The Lotus Emira 420 Sport is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine positioned amidships, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft turbocharged engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 416 bhp (422 PS/310 kW) at 6500 rpm and 500 Nm (369 lbft/51 kgm) at 5000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via an 8 speed automatic 'box.
The Lotus Emira 420 Sport weighs a claimed 1530 kg at the kerb.
The Lotus Emira 420 Sport is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 300 km/h or 186 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 15.4/9.4/7.7/8.1/9.2 l/100km low/medium/high/extra-high/combined per WLTP.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2570 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1624 mm | 63.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Length | 4413 mm | 173.7 inches | |
| Width | 1895 mm | 74.6 inches | |
| Height | 1230 mm | 48.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 135 mm | 5.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1530 kg | 3373 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 58 litres | 12.8 [15.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.37 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 422 PS (416 bhp) (310 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 500 Nm (369 ft·lb) (51 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 155.8 kW/litre 211.8 ps/litre 208.9 bhp/litre 3.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
251.13 Nm/litre
3.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 3155.8 kPa (457.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7200 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 3.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 3.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 8.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 300 km/h (186 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 275.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 202.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 kW/kg 271.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.27 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.93 kg/kW 8.24 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15.4/9.4/7.7/8.1/9.2 l/100km low/medium/high/extra-high/combined per WLTP | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.4/9.4/7.7/8.1/9.2 l/100km WLTP | ||
| km/litre | 6.5/10.6/13.0/12.3/10.9 km/l WLTP | ||
| UK MPG | 18.3/30.1/36.7/34.9/30.7 UK MPG WLTP | ||
| US MPG | 15.3/25.0/30.5/29.0/25.6 US MPG WLTP | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| 209.00 g/km WLTP | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.910 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 20 ET57 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10½J x 20 ET64 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/35 ZR 20 | ||
| Tyres rear | 295/30 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 370 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 855998 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2026 Lotus Emira 420 Sport added 2026-05-26. Last modified 2026-05-26. |
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