Emira 600 Clubsport Edition - JUBU gives the Lotus Emira supercar vibes!

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The launch of the Lotus Emira in 2021 marked the beginning of a new era for the Hethel based manufacturer. With this car, the British brand went away from building its uncompromising radical, ultra-puristic drivers cars to manufacturing still exotic, but more mainstream sports cars. The OEM Emira comes as a well-balanced daily driver with many luxurious amenities. This helped Lotus to sell its cars to a broader audience, but it also came with some downsides: the more tamed Emira is heavier than its predecessors and does not provide the agility, dynamics, and emotion of former Lotus models. The Emira is a great sports car, but many fans of the brand still miss the ultra-agile, lightweight approach that Lotus cars were known for.

JUBU Performance, a car tuning company from Austria wants to bring back the original Lotus-vibes in the Emira and has now released their Emira 600 Clubsport. This special edition is lighter, more powerful and more agile than the Lotus base model, but -according to JUBU - still maintains all features and amenities of a modern daily driver supercar.

From sportscar to supercar.
Nothing stayed untouched to achieve an impressive overall performance of the Emira ClubSport. JUBU rebuilt the whole powertrain, reduced the weight of the car, improved aerodynamics as well as brakes, suspension and safety. According to JUBU the Emira ClubSport edition feels now more like a supercar than an exotic sports car.

High-performance powertrain
The Emira ClubSport comes with the well-known supercharged 3.5L V6 Lotus engine, but has undergone a major upgrade procedure. Basically all internals have been changed or reinforced by JUBU to be able to deliver 600 horsepower. To tame this brutal force, the car comes with a 6-speed HD gearbox or an optional 7-speed Dual Clutch system. JUBU also installs a Drexler LSD as well as a high-end dry sump lubrication system ex works. The powertrain control unit was developed in partnership with Syvecs engineering. To improve the weight distribution and the center of gravity, the engine in the Emira ClubSport is lowered and slightly tilted. Martin Jung, CEO of JUBU Performance: "This powertrain is based on over 20 years of experience and many of its components come straight out of our Pikes Peak winning drivetrain. Especially with the 6-Speed manual gearbox, the solely petrol-powered performance feels so much purer than anything you can get from one of these digital cars of our time."

Added lightness
According to Colin Chapmans mantra " Add lightness“, the Emira ClubSport is approximately 120kg lighter than an OEM LotusEmira. JUBU has exchanged many parts on the exterior and interior with ultra-lightweight carbon fibre components. This helps to improve the overall agility of the car massively. The (optional) forged magnesium rims help to reduce weight furthermore, especially on unsprung masses.

Advanced aerodynamics
In the 2,5-year development process, JUBU was also focused on improving the aerodynamics of the car. The Emira CS comes with an integrative aero pack, consisting of a massive front splitter, front canards, a redesigned diffusor and a 11-way adjustable swan-neck rear wing - all made of carbon fibre. The aero pack adds lots of downforce and also helps to improve the balance of the car. Martin Jung: "Our team spent lots of time with CFD-simulations and uncountable hours of testing on roads and tracks with different characteristics to find the perfect aero-balance for the Emira ClubSport."

Improved overall dynamics
To improve the overall dynamics, JUBU partnered with Ohlins to create a custom 3-way adjustable suspension, designed a cooled high-performance braking system and equips the Emira CS with Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 tyres.

Reliability & daily driving capabilities
The Emira ClubSport was designed to maintain all the daily driving capabilities of the OEM Lotus Emira. All comfort features stay untouched and the drivability for daily use on roads remain fully intact - but within the blink of an eye, the Emira ClubSport is ready for heading to the track and providing astonishing lap times. "The Emira Clubsport is pretty easy to drive, no matter if you cruise around the block, enjoy a mountain road or perform on track. All components are built to last and the car is pretty easy to maintain. It’s a real daily driver but also a spectacular arrive-and-drive tracktool.“, says CEO Martin Jung.

Variants
The Emira ClubSport Edition is available in a 530hp and a 600hp variant.

EMIRA 600 CS AT A GLANCE

ABOUT JUBU PERFORMANCE
JUBU Performance was founded in 2005 and specializes in upgrading of Lotus and Caterham cars. The company designs and manufactures a huge variety of tuning kits and tuning parts for those vehicles. With their development subsidiary (JP Design & Innovation), JUBU offers engineering and development services for motorsport projects, small OEM manufacturers and special purposes. In 2020, the company released its JP ZERO, a full-carbon GT2 race car. In 2023, JUBU has developed the drivetrain of the class winning Radford P62-2 Pikes Peak for Jenson Button and Ant Anstead.

