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Car review: Lotus makes last stand with the Emira

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Beautiful beast: The Lotus Emira is as lethal as it is good-looking.

Beautiful beast: The Lotus Emira is as lethal as it is good-looking.

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SINGAPORE – As the world hurtles towards a noiseless, colourless and, possibly, soulless electric-vehicle future, a car like the Lotus Emira must be savoured like a bottle of rare wine.

The car is an achingly beautiful mid-engined, rear-wheel-driven two-seater powered by a 3.5-litre supercharged V6.

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