Emira Review Index [V6 FE]

For those looking for the latest Emira V6 FE reviews scheduled to be released today, I've self-volunteered to maintain a quick reference index here.
Please let me know of any missing articles and I'll update accordingly.

Reviewer	Type	Direct Link
Edmunds	Article	New Lotus Emira Is Worth the Wait | Edmunds The 2022 Lotus Emira, powered by a supercharged 3.5-liter V6, is both the end and the beginning of an era as the automaker transitions to a world of fully electrified supercars and crossovers. www.edmunds.com
Harry's Garage (Harry Metcalfe)	Video Review	Harry drives the Sports and Tour suspension back to back on the same road and shares his thoughts.
Schmee150 (Tim Burton)	Video Review	Published 21st June Bought the Right Car?! LOTUS EMIRA V6 FIRST DRIVE The countdown is on! The folks at Lotus have delivered an Emira V6 First Edition to @TheShmuseum in a near-identical spec to my inbound car, to take for a fi... www.youtube.com
Carwow (Mat Watson)	Video Review	Lotus Emira review - and my BANNED test! Looking to sell your car? Then you've come to the right place. carwow is the free, easy way to change your car online. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/Buy-... www.youtube.com
TopGear	Articles and Video	Published 3rd July Chris Harris talks about the Lotus Emira Chris Harris On⦠The All-New Lotus Emira | Top Gear Series 32 “I’d feel a bit scared if I were a McLaren or an Aston Martin at the moment” Chris Harris chats to Top Gear Magazine’s Jack Rix about the all-new Lotus Emira... youtu.be Published 20th June Lotus Emira Review 2023 | Top Gear The last ever petrol-powered Lotus looks fantastic and drives with precision, but not quite as much emotion as we might’ve hoped www.topgear.com The big sportscar test: Lotus Emira vs Porsche Cayman vs Alpine A110 www.topgear.com
AutoTrader (Rory Reid)	Video Review	NEW Lotus Emira: The Last REAL Lotus? | 4K Rory reviews the new Lotus Emira, Lotus' last ever petrol sports car. Soon the company will transition to electric cars, but for this last hurrah the Emira p... www.youtube.com
Evo	Article and Video Review	2023 Lotus Emira review – strong showing for Porsche Cayman GTS rival | Evo The first new Lotus for a generation, and the last to be petrol powered, shows great promise but needs some polish www.evo.co.uk
CAR	Article and Video Review	Published 22nd July Lotus Emira vs Porsche Cayman GTS vs Alpine A110 group test review CAR magazine UK compares the Lotus Emira sports car with the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and Alpine A110 S www.carmagazine.co.uk Lotus Emira (2023) review: new 2.0-litre engine driven The brand new Lotus Emira, tested on road and track by CAR magazine. www.carmagazine.co.uk Lotus Emira vs Cayman 718 GTS vs Alpine 110s
Autocar	Article and Video Review	Lotus Emira V6 First Edition 2022 UK first drive | Autocar Most important Lotus in decades heralds a new era and sees out an old one, being the firm's last petrol sports car www.autocar.co.uk
Pistonheads	Article	2022 Lotus Emira | PH Review The Emira is one step closer to production-ready. And the good news (mostly) keeps coming www.pistonheads.com
KHTV	Video Review
The Drive	Article	2023 Lotus Emira First Drive Review: Lotus Grows Up, and Just in Time The Lotus Emira is the last of its kind, the final gas-powered car from the legendary company. And what a thrilling sendoff it is. www.thedrive.com
AutoExpress	Article	New Lotus Emira V6 First Edition review | Auto Express We hit road and track in the new Lotus Emira - the model that redefines the brand as a sports car maker www.autoexpress.co.uk Pictures: New Lotus Emira 2022 review - pictures | Auto Express Pictures of the new Lotus Emira www.autoexpress.co.uk
