Emira on track at Bathurst

[Mickeymo]

I heard from someone who drove it at Bathers that it turns in amazingly. Far superior to the Evora.

Also heard that the Matt said it's lapping Hethel as fast as exige 420.

 

[digilotus]

I heard from someone who drove it at Bathers that it turns in amazingly. Far superior to the Evora.

Also heard that the Matt said it's lapping Hethel as fast as exige 420.

Emira has a significantly wider track than the Evora so this will help with turn-in. Plus all the advancements they have made in suspension and braking will all add up to create a superior handling car around the twisties.

 

[freefall_junkie]

Also heard that the Matt said it's lapping Hethel as fast as exige 420.

Astonishing if true 😲 The Exige 420 is far lighter and an absolute weapon on track.

 

[Emira]

Given the lightness , and slight extra power of the Exige I find that astonishing too!

 

[Mickeymo]

Sounds SO good. The next 7 or 8 months are going to seem SO long lol.

They were saying that this wasn't the finished exhaust, final will be louder

 

[kbhoz]

The maths just don't add up - perhaps if its 1.27 or less I would be very happy.

 

[TomAce]

I heard from someone who drove it at Bathers that it turns in amazingly. Far superior to the Evora.

Also heard that the Matt said it's lapping Hethel as fast as exige 420.

I was just looking at the Exige 410 (only one I found) times on fastest laps:

The Exige 410 did Hockenheimring (home circuit of Sport Auto magazine) in 1:57.30

Hockenheim GP lap times - FastestLaps.com

List of fastest lap times for Hockenheim GP. Updated January 2024.

fastestlaps.com

It's just to get an idea where the competitors are. So It might end up beeing very close to the 718 Cayman GTS (with Pirelli P Zero N1 / 235/35 R20 / 265/35 R20) or even better because of better chassis / suspension and tyres / tyre dimensions.

Porsche Cayman GT4 (718)

Christian Gebhardt

1:53.90

420 / 1452

BMW M2 CS (F87)

Uwe Sener

1:55.80

450 / 1584

Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0

Uwe Sener

1:56.90

400 / 1424

Lotus Exige 410 Sport (Mk III)

unknown

1:57.30

416 / 1120

Porsche Cayman GT4 (981)

unknown

1:57.40

385 / 1360

It will be very interesting to see where the Emira will be in this list.

 

[kitkat]

Is there really no other media posted from Bathurst?

 

[kitkat]

I was just looking at the Exige 410 (only one I found) times on fastest laps:

The Exige 410 did Hockenheimring (home circuit of Sport Auto magazine) in 1:57.30

Hockenheim GP lap times - FastestLaps.com

List of fastest lap times for Hockenheim GP. Updated January 2024.

fastestlaps.com

It's just to get an idea where the competitors are. So It might end up beeing very close to the 718 Cayman GTS (with Pirelli P Zero N1 / 235/35 R20 / 265/35 R20) or even better because of better chassis / suspension and tyres / tyre dimensions.

Porsche Cayman GT4 (718)

Christian Gebhardt

1:53.90

420 / 1452

BMW M2 CS (F87)

Uwe Sener

1:55.80

450 / 1584

Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0

Uwe Sener

1:56.90

400 / 1424

Lotus Exige 410 Sport (Mk III)

unknown

1:57.30

416 / 1120

Porsche Cayman GT4 (981)

unknown

1:57.40

385 / 1360

It will be very interesting to see where the Emira will be in this list.

The GTS is closer to putting down advertised hp to the wheel, and given similar weights I’d imagine it’s actually a bit slower than that.

 

[digilotus]

 

[digilotus]

Buy bitcoin, get a Lotus? 🤔

 

[digilotus]

Probably better to get shares in BP

 

[kitkat]

Probably better to get shares in BP

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Good angle for the car, looks downright exotic.

 

[TomE]

I was just looking at the Exige 410 (only one I found) times on fastest laps:

The Exige 410 did Hockenheimring (home circuit of Sport Auto magazine) in 1:57.30

Hockenheim GP lap times - FastestLaps.com

List of fastest lap times for Hockenheim GP. Updated January 2024.

fastestlaps.com

It's just to get an idea where the competitors are. So It might end up beeing very close to the 718 Cayman GTS (with Pirelli P Zero N1 / 235/35 R20 / 265/35 R20) or even better because of better chassis / suspension and tyres / tyre dimensions.

Porsche Cayman GT4 (718)

Christian Gebhardt

1:53.90

420 / 1452

BMW M2 CS (F87)

Uwe Sener

1:55.80

450 / 1584

Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0

Uwe Sener

1:56.90

400 / 1424

Lotus Exige 410 Sport (Mk III)

unknown

1:57.30

416 / 1120

Porsche Cayman GT4 (981)

unknown

1:57.40

385 / 1360

It will be very interesting to see where the Emira will be in this list.

They’ll be targeting the Cayman GTS 4.0 as the direct competitor for the V6

 

[NicolasB]

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Looked like it's from Gran Turismo!

 

[eclat2emira]

This reminds me of an Evora I saw posted recently, which I adored:

View attachment 5604

So I had a little fun in photoshop, and added a GT4 wing and splitter.
View attachment 5605

FFS, too cool!

 

[Eagle7]

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Look at the difference in body roll and how flat and planted the Emira is. It looks a lot more like a track car out there than a street car on the track. The extra downforce the body design provides has to give it an advantage in the higher speed corners. This is going to be a great track car.

 

[eclat2emira]

Look at the difference in body roll and how flat and planted the Emira is. It looks a lot more like a track car out there than a street car on the track. The extra downforce the body design provides has to give it an advantage in the higher speed corners. This is going to be a great track car.

This might start to quickly narrow down what actually qualifies as real competition for the Emira....

 

[jamesbxxx]

Look at the difference in body roll and how flat and planted the Emira is. It looks a lot more like a track car out there than a street car on the track. The extra downforce the body design provides has to give it an advantage in the higher speed corners. This is going to be a great track car.

Sports or Touring here?

 

[Eagle7]

Sports or Touring here?

I think it's Sports. Didn't it have the Michelins on it?