I've just heard about this company, Horse Powertrain. A 50/50 joint venture between Geely and Renault to design and build "next-gen power-trains". May be a future option for the Emira (or the Project-X Lotus).
horse-powertrain.com
Interestingly the new Zenos E10 sports car is looking into using a Horse 2L 380hp engine.
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Interestingly the new Zenos E10 sports car is looking into using a Horse 2L 380hp engine.

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