Potential Buyer Dilemma

[Lotus64]

V6 auto vs. I4 is a daunting choice between two amazing options.

Exotic noise vs. advanced powertrain.
Linear power vs. massive torque.

Yet, the V6 has flagship status and that's a significant distinction. What justifications could there be to vindicate an upcharge for less power and efficiency? For one, the V6's personality is less mainstream and more closely matches the Emira's ambience.

The I4 has the better, snappier automatic. It's fun using paddles in spritied driving, but manually shifting 8 short gears can become tedious quickly in normal driving, in which case the transmission gets set to auto and becomes transparent to the experience. It will choose ratios more effectively too. At that point, the differences in transmission behavior become less of a factor than the differences in engine behavior.

As for suspension, touring = touring car; sports = sporting car. Sports is compliant, especially for a sports car and dampens imperfections satisfactorily, yet is still very firm.

@Lotuswills , the V6 touring sounds like a nice fit for your use case because

1. Touring because you plan to take trips
2. V6 because as a third car, it seems you're seeking a vehicle that is more emotional and more of an occasion as opposed practical. Seems like you would benefit more from the V6's emotion than the I4s acceleration and fuel economy improvements.

 

[Lotuswills]

Part of the benefit of the 6 gears is the range of each gear. What it avoids is multiple gear changes in overtakes and mid corner when pressing on and the ability to short shift when appropriate as you have greater overlap and still be in the “right” gear.

BTW. The turbo SE is noticeably quicker from low speeds as a consequence but you are very quickly into third.

I’d be more than happy with either, but I personally preferred the V6. Look forward to your thoughts once you’ve tried them both.

Thank you-valid commentts taken on board -All the personal opinions expressed are really appreciated and will help me focus on specifics mentioned in the above replies. Getting excited to actually drive one now !!.

 

[Lotuswills]

V6 auto vs. I4 is a daunting choice between two amazing options.

Exotic noise vs. advanced powertrain.
Linear power vs. massive torque.

Yet, the V6 has flagship status and that's a significant distinction. What justifications could there be to vindicate an upcharge for less power and efficiency? For one, the V6's personality is less mainstream and more closely matches the Emira's ambience.

The I4 has the better, snappier automatic. It's fun using paddles in spritied driving, but manually shifting 8 short gears can become tedious quickly in normal driving, in which case the transmission gets set to auto and becomes transparent to the experience. It will choose ratios more effectively too. At that point, the differences in transmission behavior become less of a factor than the differences in engine behavior.

As for suspension, touring = touring car; sports = sporting car. Sports is compliant, especially for a sports car and dampens imperfections satisfactorily, yet is still very firm.

@Lotuswills , the V6 touring sounds like a nice fit for your use case because

1. Touring because you plan to take trips
2. V6 because as a third car, it seems you're seeking a vehicle that is more emotional and more of an occasion as opposed practical. Seems like you would benefit more from the V6's emotion than the I4s acceleration and fuel economy improvements.

Great practical analasys of what my needs are -Thanks