The brand new Lotus Emira, tested on road and track by CAR magazine.
So, is this just another plucky Lotus – or is it a true contender for the sports car crown? Our Lotus Emira review has all the answers you need, and you can even see how it compares directly with its key rivals in the video above.We’ve now sampled both versions of the Emira and, we’re sorry to say, they haven’t been created equal. The cheapest model features a Mercedes-AMG-sourced 2.0-litre four-cylinder unit with 355bhp and 317lb ft of torque. Above that, there’s a Toyota-derived 3.
Well, you can only have the four-cylinder engine with an automatic gearbox – and it’s atrocious. It’s incredibly dim-witted, even in Sport or Track mode, which makes it difficult to neatly string together a set of corners. The software is constantly fighting you, preventing you from down shifting when you’re approaching a corner, even when you know there’s no danger of blasting the valves through the engine cover. It delays your upshifts when you hit a straight, too.
That theme of immense satisfaction carries throughout the car. Direction changes? Instantaneous and incredibly gratifying. There’s roll but, like the best sports cars, it’s always controlled – and the movement helps you feel what’s going on. It’s an aid to getting your bearings rather than an impediment. Steering? Still hydraulically assisted and loaded with feedback. And, while the Emira is available with various ADAS including lane assist, it isn’t available with self-steering lane-keeping.
The middling Sport setup is firm for the road, there’s no getting away from that. However, it’s only annoying at particularly low speeds. Once you’re moving even a little faster, the Emira starts to work with the surface rather than against it, and you quickly forget the foibles in favour of the dynamics. They’re pin sharp and finely balanced – it feels out of the ordinary. Exotic. But also, on your side and exhilarating, rather than intimidating.
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