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

 

[Citizen]

And a new NZ review

 

[EspritGuy]

And a new NZ review

A nice view, less overwroght than many others (translatio: more everyman).

 

[Jonhklee]

A nice view, less overwroght than many others (translatio: more everyman).

What’s with the sound and music mix in this video though! High pitched whine dubbed on top and THAT music is so annoying to my ears.

 

[GetawayDriving]

And a new NZ review

Weird awful engine audio Aside, that’s great review. Accurate, enthusiastic, well written, and without the shouting so many suffer from. Says a lot with fewer words, which is refreshing. Reminds me a bit of the classic Motor Trend TV format, made contemporary.

 

[roundincircles]

Weird awful engine audio Aside, that’s great review. Accurate, enthusiastic, well written, and without the shouting so many suffer from. Says a lot with fewer words, which is refreshing. Reminds me a bit of the classic Motor Trend TV format, made contemporary.

Came over as bland to me.....but I'm in, fgs let me know when I can expect delivery and don't say sooooooon.

 

[switchlanez]

I enjoy that high-pitched whine and wish they silenced the music so I could hear more. Not a sound you normally hear on cars nowadays. Some may say it sounds aftermarket or kit car-ish. I love it when OEMs do from the factory what I would do (or wish I had money/engineering know-how to do properly) from my garage anyway. It's a mechanical sound of pure function like a race car. That gives it character.

 

[Nick in Sydney]

New review in Car magazine. Emira against four supercars. No happy surprise, I'm afraid: the Emira came equal last alongside the Maserati MC20.

 

[Leonard]

New review in Car magazine. Emira against four supercars. No happy surprise, I'm afraid: the Emira came equal last alongside the Maserati MC20.

Not liking the sound of the floaty Tour suspension.
Where my test drive! 😅
I just need to know either way now whether this car is going to annoy me or give me the thrills

 

[Eagle7]

I love how they refer to the Emira's "flaws" being revealed when comparing it to cars that are 3 times as expensive! Those aren't flaws, that's the difference in what you're paying for when you spend £250k instead of £76k on a car.

As far as the suspension, what speeds were they increasing to when they started to feel like the Emira chassis was working a lot? They clearly say at normal (probably legal) speeds the car was great.

To me, the fact that the Emira held up as well as it did against cars in those price ranges is pretty darned good. Chris Harris and Shmee are right; it is a lot of car for the money.

We need forum people to do test drives and get actual people-on-the-street type of feedback on the experience.

 

[Citizen]

Spanish review

 

[Cachaco131]

Spanish review

He hit the nail in the head. It's a fun and engaging car, even if slower than brutish M2s.

 

[Citizen]

Yes he also stated that the manual is a must in this v6

 

[Toomanyloti]

Yes he also stated that the manual is a must in this v6

thank goodness this is only an opinion and not the law. I have 3 manual loti already and am going to try the auto.

Im not however going to try and convince anyone that one is better than the other. Its personal.

I just had a Kia Stinger 3.3 GTS from new and I loved that car. It was fantastic in almost every way in my opinion.The paddles were useless and one couldn't hear the engine note in order to change and the appropriate time.

I am hoping the Emira meets my expectations. I know a guy who had a very rare auto V6 Exige (hes had more cars than I have taken breaths) and he said it was fantastic

Lets wait and see

 

[lion shf]

Thank you digilotus. I’ve been ripping this up! So fun

 

[Citizen]

 

[VL3X]

Yet another review stating how the 2GR is dated and not impressive, especially under 4k. I'll never understand why Lotus didn't release the Emira with ~430-450HP. It would have been a winner and the FE coming with less power than it's predecessors is just a slap in the face. There's no other way to look at it. It's not due to emissions. It's clearly Lotus saving room to upgrade the V6 for a future version along with the AMG. I feel they should have debuted the V6 FE with it's max reliable power and then retired it for the AMG future versions.

Again, hopefully the production seats fit better and the shift linkage adjusted to perfection for customer cars. We'll see...

 

[Lotustoronto]

Yet another review stating how the 2GR is dated and not impressive, especially under 4k. I'll never understand why Lotus didn't release the Emira with ~430-450HP. It would have been a winner and the FE coming with less power than it's predecessors is just a slap in the face. There's no other way to look at it. It's not due to emissions. It's clearly Lotus saving room to upgrade the V6 for a future version along with the AMG. I feel they should have debuted the V6 FE with it's max reliable power and then retired it for the AMG future versions.

Again, hopefully the production seats fit better and the shift linkage adjusted to perfection for customer cars. We'll see...

Yup, it is a shame... but the bright side is I am sure there will be a tune for the engine to bring it to 430 BHP. It really seems to be the biggest issue from reviewers. The rest of the issues I don't think will be as glaring as the power. 30HP is noticeable, and also how the ECU maps the power is crucial. Couple that with some weight savings and I don't think it will be worth waiting for the last V6 version. (I hope at least)

 

[VL3X]

Yup, it is a shame... but the bright side is I am sure there will be a tune for the engine to bring it to 430 BHP. It really seems to be the biggest issue from reviewers. The rest of the issues I don't think will be as glaring as the power. 30HP is noticeable, and also how the ECU maps the power is crucial. Couple that with some weight savings and I don't think it will be worth waiting for the last V6 version. (I hope at least)

I hope so. I wish I didn't have mod plans for a $100k car though! Especially coilovers with a Lotus. I'm hoping the wheel gap isn't as bad as some photos seem to make it look. Last thing I ever expected to want to modify on a Lotus is the suspension! A 430HP flash that optimizes the powerband and raises the rev limiter in sport and track modes would be #1 on my list.

 

[Leonard]

I hope so. I wish I didn't have mod plans for a $100k car though! Especially coilovers with a Lotus. I'm hoping the wheel gap isn't as bad as some photos seem to make it look. Last thing I ever expected to want to modify on a Lotus is the suspension! A 430HP flash that optimizes the powerband and raises the rev limiter in sport and track modes would be #1 on my list.

Yup I sold my 40k M2 Comp as it needed 8k worth of mods to make it a great car.
In comparison I 'want' to mod my GR Yaris but it needs nothing and so I'm just driving it and enjoying it all the more for it.

 

[vantage]

Really don't want to mod the Emira either, but I guess my memory is pretty short...my 2005 Elise needed some money to drive properly on the track too:
- double shear rear toe link for safety
- baffled fuel tank to fix fuel starvation
- baffled oil pan to fix oil starvation
- new steering arms to get > 1 degree negative camber up front
- brake pedal pad to make heel-toe easier
- coilovers to fix excessive body roll, 4x4 ride height, and edgy rebound characteristics (unlike the first three items which are mandatory, this is more personal preference).

"Track pack" Exige Bilstein coilovers from Lotus were terrible. And many of their coilovers are tuned for the road. That's why if they charge more for "sport" on the Emira base I would just skip it, unless they offer something like Evora GT430 Ohlins.

Sadly my GT4 needed a handful of parts to get a proper track alignment too. GT3s need less, but some as well.

My prior BMWs...ugh...sold the car instead of trying to mod.