Lotus Emira V4 Rental in Orange County
This multi-color Lotus Emira V4, black interior, is based in Orange County, the turbocharged four cylinder Emira with the lighter nose and sharper turn in. The shifting paint reads as a show car rather than a daily exotic, drawing curious strangers at Fashion Island. Quicker to sixty than our supercharged Emira, it suits a solo driver who notices the steering more than the badge.
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How It Drives
This Emira runs the turbocharged 2.0 liter four rather than the supercharged V6, and the lighter engine sits further forward, which takes weight off the nose and sharpens turn in more than the numbers alone suggest. Electro hydraulic steering loads up quickly and stays direct rather than light, so you feel the front tires working through the wheel on the way into a bend. Santiago Canyon Road is where that shows up first, the car changing direction with almost no roll before you have finished thinking about the corner. Sixty comes up in 3.8 seconds, quicker than our green Emira, and the turbo four keeps building rather than tailing off as revs climb.
How It Photographs
The multi color finish is the most unusual paint we run, shifting between shades depending on where you stand, so a slow walk around the car at Pelican Hill or along Newport Coast Drive produces genuinely different images from every angle rather than the same car photographed twice. It reads as a show car more than a road car, which suits video better than a single still. The black interior keeps the cabin quiet in frame while the paint does the work outside it. Shoot low from the rear three quarter in open shade for the truest color, since direct midday sun on the coast can wash the shift out.
Why This One
We run two Emiras, and this is the turbocharged four cylinder car, lighter over the nose and quicker to sixty at 3.8 seconds than the supercharged V6 we also keep. The multi color paint is the most unusual finish in our entire fleet and reads differently depending on where you are standing when you look at it, which the green V6 cannot offer. Both Emiras rent for the same $595 a day, so choosing between them comes down to character rather than budget, the sharper turn in and the show car paint here against the noise and the manual feel of the six.
What's On This One
This is the Lotus Emira V4, the turbocharged version of Lotus's last petrol sports car, built around a 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder engine making 360 horsepower and 317 lb-ft, sent to the rear wheels only. It seats two, has two doors, and pairs a multi color exterior with a black interior. The engine sits behind the seats under a glass hatch, and the lighter four cylinder block over the nose is what separates this car's handling from the supercharged V6 we also run. Sixty comes up in 3.8 seconds and top speed is 175 mph.
Frequently Asked Questions
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