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)

 

[hellasf1]

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.

Yea I still prefer tactile too like the Bugatti Tourbillon!

 

[hellasf1]

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.

The JUBU is available at the 440.

 

[seriously]

Honestly from a drivers perspective I think all the cars mentioned are downgrades. That said there are many reasons to own a special car. Maybe it’s owning a brand, an icon, a classic, or something expensive. In that regard many other options.

If you’re looking for the best drivers car I think you stick with the emira and save up for a used practical car. There are SO many good options for good practical cars. Would be a shame to compromise the prize for the practical. That said the best 911 you can afford is probably the best single car option that does all these things at a pretty high level.

 

[benjh1028]

I apologize for being overzealous.

Dominated, overshadowed, outshined or vanquished would have been a more appropriate way of phrasing the Emira's triumph over the 911.

We clearly didn’t read the same article.

 

[Lotus64]

We clearly didn’t read the same article.

1. “No Stuttgart sports car is going to outdo the little(ish) Lotus in the visual drama stakes”
2. “The 992 just isn’t anywhere near as arresting”
3. “The bare-knuckle feedback that defines the Emira experience from the first wheel revolution isn’t present in anything like the same quantity”
4. “Additionally, that easygoing nature and intangible flow to the Lotus experience - still a marker of the low-weight ethos - is not replicated in the 911.”
5. “The steering (with optional RWS) is super responsive by comparison and arguably better weighted, though it lacks the accuracy and the animation of the Emira.”
6. “Despite the missing rear seats, lightweight glass and driver-focused spec, the T is initially more distant than the Lotus. By a margin. “
7. “Even with the adaptive exhaust in its correct setting, the flat-six sound is not quite as stirring and the clutch bite vaguer.
8. “The sound is reasonably exciting, if nothing on the shrieking rasp of the V6. Every time the Emira’s heftier gearbox and clutch felt like the better option (certainly its ratios are preferable)”
9. “In the 911 there’s more angst about whether the auto-blip should be on, whether the damping control should be stricter and so on. It can be left well alone and still deliver convincingly, of course - agile, disciplined, tireless - yet it is harder to establish a rhythm with. The T feels like it wants maximum attack to show off its best, while the Lotus is as easy as a Sunday morning.”
10. Even scratching the surface of its ability, the Emira enthralls. The Porsche isn’t so immediately charming”
11. “This time, though, with the emphasis on driving pleasure, the Lotus must take the spoils. It’s a more demanding car to pedal, requiring more thought about weight distribution, entry speed and so on, yet because it is such a treat to engage with, that additional effort never seems like a chore.”

Decisive victory from my standpoint.

 

[Eagle7]

Sorry bro but that's delulu.

The only place you're going to get sub 3 0-60 is in a spreadsheet.

We'll see. When I get a Dragy and some decent weather, I'll give it a go.

 

[Speedy Emira]

Sorry bro but that's delulu.

The only place you're going to get sub 3 0-60 is in a spreadsheet.

Sadly I have to agree with you on this one. My RS3 was AWD and did 3.8 with 400hp. to drop to 2.8 took and extra 250hp, serious chassis mods, diff etc and costs a fortune without even costing the built engine.

With a manual box 3 seconds will not be possible at 500hp on a RWD Emira and that is the max for the box and for the rods. Its going to take at least 600hp, a built engine and launch facility to have any chance at all. Think of a 600hp RWD 488 which is supposed to do 2.9 and in reality is more like high 3.2s.

 

[kitkat]

We'll see. When I get a Dragy and some decent weather, I'll give it a go.

I like the light weighting you’re doing — I’ve got my own going on. But if I want a sub 3 0-60 I’m gonna have to add like a 30 foot rollout to get there.

Onward to adding more lightness!

 

[dgrace]

For reference, a LP580-2 does 0-60 in 2.9, and has the advantages of +180hp, -200lbs, and a DCT. (this is also my answer for "what did you replace your Emira with", though in my case it was less about specs and more about never wanting to deal with Lotus again)

 

[Carig5A]

I apologize for being overzealous.

Dominated, overshadowed, outshined or vanquished would have been a more appropriate way of phrasing the Emira's triumph over the 911.

Worn porn

 

[NicolasB]

We'll see. When I get a Dragy and some decent weather, I'll give it a go.

And a steep downhill