CloseThe new Lotus sports car is called Emira
Lotus is building a brand new, old-fashioned sports car. It will be fully unveiled on 6 July, and it will take the name ‘Emira’. (Pronounced ‘e-meer-a’, FYI.)
Why old-fashioned? Because it won’t be an electric sports car, nor will it be a hybrid sports car. It will be the last combustion-engined sports car Lotus will ever build; the Elise, Exige and Evora are all being axed, don’t forget.
Emira means ‘commander’ or ‘leader’ – highly appropriate for this new Lotus sports car
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Nice exterior design. Really a replacement for the Evora and elevating this platform to chase some of the Cayman/Boxster segment. They will have to lift the quality game to a whole new level for Lotus.
Time to buy a young Exige 410 and turn it into a dedicated track car to to keep doing Lotus track days with my 2 sons (keep the Elise etc).
Good level of information on the Emira here.
https://www.simplysportscars.com/lotus-cars/lotus-emira-sports-car/
blueflame:Nice Cayman and Alpine variant, but with over 1.400 Kg - way too heavy imo for a Lotus...
But I hope they have success with this product - even if it´s their last car with a petrol engine.
Blueflame
Yeah, unfortunately 1,400kg is the new "Lightweight" 
I do like the fact that it has double wishbones at all 4 corners, Manual gearbox option, and Hydraulic steering (neither Cayman nor Alpine can match that).
22 GT3 Manual pending, 73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 18 GT3 Manual, 16 Cayman GT4, 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550, 79 635CSi
From PH forum:
Just placed a deposit.
The salesman (Ian Groves) tells me that he has never seen anything like this in twenty years in the business and he spent 8 of those selling Porsches. The phone has been non-stop all day and his dealer principal said to him an hour ago that he wouldn't be surprised if the entire years allocation was sold out by the end of next week.
This is going to be GR Yaris all over again with waiting lists and early cars reselling above list. Which is good news for residuals int he early years and one of the key reasons I can permit myself to spend £60k on a toy.
This will be a game changer for the future of Lotus and it seems like a good time to get into owning a proper sports car as EV's start to take over.
The design is very nice, I like it. The weight not so much, but like Grant says, it's the new light"weight" of modern cars.
What I don't like is the old V6 engine and the fact that there are no 100% N/A engine options, but that's why it's an affordable 60k £ I guess. The AMG engine will first come in 4cyl form... and the AMG V6 is probably still years away, and how heavy will it then become?
2018 White 911 GT3
Gauss:and why does it sit so high?
There are two suspension options - comfort and sporty. Maybe the sporty sits lower and this is comfy?? But you would think JB would track the sporty one (though it was wet)...
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22 GT3 Manual pending, 73 Carrera RS 2.7 Carbon Fiber replica (1,890 lbs), 06 EVO9 with track mods. Former: 18 GT3 Manual, 16 Cayman GT4, 73 911S, Two 951S's, 996 C2, 993 C2, 98 Ferrari 550, 79 635CSi
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