Good things come to those who wait, they say. And they are right. The Lotus Emira is now in Malaysia and Lotus Cars Malaysia will be having an exclusive preview of Hethel’s final ICE-powered car. Yup, Lotus is going electric, and the Emira will be its final model to be propelled by an engine, making it an immediate future classic.
Behind the Emira’s cabin – mid-engined, rear-wheel drive, of course – is a 3.5 litre V6 engine with an Edelbrock 1740 supercharger. The powerful and reliable Toyota 2GR-FE unit makes 405 PS and 420 Nm with a six-speed manual gearbox. Choose the six-speed torque converter automatic and you’ll get 430 Nm of twist.
Modern Lotus is known for lightweight “pure” sportscars, usually with spartan cabins that only provide the necessary. Not the Emira, which has seen Lotus adopt a “paradigm shift in levels of practicality, comfort, functionality and technology”.