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 1,057 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]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-lotus-emira-v-6-first-edition-first-test-review/

 

[EspritGuy]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-lotus-emira-v-6-first-edition-first-test-review/

Headline: Beyond the numbers, the Emira is Awesome.

 

[Time2Fly]

OMG I feel for them with the build quality issues. What's that? Your shifter came apart? Your half shaft snapped? All in a day's driving?

The road feel and driving is (at least on the track) amazing but still.

 

[brainf18]

Before BMW or Porsche gives a car to the press it goes through a thorough "stress test" by a factory driver. Lotus on the other hand said, "here...take this one".

That said, to break a 1/2 shaft....OMG! What the hell? Beyond abuse. Seems to me M/T was TRYING to break the car, perpetuate the stereotype and "report" on the failure.

 

[Eagle7]

Before BMW or Porsche gives a car to the press it goes through a thorough "stress test" by a factory driver. Lotus on the other hand said, "here...take this one".

That said, to break a 1/2 shaft....OMG! What the hell? Beyond abuse. Seems to me M/T was TRYING to break the car, perpetuate the stereotype and "report" on the failure.

I've never heard of anybody repeatedly doing high rpm clutch dumps to a sports car like that. I'm guessing they were literally forcibly slamming the gear shift lever from gear to gear too. This is abuse even for a muscle car. I've seen muscle cars snap halfshafts or blow out differentials doing that, but on a mid-engine sports car??

I think you're absolutely right. They did this on purpose so they could have a sensational headline for clicks and views. After reading this review, whatever respect I had for Motortrend just snapped along with the Lotus.

 

[Steve24]

Pathetic click bait.
The lengths these losers will go to for views is embarrassing.

 

[Lotustoronto]

I dunno about it being click bait. They tested the car to get its 4.2 sec 0-60 time. How else could they have got it? They specifically said every car they test goes through the exact same procedure and the Lotus broke more often than most. Unless you think they are lying...

 

[Eagle7]

I dunno about it being click bait. They tested the car to get its 4.2 sec 0-60 time. How else could they have got it? They specifically said every car they test goes through the exact same procedure and the Lotus broke more often than most. Unless you think they are lying...

If they do actually do that to every car they test then they're stupid. No sensible person is going to treat their car that way, so those numbers they're claiming are not realistic of the performance you'd actually get driving normally. If that isn't click-bait, it's certainly hanging out around the edges. What it DOES do is disqualify their reports of reliability as being trustworthy or representative of the actual real-world reliability of whatever they're reporting on.

 

[Lotustoronto]

If they do actually do that to every car they test then they're stupid. No sensible person is going to treat their car that way, so those numbers they're claiming are not realistic of the performance you'd actually get driving normally. If that isn't click-bait, it's certainly hanging out around the edges. What it DOES do is disqualify their reports of reliability as being trustworthy or representative of the actual real-world reliability of whatever they're reporting on.

I agree that there is a difference between reliability testing and performance testing. A car that is heavily abused / tracked is going to break a lot quicker than a car that is driven normally / spirited driving. But to Motortrend's defence, it was an all out performance testing and bringing the car to its absolute maximum levels in acceleration, grip etc. This requires being rough with the car. If Lotus claims a 4.2 sec 0-60 time, how else can you achieve it without being aggressive with it. Any other "performance" manufacturer i.e. Porsche, Ferrari etc. (which Lotus has clearly said it wants to compete with Porsche) - sends out a team to ensure the car is running optimal during performance testing, especially for big magazine reviewers. In fact Lotus does do this, just not with ICE. Evija testing always has a Lotus team, as did the Eletre or Emeya testing from what I have seen. They have huge factory support for the EV testing and reviews. Emira, not so much. It seems they really want to be rid of it and get the EV sports car out and running. I am sure those reviews will be set up very differently.

 

[jbug187]

Before BMW or Porsche gives a car to the press it goes through a thorough "stress test" by a factory driver. Lotus on the other hand said, "here...take this one".

That said, to break a 1/2 shaft....OMG! What the hell? Beyond abuse. Seems to me M/T was TRYING to break the car, perpetuate the stereotype and "report" on the failure.

