Emira Review Index [V6 FE]

For those looking for the latest Emira V6 FE reviews scheduled to be released today, I've self-volunteered to maintain a quick reference index here.
Please let me know of any missing articles and I'll update accordingly.

Reviewer	Type	Direct Link
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

 

[emiraspain]

well you have to laugh dont you.. .

if not, we'd all be crying.... I think they will at least learn...its a steep curve, but lets hope they get over it

 

[Cutting42]

TL;DR

You should, I think what he writes is spot on.

 

[Evotion]

I certainly didn't expect the Emira to be less than the sum of its 'new' parts

??? It was always not going to be an Exige or Emira. You actually pay more for the later versions of those.

We knew it was dialled down, heavier, softer and slower than the models that just preceded it.
People who still harp on about this, as one reviewer did, have completely missed the whole point of the Emia.

 

[emiraspain]

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.

I think autotrader video was quite happy with pedal placement... unless my memory is going and thats possible. Harry was too happy he probably didnt even think about it

 

[digilotus]

I think autotrader video was quite happy with pedal placement... unless my memory is going and thats possible. Harry was too happy he probably didnt even think about it

Rory was happy with pedal placement too, saying its perfect for heel-toe gear changes.

 

[Evotion]

Give it a week in the Emira and all small perceived issues will have gone.
I am certainly not going to start worrying about the seats, pedals, view out, switchgear and pedal feel.

 

[frazzer]

Rory was happy with pedal placement too, saying its perfect for heel-toe gear changes.

Goodwood describes the pedal box as good as it gets for heel and toe

 

[NickR]

I take it people may know but Mr Catchpole has reviewed the car, it's the EVO road review which is him in the sports + GY setup.
He rates it, a couple of small niggles but nothng major

 

[Evotion]

I take it people may know but Mr Catchpole has reviewed the car, it's the EVO raod review which is him in the sports + GY setup.
He rates it, a couple of small niggles but nothng major

Not watched it yet - at work.

What were his thoughts on that suspension and tyre set up?
That is exactly my combo.

 

[NickR]

Not watched it yet - at work.

What were his thoughts on that suspension and tyre set up?
That is exactly my combo.

And mine ... it's in the mag not online. No issues with the setup. Same as all the others with mentioning the deliberate understeer which takes a bit of getting used to. I wonder if Lotus might do something about it

 

[Evotion]

it's in the mag not online.

AH, thanks.. I can get away with that - my client won't spot me

 

[Pav]

Having slept on everything from yesterday, today I realised all that matters is does it feel as if it will still meet MY expectations.

1. Will it feel to me like a modern day Esprit (007 car was a boyhood dream and test drove one in my 30s)
Answer = yes. Biased or not, Harry's remark that it is the Lotus he had always wanted made total sense to me. I could almost stop here. It's not about ease of turn in or gear change. It's a chance to own a great looking modern day Lotus.

2. Will it make me smile more than a Porsche (I am a serial Ducati buyer pre-Audi ownership, to me Porsche can be equated to Honda for being the best at engineering but sometimes a bit anodyne for those minded to make passion-based purchasing decisions)
Answer = yes. Most of the reviews said the Emira will be rewarding to drive when you have worked it out, it took me 10 years to click with a Ducati on track but the challenge was 100% enjoyable and makes the ownership experience special compared to jumping in/on something and drive/ride at 9 or 10/10ths.

3. Will I truly enjoy every drive be a bit of an occasion (toys should always make you smile in my opinion)
Answer = yes . I'm sure this is true of a Porsche too, if they float your boat, they just don't do it for me as outlined above.

I empathise with those that were expecting/hoping for 5 star reviews. I felt a bit delated at points yesterday. If you are still vexed today all I'd say is revisit why you really wanted one. If it ticks the boxes get ready to enjoy a great (if not class-leading car.) And if not, that's ok. Find something else that does and enjoy that instead.

 

[emiraspain]

Having slept on everything from yesterday, today I realised all that matters is does it feel as if it will still meet MY expectations.

1. Will it feel to me like a modern day Esprit (007 car was a boyhood dream and test drove one in my 30s)
Answer = yes. Biased or not, Harry's remark that it is the Lotus he had always wanted made total sense to me. I could almost stop here. It's not about ease of turn in or gear change. It's a chance to own a great looking modern day Lotus.

2. Will it make me smile more than a Porsche (I am a serial Ducati buyer pre-Audi ownership, to me Porsche can be equated to Honda for being the best at engineering but sometimes a bit anodyne for those minded to make passion-based purchasing decisions)
Answer = yes. Most of the reviews said the Emira will be rewarding to drive when you have worked it out, it took me 10 years to click with a Ducati on track but the challenge was 100% enjoyable and makes the ownership experience special compared to jumping in/on something and drive/ride at 9 or 10/10ths.

