Compare the Lotus Emira

Not a practical daily driver, but absolutely brilliant fun
Carwow’s own expert rating out of 10 - how our reviewers rate this car overall for value, comfort, kit and driving experience
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8/10

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

Standard kit

  • Android Auto
    Mirrors your Android phone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Apple CarPlay
    Mirrors your iPhone's apps, like maps, music and messages, onto the car's touchscreen.
  • Climate control
    Automatically keeps the cabin at a set temperature, rather than a manual heater dial.
  • Cruise control
    Holds a steady speed on the motorway without keeping your foot on the accelerator.
  • Navigation
    Built-in sat nav on the car's own screen, no phone needed.
  • Parking Sensors
    Beeps that get faster as you get closer to something while parking.

Key information

Body type Sports cars
Available fuel types Petrol
Number of seats 2
Boot space, seats up 359 litres (2 suitcases)
External dimensions (L x W x H) 4,413 mm x 1,895 mm x 1,235 mm
First year tax rate £3,420
Fuel economy
This measures how much fuel a car uses, according to official tests. It's measured in miles per gallon (MPG) and a higher number means the car is more fuel efficient.
30.7 mpg
Drive type Rear wheel drive
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Drivetrain & power

Engine name 2.0 Turbo DCT
Engine size 2.0 L Petrol • 360 BHP
Body type Sports cars
Fuel type Petrol
Transmission Automatic
Drive type Rear wheel drive
Forward gears 8
Acceleration 4.1 s (0-60 mph)

Dimensions & space

Number of seats 2
Number of doors 2
Boot (seats up) 359 litres
Length 4,413 mm
Width 1,895 mm
Height 1,235 mm
Wheelbase 2.58 m
Turning circle 10.9 m

