【4K中字】美媒POV試駕2024款路特斯Emira V6（手動擋）

而不是轉移到電力支撐架上 Lotus說為什麼我們要做這件事 你應該感受一下Hydraulic Hey crew, I've got the key To that Lotus Emira We are gonna take it for a drive But first, let's check it out Looks on the inside and outside The successor to the Evora And the final internal combustion Lotus to be built The Emira is a significant car Up front, we've got the Lotus badge Above, functional ventilation all across Including brake cooling ducts There are projector LED headlights And turn signals These deep cuts on the hood are there to exhaust heat from the radiators This one's painted in Hethel yellow And while I'm not always into yellow on sports or supercars This mustardy hue on this car looks fantastic At the side is a set of 20-inch forged alloy wheels Wrapped in your choice of Goodyear Eagle F1 summer tires Or Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2s Both sides 245 section front and 295 at the rear Within those wheels are ventilated discs Clamped on by black painted calipers There's black gloss for the side sill And for this side inlet to cool the mid-mounted motor There's also an Emira first edition badge on this one The profile shows off some short overhangs and lovely sculpting I see a little bit of McLaren Artura in this design And that's a very good thing At the back there's a window to the supercharged V6 Along with thin LED taillights And turn signals Above some functional ducting And two large center-ish exit exhausts And a black gloss diffuser I genuinely don't think there's a bad angle on this car And that's very unusual for me to say So my question for you is What's the best color for it? Yellow, red, dark green, blue Let me know in the comments And let's check out the interior Now as we open up to take a look inside Keep in your minds that the Lotus interior design philosophy Has always been one of minimalism and functionality The Emira's cabin is a grand departure from that We've got these beautiful leather-trimmed seats in tan Multi-way power adjustments, they're heated They've got two positions of memory for the driver's seats There's leather all over the dashboard And door panels You get a high-end CAF sound system CAF is apparently a British audio company Two one-touch windows, power adjusting and power folding door mirrors Large door pockets In terms of easing your entry and exit The sills in the Emira are narrower than the Evora And the door opening aperture is larger For cargo space, you can slide forward the seat And find a large parcel shelf And there's also five cubic feet of space behind the engine Two quick noteworthies before I hop inside This is the six-speed manual equipped car And the aluminum pedals are really closely stacked together For rev matching There's also a see-through mesh panel To look at the gearshift linkage I don't think I've ever seen that before, it's really cool Now inside and closing up the door It's a solid thud Perforated leather wrap for the steering wheel Which has thick grips at nine and three A flat bottom to it Controls on the wheel Digital gauge cluster that just timed out Leather wrapping up on the dashboard A 10.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system That is pretty darn quick And has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Beneath is a wireless charging pad Physical dials for your single zone of auto climate Drive mode selector Volume knob There's some gloss black surrounding the aluminum gearshift lever Start stop button and cup holders That just won't wear very well Leather top to the console And inside is narrow but deep storage With two USB ports In addition to the one in front of the gearshift lever Headroom For myself at six feet tall Under the suede wrap headliner is not bad And I may be able to fit on a helmet for track duty Visibility Is also pretty decent Which is good Because there's no blind spot monitoring Otherwise this cabin Has everything you need With high-end materials and controls That are just logically placed Now let's take a Lotus Amira for a drive All right, let's fire it up It's a little more extroverted of a startup Than the Toyota Camry that shares this engine But not a whole lot more And that just The start stop button is kind of pesky Because you've got to lift it And then access it It's not like the Lamborghini ones Where they lift up and it stays up It just wants to come right back down I guess you could sneak your finger in Through this opening here But that just doesn't seem well designed Hello cabin crew Thank you for joining me for this drive In the Lotus Amira And we've got a few different drive modes To choose from here On this drive mode selector We can bring up either Tour, sports, or track Let's begin in tour And that's not going to change The suspension dampening Because we have passive dampers In the Amira We're going to pull this all the way over and go up Which reverse really is, it fights you It doesn't want to go in reverse To really urge it into place That does bring up a high resolution back of the camera And it's got a nice wide angle view With trajectory lines No problem going into first And we'll begin as we do With a turning radius test Wheel crank And I mean it's a good turning radius It's not