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Lotus · model year 2027
2027 Lotus Emira
Two Seaters · Rear-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Two Seaters
Where it places
- 12 Fuel-efficient two-seat sports cars
Ordered by combined MPG #12 of 56 - 01 Lotus cars
Every model year, newest first #1 of 71 - 261 Fuel-efficient cars
Ordered by combined MPG #261 of 401 - 327 2027 cars and trucks
Every car of that year, A to Z #327 of 539 - 1001 Gas and hybrid cars by fuel cost
Ordered by fuel a year #1001 of 2,158
Against fuel-efficient two-seat sports cars
The CarCody take
The 2027 Lotus Emira is a gasoline-powered car in the EPA Two Seaters class. Its 2.0 L turbocharged four-cylinder engine works with an automatic S8 transmission, and power goes to the rear wheels. EPA fuel economy is 18 MPG in the city, 26 MPG on the highway and 21 MPG combined. The EPA-estimated annual fuel cost is $3,200, while tailpipe CO2 emissions are 418 g per mile. The Emira is the model name and also its base model. Its listed fuel economy gives shoppers separate city and highway figures alongside a combined estimate, while the annual cost provides an additional running-cost measure.
Good to know
- 26 MPG highway
- 21 MPG combined
- Rear-wheel drive
- Automatic S8 transmission
Watch for
- 18 MPG city
- EPA annual fuel cost: $3,200
- 418 g CO2 per mile
Who it suits. It suits shoppers looking for a gasoline car in the EPA Two Seaters class with rear-wheel drive. City, highway and combined MPG figures help frame fuel-use expectations.
The Emira combines a turbocharged 2.0 L four-cylinder engine with rear-wheel drive. Its EPA rating is 21 MPG combined, with an annual fuel cost of $3,200.
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 21 MPG
- City MPG
- 18 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 26 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,200
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 418 g per mile
- Model year
- 2027
- Body
- Car
- EPA size class
- Two Seaters
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (S8)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
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