V8 Emira

[craigjm]

Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere but on the recent earnings call with investors the CEO was very clear that they were evaluating the viability of the 4.0 v8 AMG engine for the Emira as emissions rules mean they will likely have to phase out the v6. No commitment to actually doing it but let’s see

Edited by craigjm on Thursday 22 May 22:46

[Frimley111R]

It's covered on the front page of Autocar today

[DMZ]

They would need to do something presumably so seems likely enough. A much more significant differentiator vs Porsche also. That AMG engine would put the Emira in a totally different performance class.

It would be a tad curious if they haven’t thought of it already and engineered the Emira accordingly. The Autocar article makes it sound like Lotus has just started to think about it.

[Oilchange]

oh my God! that would be EPIC!

About as likely as me walking on Mars though, I think...

[matt5964]

Putting the LC500 v8 in with a supercharger would be nice and keep it different to the rest.

[DMZ]

If they take the AMG V8, they could make a 1,500kg-ish sports car with 600+bhp. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of another one like it. If they up the boost a bit they would be in supercar territory.

[bennno]

DMZ said:

If they take the AMG V8, they could make a 1,500kg-ish sports car with 600+bhp. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of another one like it. If they up the boost a bit they would be in supercar territory.

Amg gt, Aston vantage, McLaren for starters

[Babw]

The issue for me would be losing the manual, I can think of a current V8 and manual combination.

Going with a V8 and auto would probably increase sales and broaden its user appeal but for enthusiasts, another manual gone.

[bennno]

Babw said:

The issue for me would be losing the manual, I can think of a current V8 and manual combination.

Going with a V8 and auto would probably increase sales and broaden its user appeal but for enthusiasts, another manual gone.

Mustang is v8 and manual.