2022 Lotus Emira at Laguna Seca

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Published on August 14, 2021 10:23:13 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_-nE0r4-E

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The 2022 Lotus Emira made its official US debut on the infamous WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, doing a hot lap with Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button behind the wheel. Both Button and the Emira were in town for the upcoming Monterey Car Week, where the new Lotus sports car will make a public appearance and where the champ will reveal his Radford Type 62-2 homage at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering.

Lotus has said the Emira will be smoother and more comfortable than the Evora GT, which it replaces. However, that daily usability reportedly won't come at the expense of driving fun. To prove its mettle, Lotus put Button behind the wheel of an Emira prototype and put him on the Laguna Seca asphalt, giving him a chance to push the vehicle a bit through the track's hairy elevation changes and chicanes. However, Button's smile is plainly apparent, even on the fearsome Corkscrew, a gut-wrenching, off-camber drop through which the Emira practically skated. That's a good sign for the new Lotus.
Read more: https://www.motor1.com/news/526321/jenson-button-lotus-emira-laguna-seca/