WhichCar	Article	2022 Lotus Emira review: V6 First Edition, international launch Lotus wants to compete with daily-driver premium sportscars like the Cayman and its new Emira V6 First Edition is a big step in the right direction www.whichcar.com.au
CarBuyer	Article	Lotus Emira coupe review 2024 | Carbuyer “The Emira marks a big step on in terms of design and quality for Lotus, and it’s great to drive” www.carbuyer.co.uk
Hagerty	Article	Lotus Emira first drive review: Will the fab four become the famous five? | Hagerty UK Is the Emira good enough to turn the fab four – Elite, Elan, Esprit, Elise – into the famous five? Read Andrew Frankel's review to find out. www.hagerty.co.uk
Road and Track	Article	Published 1st September Lotus Emira Road and Track Drive The Lotus Emira Is One of the Greats Lotus's final combustion-engined sports car starts a new era for the English automaker, and a prime example of what a well-funded Lotus can build. www.roadandtrack.com The 2023 Emira Is an All-Time High For Lotus The Emira comes from a bygone era. www.roadandtrack.com
Goodwood	Article	First Drive: Lotus Emira 2022 Review | GRR The final combustion-engined Lotus might finally be a match for the Porsche Cayman... www.goodwood.com
The Intercooler	Podcast	Reasonably good post-embargo Emira discussion on The Intercooler. Apple Podcasts Web Embed embed.podcasts.apple.com
Motortrend	Article	2023 Lotus Emira First Drive Review: The Porsche Substitute Don’t want a Porsche Cayman? Try this. www.motortrend.com
Drive	Article	2022 Lotus Emira review: International first drive With a reborn and reinvigorated Lotus looking to a new and very different future, is the Emira the first excuse-free Lotus? www.drive.com.au
AFR	Article	Lotus takes on Porsche with its $185,000 Emira This is a street car for buyers who appreciate luxury and great looks – although with a claimed top speed of 290km/h, it’s no slouch on the racetrack. www.afr.com
Parkers	Article	Lotus Emira Review (2024) Lotus Emira (2024) in-depth review. Read our experts' views on the engine, practicality, running costs, overall performance and more. www.parkers.co.uk
CarExpert	Article	2023 Lotus Emira review: First drive We drive the last Lotus without electrification around Mount Panorama to see if it's a worthy contender to the Porsche 718 Cayman. www.carexpert.com.au
Caffeine & Machine	Article	Caffeine & Machine Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spades across the myriad of special alpine roads littering the... www.facebook.com Photos on Instagram: Caffeine&Machine on Instagram: "Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spades across the myriad of special alpine roads littering the region. It would be 1,061 likes, 8 comments - caffeineandmachineJune 13, 2022 on : "Hitting the Alps in the summer, chasing the #cultofmachine in the brand spanking new Lotus Emira. Soul food at its best, delivered in spa..." www.instagram.com
The Sunday Times Driving	Article	Lotus Emira V6 2022 on-track review: Lotus's last petrol car is more than significant ... it's good This isn't going to be one of our usual reviews, because our test drive of the new Lotus Emira wasn't usual, either, having experienced just three and a half laps behind the wheel around Goodwood Motor Circuit,. www.driving.co.uk
Car and Driver	Article	2023 Emira Is a Grown-Up Lotus The last gas-powered Lotus also may be the first you don't have to make excuses for. www.caranddriver.com
The Sun	Article	I've driven the Lotus Emira - you can use it every day and it's saving BRITAIN THERE’S only one type of person who wouldn’t fall in love with the Lotus Emira. Those Twitter-dwelling keyboard warriors who think they know more about cars than everyone else. I’ve seen a few comm… www.thesun.co.uk
AutoCar UK	Article	Published 2nd July Lotus Emira vs Porsche 718 Cayman | Autocar Lotus’s new sports car is a great car in its own right - but can it hold its own against the class leader? www.autocar.co.uk

