Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

Competition

When originally released, Gremlin ran a promotion whereby anyone who completed all 3 difficulty levels by winning their respective championships was given a code by the game, and could send this to Gremlin's office to receive a spoof 'Lotus License'.

Driver Names

The opposition drivers' names are all puns on Formula One figures past and present. It's slightly unfortunate that the first two figures whose names were punned to die were James Hunt and Ayrton Senna - known in the game as 'James Haunt' and 'Ayrton Sendup' respectively.

Spelling Error

The game's introductory sequence includes charts and graphs demonstrating the performance of the real life Lotus Esprit - some of these are said to be 'based on Goverment fuel economy figures'

Awards

• Amiga Joker
  • Issue 01/1991 – #5 Best Sports Game in 1990
• Amiga Power
  • May 1991 (Issue #00) - #45 in the "All Time Top 100 Amiga Games"
• Commodore Format
  • July 1993 (Issue 34) - Modern Classics: Driving Games