magic given the size of the vehicle And the turn signal sound It's so light Much like the steering I enjoy it And for the world famous horn test We have a very Taxi cab sounding horn Can't say I like it Doesn't feel like it matches the character of the Amira The powertrain though That does match the character Lotus has a history of using Toyota source powertrains And we have one here At least this is one of the engine options This 3.5 liter V6 Out of a Camry Has been supercharged To make 400 horsepower And either 310 pound feet of torque With the 6 speed manual Or 317 with the 6 speed Torque converter automatic There's also going to be A Lotus Amira version With a 2.0 turbo 4 cylinder From Mercedes-Benz That will make 360 horsepower And won't come with a manual option It will only be equipped With a 8 speed dual clutch automatic But this supercharged V6 And the manual gearbox Is where they're starting With these first editions And it's where it should be This is a wonderful powertrain And the gearbox is fantastic It's so connected The cogs are incredibly clear The throws are ultra short And the clutch is also very easy to manage The engagement point Is well defined The release point takes a little bit of finessing And is later With the pedal release Than I thought it would be But once you're in the groove This is so easy to drive This car Though it's never absent minded Some manuals are so slushy That you don't have to pay any attention This one is rigid And kind of loud And requires a bit of arm strength To get it into the next gear So it requires your attention It requires you to be involved To some degree Even when meandering around town And I love that I love that it doesn't let you forget That it is a driver's car first and foremost It just happens to be Tolerable for daily driving For commuting For getting groceries Especially in this tour specification So there are two versions Of the Amira right now You got the sport version And the tour version I'm not talking about drive modes I'm talking about suspension and tire setups From the factory So the tour and the sport Both have passive dampers But it's the way they've configured them So in tour they've reduced the spring rates And they've reduced the rebound And so you're not jostling around Quite as much as you would be in the sport Not having driven it just logically That's what would happen more in the sport And because we have The Goodyear Eagle F1 summer tires And not the Michelin Pilot Sport Cub 2 Which are much harder compound And therefore more brittle riding And would transfer more of the road texture Into the cabin It's actually very livable This car The dampening will take the edge off Of bump or rut in the road So you don't have to carry a lot of tension in your shoulders The seats are very adjustable And comfortable So you can find a good driving position for yourself And the cabin For a Lotus is very quiet So let's just at these speeds Listen for the NVH level Yes you have some tire noise A little bit of wind noise But if you were to hop out of a Exige, Elise Or even the Evora into this You would swear it was a different car company It is so much better insulated And again lends itself To a car that could be daily driven And the power delivery From this supercharged V6 Is fantastic Even here in 6th gear at 2000 RPM You dig into it And you will build up to speed You're not having to wait an eternity For that And every time you do go to the throttle Not only get that linear power delivery And a little bit of supercharger whine But you also get the visual delight Of peeking into the rear view mirror And seeing the throttle open up That's big kid stuff That's made for miles So that even in the tour drive mode You're having a good time And that's just the tip of the iceberg In the Amira There's so much more So let's now move into the sport drive mode I'm just going to perk up that throttle response Downshift a couple gears Which by the way There's no rev match function in the Amira So you're blipping your own throttle Or you're relying on the synchros Wouldn't recommend And put our foot down There's that 400 horsepower In a lightweight 3100 pound package Yeah Yeah the Amira hustles All the way out to its redline at 6800 RPM And the supercharger whine Mingles with that V6 note You want to isolate the supercharger whine Or actually just listen in for it more closely Roll down the windows a little bit I love it And it's something I frankly miss In my supercharged Cadillac CT5D Blackwing So getting it here In full force is very pleasant Now I think it's time to see how quick The Amira will get to 60 With the manual gearbox In a real world setting I've got my race box set up here to record I'll move into the track drive mode And there is no launch control function So I've just got stability control switched off I'm going to rev it out Get to 60 in seconds In 4.78 seconds That's quick enough Now that run to 60 Was about a half second slower Than what car and driver was able to do With repeated runs And likely a more perfect launch than mine But the Amira really isn't about drag racing This car is about curves And as luck would have it I know of some good ones Oh yes The first thing about