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

 

[VL3X]

Yup I sold my 40k M2 Comp as it needed 8k worth of mods to make it a great car.
In comparison I 'want' to mod my GR Yaris but it needs nothing and so I'm just driving it and enjoying it all the more for it.

One of the many reasons I love my GTI! I threw like ~$4-5k into it getting a stage 1+ flash, tcu tune, intake, catback, rear swaybar, eibachs, upgraded rotors/pads/fluid, forged wheels and sticky tires. She's been like that for 4 years now and I haven't even been tempted to mod any further. Fast, reliable, and versitile daily that can holds its own and still excite me. Any extra mod money has gone to HPDE track days and saving for a Porsche (which is now a Lotus ).

 

[Leonard]

One of the many reasons I love my GTI! I threw like ~$4-5k into it getting a stage 1+ flash, tcu tune, intake, catback, rear swaybar, eibachs, upgraded rotors/pads/fluid, forged wheels and sticky tires. She's been like that for 4 years now and I haven't even been tempted to mod any further. Fast, reliable, and versitile daily that can holds its own and still excite me. Any extra mod money has gone to HPDE track days and saving for a Porsche (which is now a Lotus ).

Exactly tho the v best cars need no improvement
I kept both my 7 and 7.5 Golf Rs std as well. Just great cars out the box

 

[Citizen]

 

[Citizen]

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

 

[VL3X]

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

Solid review I think some of the issues mentioned will be/have been addressed for the production cars.

 

[Lotustoronto]

Confirms my opinion that sport works best with cup's....I do wonder the level of harshness however... It's been mentioned in most reviews... will have to wait and see what test drive's come back and say.

 

[Johnson]

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

Really sums up all the previous reviews, and does it very well. I’d expected this to be a demo car, considering how late it’s come out… I wonder why they took so long?

Still, an excellent summary to add to the list @digilotus.

 

[digilotus]

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

Added it to the index. Thank you!

 

[TomE]

Really sums up all the previous reviews, and does it very well. I’d expected this to be a demo car, considering how late it’s come out… I wonder why they took so long?

Still, an excellent summary to add to the list @digilotus.

I was assuming it was a fuller driving review of a late-stage validation car or dealer demo. They did a review of the press car in June at the same time as the other reviews:

The 2023 Emira Is an All-Time High For Lotus

The Emira comes from a bygone era.

www.roadandtrack.com

But the car in the pictures in the newer article is another of the June press cars. Looks like they've been able to take it for an extended drive for this review. The first article was just on local roads around Hethel.

 

[richbrown]

Hi all, happy Friday!
Not sure if this has been posted already but a great review of our long awaited car!
Hope the link works.

The Lotus Emira Is One of the Greats — Road & Track

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.

apple.news

Moderator note: this post and replies to it merged into this reviews thread from a standalone post

 

[digilotus]

Cheeky Apple News redirecting to Road and Track...

We added the original link to the review index earlier today.

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. (y) Reviewer Type Direct Link Edmunds Article...

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[emiraspain]

I think 2 paragraphs are key//ish here

"The Cup 2 is such a sticky tire that the Emira’s relatively small amount of horsepower means it’s not the most lively thing mid corner, and others who have driven the Goodyears on track say it has a propensity for understeer. A minor quibble. It feels like joy."

this seems like a bit of a dig at we know who......

"This car was fitted with Goodyears when I picked it up for a road trip and swapped to Cup 2s for track work. The Cup 2 is the better tire, without a doubt. It provides more grip, more feel from the front end, generally inspires more confidence. But that comes with a caveat: the Cup 2 is barely usable in anything but direct sunshine. If you live somewhere with weather, choose the Goodyear."

and this should surely tell those like myself, that the relatively good year tyres are the ones to choose unless you intend to track and really use it more as a Summer car, which I don't.
Again, I think everything in this review is correct, fair, based on what I experienced myself, except these guys know what they are talking about whereas I just wing it. The guys is respectful and professional, which is what you want in a review, as well as a bit of personality.

