Lotus is attending this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed with a four-cylinder version of the Emira, which will take part in the traditional hill climb race this weekend.
The Emira i4 is set to start shipping at the end of the current year, but customers in the United States will not receive their orders until early 2024.
The engine is sourced from Mercedes-AMG and comes with a special subframe, as well as an eight-speed DCT also designed by Mercedes-AMG. The drivetrain takes advantage of a full ESP remap to ensure proper operation in the Lotus car.
As far as the dynamic performance is concerned, the car takes 4.4 seconds to launch from zero to 97 km/h (60 mph) and tops out at 290 km/h (180 mph).
