Lotus Emira Clark Edition – a Green-Clad Salute to a Legend

While most carmakers commemorate their heritage with dull PowerPoint slides and uninspired discount campaigns, Lotus — like a true British gentleman — rolls out something far more meaningful: the Emira Clark Edition. A car not just built, but dedicated to a man who didn’t just win races — he won an entire era. Jim Clark. The quiet Scotsman who did things behind the wheel that most drivers only dare to dream of… in deep sleep.

On the outside, the machine is drenched in a deep, venomous hue called Clark Racing Green, punctuated with sharp yellow accents — a livery that speaks in fluent 1965 Formula 1. That was the year Jim Clark conquered the Indianapolis 500, dominated six out of ten Grand Prix races, and showed the world that to be truly fast, you had to be either Scottish — or completely fearless.

Inside, the drama continues. A black interior brought vividly to life with red accents on the steering wheel, driver’s seat, door panels, and central tunnel. It’s not just design — it’s theatre. And then there’s the gear shifter. Not brushed aluminium. Not some fancy carbon fibre. Wood. Honest-to-God, grainy, tactile wood. Like in the original Lotus 49. This isn’t nostalgia — it’s reverence.

Under the hood? A 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V6. Manual gearbox. Rear-wheel drive. The sort of setup Clark himself might have approved. No turbo. No wheezy, strangled exhaust note filtered through environmental guilt. Just raw, mechanical music — the kind that rattles your spine and sings to your soul.

And to seal its place in automotive lore, only 60 units will be made. One for every year since Clark’s crowning season. Which means, no, you probably won’t get one. But if you do… you won’t drive it like a car. You’ll keep it like a Botticelli. Or the last bottle of 1965 champagne on Earth.