Emira Review Index [V6 FE]

Hedge · Jun 8, 2022

Eagle7 said:
It would be the difference between 400 hp and reaching the 416 Matt said it would have, but that is a numbers game. How many people can tell the difference (other than sound) of 200 rpm at the top of the range, or another 16 hp at that moment? I doubt that I could, and I have 50 years of driving experience in performance cars.

The car is the car. Pretty, drives like a Lotus of the past 20 years, very fast. But I must admit, while it’s not an Evora, apart from the aesthetics it carries over many of the characteristics - positive and negative - of the Evora/Exige/Elise platforms *but* actually seems to fall back in a number of areas when compared to the Evora.

The extra 200rpm would be useful, I think. I used to bounce of the limiter in my Exige a lot more in tour mode than sport. Same in my Elise. Adjusted driving style, but compared to every other car I’ve driven in the past 20 years, that has been a drawback of the platform. Never quite get to the crescendo…

However, that’s not a problem for me as I’ve gotten used to it. The problem has been the lack of clarity and expectations from Lotus. I should have stuck with the spec sheet and that would’ve set expectations perfectly!

But little comments from key sources suggested otherwise (under promising and over delivering).

Heck, even I knew the gear shift wasn’t going to be anywhere near Porsche level, let alone MX5! Despite comments on the previous March/April reviews saying it was going to be tweaked…again, expectation management. But for me, I love the mechanical nature of the gear shift in a Lotus. Character! But comments made seemed to indicate to me at least that they had made some progress here over previous cars. But not it seems.

The 400 v 416hp question is indeed just a number. 400 is far more than enough on the road. Any road. But, again, comments have been made about more power. Also, 400 isn’t just the previous level, it’s back to 2014/15!

Do we think the questions relating to the seating position is now resolved?

Pedal feel/location. Can’t recall any reviewer saying anything positive about them. Can’t recall that being said about the Evora. Although I maybe wrong.

Re the suspension/tyre combo. The reason for Evo having the setup they had now makes sense. And my concern re the Dunlops pre-date the Emira. A mate had a 718 Spyder on them and he thought they were absolute rubbish. Really spoiled the whole driving experience for him. And he is as big a Porsche fanboy as there is (for a 53 year old!). But he knows his apples. I just thought that Lotus wouldn’t allow that sort of experience. I may be proved wrong (per EVO) to the cost of one set of tyres and have to be more circumspect in my use of the car. And I may have to have the geo adjusted for different tyres?

Anyway, I still hope to collect mine very soon. I had toyed with the idea of a late Evora as as it is about the same price as a second hand Evora, but although it might not being as good a driving experience, the Emira is going to be a very good all rounder.

Emira · Jun 8, 2022

In case this has been missed - the Andrew Frankel Goodwood review is quite a good read:

First Drive: Lotus Emira 2022 Review | GRR

The Emira is the final combustion-engined Lotus, and it might finally be a match for the Porsche Cayman...

www.goodwood.com

Weyland · Jun 8, 2022

The only review that counts for me is Harry Metcalfes - he's very unbiased, he tell you how it is - for our overseas friends he is a massively accomplished car journalist, he does work for motor manufacturers (but isn't afraid to slate their cars) and he's involved with lots of motoring events.

He loves driving the Emira, i've never seen him so distracted by driving a car when he's trying to review it. As has been pointed out here, he drives the sport and the tourer back to back on the same local roads and there is a big difference between the two which sorts out most of it's criticisms, besides kerb weight.

xen · Jun 8, 2022

Weyland said:
The only review that counts for me is Harry Metcalfes - he's very unbiased, he tell you how it is - for our overseas friends he is a massively accomplished car journalist, he does work for motor manufacturers (but isn't afraid to slate their cars) and he's involved with lots of motoring events.

He loves driving the Emira, i've never seen him so distracted by driving a car when he's trying to review it. As has been pointed out here, he drives the sport and the tourer back to back on the same local roads and there is a big difference between the two which sorts out most of it's criticisms, besides kerb weight.

There’s a lot of this on here - he’s suddenly the most trustworthy and best reviewer there is. I guess it’s just coincidence that his is the most positive review AND he has a car on order - which FYI if anything makes him more biased not less.