 

[Tonyshepp]

Its one other option as is Alpine, Supra, Z4. There's a list of Other Sports Cars all with different merits.
The Lotus brand means nothing to me really it's the overall package that's important to us non lotus owners.

I'm not meaning to be negative, just objective.

This sums up the outcome from most of the reviews:

"It may not be enough to really worry Porsche because the 718 Cayman is so bloody good, but it does give sports car enthusiasts another high class option with similarly impressive performance, refinement and versatility. "

So if the brief was for the Emira to be "THE other sportscar" it sounds like that box has been ticked.

 

[Hedge]

Its one other option as is Alpine, Supra, Z4. There's a list of Other Sports Cars all with different merits.
The Lotus brand means nothing to me really it's the overall package that's important to us non lotus owners.

I'm not meaning to be negative, just objective.

Throw into that mix an Aston Vantage V12 (2013/4) for between £73k (manual) to £82k.

Old v new, but what an ‘old’ car!

In age where almost all our combustion engine car choices are going to be second hand cars soon anyway, it is a more valid comparison than it used to be.

One area the Lotus definitely wins in my experience is running costs. Which is the massive benefit of that Toyota sourced engine and lightness.

 

[Tonyshepp]

Throw into that mix an Aston Vantage V12 (2013/4) for between £73k (manual) to £82k.

Old v new, but what an ‘old’ car!

They are a cracking car, newer used Vantage only 10k more than Emira.
Decisions decisions....

 

[MCS]

James, another fanboy here. What you two have done with your channel over the past 3 years is nothing short of incredible.

It’s also a treat to have a celebrity join us here. If you’re ever in NorCal (Thunderhill or Sonoma) and want to rip around in my SS1LE or eventually my Emira, you have an open invitation.

Keep the TH entertainment coming and please do an Emira review… even if it means you fly your asses to the UK!

You’re supposed to play hard to get 😎

 

[Hedge]

They are a cracking car, newer used Vantage only 10k more than Emira.
Decisions decisions....

It’s a tough call!

The Emira is definitely the only new sports car I’d consider at the moment for manual, performance, looks, maintenance, price, relative rarity. Over, say, the V12 Aston.

If Harry Metcalfe is right and it’s the manual-gearbox-right-amount-of-power-for-the-road-McLaren, then that’s going to be absolutely awesome. My next sentence may sound silly, but hopefully folks will forgive me: I see the Emira sitting on the same spectrum as the GMA cars, (but elsewhere on that spectrum).

Maybe just my rose tinted glasses for Lotuses!!

 

[Leonard]

You’re supposed to play hard to get 😎

I dont know who he is.... can you share his channel? Sure I do know, but haven't put name and channel together 😇

 

[Leonard]

Its one other option as is Alpine, Supra, Z4. There's a list of Other Sports Cars all with different merits.
The Lotus brand means nothing to me really it's the overall package that's important to us non lotus owners.

I'm not meaning to be negative, just objective.

I'm kind of in the overall package camp, BUT the biggest draw for me was the fact it was a LOTUS!
Was really hoping Lotus would do a GR Yaris and mix performance with the everyday usability/reliability.
I think they have done that but I'm just disappointed that they 'may' have dialed it back just a little too much. The sub 400bhp and 6800 redline is grating me as well..... More than I thought it would as 400bhp is plenty. Just feel I've been robbed of that final biscuit.... Seems a little lazy following the Evora business model of the last 10 years of base 400, possible 410 and final GT430. Just.... not.... quite.... moving.... the.... game.... on.......
But hey what else do you get new at the moment!

 

[Tonyshepp]

I'm kind of in the overall package camp, BUT the biggest draw for me was the fact it was a LOTUS!
Was really hoping Lotus would do a GR Yaris and mix performance with the everyday usability/reliability.
I think they have done that but I'm just disappointed that they 'may' have dialed it back just a little too much. The sub 400bhp and 6800 redline is grating me as well..... More than I thought it would as 400bhp is plenty. Just feel I've been robbed of that final biscuit.... Seems a little lazy following the Evora business model of the last 10 years of base 400, possible 410 and final GT430. Just.... not.... quite.... moving.... the.... game.... on.......
But hey what else do you get new at the moment!

I4 🤔

 

[Leonard]

I4 🤔

Maybe.... Make a great daily and I have thought of using one like that. Not really what I want for my weekended play thing though. Although I do have another V6 in the garage though so....

 

[CDM1855]

I dont know who he is.... can you share his channel? Sure I do know, but haven't put name and channel together 😇

I think he is James from the Throttle House

 

[Leonard]

I think he is James from the Throttle House

Ahhhh of course.
Fortunately I love James and Thomas so this isnt embarassing at all 😅
Welcome James 👋

 

[emiraspain]

If im going sideways it’s because I’m in the middle of having a crash. Never quite understood why they spend so much time reviewing road cars like this.

