If you sold your EMIRA what’s next?

[hellasf1]

Just for fun. If you sold your EMIRA and bought another vehicle what would it be? (Around the same price or less than the EMIRA)

 

[CHEESE]

2025 Lotus Emira

 

[Jinba ittai]

I’m never selling the emira but I might add a type 135 spyder if they hit the mark.

 

[Wolfram]

I never got my Emira - canceled my order as soon as I saw the (horrible, to me) digital interior. I now have a manual 2017 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S and it's all the superb, tactile, analog sports car I could ever want, and it sounds sublime. I have an Elise SC and a Ferrari 488 too, but I love my Aston, and drive it daily.

 

[seriously]

I never got my Emira - canceled my order as soon as I saw the (horrible, to me) digital interior. I now have a manual 2017 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S and it's all the superb, tactile, analog sports car I could ever want, and it sounds sublime. I have an Elise SC and a Ferrari 488 too, but I love my Aston, and drive it daily.

I too was initially disappointed in the digit display. The one thing they didn’t get right! But honest opinion, I have come to really like it over time and feels it kind of suits the car. Now I’m disappointed they didn’t include a HUD!

 

[Sandalwood]

I think a Noble M400. I have always been curious about them, and they range from about 50-80k at the moment. Or, for somewhat investment and definitely nostalgia reasons, a C4 ZR1.

 

[Carig5A]

I think a Noble M400. I have always been curious about them, and they range from about 50-80k at the moment. Or, for somewhat investment and definitely nostalgia reasons, a C4 ZR1.

Love the vettes! Interestingly, Lotus assisted GM on the design of LT5 and its unique air management system for what would be the awesome C4 ZR1

 

[Sandalwood]

Love the vettes! Interestingly, Lotus assisted GM on the design of LT5 and its unique air management system for what would be the awesome C4 ZR1

Yep! GM conceived, Lotus assisted, Mercury Marine-built. What's not to love?

 

[Steve24]

So, the Emira edges out the Ferrari in handling and balance?

I think so (as you’d expect with a 30 year old design vs a new one).

I tracked the 355 several times which was great fun and the handling was good even by current standards.
The limitations were the brakes on the road version which I had (the Challenge has the same brakes as the F40 and are far superior), the rather indirect and vague steering and the relative softness of the suspension (which is however very good for road use).

By comparison even though I haven’t tracked the Emira yet the brakes are in a different league and the steering much more direct and with more feel.
On top of that the whole thing feels much stiffer (I have the sport chassis).

 

[seriously]

I think so (as you’d expect with a 30 year old design vs a new one).

I tracked the 355 several times which was great fun and the handling was good even by current standards.
The limitations were the brakes on the road version which I had (the Challenge has the same brakes as the F40 and are far superior), the rather indirect and vague steering and the relative softness of the suspension (which is however very good for road use).

By comparison even though I haven’t tracked the Emira yet the brakes are in a different league and the steering much more direct and with more feel.
On top of that the whole thing feels much stiffer (I have the sport chassis).

I’m surprised at how good the emira brakes are. Not just stopping power but modulation and feel.

 

[Steve24]

As for the Emira, more power and less weight can be added, and for a lot less than a Ferrari or a new edition Emira. The less weight part can be added in phases, depending on how far you want to go, and what or if you're willing to sacrifice any comfort.

I'm not interested in making the car less comfortable to be in, but after next month mine will still be just over 100 lbs lighter than stock, with half of that reduction being unsprung rotating weight. Next up will be a Komo 430 tune if and when they bring it to the U.S. with decent support.

The weight to power ratio of the V6 FE stock is 8.17 lbs/hp. Depending on what Komo can deliver, my goal is to get mine down to 7.00 lbs/hp. Right now it's at 7.64. Getting it down to 7.00 should put me comfortably down in the 2's for 0-60 times, which will make it go much more like it looks. For a base starting point mod-wise, the V6 FE is really a pretty spectacular starting point.

I agree with you 100% and when my car is out of warranty will almost certainly do most of what you have done and propose to do.

