Lotus Emira

The Lotus Emira is trading at a US$89,500 median in the US market, roughly 4.8% below its FX-converted list price of US$94,000. With only five tracked sales over the past year, the sample is too small to establish a meaningful year-over-year trend, though the car's classification as a depreciating modern asset signals downward pressure typical of new-to-market sports cars.

Transaction volume remains extremely thin, with eight total sales tracked across all periods and just one active listing currently available. This scarcity of sales data limits confidence in any specific valuation signal and suggests buyers will face meaningful gaps between asking and selling prices in this illiquid segment.

The Emira shows very modest collectibility demand with a score of 3 out of 10, reflecting low desirability in the secondary market. Early examples are arriving with extremely low mileage—averaging just over 3,000 miles—which is typical of new, barely-used inventory rather than cars being actively driven or collected.

Base projections suggest continued depreciation over the near term, with values expected to decline 14.3% by year three and 16.9% by year five, settling around US$76,700 and US$74,400 respectively. This trajectory reflects the early-market reality for limited-production sports cars facing soft demand and thin resale liquidity in the current US market.