There is and can be no defending the engine or gearbox vs the direct competitor. Lotus took the practical approach when entering into this project, if it aint totally cracked and unrepairable, dont bother changing it, based on perhaps not expecting as much sales success as they eventually got, or Geely being unwilling to invest more heavilly in what is a effectively a dead end car. The repercussions of this are in the reviews, its simple, it is no where near the best gear change out there, but its not the worst (cant think of worse one myself in its class, but I hope! its not the worst), in any case, it is what it is. Lotus got to save quite a bit of money on a new engine / transmission, not to mention time, which in the end has been wasted but well.

In Summary, Lotus get more orders due to lower price point, potentially make more money per car due to cheaper parts and less R&D, but on the flip side the car is not where journalists and maybe ourselves would quite expect it to be. It is not what the Lotus 7 was, it is NOT what the Lotus Elise was, I'm not even sure its what the Evora was. The first 2 cars changed what we could expect from a "road" drivers car and set the standard for others to follow. The EMIRA does not do that and thats why its not a "great" car, but it is a very good car and that should be good enough for 80-90% of its customers. If you expect a world beater, well the world has moved on quite a bit since Lotus could do that.

 

[Kentviking]

those concerned about the "wheel gap" not gonna be happy, but otherwise this review is not going to do US sales any harm at all.

 

[Lotustoronto]

I considered it a very good review. Good read.

 

[Porter]

Does anyone have the print copy of CAR Magazine that the following shootout appears in? Or does anyone know if scans or photos of it are online anywhere? The video is linked, but I believe there's a written version that was print-only?

Watch CAR’s 2022 Sports Car Giant Test: year’s best performance cars head-to-head | CAR Magazine

Watch CAR magazine UK's Sports Car Giant Test video here, which compares the Ferrari 296 GTB, Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS, McLaren 765LT, Maserati MC20 and Lotus Emira

www.carmagazine.co.uk

 

[Magicman]

The article brings up the same minor niggles but they do love it and proclaim it best in class.

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

 

[VL3X]

The interior is a quantum leap from the Evora, which felt cobbled together. The headunit is no longer an aftermarket Pioneer display, there’s a new in-house touchscreen floating on the dash. The instrument display is fully digital and easy to read. The gear linkage is exposed behind a neat little cage. The seats don’t appear to be something from a supplier catalog. It doesn’t stink of glue.

They were Alpine units, right?

I just wish there was less grip. The Cup 2 is such a sticky tire that the Emira’s relatively small amount of horsepower means it’s not the most lively thing mid corner, and others who have driven the Goodyears on track say it has a propensity for understeer. A minor quibble. It feels like joy.

More chassis/tire anxiety for me. I went sport with Goodyears. I guess we need to wait for test drives to really know for ourselves.

There have also been delays, with customers reporting pushed back delivery dates.

You don't say...

You used to have to explain a Lotus; why you paid so much for a car with panel gaps big enough to stick a hand through. Why your sports car had a Camry’s engine. Why you didn’t just buy a Porsche. Those annoyances were the cover charge and in return you got an unparalleled driving experience. Now there’s a well-built, gorgeous, and brilliant to drive car carrying that same badge. And at $93,090 for a First Edition, it costs less than its predecessor and is the best driving car in its class. Sometimes going mainstream is all right.

Overall a positive and solid review! I'll take it.

 

[Citizen]

 

[Lankan]

Interesting - thanks for posting.

Surprised to see a standard GR Yaris (presumably a Circuit Pack or Rallye edition) is only a fraction slower than the Emira FE V6 manual (presumably with Touring suspension), whilst a GR Yaris (CP?), sporting Ohlins suspension, is a full second faster...

Is it simply down to weight (1,280kg vs 1,458kg) and tyres (Michelin PS 4S vs Eagle F1s)?

 

[Lotustoronto]

that track time does seem a little disappointing... But he did say it is a great road car, maybe the best for the price.