However, that said, a factory special lightweight / more powerful version is always going to be worth more than a modified standard car.

Not to mention a much easier sell when the time comes to move it on.

More than anything, I just wish Lotus would make a convertible V6 Emira.

 

[centerpunch]

I never got my Emira - canceled my order as soon as I saw the (horrible, to me) digital interior. I now have a manual 2017 Aston Martin V8 Vantage S and it's all the superb, tactile, analog sports car I could ever want, and it sounds sublime. I have an Elise SC and a Ferrari 488 too, but I love my Aston, and drive it daily.

I also hate the Atari-esque dash, and because of that and the multi-year slip in delivery dates, also cancelled my Emira order. But…

Went through the configurator for a Cayman 4.0 several times, but just couldn’t go through with it. The dash and interior look perfect, but the exterior, well, let’s just say I don’t find it very interesting.

So this year I reordered an Emira, due probably next May, just in time for my, uh, 70th birthday.

I already have a few 20 year old analog sports cars that I don’t drive much, probably should sell one or two before the Emira comes!

 

[pcarguy]

I've just purchased the next car: 2025 Spyder RS.

Due for delivery in April 2025.

But not selling the Emira!

 

[DJFirstEdition]

I don't like this game as I think I played it in the wrong order. GT4 -> GT3 -> McClaren 600LT -> Emira and I am out of ideas I am happy with on where to go next. I guess technically we have the Ferrari's or the Lambos left to explore but I just ... don't like them.

 

[Sandalwood]

I don't like this game as I think I played it in the wrong order. GT4 -> GT3 -> McClaren 600LT -> Emira and I am out of ideas I am happy with on where to go next. I guess technically we have the Ferrari's or the Lambos left to explore but I just ... don't like them.

I totally understand. There are some Ferraris I like (F355, 458, etc.), but most I do not. There are almost no Lambos that I would want. On the other hand, I always think of McLaren as kind of the big brother of Lotus, and the 600LT seems to have a natural spiritual kinship.

 

[benjh1028]

For me, options are limited given hardly any manual transmission cars being made.

 

[scc.131.fe]

I also hate the Atari-esque dash, and because of that and the multi-year slip in delivery dates, also cancelled my Emira order. But…

Went through the configurator for a Cayman 4.0 several times, but just couldn’t go through with it. The dash and interior look perfect, but the exterior, well, let’s just say I don’t find it very interesting.

So this year I reordered an Emira, due probably next May, just in time for my, uh, 70th birthday.

I already have a few 20 year old analog sports cars that I don’t drive much, probably should sell one or two before the Emira comes!

The Emira's instrument display wasn't at all a feature for me, but 8 months in I can say that I barely look at it while driving (checking tire pressure, if anything). The instruments on my wife's 2013 Vantage are a work of art by comparison, but you almost need a jeweller's loop to see tire pressure values. I think you'll be happy with your choice because Atari-esque won't ruin the feel of the car.

 

[centerpunch]

The Emira's instrument display wasn't at all a feature for me, but 8 months in I can say that I barely look at it while driving (checking tire pressure, if anything). The instruments on my wife's 2013 Vantage are a work of art by comparison, but you almost need a jeweller's loop to see tire pressure values. I think you'll be happy with your choice because Atari-esque won't ruin the feel of the car.

I bought an early GR Corolla, and that got me somewhat used to tolerating pushbutton start and digital dash. (I've since sold that car.)

I still don't understand why anyone would want a digital readout of what gear the car is in (uh, pretty sure I already know that lol), but I'll get over it.

I guess I love the exterior of the Emira enough that I'll be able to put up with the dash that I don't love.

 

[brise]

Think I would go for a Cayman GT4, but always wanted a GTR
also possibly a McClaren or Corvette C8

 

[Quasimoto]

Fwiw, I didn’t think I would get on with the electronic displays when we ordered. Pleasantly surprised that I actually like them as they seem to fit the nature and aesthetics of the car pretty well…ymmv of course!