I’m not taking a position either way, I really do enjoy his reviews and have found him vary honest so have no reason to believe this review is any different. Let’s however not get myopic or this will quickly turn into a fan forum. His is one of many reviews and in aggregate you get a better more realistic sense of what the car will be.

digilotus · Jun 8, 2022

Emira said:
In case this has been missed - the Andrew Frankel Goodwood review is quite a good read:

First Drive: Lotus Emira 2022 Review | GRR

The Emira is the final combustion-engined Lotus, and it might finally be a match for the Porsche Cayman...

www.goodwood.com

Thanks @Emira, I've added it to the index!

Speedluvver · Jun 8, 2022

xen said:
I recommend everyone have a listen to this. It comes across fairly balanced with a bit more nuance than you get from a YouTube / print review.

and interestingly he doesn't talk about the gear change when they discuss manuals at length... I think his issue seems to lie with the LSD...

SJR202 · Jun 8, 2022

I think I'd have hoped for more 4.5-5 star reviews but I also think the reviewers, like us might have gone in a bit 'hoping' it will be the best car ever made and therefore tinged with a little disappointment, if that is the case, more substantial reviews (Henry supposedly has done a 3k mile test drive on UK roads in the upcoming EVO magazine). Its rare to have a car that shines on track and road, the GT4 is an epic track car but could be tiresome for many on the UK roads as a daily.

I think for how I'd want to use the Emira, the Harry review would be what I'd go with, he was driving it how I would on A/B roads and was immersed in the feel and fun factor.

I've done a bit of work with EVO in the past, I've been asked to join car reviews as a driver and have gone from initial impressions with plenty of criticism to loving a car after several hundred miles. Initially I wasnt a Civic Type R fan, didnt like the engine, but after a few hours across Wales its one of the best cars I've ever driven, Lambo Aventador - old school gearbox and terrible switchgear etc but the thing has so much character you love it. In contrast the Cayman GTS has such long gearing it took a little of the shine away from the driving experience.

Emira... when its your own £80k then you're going to be super critical and wanting perfection, I think the steering feel will be what sets it apart from others, that feedback, wiggle, finger tip precision that Lotus achieves is the part I am looking forward to, EPAS cant ever match that.

Leonard · Jun 8, 2022

xen said:
There’s a lot of this on here - he’s suddenly the most trustworthy and best reviewer there is. I guess it’s just coincidence that his is the most positive review AND he has a car on order - which FYI if anything makes him more biased not less.

I’m not taking a position either way, I really do enjoy his reviews and have found him vary honest so have no reason to believe this review is any different. Let’s however not get myopic or this will quickly turn into a fan forum. His is one of many reviews and in aggregate you get a better more realistic sense of what the car will be.

I don't doubt Harry's assessment of the Emira.
As a long term Lotus owner and enthusiast he will be looking at it from that perspective however.
He also has access to a lot of accomplished machinery so for him Lotus ownership and associated foibles won't be as big an issue as it would be for someone coming from a Cayman they use daily etc

Evotion · Jun 8, 2022

Well, I believe most reviewers has some sort of agenda. Harry is better and I like to think my motorcycle reviews are unbiased as I, quite frankly, love and enjoy ALL motorcycles for what they offer.

It's the same with the Emira. It will be a wonderful car for the vast majority of us.
Those seeking near perfection, in a goddam ugly body will go with the Cayman.

Interesting that the 'small difference' in suspension now seems to be larger.

This does further confirm that you should get the Touring if you use the car a lot and Sports is fine for those, like me, who will track it and use it sparingly.

I was still 'horrified' by the reviews as I am flawed as an eternal optimist and can't handle negativity (I have ADHD). Most of the reviews annoyed me a lot, for one reason or another, as previously mentioned by others.

I still see no real rival for the car, despite all this. It stands alone. (Money rivals, yes).

What other car has this level of refinement and performance and looks like the Ferrari of your dreams?

Evotion · Jun 8, 2022

Meant to add - Do we not think Harris will go the same way as the Evo review? I am not looking forward to it as I won't expect anything decent from him, in this case, with those same cars in those same set-ups.

