Ngaphezu kokuba imodeli entsha engu-100% eyethulwe yiLotus eminyakeni eyishumi, i emira kuzoba imodeli yokugcina yomkhiqizo ovela kwa-Hethel (e-United Kingdom) ukuza ifakwe izinjini ezivuthayo, okwenza kube ukwethulwa okukhethekile kakhulu komkhiqizi waseBrithani.
Manje, cishe ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu yethulwe emhlabeni, isilungele ukukhonjiswa okokuqala ngqa kwezohwebo, esizoba sesimweni sohlelo olukhethekile lokwethulwa, olubizwa nge-First Edition.
Itholakala ngemibala eyisithupha yomzimba ehlukene (i-Seneca Blue, Magma Red, Hethel Yellow, Dark Verdant, Shadow Grey kanye ne-Nimbus Grey), i-Emira First Edition igqamile ngokuba ne-Lower Black pack, enezela ukuthinta okuningana okukhanyayo okumnyama, enkontileka umbala womsebenzi womzimba.
Kwengezwe amasondo angu-20”, amabhuleki asebenza kahle kanye ne-titanium exhaust system. Labo abakhetha i-Design Pack "thola" baphinde bamnyama amaqembu optical kanye nama-brake caliper abomvu, aphuzi, amnyama noma asiliva.
Uma udlulela kukhabethe, engenziwa ngendlela oyifisayo ngemibala eyisikhombisa ehlukene futhi ngesikhumba noma i-Alcantara, iphaneli yensimbi engu-12.3” yedijithali iyagqama, kanye nesikrini esimaphakathi se-multimedia esingu-10.25” esivumela ukuhlanganiswa ne-smartphone nge-Android Auto ne-Apple CarPlay kanye izihlalo ezishisayo zokusika ezemidlalo ezinokulungiswa kukagesi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, le Lotus Emira First Edition iphinde ihlomise uhlelo lwe-KEF premium sound (kungokokuqala ukuthi le nkampani inikeze uhlobo lwemoto).
Mayelana noomakhenikha, le Emira First Edition entsha “inomuntu omdala engimaziyo”, ibhulokhi likaphethiloli engu-3.5 litre V6 eshajwe kakhulu nge-compressor - ephuma kwaToyota - ekhiqiza u-405 hp (400 bhp) kanye no-420 hp. Maximum torque nm.
Le njini ihambisana nogearbox oshintshwayo odonsa ngamagiya ayisithupha, kodwa ohlwini lwezinto ongakhetha kuzo kukhona ozishintshayo (enesibalo esifanayo samagiya) okwazi ukuhlomula ngo 10 Nm no 0.1s ku 0. kuye ku-100 km/h: 4.3s (manual gearbox) no-4.2s (automatic gearbox). Kuzona zombili lezi zigameko ijubane elikhulu limiswe ku-290 km/h.
Ukukhiqizwa kwe-Lotus Emira entsha kuqala entwasahlobo yonyaka ozayo futhi amayunithi okuqala azolethwa maduze nje ngemva kwalokho. Kodwa-ke, ama-oda asevele evuliwe eJalimane nase-United Kingdom, ngamanani aqala ku-€95,995 kanye nama-£75,995 (cishe ama-€88,820), ngokulandelana. I-Lotus isivele ikuqinisekisile ukuthi emasontweni azayo izomemezela amanani kwezinye izimakethe zaseYurophu.
Kamuva, ekwindla ka-2022, kuza inguqulo ehunyushwa ngenjini enamasilinda amane angu-2.0-litre - ehlinzekwe ngabakwaMercedes-AMG - abangama-360 hp.