“Lotus’s traditional V6 sports car finally meets the Autocar (UK) timing gear”

Emira FE finally given the full six-page UK Autocar mag test and scores a wholesome four and a half out of a possible five stars. 2nd April 2025 issue, out now.

“A true Brit sports car”

“The British sports car is alive, well and expensive”

Even with the odd ‘howler’

 

[MikeR]

Overall 4.5
Design & Engineering 4
Interior 4.5
Performance 4.5
Handling & Stability 5
Track Notes 4
Comfort & Isolation 3
Buying & Owning 3

 

[Jinba ittai]

All sounds fair to me.

 

[EspritGuy]

Emira FE finally given the full six-page UK Autocar mag test and scores a wholesome four and a half out of a possible five stars. 2nd April 2025 issue, out now.

“A true Brit sports car”

“The British sports car is alive, well and expensive”

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Even with the odd ‘howler’

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Right generous of you to share. Thanks!

 

[freefall_junkie]

Autocar road tests are the most thorough and objective in the business so I'm pleased they have finally given the Emira a full reckoning. I have wondered why this has taken so long. It is almost like Lotus were running scared of giving them an Emira for a full test. Usually it happens within a few months of a significant new car being launched.

I won't see my subscription copy until I get home in a few days and I'm curious to know what acceleration figures they recorded? Incidentally Autocar always test performance with a full tank and a driver and passenger, which can make a few tenths of difference compared to some other mags.

 

[Foxy87]

Still eagerly waiting for SportAuto Supertest on the Nordschleife. Probably one of the best if not the best test out there. No idea why they still havent tested the Emira so far…

 

[MiamiBlue]

Once they hit 3 years and the warranty ends £37K seems like a bargain.
You would surely be bonkers to spend over £105K on a new one though! That's 70 Grand gone in a flash. Even Trump couldn't make a financial decision that bad.

 

[MiamiBlue]

Online version of the review.

Lotus Emira: full road test reveals this is one of the all-time Brit sports car greats | Autocar

Lotus’s traditional V6 sports car finally meets the Autocar timing gear

www.autocar.co.uk

 

[geoffbland]

Once they hit 3 years and the warranty ends £37K seems like a bargain.
You would surely be bonkers to spend over £105K on a new one though! That's 70 Grand gone in a flash. Even Trump couldn't make a financial decision that bad.

A 4 year-old Evora costs £60,000+ in the UK at the moment. You have to go back to 2013 or earlier to pick up an Evora for £37K.