the Amira That stands out to me Is the hydraulic steering Instead of switching to an Electrically assisted rack Lotus said why would we do that You better feel with hydraulic And you most certainly do Especially when it's calibrated Like in this car With a tire load And the grip limits Are communicated so clearly And though it is Light on center As you add lock The chassis really starts talking to you And this softer Tour grade suspension Also means there's a bit of roll But it might just be extra communication And it helps the back end Come around a little bit The car just Dances As only something With this small of a footprint And this low of a curb weight can Involves you It satisfies you The mechanical Limits of differential Has no trouble Moving the power between the rear tires For fast corner exits I wouldn't mind driving the sport grade Of this car with the cup 2 tires Because while the brakes Have good bite to them The good gears seem like they might Be at their limit I say this again Now here in a performance context I love this gearbox The sense of accomplishment You have when you work into each new gear And how closely spaced the pedals are So you just roll your right foot over To match that rev And how quickly the throttle does blip So it's always a perfect rev match The Lotus Amira Is this very special mingling Of handling delicacy With visceral emotion And mechanical stoutness That makes it Driving delight To match these tastes And that's gonna lead me into my Miles for our word of the day Which for the Lotus Amira Is amalgamate Meaning to unite or merge And I'm not just talking about The fusion of those attributes I just mentioned But really of the car and driver The connection that we have It involves you It invites you It inspires you Now before we dive right into pricing And competition Let's talk about the top speed and fuel economy Of the Amira V6 manual The fuel economy is 17mpg in the city 24mpg on the highway And 20mpg combined And the top speed is 180mph The starting price Of the V6 manual Is $96,100 And this one as tested Is $105,400 Now the biggest rival For the Lotus Amira Is the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 It starts at $92,000 Makes 394hp Gets to 60mph In 3.8 seconds Has a top speed of 182mph And fuel economy of 21mpg If you don't have that kind of money To spend there's also the Chevy Corvette Z51 That starts at $69,000 Makes 495hp Gets to 60mph in 2.9 seconds Has a top speed of 180mph And fuel economy of 19mpg combined Or if you want 4-ish Seats then there's the BMW M2 That starts at $63,000 Makes 453hp Gets to 60mph in 4.1 seconds Has a top speed of 177mph And fuel economy of 19mpg combined Now just to start off All of the cars I just mentioned Are great to drive And depending on your budget If you find yourself In the Corvette vs M2 space Know this The Corvette is the performance Bargain of the decade It is so so good Yes it doesn't have a manual transmission Option but the manual in the M2 Isn't all that engaging to drive So I don't really think you're missing out on anything I would get that over the M2 But if you have the extra money to spend Then both this And the Cayman GTS 4.0 Are very much worth their premiums And between These two cars Darn it it's close But to kind of tally our way to a verdict Starting with the exterior styling The Amira transcends The competition This car gets super car attention From just about everyone Even people who aren't into cars Give this a good long look And that continues on the interior The cabin of the Amira feels So much more special Than that Cayman does Which is so cut and dry And then the driving experience This gearbox Is so much more engaging Than the Cayman's Which is a very good transmission Be clear on that That's just how good this gearbox is The steering is more of a preferential thing I'm not gonna say one is so much better than the other It's just which do you prefer This is so much lighter Especially on center Whereas the Cayman with its Electronically assisted steering rack Has a bit more going on Dead center And then you add lock And you get this fidelity This tactility to the steering This is a great steering rack That is a great steering rack But to kind of sum total it The Amira takes this segment And it does so pretty handily I don't wanna get into Whether the people who put their Deposits down for these cars Are actually gonna get them anytime In the next couple years or not I know James from Throttle House Has been waiting like two years for his But the product itself It's brilliant It really is And it makes me so very sad To think that an internal combustion Lotus The manual gearbox Is not gonna be something in our future Those who put a lot of stock Into how a car drives Need to savor a vehicle Like the Lotus Amira I certainly am And it's the one I would choose In this very contentious segment Which would you guys choose though Would you have the Lotus Amira Would you have the Chevy Corvette C51 Would you get that BMW M2 Or would you go for the main rival of this car The Porsche 718 Cayman GTS What more now Let me know in the comments And I hope you guys have enjoyed this 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