Lotus · 2022–present
Lotus Emira
The Lotus Emira (codenamed "Type 131") is a sports car manufactured by the British company Lotus Cars. It was originally intended to be the firm's final vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, however this plan has been canceled, and Lotus is now intending to manufacture plug-in hybrids.
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UK certified builds132012–2026
Power (UK)360–400 hp
CO₂ (UK, WLTP/NEDC)166 g/km
Engine size1,991–3,456 cc
On UK roads1,7592025 Q4
US EPA MPG19–21
UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.
Model years
Generations & variants
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UK vehicles on the road
1,581 licensed and 178 SORN (1,759 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 87 |
| 2023 | 1,084 |
| 2024 | 1,552 |
| 2025 | 1,759 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
US EPA fuel-economy records
| Year | Engine | Drive | Transmission | Fuel | MPG (US) comb. | CO₂ g/mi | EV range mi | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Regular | 21 | 418 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2026 | 2.0 L 4-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S8) | Regular | 21 | 418 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2025 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 413 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2025 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Manual 6-spd | Regular | 19 | 460 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2024 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Automatic (S6) | Regular | 21 | 413 | — | EPA ↗ |
| 2024 | 3.5 L 6-cyl | Rear-Wheel Drive | Manual 6-spd | Regular | 19 | 460 | — | EPA ↗ |
US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle), fueleconomy.gov ↗, US government public domain.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q106639062CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- UK Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) fuel & emissions data — https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/Open Government Licence v3.0
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- US EPA / DOE FuelEconomy.gov — https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/ws/index.shtmlUS Government public domain
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.