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mik wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:53 am Wrong thread I suppose, but things are really looking a bit crap for Lotus now….

There you go. Mik spec toilet

jamcg wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 4:29 pm
There you go. Mik spec toilet

Took me a second, but

New hybrid 3.0 V6 to replace existing ICE

Promises a chunky power hike too. 4-speed gearbox?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... -hybrid-v6

mik wrote: Wed May 13, 2026 1:05 pm New hybrid 3.0 V6 to replace existing ICE

Promises a chunky power hike too. 4-speed gearbox?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new- ... -hybrid-v6

I expect this will be a similar arrangement to the E-Tech unit in the Renaults. it has 4 engine gears and 2 Electric motor gears give a potential 14 - 15 ratio combinations.

Has no traditional clutch - uses the motor to pull away and manoeuvre. It then matches engine rotational speed with the gears and uses the motor to torque fill. The box uses a dog clutch to engage the gears (Like a formula ford!)

I dont think that works for a sportscar however as you cant manually control the gears. Also in the E-Tech cars ive driven there is a massive gap on WOT between 65-70 when it changes gear. It's got to slow the engine down to engage the next gear and provide torque fill - BUT the EV motor on its own isn't powerful enough to be seamless and you get it drop in power...Especially handy if you are at that point attempting an overtake.

420 released

I’m guessing it costs £wince though…..

They're very gradually increasing the power of the AMG engine. I look forward to the 430 in 6 months' time, followed by the 435 next spring.

There’s another generation coming out? 500hp + ?

https://www.evo.co.uk/lotus/emira/20877 ... is-instead

mik wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 1:02 pm 420 released

I’m guessing it costs £wince though…..

Not yet configurable on the Lotus UK site, but you can configure one on a JohnathonForeignerLotusSite.

Yesterday driving through London I heard an almighty racket behind me. The whole machine gun pops and bangs map with us just going 10-20 mph. I was disappointed to see it was a Lotus Emira. I presume it had the chavtastic A45 twat map.

mik wrote: Tue May 26, 2026 1:02 pm 420 released

I’m guessing it costs £wince though…..

Base price £105.9k

And here is one that bloke on teh forum has optioned up to nearly £157k

https://shorturl.at/yNM08

Hey - lets also roll out some ltd edition colour schemes to celebrate 60yrs manufacturing at Hethel.

None of these really appeal to me - particularly the red one that has just pulled on a fresh pair of crisp white underpants.

None of those appeal in the slightest...

Prices are firming up on the Emira though. 58k is entry now, was dipping to low 50's at the start of the year.

Those are awful. I didn't much like the Elise Type 79 or Type 49 but at least they were done with some subtlety. The same theme on the Emira seems to be aimed at car cruises

Not pants, a nappy. Did nobody look at that and go, errr...

£148k as tested - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/top ... 5#message1

Okay most probably aren't going to spec it to that level. But somewhere between £120k-£125k I would guess would be normal.

Doesn't seem special enough at that level.

Some of those options pieces are insane. I know there has always been a good markup on those, but still. £500 for caliper paint? £500 for belts? £450 for tints?

£13k for the handling pack - titanium exhaust, carbon lid, lightweight alloys and some crazy dampers.

Thing about the dampers is, I kinda get switchable ones most cars have...but these are manual 11-setting adjustment ones. How many owners are going to make use of this? Surely they'd have been better to just have switchable ones and bring the overall package price down, then offer this as an additional optional track pack on top

Either way, £150k is a spicy price for a car with an A45 engine in it.

They do seem to have gone up in price more than inflation from launch.

Yeah, £150k seems more like base level Mclaren than Lotus to me - even though it’s not any more.

A nearly new Artura or GTS could be had for that.

mik wrote: Mon Jul 20, 2026 9:33 am

That one will be properly Lol-worthy with road dirt in a Scottish winter