Emira Review Index [I4 FE]

Creating a new thread and index for Emira I4 FE reviews which are scheduled for release on 8th August.
Please let me know of any missing review links and I'll update the index accordingly.

Reviewer	Type	Direct Link
Harry's Garage (Harry Metcalfe)	Video Review
Road and Track	Article	The AMG-Powered 2024 Lotus Emira Gets a Perfect Engine and an Imperfect Transmission To get the perfect engine for the Emira, Lotus had to take an imperfect transmission. It loses the manual and gets an automatic, sealed by AMG and not up to par. www.roadandtrack.com
AUTOCAR	Article	Lotus Emira I4 review | Autocar Sports car maestros’ final combustion model gains an AMG four. It’s an unexpected marriage, but an inspired one? www.autocar.co.uk
EVO	Article	Lotus Emira i4 2023 review – the final combustion-engined Lotus | Evo The AMG-engined Emira i4 is the last new internal combustion engined Lotus sports car, and it's one of the best www.evo.co.uk
Motor1	Article	2023 Lotus Emira I4 First Drive Review: AMG Power Meets British Poise Two fewer cylinders and a turbo replace Lotus’ hallmark V6 in a new take on the Emira. Cheaper, and only a little down on power, is it the pick of the range? www.motor1.com
TopGear	Video and Article	Lotus Emira i4 review: British sports car with an AMG hot hatch heart Reviews 2023 | Top Gear So this is the cheaper Lotus Emira for people who can’t stretch to the V6? It’s the entry-level car in terms of cylinders (four, not six), and power (360bhp, down from 400). But the new Lotus Emira i4 is not a cheap and cheerful door to Lotus ownership. Right now Lotus will only sell you a... www.topgear.com
Car and Driver	Article	First Drive: 2024 Lotus Emira 2.0 Brings Back the Four-Cylinder Lotus With its AMG-sourced 2.0-liter four-cylinder, the 2024 Emira hews to the Lotus tradition of getting more from less. www.caranddriver.com
Auto Express	Article	New Lotus Emira i4 2023 review | Auto Express We get behind the wheel of the last combustion Lotus ever. Is the new 4-cylinder Emira a worthy send-off? www.autoexpress.co.uk
PistonHeads	Article	2023 Lotus Emira i4 First Edition | PH Review The most powerful four-cylinder Lotus ever is also the final combustion model - a fitting farewell? www.pistonheads.com
The Smoking Tire	Video Review
Auto Daily	Article	2024 Lotus Emira i4 Review - Automotive Daily This is the last new internal combustion engined Lotus sports car. The last in a line that started with the Seven, captured the world’s imagination with the www.autodaily.com.au

 

[PsymonR]

LOL, I'll try.

There is an upshift at 6:30, I can't see the transmission gear but I'm guessing it's the 2-3 shift.

00:000 Paddle press, the upshift indicator goes away almost immediately.
00:200 Engine audibly begins to reduce in RPM
00:333 Engine begins to visibly reduce in RPM
00:500 Engine stops decreasing in RPM

Downshift at 2:52

00:000 Paddle press, can't see any immediate indication of anything
00:450 Engine audibly begins to increase in RPM
00:567 Engine begins to visibly increase in RPM
00:767 Engine stops increasing in RPM

Not quite as bad as the Emira, but downshifts certainly are taking longer than upshifts.

So from these timings, if looking at total time for the shift, upshifts are about on par, with Emira slightly slower on the downshift. But ultimately we're definitely not comparing one car being instantaneous and the other not.

In both cases downshifts are happening slower, I wonder if that's in part due to the gearbox having pre-selected for upshift and some of the extra time is made up of changing ratios before the shift (plus perhaps your suggested rpm safety check). I wonder if the timings would be any different if the changes were to be carried out as part of a deceleration phase where the software may be more likely to expect a downshift and pre-select accordingly.

At the end of the day, I just want to drive it and know for sure, but I'm not overly concerned at the moment given how I'll not be pushing to the absolute limit!

 

[Nova]

So from these timings, if looking at total time for the shift, upshifts are about on par, with Emira slightly slower on the downshift. But ultimately we're definitely not comparing one car being instantaneous and the other not.

In both cases downshifts are happening slower, I wonder if that's in part due to the gearbox having pre-selected for upshift and some of the extra time is made up of changing ratios before the shift (plus perhaps your suggested rpm safety check). I wonder if the timings would be any different if the changes were to be carried out as part of a deceleration phase where the software may be more likely to expect a downshift and pre-select accordingly.

At the end of the day, I just want to drive it and know for sure, but I'm not overly concerned at the moment given how I'll not be pushing to the absolute limit!

Right, looks like this is a characteristic of the 8G-DCT.

 

[Cutting42]

Saw this long track run with the i4, hard to tell about shift speed as you cant see or hear the inputs but it sounds great and the driver is having a blast:

 

[digilotus]

Includes a great external sound comparison between the V6 (front Magma car passing by at 4m 06s) and the I4s.

 

[EMIRADILEMMA]

Saw this long track run with the i4, hard to tell about shift speed as you cant see or hear the inputs but it sounds great and the driver is having a blast:

He seemed like he had a lot of fun!

 

[underhill]

Includes a great external sound comparison between the V6 (front Magma car passing by at 4m 06s) and the I4s.

Damn, really doesn’t sound bad at all

 

[Andy H]

Damn, really doesn’t sound bad at all

I really hope the UK versions sounds this good, Is the OPF fitted to these cars I wonder?

 

[JimH]

 

[Stsainj]

Another i4 video. Engine sounds decent. They note no wind buffeting with windows open. Some summary commentary around 20:30

 

[kitkat]

I really hope the UK versions sounds this good, Is the OPF fitted to these cars I wonder?

There is no OPF on the V6, but I wonder if the I4 has one.