The Lotus Emira is a

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manufactured by British automobile manufacturer

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. It is intended to be the firm's final vehicle powered by an

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History

The Emira was launched at Hethel, England o
6th July 2021
and then presented at the

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o
8th July 2021
It will replace the Evora,

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and Elise. Following its debut, the Hethel-based company revealed the GT4 race car equivalent, which will make its track debut in 2022, replacing the older

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. Emira's design bears several similarities to that of Lotus' high-performance car Evija, which was presented in 2019. 2022 Lotus Emira GT4

It was confirmed that the new Emira will go on sale in March 2022 and will come with a 3.5 litre

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V6 sourced by Toyota. Power figures are and of torque. Available in either 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic. Later on, a smaller 2.0 litre

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engine sourced from

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with an 8-speed

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(DCT) will be made available for the new Emira, with . Pricing was announced on 20 September 2021 for the UK, starting at £59,995 for the base i4 and £75,995 including 20% VAT tax for the V6 First Edition. US pricing was announced on 1 October 2021 starting at $74,900 for the base i4 and $93,900 for the V6 First Edition. The V6 First Edition was expected to have been available by Spring 2022 with the i4 following in Autumn 2022. In 2022, the Emira made its debut in Malaysia with the First Edition being the variant on offer. It will be powered by the 3.5 litre supercharged V6. Global post-pandemic supply chain issues meant that the factory was unable to get to full production capacity during 2022. The first EU and UK V6 manual variants (including some UK dealer demonstrator V6 cars) were delivered to customers in Q4 2022. Plans for 2023 include the first V6 automatic deliveries for the EU and UK in Q1, and US V6 deliveries starting in Q2. i4 variant production for the UK is now planned to start in Q3.

References

External links

Lotus Emira official web site
{{Lotus road car timeline, 1980s–present Emira Sports cars Cars introduced in 2021 Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive vehicles Coupés