It sounds like on the one hand you are saying the Emira should have more options from the factory - in which case I agree with you.
You should have the option to spec a more hardcore Emira if that’s what you want.
And on the other hand you seem to be saying it should come from the factory that way from the start.
As I’ve already said - and others seem to agree - if that was the case I wouldn’t have bought one, so the suggestion that they would have sold more if it was more hardcore out of the box simply isn’t correct.
The Emira is hardly an orphan when it comes to a “lack” of options - for example the just released new 911T is copping some flak for the apparent minimal personalisation available, and there are plenty of new cars around where you can have any colour you like as long as it’s a shade of white, black, or grey.
The Emira was sold (at least here) as a direct Cayman competitor.
In that respect it stands up very well indeed, and I would argue it’s a more desirable car on pretty much every level.
As to your claim that it has scored low in various comparisons, well these days there are so many clowns and try-hards doing online stuff it’s almost at the point where they are worthless and it just comes down to personal opinion, or what will get the most “clicks”.
For what it’s worth, Throttle House named the Emira their 2023 Car of the Year, and Pistonheads decided the Emira was better than the previous gen 911T.
It was never meant to compare to Ferraris, McLarens, etc but the fact that people do that (including me at purchase time) suggests that it actually punches above its weight.
