Fuel economy & running costsGasoline
#271 of 401 · Fuel-efficient cars
2027 LotusEmira
Two Seaters · Rear-Wheel Drive · 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo
21MPGcombined
18city
26highway
A year of fuel$3,200
CO₂ from the tailpipe418 g/mi
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
Against the 56 fuel-efficient two-seat sports cars
Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.
Summary
2027 Lotus Emira by Lotus. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.
Details
- Model year
- 2027fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Efficiency
- Combined MPG
- 21fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- City MPG
- 18fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Highway MPG
- 26fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Running cost
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- CO₂ (tailpipe)
- 418 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Car
- Body
- Carfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA class
- Two Seatersfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Powertrain
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl turbofueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Transmission
- Automatic (S8)fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Fuel
- Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/50312.shtml· checked 3 Oct 2026