Hi Peter,
One of my fears coming from the photos that the Emira would look too much like the Evija and potentially make the Evija look less "special". Seeing the two cars side by side vanquished my apprehension instantly. While there's design elements from the Evija in the Emira, the Emira is it's own and not a "cheap" copy of the Evija.
The Emira is taller, about the height of an Evora (48"?), yet it appears smaller. I think it's because there's less bulk in the front and less confusion in the lines of the rear quarter panels. So, not at all short and stubby.
I think the jaded crowd at The Quail show said it all. We were trying to find a few minutes to shoot our video and it was simply impossible to find a break in the crowd around the Emira from the time the show opened to 2pm when we needed to leave. When we walked the show there was hardly anyone looking at the Rimac, granted the new Countach was drawing a crowd.
I wrote a piece on the Emira for our club newsletter which should be out later this week. When it's distributed I'll try to remember to post the article here.
Cheers,
Kiyoshi