I just see that and wonder how much it will cost to replace the tyres. I’m definitely getting older.

Or because your between a rock and a hard place

 

[emiraspain]

I know we can but I don’t think we should, realistically compare the emira with used cars just as the price point matches.
And I can’t see how we can relitically compare a 4 cylinder Japanese sports car with this version and it’s V6

I know all these cars in their own rights are good, some maybe great, but they are not fair or worthwhile comparisons in my mind. Why?
Well a 5-10 year old car does not come with a warranty for one. An Aston’s parts department makes more money than bill gates does. A v12 to a v6 is not for me a comparison and the emira does not compete with any of these cars imo and certainly lotus does not set out to make it so.

I believe the only like for likes are the ever loved and hated cayman, and the never mentioned jaguar F type.

I don’t see anything else apples for apples. An alpine is a v4 that sounds as cheap as it feels inside and looks on the outside. It competes more with an Elise or exige not an emira, although maybe maybe for the amg but with the sound and power it doesn’t compete much there either.

If we go looking at all second hand cars then my 911 from 1980 v6. Lighter and less power but good sound and handling also competes but it really doesn’t.

Not to be down on the whole comparison thing and everyone’s mind works In Different ways when they think about spending this money on a new car, but this doesn’t. Make them competitors in reality.

We could as I say go get a lancía Fulvia zagata whixh sounds great etc and say it has lower running costs and what have you, but all that’s never ending and not helpful
Ufff I’m grumpy today 😤

 

[NickR]

Its one other option as is Alpine, Supra, Z4. There's a list of Other Sports Cars all with different merits.
The Lotus brand means nothing to me really it's the overall package that's important to us non lotus owners.

I'm not meaning to be negative, just objective.

The V8 Ftype is also worth a look. This is what I'll be getting if I get totally p*ssed off with Lotus. Probably the new shape

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[Evotion]

For me, the Emira and the F-Type are the two best looking cars below £100k this century.

 

[emiraspain]

For me, the Emira and the F-Type are the two best looking cars below £100k this century.

Yes I agree and both British. Shame the f type is over weight but a great design, more of a tourer though.

 

[Kentviking]

Yes I agree and both British. Shame the f type is over weight but a great design, more of a tourer though.

Funnily enough, my son has an immaculate low mileage 2013 V6 F-type, fully loaded with carbon and it is an absolute hoot to drive and the soundtrack is proper old-school...but he is pondering chopping it in for a more hardcore Exige. I am quite tempted to take it off his hands to keep a convertible in the stable.

And to pick up earlier comments in this thread I have to say that my alternatives to the Emira would be a 570s or an Aston Vanquish. I appreciate the running costs differential, but I had a db9 for 5 years and that only cost me about £2k a year to run on average (£4.5k if you include depreciation). If potential big-bill shocks are a concern you can get that covered by a warranty.

 

[frazzer]

Just watching the EVO review on the Artura, Jethro describes the weight 'thanks to obsessive light-weighting' as a 'hell of an achievement'. At 1498kg din, it's heavier than the Emira. Of course it is an achievement given it has an e-motor + batteries, but it's interesting how subjective the whole weight thing is. I guess the e-diff makes the difference too.

Weight mentioned 5:00 in

 

[Hedge]

Just watching the EVO review on the Artura, Jethro describes the weight 'thanks to obsessive light-weighting' as a 'hell of an achievement'. At 1498kg din, it's heavier than the Emira. Of course it is an achievement given it has an e-motor + batteries, but it's interesting how subjective the whole weight thing is. I guess the e-diff makes the difference too.

Weight mentioned 5:00 in

It’s all relative, I suppose. Performance is in another universe to the Emira. Imagine if it was this weight but same power as the 570…

Won’t comment on the rest of the review

 

[freefall_junkie]

Interesting too that Evo weighed the GT4 at 1460kg and it never comes in for the same criticism as the Emira for excess weight. When Lotus do a GT version of the Emira (carbon roof, tailgate, bucket seats, lithium battery, less sound deadening etc) it is likely to be a good chunk lighter than the GT4. No doubt Evo will still be worshipping at the alter of the almighty Porsche