RE: 2022 Lotus Emira officially revealed
Discussion
stevesingo said:
Two words...
BUILD
QUALITY
If you want to sell it it needs to feel quality and be reliable.
99% of Cayman buyers don't care how well it laps a track. They like the way it feels and that it only needs to go to a dealer to get serviced.
As a cayman owner I care about the poor build quality.....of my cayman! BUILD
QUALITY
If you want to sell it it needs to feel quality and be reliable.
99% of Cayman buyers don't care how well it laps a track. They like the way it feels and that it only needs to go to a dealer to get serviced.
I didn't want to love this emira, but I do and I want it! Hope lotus are going to do those 50/50 finance deals on it!
t that's good. It needs to smash the Cayman as a driver's car and if anyone can do it, it's Lotus...Ollieb7 said:
Anyone though that buys an auto in this day and age with the imminent arrival of electric speed restricted cars should officially be known as a big girls blouse!
I know I bang this drum endlessly, but some of us have to buy the auto. Doesn't mean we're any less of a petrolhead 
The car looks good, I'd like to see it in the flesh though. I'm sort of disappointed in the power and performance that's been quoted, but that A45 lump responds REALLY well to tuning, which is good.
As someone who sees themselves as being squarely in the target market for a car like this - I think it looks good too. I'm impressed.
Last year I test-drove the Elise, Exige and Evora range but then bought a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0. I don't regret that decision at all, but it would probably be a harder decision between Cayman and Emira if you need the car to be tolerable day-to-day all year round, rather than more of a thrilling toy.
I just hope that it retains plenty of Lotus-ness, whilst moving towards Porsche-ness in terms of usability.
My only real concern is how wide it is. 1895mm is potentially too wide for a smallish sports car. The Cayman is fairly narrow for a 2020s sports car, and all the better for being so.
I wish Lotus every success and will look forward to test driving one next year.
Last year I test-drove the Elise, Exige and Evora range but then bought a 718 Cayman GTS 4.0. I don't regret that decision at all, but it would probably be a harder decision between Cayman and Emira if you need the car to be tolerable day-to-day all year round, rather than more of a thrilling toy.
I just hope that it retains plenty of Lotus-ness, whilst moving towards Porsche-ness in terms of usability.
My only real concern is how wide it is. 1895mm is potentially too wide for a smallish sports car. The Cayman is fairly narrow for a 2020s sports car, and all the better for being so.
I wish Lotus every success and will look forward to test driving one next year.
leglessAlex said:
The car looks good, I'd like to see it in the flesh though. I'm sort of disappointed in the power and performance that's been quoted, but that A45 lump responds REALLY well to tuning, which is good.
As long as it doesn't do the stupid childish farting every time you go on or off the throttle, it'll be the best iteration of an AMG engine in the last ten years.I had a C63, in the interest of disclosure.
1400kg is impressive in 2021 for a car at this price point.
The world has moved on (for better or worse) since 1996 when the S1 was released.
Modern day emissions and safety standards means that sub 1000kg is all but impossible these days for a car like this - particularly one that is gunning for the Cayman!
The world has moved on (for better or worse) since 1996 when the S1 was released.
Modern day emissions and safety standards means that sub 1000kg is all but impossible these days for a car like this - particularly one that is gunning for the Cayman!
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