Full features list

  • 20" 10-spoke lightweight - Gloss black
  • 20" V-spoke ultra lightweight - Gloss black
  • 20" V-spoke ultra lightweight - Gloss silver
  • 20" V-spoke ultra lightweight - Satin grey
  • 20" V-spoke ultra lightweight diamond turned - Gloss black
  • 20" V-spoke ultra lightweight diamond turned - Satin grey
  • Additional Metallic paint
  • Additional alcantara/leather upholstery
  • Alcantara/leather - Black with grey stitching
  • Alcantara/leather - Black with red stitching
  • Alcantara/leather - Black with yellow stitching
  • Alcantara/leather upholstery
  • Black alcantara steering wheel with Black 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black alcantara steering wheel with Grey 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black alcantara steering wheel with Red 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black alcantara steering wheel with Yellow 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black nappa leather seering wheel with Yellow 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black nappa leather steering wheel with Grey 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Black nappa leather steering wheel with Red 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • Heated front seats
  • Homelink
  • KEF premium branded high end audio system (630w,11 speakers incl. fresh air subwoofer)
  • Lotuswear woven performance fabric - Black
  • Nappa leather - Black
  • Nappa leather upholstery
  • Privacy glass to rear 3/4 windows and rear windscreen
  • Red brake calipers
  • Red seatbelts
  • Scorpion S5 vehicle tracker system
  • Silver brake calipers
  • Special metallic paint
  • Tinted LED taillights
  • Yellow brake calipers
  • Yellow seatbelts
  • Alarm
  • Alarm deactivation
  • Anti theft wheel bolts
  • Central locking
  • Immobiliser
  • Keyless Go
  • Keyless start
  • Locking wheel nuts
  • Preparation for alcohol interlock
  • Remote central locking
  • Vehicle immobiliser
  • Vehicle tracking system preparation
  • 20" 10-spoke lightweight alloys - Gloss silver
  • 20" tyres - Goodyear eagle F1 supersport - 245/35 front and 295/30 rear
  • Tool kit
  • Tyre repair kit
  • Adaptive brake assist
  • Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
  • Automatic brake pre-fill
  • Automatic warning brake
  • Autonomous emergency braking
  • Black brake calipers
  • Black seatbelts
  • Blind hole drilled and ventilated single-piece brake discs with base DS25HP brake pads
  • Brake lamp flash
  • Branded brake calipers
  • Controlled deceleration for parking brake
  • Corner brake control
  • Curtain Airbag
  • Drag torque control (DTC)
  • EBA
  • Electric parking brake (EPB) spot caliper black unbranded
  • Electronic Stability Programme (ESP)
  • Electronic brake force distribution
  • Emergency door unlock
  • Failsafe physical key
  • Front and rear seatbelt reminder
  • Front seatbelt pretensioners
  • Front side airbags
  • Full size driver and passenger airbags
  • Handsfree telephone
  • Height adjustable front seat belts (4 levels)
  • Hill holder
  • Hydraulic brake assist
  • Hydraulic rear wheel boost
  • Integrated traction control
  • Lotus 4 piston calipers with ventilated single-piece brake discs
  • Parking brake control
  • Passenger airbag
  • Passenger airbag deactivate switch
  • Phyrotechnic seat belt pretensioners
  • Physical button steering wheel control
  • Power assisted brakes
  • Rear fixed glass bulkhead panel
  • Secondary collision reduction
  • Symetric brake torque control (SBT)
  • Thorax airbags
  • Tyre pressure monitoring system with individual tyre pressure display - TPMS
  • Vehicle dynamic control (VDC)
  • Warning triangle
  • Yaw moment control (YMC)
  • 12.3" TFT instrument display
  • Apple car play/Android Auto
  • B-call manual button
  • Blind spot warning
  • Boot release button
  • Clear stone chip preparation
  • Corner stability control
  • Cruise control
  • Cruise control ACC on and off
  • Door arresters with 2 stop positions
  • Downforce display
  • Drive mode selector
  • Economy gearshift indicator
  • Electric hydraulic power assisted steering
  • Engine start button
  • Exterior temperature display
  • Fatigue detection system
  • Front parking sensors
  • Fuel filler release
  • G-meter
  • Hands free bluetooth system
  • Haptic steering
  • Intergrated rear spoiler
  • Lane change assist
  • Lane departure warning
  • Lap timer
  • MPH speedometer
  • Navigation mapping display
  • Navigation system
  • Network coverage, data plan and navigation provider
  • Oil level indicator
  • On board diagnostics
  • Performance meter: bhp, Nm, boost pressure
  • RDS
  • RPM display with shift lights
  • Rear parking sensors
  • Rev counter
  • Selectable drive modes - Sport
  • Selectable drive modes - Tour
  • Selector gear display
  • Service interval indicator
  • Speed limiter
  • Steering wheel with cruise control operation
  • Tailgate
  • Traffic sign recognition
  • Travel data recorder
  • Trip computer
  • Voice commands
  • eCall emergency call system
  • 12 volt power supply in centre armrest storage
  • 12 way electrically adjustable front seats with driver's memory function
  • 12V Accessory socket
  • Air quality sensor
  • Aluminium treadplates with Emira engraved
  • Black nappa leather steering wheel with Black 12 O'clock marker and stitching
  • C-pillar union flag badge "Emira Turbo SE", embossed aluminium and black monochrome texture
  • Cabin air filter
  • Cargo net
  • Central multimedia display
  • Centre console armrest
  • Coat hooks
  • Cup holders
  • Driver and passenger door bin storage with integrated armrest
  • Driver seat base with adjustable inclination
  • Driver/passenger electric lumbar adjustment
  • Emira badge on dashboard in front of passenger
  • Exhaust valve cooling duct in rear diffuser
  • Front head restraints
  • Front passenger seat backrest adjust
  • Front sports seats
  • Illuminated front center console storage compartment
  • Illuminated interior door handles
  • Illuminated passenger vanity mirror
  • Lotuswear woven performance fabric upholstery
  • Luggage compartment light
  • Multifunction sport steering wheel
  • Premium floor mats
  • Rear luggage compartment
  • Recirculation control
  • Satin chrome interior trim finishers
  • Single front passenger seat
  • Single zone climate control air conditioning
  • Sport pedals
  • Steering column manually adjustable for height and reach
  • Steering wheel lower spoke finished in satin chrome
  • Steering wheel mounted paddle shift levers finished in satin chrome
  • Stowage - door bin, glovebox, centre console
  • Timed interior light
  • White ambient lighting
  • Adaptive highbeam assist
  • Aero design door handle operation
  • Automatic dimming door mirrors
  • Automatic dimming rear view mirror
  • Automatic headlight activation via dusk sensor
  • Automatic headlight levelling
  • Automatic wipers
  • Body colour door mirrors
  • Body coloured SMC roof
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Door mirror indicators lights
  • Door mirror memory
  • Door mirrors with reverse dipping function
  • Door sill protection
  • Electric adjustable door mirrors
  • Emira branded sill kickplates
  • Emira branding to front and rear lamp with Emira logo headlight internal bezel
  • Emira logo on driver instrument display during start up
  • Exhaust satin silver inner tail pipe finisher
  • Frameless door windows
  • Front electric windows
  • Front glass windscreen
  • Glass side windows
  • Gloss Chrome Lotus lettering
  • Initial anti-corrosion treatment
  • LED 3rd brake light
  • LED daytime running lights
  • LED fog lights
  • LED headlamps
  • LED indicator lights
  • LED number plate light
  • LED taillights
  • Lotus Branded, Yellow and Black Lotus roudel logo, "For the Driver" script to both key sides
  • Metallic paint
  • NOx storage catalytic converter
  • Power folding and heated door mirrors
  • Quick demist heated front screen
  • Rain sensor
  • Rear boot
  • Rear screen defrost
  • Rear tailgate glass with demister function
  • Rear view mirror and sensor pod
  • Rear window heating
  • Satin silver tailpipe finisher
  • Side marker light - Clear
  • Side quarterlight glass
  • Welcome home lighting
  • Without exterior accents
  • Yellow and black "Lotus" badges
  • Anodised, lightweight extruded aluminium bonded chassis structure
  • Anti-roll bars
  • Double wishbone front and rear suspension
  • Exhaust particle filter
  • Suspension, passive set up
  • Touring chassis setting
  • 10.25 landscape orientation, high resolution HMI screen
  • Auxiliary input socket
  • Base sound system - mid level performance, 190w, 7 speakers
  • Centre console media control knob
  • FM/AM/ DAB
  • HMI screen, CSD Bezel in satin Chrome, CSD support in Black painted grained plastic
  • Steering wheel audio controls
  • Type C USB connector
  • USB Connector - lower centre console (USB Connector-type A charge only)
  • USB Connector type A arm rest - data and charge
  • iPod interface
  • Black knitted textile headlining
  • Body coloured upper trim
  • Brushed aluminium trim
  • Gloss Black lower, plinth arm and bezel
  • Leather interior door trim
  • Metal finish dash trim
  • Lower black pack - Emira
  • Warranty - 3 Years/Unlimited Mileage

'From' prices stated are for the lowest priced version of the car. Price may vary based on the selected version.

*Please contact the dealer for a personalised quote, including terms and conditions. Quote is subject to dealer requirements, including status and availability. Illustrations are based on personal contract hire, 9 month upfront fee, 48 month term and 8000 miles annually, VAT included.