The British sports car gains a new entry-level variant with 360 hp
Geely-owned brand needs a replacement for its Toyota V6 which won’t pass upcoming emissions regs
The car honors Jim Clark and draws inspiration from the Type 38 he drove to victory at the Indy 500
The company plans to share more resources and deepen collaboration with Geely to offset new US tariffs
We’ve lost several stick-shift cars this past year, but there are still plenty of manual choices available, and at real-world prices
Lotus’ European CEO said that “the potential for hybrid powertrains is here”, leaving the door open for electrifying the two-door sports car
The executive director of Lotus Advanced Performance also recently left the company
Sales of the new Lotus Emira Turbo SE have started in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, but there’s no word if it’ll make it to the US
Despite the setback, Lotus has already sold significantly more cars this year than in 2023
Lotus wants the Elise and Emira successor to retain the brand’s core philosophy but current battery tech is not ready
The U.S. only gets the Emira with the flagship 3.5-liter supercharged Toyota-sourced V6
Underpinning the new model will be the same platform as the next-gen Alpine A110 EV
Lotus customers can look, but they can’t touch their Emiras due to a regulatory approval issue
You can get a muscular engine and manual transmission for less than $33k, but things will be very different in 2025
The Emira i4 features a Mercedes-AMG sourced turbocharged 2.0-liter engine pumping out 360 hp and 317-lb of torque
The entry-level Lotus Emira has an AMG-sourced turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder pumping out 360 hp
Lotus has improved the Emira GT4 racer package just in time for customers to get their hands on the first examples
Milltek Sport is also developing a lightweight titanium exhaust for the Lotus Emira with the AMG turbo engine
