Is the high-spec aerodynamic design a fig leaf for Lotus to compromise "pure" and "lightweight" for sales? In my opinion, EMIRA is not entirely like this.
Looking at the front face of EMIRA, isn't this an equal scale reduction of EVIJA? In particular, the air intakes on the front cover allow airflow to flow through above. When do you see the front cover in this mid-size sports car with this aerodynamically enhanced design, I think the EMIRA front face is simply beautiful compared to the Porsche 718.
On the side of the body, the phrase "EMIRA is the equal proportion of EVIJA" has been confirmed again, in addition to the two retracted waist lines on the air intake, the combination of the two-color body makes EMIRA have the "charm" of EVIJA.
The most attractive point of the rear of the car is also the ventilation channel at the back of the Lotus EVIJA electric supercar, and the position of the through-type taillights with the letter "LOTUS" gives people a very similar feeling, and the posture is more similar to the GT410. From the details, the double exhaust is covered with a hollow Lotus logo outline design, and the details are the devil! The diffuser shape below is also "aerodynamic", occupying a third of the size of the entire rear of the car.
Judging by the premiere Frist Edition, the EMRIA comes standard with 20-inch rims and Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport tires. With the Lotus Driver's Pack, the tires would also be upgraded to Michelin's PS Cup 2, both of which were special editions developed by Lotus in collaboration with the tire factory, which made me wonder how EMRIA was doing at the track.
The most technical part of the whole vehicle, in my opinion, is that it uses Lotus's pioneering adhesive manufacturing method to make a lightweight all-aluminum chassis. This is very interesting, of course, when the Elise model was born (1995), it also adopted an aviation technology bonded all-aluminum chassis, which in a way is also a kind of inheritance and tribute.
Lotus, a sports car brand born out of the race, is lightweight, downforce and high heat dissipation, which is the way to make it successful in playing with all kinds of tracks in the world. In fact, for consumers who don't go off the track and want to have an almost "racing" experience, there is no more "pure" sports car brand than Lotus.
From Elise onwards to the more powerful and extreme Edge, Lotus has been sticking to it, although the selling point of "pure and hardcore" is not related to most consumers, and relying on a small number of fans to accumulate brand reputation is not a long-term solution.
EMIRA is equipped with an M139 engine from AMG, which is also the strongest 2.0T four-cylinder engine in the production car currently on sale, from the performance of the A 45 S, this M139 is used in the mid-rear-drive, lighter EMIRA, the output of the 405 horsepower with a 4.3s 100 km acceleration, 290km/h top speed, the conclusion is: this magic machine will only have better performance on EMIRA.
Of course, the 3.5 V6 supercharged SC and 6MT combination used in the previous overseas version of EMIRA, the "keyboard value" has been extremely explosive. However, in my opinion, it is not necessary to leave a "vow of justice" in the comment area for this ancient Evora power system. As far as the sales of EVORA GT410 Sport are concerned, Lotus will obviously not be fooled again, and the price of more than one million is the fate of the six-cylinder Lotus sports car, and the end will naturally not be much better.
In fact, EMIRA in this set of 2.0T power system, the weight of the car is more than 1400kg, for this size of the mid-engine sports car, not at all "lotus" - compared to the EVORA GT410 less than 1300kg weight, EMIRA in order to have the daily comfort and ease of use of Porsche 718, a lot of compromise on lightweight.
Of course, in the era of electrification, Lotus's transformation also seized this opportunity, this interior is no longer too different from other brands of sports cars, premium audio, automatic air conditioning, multimedia system that can map Android and IOS mobile phones, and even 12.3-inch full LCD meters, which are unlikely comfort features on previous Lotus models.
And the entire center console and seat are also covered by high-grade leather, with more delicate white stitching, giving you the impression of a million-dollar sports car. If gt410 gives you the feeling of making an EVORA born 10 years ago look like "tinkering and fighting for another 5 years" through the combination of more high-grade materials, then EMIRA is more like using the standard of building cars in the era of electrification to create a new sports car.
There are also modern features such as cruise control and keyless entry, which were unimaginable on the previous Elise or Exige. Even the ignition button, which has a red lid similar to the one on the Lamborghini, these ritualistic little things tell you all the time that this is not an ordinary Lotus, more like:
The last love letter to the fuel sports car.
Putting aside this three-panel flat-bottom steering wheel that looks a bit like "Lynk & Co", EMIRA insisted on using mechanical hydraulic assistance on the steering system in order to feedback the real road feeling. I believe that EMRIA's hand-turning feel will make every driver move, very long-lost, and full of emotion.
Judging from the positioning of this mid-mounted rear-drive sports car, it is below the Porsche 718 911. The price of the first version is less than 900,000 yuan, which is lower than the price of the 718 GTS can already make many consumers cheer, and compared with the previous GT410, which cost 972,000 yuan, the EMIRA premiere version does let fans see sincerity, and it can be speculated that the price of the ordinary version of EMIRA should be lower than 800,000 yuan - using more than 700,000 to buy the last fuel Lotus sports car is not a dream, if there is an ordinary version of EMIRA.
Driver's Summary:
Although consideration has been given to everyday comfort and ease of use, the Lotus EMIIRA is still a model with more emphasis on driving than the Porsche 718, which has more social and mobility attributes. Of course, in my opinion, the consumers who buy the 718 and the consumers who buy THE EMIRa are completely different audiences – the 718 is successful because Porsche has done some details about daily use, which are also the parts of lotus that were previously compromised for "pure", and now EMIRA has made a lot of changes...
Written/Photographed | John 117
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