Corvette Z06 vs Lotus Emira // DRAG RACE, REVIEW & LAP TIMES

What happens when you take the Car of the Year from last year and put it up against the previous year? You get a clash of extreme car enthusiasm. The Lotus Emira, our previous THCOTY, is a six figure, manual, supercharged Beauty. But the Z06 is a 670hp V8 Beast. Will they fight, or will they live in a castle forever under the sun? Let's find out in this video where we drag them, track them and give them some laptimes.

Thank you to @MichelinGlobal for supplying Tires for this day

And to the Emira owner, @AKMT.auto for letting us experience, even for a short while, what it would have been like to own an Emira.

Editor: Karston Chong
Sound: Harrison Dickson and Karston Chong
Magical Genius Logistics Planners: James Engelsman and Joey Alford

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[madcats]

Okay I died when James thought Thomas's impressions of a whimsical butterfly was actually of him😂

[mustang]

Z06 was so fast it made a Brit and a Canadian say "Zee"

[FoTodayBro]

The Canadians organizing a rematch of the war of 1812 was not on my 2024 bingo card.

[swordmonkey]

Corvette Z06: Olympic gold medal winning super model who also has a master's degree in physics.

[fookie-fone]

That noise from the flat plane V8 in the Z06 made my nostrils tingle.

[blaketindle]

Damn, now I can’t wait til they put down a lap time in the upcoming C8 ZR1!!!

[tigerhawk]

Getting out of an Emira and into a C8 Z06. Not a bad day, this one.

[docwatson]

That Z06 is amazing. I'll probably never drive one, but if I win the lottery there will be signs...

[eemelimuikku]

Sad to hear that emira did not join the TH family. BUT it is stupid how long the delay was. You guys made the right call, great content thanks for making it!

[hugovallarta]

Z06 on the top of the leader board made me yell as if it was a goal in soccer 😂😂😂

[elperroquehabla]

I got a Z06 HTC last month
And the car is way over my expectations
The sound is addictive
I'm in love ❤️

[roscoes-wetsuit]

Kinda crazy how far the Corvette has come lol, now in the same discussion as Porsche's best. Wild

[Post_Leako]

James has a way with words, I would buy a book of his poetry.

[-Magus]

Two years ago I built an Emira and submitted it to Lotus. Star Motors out of Houston was my closest dealer. Not one email or phone call in months. Put an order in for a 22 GT500 and actually have been owning it since Nov 22, modified it, makes 875whp. Very happy...

[AustinShockSS]

😂 that drag race was like the Demon vs Lucid race

[shaveymalify]

Honestly love you Throttle House gents. I got my emira a month ago, and I have to say it is absolutely intoxicating. She's beautiful, she sounds exceptional, and she's fast (genuinely 4.5 is plenty). 2nd gear takes you close to 70 and the sound is out of this world. That supercharger just does not stop. I haven't driven ferrari or genuine supercars but I cannot imagine needing anything more. I've had middle aged women in Wimbledon stop me and tell me how nice it is. I've had kids and grown adults alike compliment me, and every drive is an absolute pleasure. I'm obsessed and I have not looked back.

[ipmk]

And theres still another trim above the Z06 being revealed next week. Nuts

[JoeBeaudette]

Interesting that they dwelled on the Emira beating the Cayman but didn’t realize or point out that it beat the Z51 version of the C8

[boostedmedia]

Your video was a big part of the reason I bought my Emira. Have had it for 9 months now and love it. It did end up on a tow truck with under 1000km on the odometer though. 😂

Congrats on the now 1 year old, James!

[GalvatronTypeR]

I’d choose the C8 just on the fact that the Lotus will spend more time in the repair shop than on the road. The whine of that flat plane V8 clinches it too, there is no equivalent unique feature on the Lotus, it’s just a pretty car.