I is about perception.
If you to sit in the Emira, on a track, and expect it to be a GT4 then you will nearly always come away disappointed. The Emira is a ROAD CAR with some track capability and will be bloody excellent on track for people like me, who have bugger all track experience. Who cares if a souper up Ford Escort track set-up overtakes me.

Those, like me, who expected the car to be a dialled down Evora with more comfort and amazing looks will be highly delighted.

xen · Jun 8, 2022

Evotion said:
What other car has this level of refinement and performance and looks like the Ferrari of your dreams?

Isn't this the antithesis of the 'enthusiast' ? Eschewing a 'near perfect' car in favour of a less than perfect one just because it looks better? Doesn't sound very 'for the drivers' to me.

Maybe just me but I'd like the Ferrari of my dreams to look and drive like the Ferrari of my dreams.

Evotion · Jun 8, 2022

xen said:
Isn't this the antithesis of the 'enthusiast' ? Eschewing a 'near perfect' car in favour of a less than perfect one just because it looks better? Doesn't sound very 'for the drivers' to me.

Maybe just me but I'd like the Ferrari of my dreams to look and drive like the Ferrari of my dreams.

Nah, that is unrealistic and why the car is £78k.
If I could afford a Pista then I would have that car.

This car was, unfortunately, never 'For the Drivers'.

It was built to be 'For enthusiastic drivers needing a bit more comfort'. That is the sacrifice against the previous models.

emiraspain · Jun 8, 2022

TomE said:
Exactly. Instead Harry had to call Gav to talk about suspension and Gav sent one of his development drivers over with a Touring spec car for him to drive. The C&M folks decided to take their press car over to the Alps for the weekend. EVO took a road-spec car to a track. CarWow did a 0-60 test despite being told not to - on the test track at Hethel!! Lotus seem to have had no control over who did what. It's amateur.

For the Evora press launch they took a bunch of cars to a hotel in Scotland, invited all the press there at the same time, gave them briefings on the car and recommended routes for test drives and photos. It's not hard to manage the press reviews.

Yes, you do wonder, as someone mentioned, how much advertising budget and as I mentioned, invitations in business class, 5* hotels, beautiful locations, which is what Alpine did, Porsche always do and even Landrover... have had an effect on this whole 7th June "fiasco".
A day later, I think the real backbone of this forum, those that want Lotus to succeed and those that dont live and breath track times, are not amazed at any events from yesterday. Now we have had time to digest things, it is clear Evo have not done Lotus, or themselves in my opinion, any favours at all, in what is clearly an OVERLY negative review, I dont believe anyone else is as "disappointed" with the car as they are, far from it. The words I got else where, were exciting, even more so than the GTS.
In fact, I think the general take on all the reviews is that the car is neck and neck with a 718 Cayman GTS, and I mean NECK and NECK. We knew the cayman is more practical, its amazing, its luggage space is fantastic for a mid engined car!!! We knew the GTS was, GT4 track aimed aside, the best handling car for the money (with a metal roof ie none lotus 7 type derivative), its way way better than anything else out there, on or off track and its very well put together! I never expected the Emira, which is aiming at a new market for Lotus, a less track focused market a less "lotus like" market, a market that will allow them to sell in the 1000's and not in the high 100's, to get ahead, out of the box, of the best car, pound for pound in the world the cayman with the 4/0 engine.
VW are the 1st/2nd largest car company in the world, porsche's are amazing, love them or hate them and I do both, but they are the best cars for the money, that engine is wonderful and all NA!!! Why would we dream Lotus would get past them, with a supercharged engine, from a Toyota, without millions to spend, BUT to get along side them, losing out to luggage space and interior build, only by a whisker it seems, is a fantastic achievement!!! I think we can congratulate them on this and I too feel they may have or may now make some final tweeks which may appease the overly negative comments of Evo. It would have been nice if they got access to a different and better V6 engine, with a better gear box, but cost comes into it and trustworthyness, so they stuck with what they know best.
Where Lotus have let us and themselves down is as you have all stated above, in the communications, which we have seen for 12 months, but they are working on this. Its a big change to go from dealer driven to manufacture driven contact with customers, and they are only maybe 50% of the way there. Only Tesla take this approach out of the big boys and they dont get it right either, prices attached to a Yo Yo and delays worse than Lotus, but far better overall.
Lotus have screwed up the 7th of June by not investing more in that whole reveal / testing / reviewing and less in the launch, which I will only ever remember for the rain and dark and cringe like presentation. Get these reviewers together in Wales or on a track in Portugal, control everything as others do, get instant feedback and address it, make reviewers feel special/important, it's what they like and expect.
So in summary, we have learned Lotus are not set up well to deal with the press, or indeed their customers, but we saw this coming. However, the vast majority of the reviews like the car and are happy it gives good value for money. By pretty much equaling the GTS, its main nemesis, it means it leaves all the others behind. Quite possibly with a few tweeks, some elements will improve, but I think these elements for MOST of the Emira's customers wont even be an issue. A little understeer when it turns in initially, probably intentional to appeal to a wider audience, but maybe it will not be dialled out, especially on Sport.
I hope the next factory tour people ask about the Evo review and if any alterations have been made since they had the car and what is the internal feeling about the reviews. PLEASE get back to us. I will certainly be asking when I do the driving day there, but thats 6 weeks away and I may or may NOT have my car by then.
I was a bit confused by some reviewers rating the interior of the 718 (8 years old) as being better than the Emiras. To me its certainly not, but it could be they are just so used to it and as they dont own the much better 992 911, they dont have much to compare it to.
I also got the feeling some of them felt luggage space was more important than the drama of the way it looks....? I think a bit of both is key, but for me, when I spend over 40/50 k on a car, be it s bowler modified defender, a caterham with the cool 7 at the front, a nomad (possibly the coolest but most pointless car of the last 5 years), a backdated 911, whatever it may be that comes and goes, I want the car to make me want to turn around and look at it as I walk away and I want to say, wow.....
the Cayman 718 in any guise does not do that... maybe the spyder from the side and back, but the EMIRA ticks that box in spades and buckets and many many others too.

