2024 Lotus Emira

The Emira represents decades of honing and development for what is likely to be the last fully gas-powered Lotus sports car.

If you’re considering adding a new Lotus sports car to your garage, this is your sign to do it because the Emira doesn't just have a striking design, fantastic driving fundamentals and tremendously improved fit and finish — it's also likely to be the last gas-powered Lotus put to production.

The list of model-year 2023-24 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

The last gas-powered Lotus sports car — which replaces the Elise, Exige and Evora and is its only current offering in the U.S. — will go on sale for the 2024 model year.