{"id":500204,"date":"2026-02-24T04:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/500204\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:18:13","slug":"2026-lotus-emira-turbo-bathurst-edition-costs-249990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/500204\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Lotus Emira Turbo Bathurst Edition costs $249,990"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Australia has a new mid-ship performance car created just for us: the 2026 <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/research\/lotus\/emira\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lotus Emira<\/a> Turbo Bathurst Edition. Just 15 examples of this enhanced coupe are headed our way, packing more power, torque, unique suspension, sticky tyres and extra aero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Intended as the ultimate expression of the Emira (so far), the Bathurst Edition has been <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/editorial\/details\/exclusive-lotus-emira-turbo-bathurst-edition-2026-review-151452\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tailor-made to conquer Mount Panorama<\/a> with more power and torque, three-way adjustable dampers, new wheel alignment settings, GT4-inspired aero and sticky Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Outputs of the AMG-sourced turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine have been lifted from <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/editorial\/details\/2025-lotus-emira-gets-faster-147523\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">268kW\/420Nm<\/a> to a bonkers \u2013 for a 2.0L \u2013 375kW\/600Nm and are still shipped to the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">The new dampers, wheel alignment and stickier tyres make for more aggressive handling while the carbon splitter and rear wing aid straight line stability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Four-piston AP Racing callipers act on two-piece ventilated rotors in all four corners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">The Bathurst Edition can be identified not only by its new aero, but also by the GT4-inspired livery and emblems on the side and rear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">The cabin is largely untouched save for a vehicle-specific build plaque.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australia has a new mid-ship performance car created just for us: the 2026 Lotus Emira Turbo Bathurst Edition.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":500205,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[251599,251600,8786,64,63,18839,843,18843,18840,18842,44,105,18841],"class_list":["post-500204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-2026-lotus-emira-turbo-bathurst-edition-costs-249","tag-251600","tag-advice","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-car-reviews","tag-cars","tag-carsales-carsales-com-au","tag-latest-car-news","tag-new-cars","tag-news","tag-technology","tag-used-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/500205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}