emiraspain · Jun 8, 2022

kitkat said:
Yes, I believe the Evora S, 400, 410, GT410 Sport, GT and GT430 Sport all had a 7000 rpm redline.

ok. so maybe, with them not allowing the 0-60 tests, they have not quite opened the taps fully?
maybe they will get to 7000 for customer cars.... test cars for dealers.... cars for the lotus day track...
We will see over the next few weeks, although it has been a long 12 months of we will see..

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Leonard · Jun 8, 2022

Evotion said:
Those, like me, who expected the car to be a dialled down Evora with more comfort and amazing looks will be highly delighted.

I think the issue is from all the info we have been given we expected it to be a dialed UP Evora with more comfort and amazing looks. The Evora is 12 years old I certainly didn't expect the Emira to be less than the sum of its 'new' parts

Leonard · Jun 8, 2022

emiraspain said:
ok. so maybe, with them not allowing the 0-60 tests, they have not quite opened the taps fully?
maybe they will get to 7000 for customer cars.... test cars for dealers.... cars for the lotus day track...
We will see over the next few weeks, although it has been a long 12 months of we will see.. .

And after 12 months waiting and surmising, here we still are none the wiser what we will actually be getting next month... Its laughably tragic at this point

NicolasB · Jun 8, 2022

emiraspain said:
Yes, you do wonder, as someone mentioned, how much advertising budget and as I mentioned, invitations in business class, 5* hotels, beautiful locations, which is what Alpine did, Porsche always do and even Landrover... have had an effect on this whole 7th June "fiasco".
A day later, I think the real backbone of this forum, those that want Lotus to succeed and those that dont live and breath track times, are not amazed at any events from yesterday. Now we have had time to digest things, it is clear Evo have not done Lotus, or themselves in my opinion, any favours at all, in what is clearly an OVERLY negative review, I dont believe anyone else is as "disappointed" with the car as they are, far from it. The words I got else where, were exciting, even more so than the GTS.
In fact, I think the general take on all the reviews is that the car is neck and neck with a 718 Cayman GTS, and I mean NECK and NECK. We knew the cayman is more practical, its amazing, its luggage space is fantastic for a mid engined car!!! We knew the GTS was, GT4 track aimed aside, the best handling car for the money (with a metal roof ie none lotus 7 type derivative), its way way better than anything else out there, on or off track and its very well put together! I never expected the Emira, which is aiming at a new market for Lotus, a less track focused market a less "lotus like" market, a market that will allow them to sell in the 1000's and not in the high 100's, to get ahead, out of the box, of the best car, pound for pound in the world the cayman with the 4/0 engine.
VW are the 1st/2nd largest car company in the world, porsche's are amazing, love them or hate them and I do both, but they are the best cars for the money, that engine is wonderful and all NA!!! Why would we dream Lotus would get past them, with a supercharged engine, from a Toyota, without millions to spend, BUT to get along side them, losing out to luggage space and interior build, only by a whisker it seems, is a fantastic achievement!!! I think we can congratulate them on this and I too feel they may have or may now make some final tweeks which may appease the overly negative comments of Evo. It would have been nice if they got access to a different and better V6 engine, with a better gear box, but cost comes into it and trustworthyness, so they stuck with what they know best.
