Esprit S4 Heavy Clutch

[Oneball]

I'd always wanted an Esprit Turbo SE since they came out, I'd not driven any sort of Esprit till last year and went to look at an S4 in a dealers, when I had a test drive gear change was hideous and the clutch so heavy I had to move the seat forward to get sufficient leverage. I was assured by the dealer "that they're all like this", which put me off completely. Was he right?

[splodge s4]

Certainty by modern car standards the clutch is heavy, but you get used to it, after 16 years my left calf muscle is larger than my right. When i jump out my Merc E class & in to the S4 it also feels like the power steering doesn't work, modern cars are just so over assisted & that's what makes an older classic just feel more of a drivers car.

[V8 FOU]

I have got round this on a number of cars. Adding a servo always helps - but it is always worth checking the clutch itself too. My Excel V8 has a Greddy clutch and with a servo and smaller master cylinder it has the lightest clutch imaginable!