Simply put: this is the end of gas-powered Lotus cars. In a way, it’s poetic as the new Lotus Emira I4 and it’s big brother with a V6 are some of the best Lotus vehicles I’ve driven. While they have different gearboxes and powertrains, they both dance automotive ballet.
2024 Lotus Emira offers up English class and German sass
Maybe it’s a stretch to call anything German, “sassy,” but that AMG-sourced, turbocharged 2.0-liter engine has an attitude. It growls, hisses and spits like a delinquent, and it’s glorious. That is: if you can withstand the constant turbo whirl entering the cabin.