Where Lotus have let us and themselves down is as you have all stated above, in the communications, which we have seen for 12 months, but they are working on this. Its a big change to go from dealer driven to manufacture driven contact with customers, and they are only maybe 50% of the way there. Only Tesla take this approach out of the big boys and they dont get it right either, prices attached to a Yo Yo and delays worse than Lotus, but far better overall.
Lotus have screwed up the 7th of June by not investing more in that whole reveal / testing / reviewing and less in the launch, which I will only ever remember for the rain and dark and cringe like presentation. Get these reviewers together in Wales or on a track in Portugal, control everything as others do, get instant feedback and address it, make reviewers feel special/important, it's what they like and expect.
So in summary, we have learned Lotus are not set up well to deal with the press, or indeed their customers, but we saw this coming. However, the vast majority of the reviews like the car and are happy it gives good value for money. By pretty much equaling the GTS, its main nemesis, it means it leaves all the others behind. Quite possibly with a few tweeks, some elements will improve, but I think these elements for MOST of the Emira's customers wont even be an issue. A little understeer when it turns in initially, probably intentional to appeal to a wider audience, but maybe it will not be dialled out, especially on Sport.
I hope the next factory tour people ask about the Evo review and if any alterations have been made since they had the car and what is the internal feeling about the reviews. PLEASE get back to us. I will certainly be asking when I do the driving day there, but thats 6 weeks away and I may or may NOT have my car by then.
I was a bit confused by some reviewers rating the interior of the 718 (8 years old) as being better than the Emiras. To me its certainly not, but it could be they are just so used to it and as they dont own the much better 992 911, they dont have much to compare it to.
I also got the feeling some of them felt luggage space was more important than the drama of the way it looks....? I think a bit of both is key, but for me, when I spend over 40/50 k on a car, be it s bowler modified defender, a caterham with the cool 7 at the front, a nomad (possibly the coolest but most pointless car of the last 5 years), a backdated 911, whatever it may be that comes and goes, I want the car to make me want to turn around and look at it as I walk away and I want to say, wow.....
the Cayman 718 in any guise does not do that... maybe the spyder from the side and back, but the EMIRA ticks that box in spades and buckets and many many others too.

TL;DR

frazzer · Jun 8, 2022

Summary across reviews (video and written): not as capable as a Cayman, and less exciting than an Evora, but still fun on the road.

Well that's good enough for me, the comfort and quality is sufficient compensation for rounding the edge off the Evora, but only just. But to be honest its the second point that irks me, not as exciting as an Evora, perhaps this perception is just down to exhaust note muffled by that 3rd cat.

switchlanez · Jun 8, 2022

The reviews seem reasonable given its sub-$100k price.

Cayman has consistently strong drivetrain/powertrain engineering and refined build quality. Has no specific X factor(s) that strive toward exotic/supercar territory. Instead, it deliberately balances all its traits keeping within its bounds as an excellent sports car without trying to overextend in any area towards supercar status. The most clinical of this bunch.

C8 somewhat lacks in consistency of build quality, lacks in low speed handling engagement on road and lacks the analog (manual) experience but excels at higher speeds. It's the least focused, designed by big corporate committee trying to be everything to serve everyone all at once. X-factor: Stratospheric stretch toward 458-benchmarked performance with matching proportions, and edgy, unapologetically obscene road presence propelled by simple but potent big American V8 grunt.