Visit the following link to learn more: https://www.jubu-performance.com/en/

 

[Dragoon]

 

[Dragoon]

Onboard-Video Emira 600 CS - Pannonia Ring Hungary (1:56,5)



After developing a 610 hp race engine for JP ZERO GT2, JUBU has now started serial production of the JUBU 600 endurance engine which fits in any V6 powered Lotus (Exige, 3-Eleven, Evora and Emira). The engine is suitable for everyday street use but also ready for track at any time. As a basis, they use a heavily modified 3.5l V6 block of the Toyota 2GR-FE engine, almost any other part is developed/made by JUBU. The engine makes 600 hp and 620Nm of torque.

 

[freefall_junkie]

120kg saving is very impressive. I suspect the cost will be uncomfortably close to McLaren Artura territory, but still hats off to Jubu, what a beast

 

[Tokion]

I know well the JUBU company and I visited them late last May (2024) and may do so again in late May this year. They are incredibly serious and professional.

Take a look at the well known racing models that they have developed, and continue to develop. This is a one-of-a-kind ultra-high-end tuner that is respected even by the Lotus and Caterham car manufacturers.

I am personally waiting for the plug-in replacement ECU for the 2.0 Turbo (i4) developed by SYVECS in the UK in cooperation with JUBU. I have been told it may become available at the end of this year (2025). The great thing is that it can also be easily removed and replaced with the original ECU whenever (temporarily) required.

JUBU Performance - Engineering

Tuning und Porsche/Lotus Service in Österreich, Inspektion und Unfallreparatur für Lotus und Porsche. Vertrieb von Porsche und Lotus Performance Parts.

www.jubu-performance.com

 

[LordScrumptious]

120kg saving is very impressive. I suspect the cost will be uncomfortably close to McLaren Artura territory, but still hats off to Jubu, what a beast

It's 199,000 euros "base cost", whatever that infers

 

[crashprash]

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[Dragoon]

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I didn't see any pricing on the carbon fiber aero bits. It would be nice if we could buy those separately.

 

[ef_arime]

It's 199,000 euros "base cost", whatever that infers

I believe that’s including a full car. The price list posted above shows the breakdown. Basically, it starts at ~75k euros.

 

[crashprash]

I believe that’s including a full car. The price list posted above shows the breakdown. Basically, it starts at ~75k euros.

Wonder what the cheapest method is to obtain the 7400 rpm redline. Don't care about the extra power or anything else

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Wonder what the cheapest method is to obtain the 7400 rpm redline. Don't care about the extra power or anything else

Maybe they can do all the upgrades a la cart. But I think the redline is tied to engine improvement's

 

[David s]

Of course it’s in yellow!

 

[NorCalEmira]

They've upgraded the factory 6 speed to handle 600 hp. I'd be interested to see what's required to get there in addition to the heavy duty clutch.

 

[Dragoon]

New video from JUBU showing the engine building process.

 

[MickOpalak]

200 hp more than stock yet they quote a 0-60 time equal to the stock I4. Weird.

 

[netsinah]

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For the 600 ClubSport (600 HP; 7,400 red line), at 199,000 Euros (for the "base model" w/o any other options), that's over $358,000.00 Canadian, once you factor in taxes and where I am in Canada, attracts the lowest taxes. It would cost $400,000+ other places in Canada. Those prices also exclude any import fees. I'd buy a couple year-old low mileage used Ferrari from a local Ferrari dealer, or another sport car, instead. For example, I can purchase a nicely optioned 2022 Portofino M (cabriolet; which I'd love; 720 HP with 7,500 red line; posted time of 3.45 seconds for 0 to 100km; 4 years remaining routine maintenance included) with 21,000 km on it, for no more than Can. $357,00.00 all in. It's now sitting at a Ferrari dealer that's a 3 hour drive away, as opposed to across an ocean in Austria. I'd expect to negotiate something off the Ferrari dealer asking price.

Much as I love the Emira's looks, the Portofino wins hands-down in that department, especially in the cabriolet, IMO.

I just purchased a new Mercedes E450 and while at that dealership, admired a beautiful 2022 Lamborghini Huracan (4,000 km on the odometer; 601 HP; 3.2 seconds 0 to 100km), they took on trade for a G-Wagon, with an asking price of Can. $346,000.00 all in.

I know I know...we get into the used vs new car debate and we all have our preferences. This is just one person's opinion.

All that said, I'm curious to know if anyone on this Forum, intends to buy the 600 ClubSport.