{"id":80929,"date":"2025-03-05T00:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80929"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:04:11","slug":"1145904_lotus-emira-turbo-se-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=80929","title":{"rendered":"Lotus Emira&#8217;s turbo-4 now matches supercharged V-6 on power"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Lotus has replaced the Emira First Edition with the Emira Turbo SE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Emira Turbo SE keeps the AMG-sourced 2.0-liter turbo-4<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Output rises to 400 hp, matching the output of the Emira V6&#8217;s supercharged 3.5-liter V-6<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Lotus Emira has only been in production for just over three years, yet Lotus reached a significant milestone recently by <strong>building its 10,000th example<\/strong>. This is a notable achievement, considering production at Lotus&#8217; Hethel, U.K., plant was limited to just 1,500 units annually not long ago. Thanks to recent upgrades, production capacity has now risen to around 5,000 units per year.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the milestone, Lotus on Tuesday announced key updates to the Emira lineup. The most significant change is the replacement of the Emira First Edition with the Emira Turbo SE, a new model positioned much closer to the Emira V6 in terms of performance and features.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"static-marker-video-player-primis\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;SE&#8221; in the name stands for &#8220;Special Equipment,&#8221; a designation Lotus first introduced on <strong>the Type 14 Elite<\/strong>, signifying increased power and features. True to its name, the Emira Turbo SE receives a power boost, with its AMG-sourced 2.0-liter turbo-4 now producing 400 hp\u2014an increase from the 360 hp in the Emira First Edition and on par with the supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 found in the Emira V6.<\/p>\n<p>With the added power, Lotus claims the Emira Turbo SE can accelerate from <strong>0-62 mph in just four seconds<\/strong>, shaving 0.4 second off the previous time. The top speed increases by 11 mph to 180 mph. It is available exclusively with an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image_wrapper first_wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" name=\"tccimg_100962161_m\" title=\"Lotus Emira Turbo SE\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD\/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=\" alt=\"Lotus Emira Turbo SE\" width=\"640\" height=\"407\" class=\"first_image lazy\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"651\" data-url=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_l.jpg\" data-src-h=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/hug\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_h.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_l.jpg\" data-src-l=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/lrg\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_l.jpg\" data-src-m=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/med\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_m.jpg\" data-src-s=\"https:\/\/images.hgmsites.net\/sml\/lotus-emira-turbo-se_100962161_s.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lotus Emira Turbo SE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Additional standard features include the <strong>Lotus Drivers Pack<\/strong>, which enhances performance with upgraded suspension and brakes, as well as launch control. The Turbo SE also comes with new 20-inch wheels, red brake calipers, an Alcantara headliner, and unique badges.<\/p>\n<p>The Emira V6 also sees some updates, including a new headliner trim and black interior trim for the A-pillars and cantrails. Performance remains unchanged, with a 0-62 mph time of 4.2 seconds for the automatic and 4.3 seconds for the manual, and a <strong>top speed of 180 mph<\/strong> for both.<\/p>\n<p>Lotus has been <strong>delivering Emiras to the U.S.<\/strong> since mid-2023, though there\u2019s no confirmation yet on whether the latest versions will reach this market. Orders for the updated models are already open in other regions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lotus has replaced the Emira First Edition with the Emira Turbo SE The Emira Turbo SE keeps the AMG-sourced 2.0-liter turbo-4 Output rises to 400 hp, matching the output of the Emira V6&#8217;s supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 The Lotus Emira has only been in production for just over three years, yet Lotus reached a significant milestone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80930,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-concepts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}