Emira likewise lacks in top notch quality but has exquisite analog handling engagement (characteristic of Lotus) and a competent drivetrain/powertrain. Small, agile staff built it to be more singular and succinct in focus, compromising some areas to excel in others given comparatively limited resources. X factor: Stylistically reaches for the heavens with its elegant supercar-like curb appeal and orders of magnitude more rarity. The most characterful of this bunch.

There are cars that possess the strengths of all 3 cars above with greater coverage across all areas of those symbolic radar charts (added for illustrative purposes). But expect to pay minimum $120k+ to hundreds of thousands. Else, temper your expectations given the price point and manufacturer's respective focus area(s). Then the reviews seem sensible and realistic. Understand what you're buying and you deservedly get what you pay for at a fair price.

emiraspain · Jun 8, 2022

Leonard said:
And after 12 months waiting and surmising, here we still are none the wiser what we will actually be getting next month... Its laughably tragic at this point

well you have to laugh dont you..

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Edmunds	Article	New Lotus Emira Is Worth the Wait \| Edmunds The 2022 Lotus Emira, powered by a supercharged 3.5-liter V6, is both the end and the beginning of an era as the automaker transitions to a world of fully electrified supercars and crossovers. www.edmunds.com
Harry's Garage (Harry Metcalfe)	Video Review	Harry drives the Sports and Tour suspension back to back on the same road and shares his thoughts.
Schmee150 (Tim Burton)	Video Review	Published 21st June Bought the Right Car?! LOTUS EMIRA V6 FIRST DRIVE The countdown is on! The folks at Lotus have delivered an Emira V6 First Edition to @TheShmuseum in a near-identical spec to my inbound car, to take for a fi... www.youtube.com
Carwow (Mat Watson)	Video Review	Lotus Emira review - and my BANNED test! Looking to sell your car? Then you've come to the right place. carwow is the free, easy way to change your car online. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/Buy-... www.youtube.com
TopGear	Articles and Video	Published 3rd July Chris Harris talks about the Lotus Emira Chris Harris On… The All-New Lotus Emira \| Top Gear Series 32 “I’d feel a bit scared if I were a McLaren or an Aston Martin at the moment” Chris Harris chats to Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix about the all-new Lotus Emira... youtu.be Published 20th June Lotus Emira Review 2023 \| Top Gear The last ever petrol-powered Lotus looks fantastic and drives with precision, but not quite as much emotion as we might’ve hoped www.topgear.com The big sportscar test: Lotus Emira vs Porsche Cayman vs Alpine A110 www.topgear.com
AutoTrader (Rory Reid)	Video Review	NEW Lotus Emira: The Last REAL Lotus? \| 4K Rory reviews the new Lotus Emira, Lotus' last ever petrol sports car. Soon the company will transition to electric cars, but for this last hurrah the Emira p... www.youtube.com
Evo	Article and Video Review	2023 Lotus Emira review – strong showing for Porsche Cayman GTS rival \| Evo The first new Lotus for a generation, and the last to be petrol powered, shows great promise but needs some polish www.evo.co.uk
CAR	Article and Video Review	Published 22nd July Lotus Emira vs Porsche Cayman GTS vs Alpine A110 group test review CAR magazine UK compares the Lotus Emira sports car with the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and Alpine A110 S www.carmagazine.co.uk Lotus Emira (2023) review: new 2.0-litre engine driven The brand new Lotus Emira, tested on road and track by CAR magazine. www.carmagazine.co.uk Lotus Emira vs Cayman 718 GTS vs Alpine 110s
Autocar	Article and Video Review	Lotus Emira V6 First Edition 2022 UK first drive \| Autocar Most important Lotus in decades heralds a new era and sees out an old one, being the firm's last petrol sports car www.autocar.co.uk
Pistonheads	Article	2022 Lotus Emira \| PH Review The Emira is one step closer to production-ready. And the good news (mostly) keeps coming www.pistonheads.com
KHTV	Video Review
The Drive	Article	2023 Lotus Emira First Drive Review: Lotus Grows Up, and Just in Time The Lotus Emira is the last of its kind, the final gas-powered car from the legendary company. And what a thrilling sendoff it is. www.thedrive.com
