The sporty but civilised coupé closes the petrol-powered chapter for the British carmaker
Lotus was best known in the past for purist, stripped-down sports cars that eschewed comforts in favour of a raw driving experience best suited to race tracks.
The Emira is the final petrol-powered car for the British brand, which, like many other car firms, is staking its future on electric vehicles. Lotus has opened its battery-powered chapter with the Eletre SUV and Evija supercar — the latter is the world’s most powerful production car with its astonishing 1,500kW output.
Built with a new lightweight bonded aluminium chassis, the Emira is a sleek and low-slung head-turner. The company calls it the most accomplished Lotus ever made, and it’s been designed as an every day sports car with practicality and comfort that sets new standards for the brand. Among all this sober practicality, the Emira lays on some sporting interior charms. The aluminium gear lever and visible gearshift mechanism provide an element of theatre, as does the exposed throttle actuator in the V6 engine bay that’s visible from inside the cabin.
The relatively smooth ride was the biggest surprise, and this Lotus feels just mildly firm in its Touring setting, without spine-crushingly hard suspension. It’s easy to use as a day-to-day car, with the exception of a rather firm clutch that in heavy traffic starts tiring your left leg after a while.
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