Lotus has announced a new limited edition version of its Emira mid-engine sports car, the last vehicle with an internal combustion engine it still makes.
It’s called the Emira Scura, with the name being a throwback to the Lotus Exige Scura from 2009. That car was a lightweight track-focused sports car limited to just 35 units worldwide.
Is This the Meanest-Looking Lotus Emira Yet?
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The Emira Scura, however, is a little less exclusive, as Lotus will make 60 units for the United States; the global production run wasn’t announced yet.
The word ‘Scura’ means ‘dark’ in Italian, and it certainly fits the special edition Emira, which features a dark matte grey paint called Satin Nebulous Grey, accented with gloss black bits on the roof, mirror caps, and the 20-inch wheels. The only element that breaks up the sinister appearance are the bright gloss red brake calipers.
Lotus only provided renderings of the Emira Scura’s exterior, but noted that the cabin features dark grey Alcantara throughout spiced up with red accent stitching, a 12 o’clock red mark on the steering wheel, and red seat belts. The Emira Scura also gets a KEF 10-speaker sound system, privacy glass, and Scura badges inside and out.
For the US market, the Lotus Emira Scura comes equipped with the Lotus Drivers Pack as standard, which means it gets a stiffer, sport-tuned suspension, cross-drilled, two-piece brake discs that can take more punishment during track driving, and high-performance Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires.
It Only Comes With the 3.5L Supercharged V6 and 6-Speed Manual
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The US-spec Lotus Emira Scura is powered exclusively by the Toyota-sourced 3.5-liter supercharged V6 engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox. With 406 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque on tap, the mid-engine sports car does 0-60 in 4.2 seconds and hits a top speed of 180 mph.
Lotus has not released pricing information yet, but the Scura will be positioned at the premium end of the Emira lineup. It is expected to slot above the Emira V6 SE Racing Line range-topper, which starts at just under $116,000.
Seeing as the other limited-run Emira, the Clark Edition, starts at around $140,000, the Scura shouldn’t be too far off that mark. The company is currently accepting orders through authorized retailers, with production scheduled to start at the end of this month.
While Lotus originally planned to end production of the sports car by 2027 and said the Emira was its final purely ICE-powered car, the nameplate is expected to get a facelift next year, reportedly getting a new plug-in hybrid powertrain and an upgraded 3.5-liter V6 in the process. The new engines are expected to extend its lifecycle beyond the end of the decade.
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