Lotus Emira V6 First Edition

The numbers refuse to line up in the way you expect. Out of 600 cars in this catalogue, the Lotus Emira V6 First Edition stands only 422nd for power, yet climbs to 313th for top speed. That gap is the key to understanding it. Rather than chasing a headline power figure, the evidence points towards a car engineered to convert a modest place in one ranking into a notably stronger position in another, and that balance shapes its character more clearly than any isolated specification.

The supporting figures reinforce that argument. Its 400 bhp, delivered by a supercharged 3.5 litre V6 producing 430 Nm, is enough to reach 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds before continuing to 290 km/h. Within this collection those acceleration and speed figures comfortably outpace its power ranking, suggesting that outright output was never the whole story. Rear wheel drive strengthens that impression. So does the rarity of the mechanical recipe itself. Only 51 of the 600 cars here use a V6, only 22 combine that layout with rear wheel drive, and just 8 pair a supercharged V6 with rear wheel drive. Those are not marketing distinctions. They are meaningful filters inside a broad catalogue, making this combination genuinely unusual.

Context matters elsewhere too. The Emira V6 First Edition sits within a catalogue containing 160 British cars, while Lotus contributes only 15 of them. That gives it a distinct place inside both the national and manufacturer groups without relying on exaggerated claims of exclusivity. As a 2 seater fixed head coupé from 2022, it also keeps its focus narrow. Every major decision, from the engine layout to the drivetrain, serves a consistent brief rather than attempting to cover every possible role.

Its market position follows the same pattern. A used value of around £72,000 places it 374th by price, more expensive than 226 cars in the catalogue, with a cost of £180 per bhp. It is neither a bargain measured purely by output nor an extravagant outlier. Choosing this Lotus means accepting that trade. You give up a higher place in the power rankings in return for a rarer mechanical configuration and a stronger showing where speed is concerned, creating a collection that is defined less by peak numbers than by the way those numbers fit together.