit (Series 1)
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| suspensionType | independent suspension ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 133 mph ⓘ |
| transmission | 5-speed manual ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 900 kg ⓘ |
| wheelbase | 2438 mm ⓘ |
| width | 1854 mm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Lotus Esprit (Series 1) Description of subject: The Lotus Esprit (Series 1) is a mid-engined British sports car introduced in the 1970s, renowned for its sharp wedge-shaped design and iconic appearance in the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Giugiaro
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subject linked to:
Edward Lewis – Richard Gere
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