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

 

[Lotustoronto]

The Smoking Tire has an Emira for review, looking forward to it.

This one I am looking forward too... This and savage geese.

 

[kitkat]

Color aside (Emira wins hands down), will be interesting to hear some comparison with the Spyder.

Yeah he's built his Spyder to be a dream car!

 

[4MIR3]

Yeah he's built his Spyder to be a dream car!

Yup... no way the Emira will compare to it. Deman mods will blow it away!

 

[OneThreeOne]

We tried out 5 trending supercars. Guess which we liked most

Some Wednesdays are better than others, especially if you are invited to test drive a fleet of factory-fresh supercars at a secret track day in Goodwood. Here's our take on the latest pacemakers from Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lanzante, and Lotus.

www.classicdriver.com

 

[JohnHoward]

This appeared in my Youtube feed this morning.

 

[Citizen]

Big boss tsuchiya testing the emira

 

[kitkat]

Big boss tsuchiya testing the emira

Multiple instances of tsuchiya missing shifts...

 

[Dabjbr]

Multiple instances of tsuchiya missing shifts...

Yeah. Interesting to see. Looks like it requires very dilberate shifts.
On a side note, I didn’t like the track video. Slow lead follow laps? Maybe there was good commentary but visually, it left a lot to be desired.

 

[kitkat]

Yeah. Interesting to see. Looks like it requires very dilberate shifts.
On a side note, I didn’t like the track video. Slow lead follow laps? Maybe there was good commentary but visually, it left a lot to be desired.

I think it takes time to get used to, when I test drove the Emira it was unlike any japanese shifter I've ever used. Very notchy and gated vs very direct and silky on most japanese cars. Additionally there must have been some sort of restriction on how hard they could drive the Emira, maybe it had a limp mode ecu issue or something idk. They usually flog these cars on their course to get good feedback.

 

[Evotion]

Very notchy

Not aimed at you but people say this a LOT and this is how I LIKE it to be!!

I want to feel that the gear stick actually moves in, around and through a specific part.
Makes it more of a challenge and rewarding. Might as well get DCT otherwise.

THIS is how it should have looked!
The ultimate in the beauty of notchiness.

 

[kitkat]

Not aimed at you but people say this a LOT and this is how I LIKE it to be!!

I want to feel that the gear stick actually moves in, around and through a specific part.
Makes it more of a challenge and rewarding. Might as well get DCT otherwise.

THIS is how it should have looked!
The ultimate in the beauty of notchiness.
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I can certainly learn to love it, it's very mechanical and I feel like it'll be rewarding from a qualia point of view -- but have to admit it isn't very forgiving. With how notchy the shifter is, I suspect it won't be that hard to create a gated plate to replace the Emira boot.

 

[Porter]

Great audio on this one, and a very solid 1k mi ownership review.

 

[kitkat]

Great audio on this one, and a very solid 1k mi ownership review.

I watched this yesterday and I’m surprised you said great audio, that repetitive tick in the audio really got to me, had to stop the video.

 

[EMIRADILEMMA]

I watched this yesterday and I’m surprised you said great audio, that repetitive tick in the audio really got to me, had to stop the video.

I think that may have been the windscreen wipers

 

[Porter]

I watched this yesterday and I’m surprised you said great audio, that repetitive tick in the audio really got to me, had to stop the video.

I was referring to the engine sounds.

 

[Hapkin]

I can certainly learn to love it, it's very mechanical and I feel like it'll be rewarding from a qualia point of view -- but have to admit it isn't very forgiving. With how notchy the shifter is, I suspect it won't be that hard to create a gated plate to replace the Emira boot.

I suspect GRP will make one. They did for Elise/Exige. Would be an early mod for me.

GRP Gated Shifter Plate Kit for Elise & Exige

Billet machined aluminum gated shifter for that high end look and feel! These gated shifter plates have been rigorously designed and revised many times to get the fit and finish just right. GRP worked with LotusTalk Forum member Varun916 to bring this product idea to reality and the time has...

www.gregsraceparts.com

 

[Billyidoliser]

I suspect GRP will make one. They did for Elise/Exige. Would be an early mod for me.

GRP Gated Shifter Plate Kit for Elise & Exige

Billet machined aluminum gated shifter for that high end look and feel! These gated shifter plates have been rigorously designed and revised many times to get the fit and finish just right. GRP worked with LotusTalk Forum member Varun916 to bring this product idea to reality and the time has...

www.gregsraceparts.com

Ooooh, I like that!

 

[Speedluvver]

Jayemm review of the GT4 RS.. refers to the emira a couple of times.. ‘would I be having just as much fun in an emira as the 4RS on these roads, yes I would’ is more or less what he says… comments are towards end of video..

 

[Kentviking]

New review by Cinch...short but sweet...safe to say he likes it...

 

[JohnHoward]

New review by Cinch...short but sweet...safe to say he likes it...

I missed the colour changing option from my spec! One moment it is red then yellow and then red again. The weather also changes from moment to moment from bone dry to pouring to dry again. This video would give a continuity editor sleeplesss nights! I think some of the footage was b-roll released by Lotus a while back, it looks familiar.