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

 

[Citizen]

V6 manual the slowest

 

[Rainier]

V6 manual the slowest

They ran the V6 on the touring tires and I4 on sport tires (not sure about suspension setup by likely follows suit) not quite an apples to apples comparison.

 

[EspritGuy]

V6 manual the slowest

Does this imperial anyone's bragging rights?

 

[Lotustoronto]

i4 was always going to be quicker on track. The suspension setting on i4 are different as well and the car is just more suited for track work. The Emira S i4 will take the GT4 crown when it gets released IMO. (or a current Chinese i4 lol)

V6 manual on goodyears is the road car, Lotus did a good job on with how they marketed the variants. V6 will surely end production once the Emira "S" is released, the performance of a 400 BHP i4 will certainly outshine the V6 at that point.

 

[brainf18]

i4 was always going to be quicker on track. The suspension setting on i4 are different as well and the car is just more suited for track work. The Emira S i4 will take the GT4 crown when it gets released IMO. (or a current Chinese i4 lol)

V6 manual on goodyears is the road car, Lotus did a good job on with how they marketed the variants. V6 will surely end production once the Emira "S" is released, the performance of a 400 BHP i4 will certainly outshine the V6 at that point.

You’re probably right. 400hp i4 will be faster but The i4 falls flat on the ears. The sound is uninspiring. Reving out the engine is such an important part of the experience. I wouldn’t own an i4 because of the lackluster engine sound. But others mileage might vary.

 

[Foxy87]

Wow this is very disappointing … even if the tyres take away a second or a bit more, the V6 is really slow. 4 seconds slower on this small track in comparison to a GT4 is huge. Just cant get my head around this bad laptimes of the V6.

 

[ADC]

Wow this is very disappointing … even if the tyres take away a second or a bit more, the V6 is really slow. 4 seconds slower on this small track in comparison to a GT4 is huge. Just cant get my head around this bad laptimes of the V6.

A car set up with street-biased tyres and suspension, with a manual, outshone by a track-biased setup running a dual-clutch transmission, running on a tight twisty track... yeah, glad I was sitting down for that shock.

 

[EspritGuy]

Wow this is very disappointing … even if the tyres take away a second or a bit more, the V6 is really slow. 4 seconds slower on this small track in comparison to a GT4 is huge. Just cant get my head around this bad laptimes of the V6.

Have you considered the prowess of that driver?

 

[kitkat]

Wow this is very disappointing … even if the tyres take away a second or a bit more, the V6 is really slow. 4 seconds slower on this small track in comparison to a GT4 is huge. Just cant get my head around this bad laptimes of the V6.

This isn't even the first track comparison between the two, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone at all.

 

[K_Squared]

Wow this is very disappointing … even if the tyres take away a second or a bit more, the V6 is really slow. 4 seconds slower on this small track in comparison to a GT4 is huge. Just cant get my head around this bad laptimes of the V6.

It was only 2 seconds slower than the manual GT4 which was also running Cup2s vs. Goodyear street tires on the Emira. If the Emira was on Cup2s and Sport suspension it very likely would have been a tight race between the two manuals tested.

Comparing a manual to a DCT car doesn't make much sense on a track like this.

The V6 manual was never going to be a track monster but I'm willing to bet it's WAYY more fun than those DCTs on the track.

 

[Foxy87]

Well at least the emira is a lot more fun on the ROAD than the GT4 is.

 

[Foxy87]

This isn't even the first track comparison between the two, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone at all.

Care to elaborate? Its the first direct comparison on a track with laptimes that I saw. Fastestlaptimes.com also doesnt have recorded any laptimes for the i4…?

 

[kitkat]

Care to elaborate? Its the first direct comparison on a track with laptimes that I saw. Fastestlaptimes.com also doesnt have recorded any laptimes for the i4…?

I believe the most hated Emira review was a track comparison between a GT4 and an Emira.

 

[Foxy87]

A car set up with street-biased tyres and suspension, with a manual, outshone by a track-biased setup running a dual-clutch transmission, running on a tight twisty track... yeah, glad I was sitting down for that shock.

well its not like lotus is famous for good lap times in the first place. Even the track focused exige Sport 410 was quiet a bit slower on Hockenheim than the GT4 and M2 CS, despite weighing 250-350kg less than the other two. So I dont think the Emira with sport suspension and cup tires would get close to the GT4s laptime after all.

dont get me wrong, I love the V6 Emira and my plan is to still get a manual in a few years time, but for me these comparisons are disappointing.

 

[Foxy87]

I believe the most hated Emira review was a track comparison between a GT4 and an Emira.

Oh I see, I thought you were talking about V6 vs i4 ( and not V6 vs Gt4)

 

[ADC]

well its not like lotus is famous for good lap times in the first place. Even the track focused exige Sport 410 was quiet a bit slower on Hockenheim than the GT4 and M2 CS, despite weighing 250-350kg less than the other two. So I dont think the Emira with sport suspension and cup tires would get close to the GT4s laptime after all.

dont get me wrong, I love the V6 Emira and my plan is to still get a manual in a few years time, but for me these comparisons are disappointing.

I guess I just don't see how it is a surprising outcome... as @K_Squared posted, stiffer suspension and track-biased tyres are probably worth a couple of seconds (matching the manual GT4), and a DCT gets you another couple of seconds on top of that

I could see how that would suck if you really had your heart set on dominating at the track, but my feeling is that the V6 absolutely nails being a fun road car that can occasionally visit the track (which is why I changed my mind and went that way at the last minute).

 

[Foxy87]

Where can we get the time from the manual GT4? Same driver same day?

 

[TomAce]

 

[Foxy87]

Oh my bad, thanks.

this is really suprising to see such a huge gap between manual and pdk. Other tests from SportAuto showed that the cars are almost on par even on track. Maybe due to different gear ratios, dont know, would have to look it up in the test.

maybe handling a manual car isnt this drivers best skill…

 

[brainf18]

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The most important measure of a car is how it makes you feel. That said there's easily two seconds in the tire difference between the Cup 2' and the Eagle F1's. i4's DCT is probably worth another few tenths around a track...But it sounds like a hoover vacuum. Also lap times are meaningless unless your racing wheel to wheel for money.