Rather like London buses, my experience with Lotus press cars is that you wait a very long time – and then two turn up at once. Last week was a fine representative of the marque’s future – the Lotus Eletre, their luxury, all-electric “hyper SUV”, made in China, and, with any luck, a reliable profit centre.
This week it’s a nod to the past – the Lotus Emira, most likely the last all-petrol engined Lotus sports car to be launched, and it takes its place firmly in the great tradition.
