Lotus Australia has revealed pricing for the full range of Emira variants in the country, where the mid-engined sports car is expected to arrive in the middle of this year. Of the several versions to be offered, Australia will first receive the V6 First Edition, priced at AU$ 184,900, and this will be followed by the four-cylinder First Edition in the second quarter of 2023; this will be priced at AU$ 177,990.
The most affordable of the Emira variants
will be the base, DCT-only four-cylinder Emira priced at AU$ 155,990, and this will be joined by the manual V6 version at AU$ 169,990 and the V6 automatic at AU$ 173,990.
The V6 versions of the Emira sports the
supercharged Toyota 2GR-FE 3.5 litre V6 engine which had served in past Lotus
models, this time producing 400 hp and 420 Nm of torque in the Emira with the
manual transmission (the six-speed auto gets 10 Nm more twist at 430 Nm). This
means a 0-100 km/h time of 4.3 seconds for the manual and 4.2 seconds for the
automatic, and both will reach a top speed of 290 km/h. As for the
four-cylinder version of the Emira, motive power comes courtesy of a
Mercedes-AMG sourced M139 turbocharged 2.0 litre inline-four. This produces 360
hp, and is mated to an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
According to Car Expert, the four-cylinder
Emira is priced marginally higher than the Porsche 718 Cayman S in Australia;
the 2.5 litre boxer-four-cylinder 718 Cayman S with 350 hp and 420 Nm is priced
at AU$ 144,080, while both versions of the V6 Emira (barring the
First Edition) manage to undercut the 718 Cayman GTS, which is priced at
AU$ 180,490.
