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

 

[Jonhklee]

Weird that the carfection video has still not dropped despite Henry mentioning it on a few podcasts/posts

I was thinking the same; maybe Jethro and Henry had a disagreement….. 😂
also looking through the reviews, the only place to give it 10/10 was CAR - that’s good enough for me.

 

[Lotustoronto]

One more review to add - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/lotus-emira-vs-porsche-718-cayman

I think he did a very good job articulating what the Emira is. It came 2nd but from how he described it I would take it over the cayman. Well done Lotus!

 

[digilotus]

One more review to add - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/lotus-emira-vs-porsche-718-cayman

I think he did a very good job articulating what the Emira is. It came 2nd but from how he described it I would take it over the cayman. Well done Lotus!

Thank you! I've added it to the index. 👍

 

[99Problems]

A chat with Chris Harris just uploaded on Top Gear youtube channel...

 

[xen]

Watched that a few minutes ago, it’s a great companion piece to the ‘review’ and for me was a better use of 7 minutes than the feature on Top gear.

The general consensus from most reviewers (and Chris) seems to be:

Looks amazing
Rides amazing
Handles well - apart from a little numbness with the front end
Engine - decent but unremarkable
Gearbox - decent but unremarkable

All in, great value.

 

[digilotus]

A chat with Chris Harris just uploaded on Top Gear youtube channel...

Thank you! Just added it to the index. 👍

 

[emiraspain]

Watched that a few minutes ago, it’s a great companion piece to the ‘review’ and for me was a better use of 7 minutes than the feature on Top gear.

The general consensus from most reviewers (and Chris) seems to be:

Looks amazing
Rides amazing
Handles well - apart from a little numbness with the front end
Engine - decent but unremarkable
Gearbox - decent but unremarkable

All in, great value.

A chat with Chris Harris just uploaded on Top Gear youtube channel...

A good chat, more honest and realistic than the drive review. Now the wind has died down a little, he is more critical of the engine and the gear box, with a bit of typical lotus play in the linkage as per all their cars, which is fair enough.
The engine, and in fact very few other engines, compare with the Porsche, something we all knew in reality, but in terms of everything else (apart from practicality, which he didn't mention at all) it would seem he prefers the Lotus and congratulates them on getting as close as they have to the Cayman>
We will take that as a good decent honest review..... still awaiting the Nemesis one from Jethro.....

 

[TomE]

We're still waiting the Carfection one too...

 

[Lotustoronto]

Hot off the press

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

Please add to the index.... Haven't seen it posted yet. Well the Video was but not the write up article.

 

[eriegz]

Hot off the press

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

Please add to the index.... Haven't seen it posted yet. Well the Video was but not the write up article.

"Answer a survey to continue reading this content"? 🧐

 

[Lotustoronto]

"Answer a survey to continue reading this content"? 🧐

I didn't have to do a survey, not sure why it is asking you?

 

[digilotus]

Hot off the press

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

Please add to the index.... Haven't seen it posted yet. Well the Video was but not the write up article.

Thank you! Have just added it in.

 

[Lotustoronto]

for anyone that can't get to read the review, it is fairly similar stuff to the video, A little more praise towards the Emira and truly felt it was the more special car. But the Porsche still won on points.

If I could sum up the opinion of James Taylor it is this;

it's the 1976 F1 Grand Prix and the Emira = James Hunt and Cayman GTS 4.0 = Nikki Lauda

 

[Nick in Sydney]

"Answer a survey to continue reading this content"? 🧐

Just tick the "skip the survey" button?

 

[eriegz]

I didn't have to do a survey, not sure why it is asking you?

Just tick the "skip the survey" button?

Thanks to both of you. I didn't see that button the first time, and also the survey didn't appear again this time!

 

[TomE]

A nice driver POV video from Luey's Garage in New Zealand, driving the Seneca Blue pre-production car currently on tour there.

• Is in fairly heavy traffic and urban roads, so limited acceleration and mostly in 2nd/3rd gear
• Some confusion on suspension: dealer says on video it's Sports but reviewer has said in comments he thinks it was Touring
• Shows there is no lag on startup: at least one previous review video suggested there was a 2-3 second delay between pressing the start button and the engine firing up
• A short blip in both Tour and Sport after startup, then driving in Sport
• Comments about the LHD pedal position needing some getting used to
• Likes the steering wheel and steering, likes the noise

 

[Leonard]

A nice driver POV video from Luey's Garage in New Zealand, driving the Seneca Blue pre-production car currently on tour there.

• Is in fairly heavy traffic and urban roads, so limited acceleration and mostly in 2nd/3rd gear
• Some confusion on suspension: dealer says on video it's Sports but reviewer has said in comments he thinks it was Touring
• Shows there is no lag on startup: at least one previous review video suggested there was a 2-3 second delay between pressing the start button and the engine firing up
• A short blip in both Tour and Sport after startup, then driving in Sport
• Comments about the LHD pedal position needing some getting used to
• Likes the steering wheel and steering, likes the noise

Fingers crossed the production cars sound as good! 🥰

 

[Leonard]

Sure this one has been posted as well but will put here just in case

 

[TomE]

Fingers crossed the production cars sound as good! 🥰

They will

 

[emiraspain]

A nice driver POV video from Luey's Garage in New Zealand, driving the Seneca Blue pre-production car currently on tour there.

• Is in fairly heavy traffic and urban roads, so limited acceleration and mostly in 2nd/3rd gear
• Some confusion on suspension: dealer says on video it's Sports but reviewer has said in comments he thinks it was Touring
• Shows there is no lag on startup: at least one previous review video suggested there was a 2-3 second delay between pressing the start button and the engine firing up
• A short blip in both Tour and Sport after startup, then driving in Sport
• Comments about the LHD pedal position needing some getting used to
• Likes the steering wheel and steering, likes the noise

at first I couldnt see the rubber strip, then I think I did...... and in the end I think it is less noticable as it seems to be stuck down a bit further into the gap. the bright sunny day also means its harder to see perhaps