The Lotus Emira will replace as many as three cars that were now available under the Lotus brand. At the same time, it will also be the last car from this company to have a classic internal combustion engine. The Lotus Elise, Exige and Evora will be retired to make way for a mid-engined athlete - the Lotus Emiri.
Lotus Emira it will compete directly with Porsche's 718 Cayman and the French Alpine A110. Compared to the Elise and Exige models, the Emira will be significantly larger, but only slightly larger than the Evora model. The Emira weighs 1,405 kilograms and is powered by Toyota 3.5 liter V6 cylinder and so on 2.0 liter a gasoline engine that comes under the auspices of Mercedes' AMG division. The AMG engines will only be available with an 8-speed automatic transmission, while the Toyota engines will have a choice of manual or automatic transmissions. Emira will have honey available 360 and 400 horsepower and around 430 Nm of torque. The fastest models will need less than 0 to 100 km/h 4 seconds and reach top speed 290 km/h.
Compared to its predecessors, the Lotus Emira is stylistically more sophisticated, and it also has technology that lends itself to a modern, sporty look. But more than the exterior, these differences are noticeable in the interior. The driver will have digital meters at his disposal 12.3-inch screen, and in addition 10.25-inch touch screen, for the needs of the infotainment system. The Emira is among the best-equipped Lotuses we've ever seen, and its expected price will be around 72,000 euros.
