The most powerful four-cylinder Lotus ever is also the final combustion model - a fitting farewell?
The Emira’s status as the last Lotus with a combustion engine makes all of them special. Should Hethel embark on as it did before, there’d be cause to drive every single one - because they sure as heck ain’t coming back. But this 2.0-litre would be momentous even if we weren’t at the end of times. It’s the most powerful four-cylinder Lotus in history , it’s the first Lotus with a dual-clutch, and it’s the engine that Emira will surely bow out with - the V6 is not long for this world.
Truth be told, however, this could be a V12 manual Emira and it wouldn’t distract from the ride. Ideally we’d have driven a Tour-spec car, as that was the setup , but the four-cylinder car available was with the Sports chassis, complete with a track focus, stiffer springs and dampers plus increased camber and toe angles. At low speed it’s tough and it’s busy, make no mistake, fidgeting and almost writhing down a road in what doesn’t feel like very Lotus fashion.
What a shame, then, that some of the engine’s rabid character has been lost in the transition from hot hatch to sports car. Once past 2,500rpm or so, this turbo engine is romping along willingly, but that final flourish that marks out this engine is now absent, instead a linear shove sustaining to 7,200rpm. basically demands you wring out every single gear, because the last 1,500rpm are so wildly exciting - that doesn’t happen here.
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