Lotus launched the new Emira at last year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. However, the company didn’t provide concrete details about the powertrain. That changes today with the announcement that the car’s Mercedes-AMG-sourced M139 turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder from Mercedes will produce 360 horsepower (268 kilowatts). That’s far below the engine’s output in various Mercedes models, where it makes as much as 416 hp (310 kW) in the AMG A45 S.
Lotus says the engine is a “bespoke version” of the M139, which includes hardware designed to aid in integrating it into the car’s mid-mounted layout. However, the company doesn’t say where it lost nearly 60 horsepower.
