Ukongeza ekubeni ngowokuqala 100% imodeli entsha ukuba Lotus uye wasungula kwiminyaka elishumi, i emira iya kuba yimodeli yokugqibela yophawu oluvela eHethel (eUnited Kingdom) ukuba lufike luxhotyiswe ngeenjini zokutsha, nto leyo eyenza kube yinto ekhethekileyo kakhulu kumvelisi waseBrithani.
Ngoku, malunga neenyanga ezintathu emva kokuyinikezela kwihlabathi, ekugqibeleni ilungele ukuqalwa kwayo kwezorhwebo, eya kuba kuhlobo lohlelo olukhethekileyo losungulo, olubizwa ngokuba yiFirst Edition.
Ifumaneka ngemibala emithandathu eyahlukeneyo yomzimba (iSeneca Blue, Magma Red, Hethel Yellow, Dark Verdant, Shadow Grey kunye neNimbus Grey), uHlelo lokuQala lwe-Emira lugqamile ngokuba nepakethi emnyama esezantsi, eyongeza ukubamba okuliqela kumnyama oqaqambileyo, onesivumelwano umbala womsebenzi womzimba.
Kongezwe apha ngamavili angama-20”, iziqhoboshi ezisebenza kakuhle kunye ne-titanium exhaust system. Abo bakhetha iPakethi yoYilo "bafumana" baphinde bamnyama amaqela optical kunye ne-brake calipers ebomvu, etyheli, emnyama okanye isilivere.
Ukuqhubela phambili kwikhabhinethi, enokuthi ilungiswe ngemibala esixhenxe eyahlukeneyo kunye nesikhumba okanye i-Alcantara, i-12.3 "yephaneli yesixhobo sedijithali ivelele, kunye ne-10.25" isikrini esiphakathi se-multimedia esivumela ukuhlanganiswa kunye ne-smartphone nge-Android Auto kunye ne-Apple CarPlay kunye ezishushu ezemidlalo cut izihlalo kunye uhlengahlengiso zombane.
Ukongeza, le Lotus Emira First Edition ikwaxhobisa inkqubo yesandi seprimiyamu ye-KEF (kokokuqala ukuba le nkampani ibonelele ngophawu lwemoto).
Ngokubhekiselele kumatshini, le Emira yokuqala yoHlelo lokuqala ine "umqhelo omdala", i-3.5 litre ye-V6 ibhloko yepetroli ene-compressor - evela kwi-Toyota - evelisa i-405 hp (400 bhp) kunye ne-420 hp. Ubuninzi be-torque nm.
Le njini iyayanyaniswa, njengomgangatho, kunye ne-6-speed manual gearbox, kodwa kuluhlu lwezinto ezikhethiweyo kukho i-automatic transmission (enenani elifanayo leegiya) evumela ukufumana i-10 Nm kunye ne-0.1 kwi-sprint ukusuka ku-0. ukuya kwi-100 km/h: 4.3s (gearbox manual) kunye ne-4.2s (i-automatic gearbox). Kuzo zombini ezi meko isantya esiphezulu simiselwe kwi-290 km/h.
Ukuveliswa kweLotus Emira entsha iqala ngentwasahlobo yonyaka ozayo kwaye iiyunithi zokuqala ziya kuhanjiswa kungekudala emva koko. Nangona kunjalo, imiyalelo sele ivuliwe eJamani nase-United Kingdom, kunye namaxabiso aqala kwi-95,995 kunye ne-£ 75,995 (malunga ne-88,820 €), ngokulandelanayo. I-Lotus sele iqinisekisile ukuba kwiiveki ezizayo iya kuvakalisa amaxabiso kwezinye iimarike zaseYurophu.
Kamva, ekwindla ka-2022, kuza inguqulo edlalwa yi-injini ye-4-cylinder 2.0-litre - ebonelelwa nguMercedes-AMG - kunye ne-360 hp.