AutoExpress	Article	New Lotus Emira V6 First Edition review \| Auto Express We hit road and track in the new Lotus Emira - the model that redefines the brand as a sports car maker www.autoexpress.co.uk Pictures: New Lotus Emira 2022 review - pictures \| Auto Express Pictures of the new Lotus Emira www.autoexpress.co.uk
WhichCar	Article	2022 Lotus Emira review: V6 First Edition, international launch Lotus wants to compete with daily-driver premium sportscars like the Cayman and its new Emira V6 First Edition is a big step in the right direction www.whichcar.com.au
CarBuyer	Article	Lotus Emira coupe review \| Carbuyer “The Emira marks a big step on in terms of design and quality for Lotus, and it’s great to drive” www.carbuyer.co.uk
Hagerty	Article	Lotus Emira first drive review: Will the fab four become the famous five? \| Hagerty UK Is the Emira good enough to turn the fab four – Elite, Elan, Esprit, Elise – into the famous five? Read Andrew Frankel's review to find out. www.hagerty.co.uk
Road and Track	Article	Published 1st September Lotus Emira Road and Track Drive The Lotus Emira Is One of the Greats Lotus's final combustion-engined sports car starts a new era for the English automaker, and a prime example of what a well-funded Lotus can build. www.roadandtrack.com The 2023 Emira Is an All-Time High For Lotus The Emira comes from a bygone era. www.roadandtrack.com
Goodwood	Article	First Drive: Lotus Emira 2022 Review \| GRR The Emira is the final combustion-engined Lotus, and it might finally be a match for the Porsche Cayman... www.goodwood.com
The Intercooler	Podcast	Reasonably good post-embargo Emira discussion on The Intercooler. Apple Podcasts Web Embed embed.podcasts.apple.com
Motortrend	Article	2023 Lotus Emira First Drive Review: The Porsche Substitute Don’t want a Porsche Cayman? Try this. www.motortrend.com
Drive	Article	2022 Lotus Emira review: International first drive With a reborn and reinvigorated Lotus looking to a new and very different future, is the Emira the first excuse-free Lotus? www.drive.com.au
AFR	Article	Lotus takes on Porsche with its $185,000 Emira This is a street car for buyers who appreciate luxury and great looks – although with a claimed top speed of 290km/h, it’s no slouch on the racetrack. www.afr.com
Parkers	Article	Lotus Emira Review (2024) Lotus Emira (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more. www.parkers.co.uk
CarExpert	Article	2023 Lotus Emira review: First drive We drive the last Lotus without electrification around Mount Panorama to see if it's a worthy contender to the Porsche 718 Cayman. www.carexpert.com.au
Caffeine & Machine	Article	Caffeine & Machine Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spades across the myriad of special alpine roads littering the... www.facebook.com Photos on Instagram: Caffeine&Machine on Instagram: "Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spades across the myriad of special alpine roads littering the region. It would be 1,055 likes, 8 comments - caffeineandmachine on June 13, 2022: "Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spades across the myriad of special alpine roads littering the region. It would be so easy to... www.instagram.com
The Sunday Times Driving	Article	Lotus Emira V6 2022 on-track review: Lotus's last petrol car is more than significant ... it's good This isn't going to be one of our usual reviews, because our test drive of the new Lotus Emira wasn't usual, either, having experienced just three and a half laps behind the wheel around Goodwood Motor Circuit,. www.driving.co.uk
Car and Driver	Article	2023 Emira Is a Grown-Up Lotus The last gas-powered Lotus also may be the first you don't have to make excuses for. www.caranddriver.com
The Sun	Article	I've driven the Lotus Emira - you can use it every day and it's saving BRITAIN THERE’S only one type of person who wouldn’t fall in love with the Lotus Emira. Those Twitter-dwelling keyboard warriors who think they know more about cars than everyone else. I’ve seen a few comm… www.thesun.co.uk
AutoCar UK	Article	Published 2nd July Lotus Emira vs Porsche 718 Cayman \| Autocar Lotus’s new sports car is a great car in its own right - but can it hold its own against the class leader? www.autocar.co.uk

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