The Hethel firm has just officially presented the Lotus Emira during the 2021 edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but we can already find the model configurator on the British manufacturer’s website and therefore analyze all its details and options.
The Lotus Emira was presented a few days ago as the swan song of the traditional sports cars of the British firm, that is, those equipped with the usual combustion engine. This is the latest model to roll off the Hethel assembly line equipped with a gasoline-fueled drivetrain, so its historical significance is more than evident.
That is why your presentation it has not been the usual online publication of his first images, as the British brand tends to do and instead they have opted for a presentation in style during the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021.
Last week we already told you in detail the characteristics of the new model, which is called to replace the current range of Lotus in full, from the Lotus Elise and Exige to the Lotus Evora, with which it shares some elements. Well, it uses an evolution of its aluminum platform and the 6-cylinder 3.5-liter engine of Toyota origin.
Online configurator
Although the model has just been presented, the tool for online configuration, with which we have been able to discover all the possibilities and aesthetic options of this model. The range consists of two engines, a 4-cylinder supercharged 2.0-liter 360 hp of origin Mercedes-AMG and the aforementioned 400 hp 3.5-liter V6 provided by the Japanese firm.
The British brand’s online configurator reveals that the model will be available in 6 colors that we can combine with two optional packages that cover some aerodynamic elements or the roof and pillars in black. We also find 5 rim options and 4 colors for the brake calipers. Inside we also find 7 color options for the leather trim and an additional 5 for the steering wheel., in addition to the options of seams or equipment elements, not yet revealed by the company.