Lotus at the Paris Motor Show: Emira 420 Sport and Eletre X on Stand

Lotus has confirmed a stand at this year’s Mondial de l’Auto, the Paris motor show, which opens to the public a week from today. For owners within reach of Paris, it is a chance to see the newest Emira in the metal without booking a dealer appointment.

Dates and where to find the stand

The show runs from 12 to 18 October 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. According to the organisers, Lotus is on stand A52 in Hall 6, with 260 square metres of floor space. Four cars will be on display, two of them new this year. Tickets are sold through the show’s own website.

The Emira 420 Sport

The car most readers will want to see is the Emira 420 Sport, announced in May and in customer hands since the middle of the year. It uses the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, here rated at 420 PS (414 bhp) and 500 Nm. The figures quoted for the show are 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h.

The option that matters is the Lightweight Handling Pack. It brings two-way adjustable Multimatic dampers, a titanium exhaust and a lithium-ion battery, and Lotus says it adds 25 kg of downforce. UK prices start at £105,900, as reported when the car was launched.

If you are weighing one up against the earlier cars, our Emira guide covers the range and what to look for.

The Eletre X

The other new car is the Eletre X, the first Lotus with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The show’s figures are 952 hp and 935 Nm, 0 to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds, a 70 kWh battery on a 900 volt system, and a combined range of more than 1,200 km on the WLTP cycle. Orders are open and deliveries are due to start in the last quarter of this year.

It is not a light car and it is not what this site is about, but it shows where the company is putting its engineering effort, so it is worth knowing about.

Making a trip of it

Paris is a long day from the good roads, but it sits on the way to several of them. Owners driving down from the UK could carry on south afterwards: the Route Napoléon is open all year and is quieter once the summer traffic has gone, and the Col de Turini is usually clear of snow until December. The highest Alpine passes are closing now, so check before you plan anything above 2,000 metres.

Remember that central Paris is a low emission zone and requires a Crit’Air sticker, which has to be ordered in advance. For other dates this autumn, see the events calendar.

Source: Mondial de l’Auto, Lotus exhibitor announcement. UK launch details from the Shropshire Star.