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The new £105,900 Lotus Emira 420 Sport is the most powerful new Lotus Emira
Lotus turns AMG’s four-pot up to… not quite 11, but definitely higher
This is the new Lotus Emira 420 Sport. Adding the moniker ‘Sport’ to a… sports car feels a tad unnecessary, but the 420 bit is important: it gets 420PS – that’s 416bhp – making it the most powerful Lotus Emira you can now buy.
That’s more than the entry level 2.0-litre turbocharged Emira... 'Turbo' (360bhp), and more than the 400bhp offered by both the 2.0-litre Turbo SE, or the 3.5-litre supercharged V6 of the … V6 SE.
Those sixteen additional AMG horsies help this sports car dubbed 420 Sport accelerate from 0-62mph quicker – 3.9s – and max out even higher, all the way up to 186mph. There’s an eight-speed dual clutcher on board, which means your only chance to get a manual Emira remains that V6.
Lotus has added lightness via an optional ‘Lightweight Handling Pack’ which, again, for a lightweight sports car designed to handle feels… yeah. In any case, this optional Handling Pack gets two-way adjustable Multimatic dampers, rides a whopping 5mm lower, features a new titanium exhaust, lithium-ion battery, carbon fibre components and something to record how fast (or slow) you are around a circuit.
Lotus turns AMG’s four-pot up to… not quite 11, but definitely higher
This is the new Lotus Emira 420 Sport. Adding the moniker ‘Sport’ to a… sports car feels a tad unnecessary, but the 420 bit is important: it gets 420PS – that’s 416bhp – making it the most powerful Lotus Emira you can now buy.
That’s more than the entry level 2.0-litre turbocharged Emira... 'Turbo' (360bhp), and more than the 400bhp offered by both the 2.0-litre Turbo SE, or the 3.5-litre supercharged V6 of the … V6 SE.
Those sixteen additional AMG horsies help this sports car dubbed 420 Sport accelerate from 0-62mph quicker – 3.9s – and max out even higher, all the way up to 186mph. There’s an eight-speed dual clutcher on board, which means your only chance to get a manual Emira remains that V6.
Lotus has added lightness via an optional ‘Lightweight Handling Pack’ which, again, for a lightweight sports car designed to handle feels… yeah. In any case, this optional Handling Pack gets two-way adjustable Multimatic dampers, rides a whopping 5mm lower, features a new titanium exhaust, lithium-ion battery, carbon fibre components and something to record how fast (or slow) you are around a circuit.
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Lotus reveals lighter and more powerful Emira 420 Sport
Lotus has unveiled the Emira 420 Sport, the lightest and most powerful Emira to date.
Lotus has revealed the lightest and most powerful version of the Emira, the 420 Sport. The new model also features chassis, aerodynamic and cooling upgrades. The Emira 420 is 25 kg lighter and generates 25 kg more downforce than the Emira Turbo.
At its heart, the 420 Sport employs the same powertrain as the Emira Turbo – a 2.0-litre turbopetrol. However, in this application, the four-cylinder unit has been tuned to produce 309 kW and 500 N.m of torque; 41 kW and 70 N.m more than the latter model. An eight-speed dual clutch transmission sends power exclusively to the rear wheels. Lotus claims the 420 Sport completes the obligatory 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.9 seconds, before topping out at 299 km/h.
As standard, the 420 Sport is equipped with the automaker’s Lightweight Handling Pack. The latter includes a titanium exhaust, two-way adjustable Multimatic dampers, carbon-fibre components and a lithium-ion battery. This variant’s ride height has been dropped by 5 mm. The Lotus also features functional cosmetic enhancements. Up front, there are a new splitter and revised vents, while the side receives larger air intakes and extended sills. The former and latter provides 15 and 14% increases in airflow to the outboard and central radiator, respectively. Brake cooling has improved by 10%.
www.carmag.co.za
Lotus has unveiled the Emira 420 Sport, the lightest and most powerful Emira to date.
Lotus has revealed the lightest and most powerful version of the Emira, the 420 Sport. The new model also features chassis, aerodynamic and cooling upgrades. The Emira 420 is 25 kg lighter and generates 25 kg more downforce than the Emira Turbo.
At its heart, the 420 Sport employs the same powertrain as the Emira Turbo – a 2.0-litre turbopetrol. However, in this application, the four-cylinder unit has been tuned to produce 309 kW and 500 N.m of torque; 41 kW and 70 N.m more than the latter model. An eight-speed dual clutch transmission sends power exclusively to the rear wheels. Lotus claims the 420 Sport completes the obligatory 0-100 km/h sprint in 3.9 seconds, before topping out at 299 km/h.
As standard, the 420 Sport is equipped with the automaker’s Lightweight Handling Pack. The latter includes a titanium exhaust, two-way adjustable Multimatic dampers, carbon-fibre components and a lithium-ion battery. This variant’s ride height has been dropped by 5 mm. The Lotus also features functional cosmetic enhancements. Up front, there are a new splitter and revised vents, while the side receives larger air intakes and extended sills. The former and latter provides 15 and 14% increases in airflow to the outboard and central radiator, respectively. Brake cooling has improved by 10%.
Lotus reveals lighter and more powerful Emira 420 Sport
Lotus has whipped the wraps off the Emira 420 Sport, the lightest and most powerful Emira to date...
www.carmag.co.za