$94,950

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The Lotus Emira is a great car. Talkative chassis, brilliantly tactile steering, amazingly grown-up (for a Lotus) interior. The Emira is the last gas-powered Lotus and a wonderful way to say goodbye to the company's internal-combustion past. The 2024 Lotus Emira is the latest model from the legendary British sports car maker and the last to use an internal combustion engine. That's right. Lotus is preparing for an all-electric future, as previewed by the Evija hypercar. But before bidding adieu to its gasoline-fueled traditions, the company will treat purists to one final gas-burning model. As the successor to the Evora GT, which is currently the only Lotus sold in the U.S., the Emira is more practical, has a far nicer interior, and offers active safety equipment for the first time. Featuring an exotic exterior inspired by the carbon-fiber-intensive Evija and using a bonded aluminum architecture inherited from the Evora GT, the Emira will bridge Lotus's gasoline past with its electric future. The four-banger is sourced from Mercedes-AMG and makes 360 horsepower. It will feed the rear wheels through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, the only gearbox choice. With a simple design and seating for two, the Emira's interior is both minimalistic and intimate. The driver faces a squared-off steering wheel and a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster. The material quality looks upscale, far better than in previous Lotus models, and we're glad to see physical switchgear for the climate controls. Likewise, the automaker also attempts to make its latest sports car easier to get in and out of by making the door sills narrower and the door openings larger than they were in the Evora GT. Other practical improvements include a pair of cupholders in the center console and storage bins in the doors that can each allegedly accommodate a half-liter bottle. There are also 7 cubic feet of cargo space behind the seats and another 5 cubes in a storage bay behind the engine. The Emira's infotainment system will run through a 10.2-inch touchscreen mounted in the middle of the dashboard. The Lotus Emira is about the same length as a Porsche 718 Cayman but sits about 2 inches lower and is wider by 3.7 inches. The bodywork combines graceful curves and deeply carved-out air inlets, making other sports coupes seem generic by comparison. The interior has more of a premium look and feel than the preceding Evora, with a tiered dashboard topped with a 10.2-inch infotainment touchscreen. The 12.3-inch digital instrument panel further adds some modernity. Its 3,212-pound weight is roughly the same as the V6 coupe's heft, and the Emira feels Miata-like, all nimble and spry on a canyon road. The suspension tuning is nearly perfect: taut enough to provide a sense of what's happening at each corner, but not so stiff that you couldn't feasibly drive this car every day.

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