In the news here yesterday: the 2025 i4 Turbo SE.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/2025-lotus-emira-update-revealed/
https://www.drive.com.au/news/2025-lotus-emira-update-revealed/
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New Emira SE announced
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Foxy87
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So this is it? I dont get it…
400 HP as Turbo SE. What dies that mean in the european countries? Turbo SE is what you guys in the US are getting in the first place. Looks like the V6 is still the one to get.
400 HP as Turbo SE. What dies that mean in the european countries? Turbo SE is what you guys in the US are getting in the first place. Looks like the V6 is still the one to get.
Foxy87
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I see, this looks just to be in australia… hence the low reaction/interest on this forum I guess.
Interesting. For those who don't speak metric what is the HP vs i4?
Thanks.
So SE means south of equator?
shin73
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same announcement also in Japan yesterday. Shame some markets need to pay extra for the added hp.
Blackthought_
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Huh? So basically saying you have the option of going base 360hp or get the SE that has 400 hp?
RoryBellows
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Well it appears the SE adds in the now extra cost items of zinc paint and alcantara headliner. Everything else seems like a change to the base. This is the first I've seen in switching to a single piece brake rotor. Seems the v6 is unaffected by this though. I really thought Lotus would move the 4cyl into the top spot but it seems they are keeping the v6 stop the pyramid for now
Hell4Leather
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The US was always 400. The i4 sold in some marks was slightly less.
DigDugLotus
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Yep, looks like USA & China I4 are the only ones with 400hp on the FE. FE’s will all be 23-24’ model years. I think the delays with Covid and supply chain, price constraints of inflation forced Lotus make alot of the decisions in these regards. Don’t think this path was their initial plan, but it is what it is. Still waiting on my I4…. Should be in the first wave of I4’s to hit the USA ports. Reallly looking forward to it. I am really surprised by the SE staying with the 298kw/400hp…. To me, this doesn’t make much sense unless they were to reduce the base to 268kw/360hp…..Then that would make sense in the US. But to keep the SE at 400hp even in the states is confusing to me. Does anyone have a logical explanation for that decision? My take is that at 400hp, the power to weight of the Emira is absolutely perfect. But I did expect the SE to be like 416hp….the AMG/DCT could easily handle even up to 440hp from what I read without issues. Some say over 500hp, but that could be pushing the envelope. Any thoughts why they would keep the SE at 400hp?
Emira Fan
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Suspect this was the plan from the beginning. To have a SE version at a higher cost for subsequent years ie MY25.
This also helps with messaging to existing consumers asking to 'upgrade' from 360 to 400 ( at no cost) ; now they can just say that's a $10k option.
With the US market no cars have been delivered yet, they probably weighed the risk of a large portion cancelation of their FE 360HP orders; if people found out the SE option was a month away.
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Hard to understand this without pricing.
It would make sense if it looked something like this...
90k i4 Base 360 HP
100k i4 SE 400 HP
105k i4 SE fully optioned
105k v6 Base
120k v6 fully optioned
the 360 HP base would provide a way to price the Emira below $100k, yet not depress overall pricing of other configurations.
cayman going all electric will actually be a plus for the emira as it will have no direct rival.
Nick in Sydney
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Exactly. Or put differently, only the SE will be available in the United States.
But then the door will blow off.
Hell4Leather
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Seems only fair since we didn’t get the Evora 410 in 2017.
JimH
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There's a copy of the press release for the UAE (which, I suspect, will form the basis for the rest of the world over time and once FE models have run out) that covers off the base (Emira Turbo), Emira Turbo SE and Emira V6 specifications over here :
forums.thelotusforums.com
Lotus Emira I4
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DigDugLotus
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Yep, I think this article confirms what we all kinda thought. The Base will be 360hp and the SE will be 400hp. I just thought for USA market the SE would be 416hp or something to that effect. Also I feel the loaded FE will feel like a deal as inflation and other cost issues spike prices.There's a copy of the press release for the UAE (which, I suspect, will form the basis for the rest of the world over time and once FE models have run out) that covers off the base (Emira Turbo), Emira Turbo SE and Emira V6 specifications over here :
Lotus Emira I4
Six Speed Stephen
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So the V6 isn't being discontinued as everyone had speculated.
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And this leaves room for a v6 based S or R in the future.
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