You are definitely not alone. That said, Lotus already went out of their way to make this car bigger and more of a mainstream sports car. With the smaller engine and 2 seater arrangement it would not be the best engineering decision to make it any bigger. If they had gotten an V8 from AMG then this thing would probably grow another 15-20cm and match say a 488 in size but that may not be what Colin Chapman would have wanted.
The Emira is an appropriate stop gap between Lotus past and its future. It's basically keeping the bench warm for an all EV Lotus sportswear lineup.
I guess 99 % of them are sold in UK. I have only seen one of them here in Brussels. And I think I have only seen one Evora if I remember right, saw one in Madrid when I lived there.
Although the Lotus has less physical presence because of its size, the design is McLaren-ish but with better reliability. However, from bending the wheel there are big differences between a 570s and Emira. The McLaren has lamb doors and you sit at skateboard level. It's an event that makes it feel unmistakably like a supercar. In the Lotus you feel a bit like an imposture. The vibes in the cockpit don't match the exterior.
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Nice. A friend still has his red one since deliveries commenced. The only issue he has had was the passanger seatbelt not pulling.Recently wrapped the Emira :
