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

 

[Johnson]

@digilotus did you get this one from our New Zealand friends? Taught me things I didn’t know, even after all this time.

Unfortunately, it also highlights the orange peel on the paint. Yikes.

 

[digilotus]

@digilotus did you get this one from our New Zealand friends? Taught me things I didn’t know, even after all this time.

Unfortunately, it also highlights the orange peel on the paint. Yikes.

No, I didn't see this one yet @Johnson. Great pickup, thanks for sharing!

I've seen a few production Emiras now in all 6 FE colours and the orange peel looked minor in person, so I'm not sure what's going on with these. Did our Kiwi friends get some Friday cars?

 

[kbhoz]

Chris Harris likes it.

 

[GetawayDriving]

Chris Harris likes it.

Same vid they did a year ago not sure why they're reposting it

 

[kbhoz]

Same vid they did a year ago not sure why they're reposting it

Damn, it's showing new on BBC site. Apologies. Although I hadn't seen it.

As Diana Ross sang

And I'm still waiting
Ooh, I'm waiting
Ooh, still waiting
I'm just a fool
Ooh, I'm a fool
(I'm just a fool to keep waiting)
To keep waiting
(I'm just a fool)

 

[Wizardwings]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

Author praises the Emira!

 

[GetawayDriving]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

www.bloomberg.com

Author praises the Emira!

Some hot takes in there. The gearbox is his favorite part of the car? And he doesn't like the supercharged sounds of the engine?

 

[Wizardwings]

Some hot takes in there. The gearbox is his favorite part of the car? And he doesn't like the supercharged sounds of the engine?

Yeah the comment about the sound is strange, he likens it to a mouse blowing through a straw.

 

[K_Squared]

Yeah the comment about the sound is strange, he likens it to a mouse blowing through a straw.

I noticed it was written by Hannah Elliott and the article definitely sounds like it was written by a lady the way it is worded. Re-read the article now that you know that and it'll all click. Take this excerpt, for example:

"It looks as if it came from a fashion shoot: Front-wheel arches curve up into a naughty grin, and a seductive darkened glass roofline down the back partially obscures the 400-horsepower engine underneath it.

Prominent air ducts on the sides and a pinched waist near the rear wheels add to the drama."

I highly doubt many male car reviewers could come up with that sort of verbiage when reviewing this car Pretty cool to get a lady's take on the Emira even if she and her friend don't like the sound of the supercharger (and I have some mixed feelings about it myself but I think I'll love it once I get a chance to become more acquainted with it).

 

[EspritGuy]

I noticed it was written by Hannah Elliott and the article definitely sounds like it was written by a lady the way it is worded. Re-read the article now that you know that and it'll all click. Take this excerpt, for example:

"It looks as if it came from a fashion shoot: Front-wheel arches curve up into a naughty grin, and a seductive darkened glass roofline down the back partially obscures the 400-horsepower engine underneath it.

Prominent air ducts on the sides and a pinched waist near the rear wheels add to the drama."

I highly doubt many male car reviewers could come up with that sort of verbiage when reviewing this car Pretty cool to get a lady's take on the Emira even if she and her friend don't like the sound of the supercharger (and I have some mixed feelings about it myself but I think I'll love it once I get a chance to become more acquainted with it).

Those passages read like car porn.
No 'throaty scream from a heated engine as it wails into the lonely night, sinously snaking along curvasive dark ribbons and tightly gripping the waiting asphalt which quickly yielded to its charms. An incredible legendary lightness of being ensued. Mere sport., yet strongly, relentlessly satisfying. But owned by no one.
Surely poetic license.

 

[GetawayDriving]

Not the most polished review, but a big audience and it's glowing.

 

[robrmon]

Not the most polished review, but a big audience and it's glowing.

He liked it!

 

[EspritGuy]

He liked it!

Nice report. Questionable music taste but good review to add to the mix.

 

[GetawayDriving]

Not sure if this counts, but I figured it's not a new thread. They speak to Cayman GTS 4.0 vs. Emira and which one they'd have in no uncertain terms (hint: it's the one they already bought). Emira talk starts around 7:30 and comes up a few times until the end.

 

[Lotustoronto]

Not sure if this counts, but I figured it's not a new thread. They speak to Cayman GTS 4.0 vs. Emira and which one they'd have in no uncertain terms (hint: it's the one they already bought). Emira talk starts around 7:30 and comes up a few times until the end.

They pretty much nailed it again - Emira > Cayman GTS 4.0

 

[Pegasi]

Not sure if this counts, but I figured it's not a new thread. They speak to Cayman GTS 4.0 vs. Emira and which one they'd have in no uncertain terms (hint: it's the one they already bought). Emira talk starts around 7:30 and comes up a few times until the end.

I guess I need to head down to the Porsche experience center to drive a GTS or GT4 so I can understand all these reviews and forum comparisons.

 

[Wizardwings]

2023 Lotus Emira Review: Junior Supercar Marks The End Of An Era - SlashGear

Lotus may have an electric future ahead, but it's sending the V6 out in style with the Emira. Gorgeous looks meet old-school sports car attitude.

www.slashgear.com

 

[frazzer]

2023 Lotus Emira Review: Junior Supercar Marks The End Of An Era - SlashGear

Lotus may have an electric future ahead, but it's sending the V6 out in style with the Emira. Gorgeous looks meet old-school sports car attitude.

www.slashgear.com

Strange comment about the gear change, in mine the gear shift is really nice, rifle like and I'm coming from an Mx5/Miata ND. The shift is a big part of the experience and certainly not a weak point. May be it varies between cars?

 

[Magicman]

Throttle house GTS 4.0- brilliant but...

The caveat is we'd take an Emira over it



And autotrader, better steering and handling than a Cayman

 

[Concept24]

And of course, as was stated, the C8 is huge and heavy compared to the much lighter sportscars that were mentioned. But again, there is no contest as far as looks. The Emira destroys its direct competitors in that department, and for many, that aspect, as well as its street performance, are significant reasons why so many deposits were placed. Let's hope reliability in the US is improved.