But since the Lotus Emira won the 2023 AM Award for New Car of the Year, voted by AM’s dealer audience, its new generation compact sports car was begging to be tested. Lotus has defined the Emira as its last petrol-powered sports car, and two years on from launch it has brought out a new Turbo SE variant. The 0-62mph sprint can be achieved in four seconds – 0.4secs quicker than a standard Emira Turbo. With a bit of pace through its wheels, and that engine singing along above the 5,000rpm mark, this is when the Emira Turbo SE proves its place. In addition, a host of options ensures the buyer can create the Lotus Emira Turbo SE of their dreams, whether that be changing the style of the alloys and centre caps, or colour coding the brake calipers, or a host of other choices.