3. Will I truly enjoy every drive be a bit of an occasion (toys should always make you smile in my opinion)
Answer = yes . I'm sure this is true of a Porsche too, if they float your boat, they just don't do it for me as outlined above.

I empathise with those that were expecting/hoping for 5 star reviews. I felt a bit delated at points yesterday. If you are still vexed today all I'd say is revisit why you really wanted one. If it ticks the boxes get ready to enjoy a great (if not class-leading car.) And if not, that's ok. Find something else that does and enjoy that instead.

"If you need an everyday accessory, take the Cayman; if you value lightness of being above all else, try the Alpine. But if you want weekend wheels with wow factor and an intricate, immersive, involving experience, then our initial encounters strongly suggest you should take a very close look at the Emira"
enough said..... I really wonder how many of the reviewers who put the 718 above it, even only slightly, would if given the chance, take a 718 over this, if they were to get it for free.... I am 89.5% confident everyone of them would take an Emira.

 

[Evotion]

I am 89.5% confident everyone of them would take an Emira.

I agree. Which is why it has been disappointing.
They were playing the company card and not thinking about their own personal taste - on the whole.

 

[VL3X]

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.

Amateur moves. Makes me worried about the production line and all the newbies actually building our cars. Buying a first year model is never a smart choice and buying a first year model from Lotus.. in a new factory.. with new staff.. has got to be one of the riskiest decisions I've ever made.

 

[TXEMIRA]

Amateur moves. Makes me worried about the production line and all the newbies actually building our cars. Buying a first year model is never a smart choice and buying a first year model from Lotus.. in a new factory.. with new staff.. has got to be one of the riskiest decisions I've ever made.

I’ve been wondering about this and posted it a bit ago. Is there any empirical data that shows the “1st edition has bugs, wait” factor?

I’ve heard stories but those same “rates of issue” apply to almost all runs, 1st year, 2nd year, etc. as most vehicles since the Ford Taurus have at least some changes made to them…

Growing up I’ve hear it said many times “oh I’ll wait for the 3rd year so all the bugs are worked out…”

Wondering your view vs. the data vs. the feeling about it…

#ForTheRiskTakers

 

[digilotus]

No review from Shmee150 yet. Strange as he is usually one of the very first to release a review.

 

[VL3X]

I don't think you'll notice 16hp especially as the torque is the same as the 416.
430 would have been nice for the fe, we know both engine and transmission can do it. I expect a software remap could do it

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Flashes for the supercharged 2GR are rediculosuly expensive. Komotech charges nearly $2k for an airbox and reflash that produces +20HP and 11ft/lb TQ.

That's a joke right? A simple stage 1 flash from numerous VAG tuners costs around $600 and bumps various VW and Audi vehicles +100HP/90TQ with zero hiccups or reliability issues. Yes, I realize it's easier to tune power out of turbo vehicles, but I'm simply talking horsepower per dollar.

This is the main reason I'm so disappointed Lotus detuned the Emira to 400HP. Those extra 16-50 ponies are EXPENSIVE! and would have been free for them to use the same tune they used previously, but they want to play games and hope we're excited for future versions that will be even more outdated in terms of power when they finally release an Emira R or GT with the 430-450HP we all wanted AND DESERVED to begin with.

 

[emiraspain]

Flashes for the supercharged 2GR are rediculosuly expensive. Komotech charges nearly $2k for an airbox and reflash that produces +20HP and 11ft/lb TQ.

That's a joke right? A simple stage 1 flash from numerous VAG tuners costs around $600 and bumps various VW and Audi vehicles +100HP/90TQ with zero hiccups or reliability issues. Yes, I realize it's easier to tune power out of turbo vehicles, but I'm simply talking horsepower per dollar.

This is the main reason I'm so disappointed Lotus detuned the Emira to 400HP. Those extra 16-50 ponies are EXPENSIVE! and would have been free for them to use the same tune they used previously, but they want to play games and hope we're excited for future versions that will be even more outdated in terms of power when they finally release an Emira R or GT with the 430-450HP we all wanted AND DESERVED to begin with.

EVO =
"(the forthcoming 430 Cup model in 2024 will be its final swansong) "

 

[Wolfram]

??? It was always not going to be an Exige or Emira. You actually pay more for the later versions of those.

We knew it was dialled down, heavier, softer and slower than the models that just preceded it.
People who still harp on about this, as one reviewer did, have completely missed the whole point of the Emia.

Actually, no we didn't. We were told definitively that it would lap quicker than the outgoing Evora.