It seems like there were other issues with the car that weren't related to the stress the performance testing was putting on the car. The gear linkage broke, which caused the first car they tested to be stuck in fourth gear, and perhaps most concerning, they couldn't get the second car to the 6,800 RPM redline (it wouldn't go past 6,000). For a car that starts with a relatively low redline, that supposedly shouldn't have serious powertrain issues on account of using a Toyota engine, that may be the most concerning thing I've read as a potential buyer.

 

[TomAce]

Dumping the clutch at 5500rpm is a recipe for disaster imo, but hey it‘s a stupid press car, so what.

Motortrend and other quality media showing from their best side…

 

[Eagle7]

I agree that there is a difference between reliability testing and performance testing. A car that is heavily abused / tracked is going to break a lot quicker than a car that is driven normally / spirited driving. But to Motortrend's defence, it was an all out performance testing and bringing the car to its absolute maximum levels in acceleration, grip etc. This requires being rough with the car. If Lotus claims a 4.2 sec 0-60 time, how else can you achieve it without being aggressive with it. Any other "performance" manufacturer i.e. Porsche, Ferrari etc. (which Lotus has clearly said it wants to compete with Porsche) - sends out a team to ensure the car is running optimal during performance testing, especially for big magazine reviewers. In fact Lotus does do this, just not with ICE. Evija testing always has a Lotus team, as did the Eletre or Emeya testing from what I have seen. They have huge factory support for the EV testing and reviews. Emira, not so much. It seems they really want to be rid of it and get the EV sports car out and running. I am sure those reviews will be set up very differently.

But this is exactly the problem and why this is unrealistic. How many of us have a factory team with us to make sure our cars are still functioning after being abused like this? If they want to do real world testing, they need to test a car like you or I can buy, the way we would have it and use it, instead of abusing it to such a degree that the factory has to send a team out to try and keep the car running.

 

[Lotustoronto]

But this is exactly the problem and why this is unrealistic. How many of us have a factory team with us to make sure our cars are still functioning after being abused like this? If they want to do real world testing, they need to test a car like you or I can buy, the way we would have it and use it, instead of abusing it to such a degree that the factory has to send a team out to try and keep the car running.

That's the point - it's performance testing. Not real world. Hence why every other manufacturer sends out a team.

I agree with you that they abused the car to an extreme degree to max out every once of potential. That is why other manufacturers send out a team to ensure it works properly under extreme conditions. This wasn't a test drive. All I am saying is that every other manufacturer does this for a reason.

 

[Steve24]

You’d have to be extraordinarily gullible to think that there aren’t more “clicks” to be had on a review where something dramatic happens compared to “everything was fine”.

These drivetrains have been around for literally decades, and in previous iterations have handled more hp.
How many owners have experienced this supposed problem in the real world?

Making a large personal purchasing decision based on this kind of internet stuff is, frankly, idiotic.

It’s a bit like saying, “I was going to buy a 458 until I saw that a couple went up in flames so then I cancelled”…

What a great decision that would have been. Not.

 

[Lotus64]

Motor trend is full of .

Overstated the "quality" issues they caused and understated the phenomenonal driving dynamics and design.

 

[Rapture]

I read they “Loved” it. That’s what sticks with me. I love it too.

 

[@Life411]

Before BMW or Porsche gives a car to the press it goes through a thorough "stress test" by a factory driver. Lotus on the other hand said, "here...take this one".

That said, to break a 1/2 shaft....OMG! What the hell? Beyond abuse. Seems to me M/T was TRYING to break the car, perpetuate the stereotype and "report" on the failure.

A travesty, but not surprised. I was interviewed years ago by a local newspaper and it was obvious they had already decided what the story would be about despite the fact that what I was telling them was the opposite. Then they proceeded to pick bits of the interview out of context to support their predetermined storyline. Lost all respect for the media at that point.

 

[@Life411]

 

[anothersportscar]

https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2024-lotus-emira-v-6-first-edition-first-test-review/

I think this review is one of the most accurate I've seen, the pros and the cons are spot on and mirror my 11 month ownership experience. Its a shame the car broke when they were doing the 0-60 tests but you can definitely tell they were frustrated that the gearbox and rpm limit were hampering their efforts to get near the Lotus stated figures. Bottom line though is the car shouldn't break.

 

[blacklotus]

The breaks are unfortunate for sure. But, whether you drive it that way or not, the car should be able to hit its listed 0-60 time. It should also be able to hit that time (reliably) again and again.