Sport or Touring
Discussion
Have had a search but there doesn't seem to be a dedicated thread on this.
Now that folk have had their Emiras for some time, which is preferable - Sport or Touring chassis?
I'd be keen to hear from folk who have had experience of both. Youtube reviewers seem torn, with some preferring Touring for everyday and Sport for more track focussed work, while others seem to think the Sport setup is perfectly acceptable for all-round use.
Most interested in V6 manual.
Now that folk have had their Emiras for some time, which is preferable - Sport or Touring chassis?
I'd be keen to hear from folk who have had experience of both. Youtube reviewers seem torn, with some preferring Touring for everyday and Sport for more track focussed work, while others seem to think the Sport setup is perfectly acceptable for all-round use.
Most interested in V6 manual.
Edited by antipodes40 on Sunday 17th May 23:35
With the Emira, the V6 & I4 suspension is different, even though called the same
V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest
I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons
V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest
I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons
Beachbum said:
With the Emira, the V6 & I4 suspension is different, even though called the same
V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest
I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons
I hadn't realised that, I'd just assumed that sport and touring was the same with both variants. Be interesting to see what happens with the new horse V6 when it comes.V6 Touring is the softest
V6 Sport and I4 Touring are considered comparable
I4 Sport the firmest
I have I4 Touring and its more than enough for UK roads. I believe people that track their cars, go for the I4 Sport, in the case of the V6s a number have upgraded to Nitrons
Olivera said:
I like the Emira, but I'm still baffled that the programme couldn't offer a £1k option for adjustable dampers, like other manufacturers do on 40k cars. 
Lotus are not like - nor do they try to be like - 'other manufacturers'. You decide what chassis you want - sports or touring - and that's what you get. Nothing wasted on giving you a choice you shoulda made when you bought the thing.Remember what Lotus stands for: Less Of The Unnecessary Stuff!
jamesgareth said:
Lotus are not like - nor do they try to be like - 'other manufacturers'. You decide what chassis you want - sports or touring - and that's what you get. Nothing wasted on giving you a choice you shoulda made when you bought the thing.
Remember what Lotus stands for: Less Of The Unnecessary Stuff!
Other than when they have made cars with adjustable dampers, or with the option of them of course!Remember what Lotus stands for: Less Of The Unnecessary Stuff!
I thought the Touring on Goodyears was very good for road use and you can always go for a more aggressive tyre like the cups if not.The Sport I just found way to jiggly and unsettling, and very un-Lotus in anything other than billard smooth surfaces, and nowhere near as good as my previous track biased Noble M400 leyalone the 3R that preceded it.
I think they do what they say on the tin. If you're going to tour and cruise around the Tour gives a plush comfortable ride. If you want to drive the car hard and do some sporty driving you'll want Sport. If you're going to regularly track the car you'll need to go aftermarket. Many on the Emira forum that track the car have replaced the suspension.
I tried both. The Tour is fine until you take your first corner quickly and it's trade off becomes obvious. Sport is still a relatively good ride compared to other sporty cars, but also so much more planted when you decide to go for it. I ended up buying sport.
Misha's lap of the ring in the Emira is worth watching. He discusses the suspension at length, and particularly in his review at the end (11:00min) he's very critical about the Tour suspension. He says it lost him a minute on a lap! (Which is surely an exaggeration as that's huge) but the impression is that the Tour suspension really lets the car down when you're driving it hard.
https://youtu.be/46phi3ri7JI?si=mk9eWC-dxPHRpjqH
I tried both. The Tour is fine until you take your first corner quickly and it's trade off becomes obvious. Sport is still a relatively good ride compared to other sporty cars, but also so much more planted when you decide to go for it. I ended up buying sport.
Misha's lap of the ring in the Emira is worth watching. He discusses the suspension at length, and particularly in his review at the end (11:00min) he's very critical about the Tour suspension. He says it lost him a minute on a lap! (Which is surely an exaggeration as that's huge) but the impression is that the Tour suspension really lets the car down when you're driving it hard.
https://youtu.be/46phi3ri7JI?si=mk9eWC-dxPHRpjqH
I remember when Harry did this review of both tour and sports suspension, think it covers all the points already mentioned here quite well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jGkBzhIp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_jGkBzhIp4
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