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Lotus Rental Across 21 US Locations
Every other exotic on this fleet was built to be seen. The Lotus was built to be driven. Rent a Lotus Emira and you get the lightest, most feedback-rich car in the garage, a mid-engine British sports car that answers the wheel before you have finished the thought. Three in stock, red, black and blue, from $719 a day across 21 locations.
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The Emiras in the Garage Right Now
Same car, three colors, one rate. Everything here is a Lotus for rent today, live from the fleet.
Why Panda
Why Rent a Lotus from Panda Exotic?
You already know what a Lotus is, so we skip the sales pitch. What you get from us is a car prepared the way an enthusiast would want it: corner-balanced tire pressures checked, fluids right, the cabin clean, and a rate that holds from the quote to the return. The Emira arrives ready to be driven properly, not just parked and photographed. Behind the booking sits commercial insurance and one specialist who actually knows the car, reachable from handover to return. That is the Lotus rental service we run, built for the person who chose the Emira over something louder on purpose.
Enthusiast-Prepared Lotus Rental with Specialist Support from Handover to Return
Lotus builds around one idea: take the weight out, and everything else improves. Name the model and our operator network brings it to you. The best Lotus to rent comes down to whether you want the last of the combustion era or the electric hyper-cars that replaced it.
The Lotus Range, Model by Model
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Lotus Emira
The final combustion car Lotus will build, and the one people ask for by name. An Emira rental puts a mid-mounted engine behind two seats in the prettiest body Hethel has ever produced. Two engines are offered — a 3.5-liter supercharged V6 with a manual gearbox, or an AMG-sourced 2.0-liter turbo four with a dual-clutch. Both make around 400 hp, reach 60 in roughly four seconds, and run to 180 mph.
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Lotus Evora GT
The car that proved a Lotus could cover real distance without punishing you. An Evora GT rental brings 416 hp from a supercharged V6 in a bonded aluminum chassis that undercuts every rival on weight. It reaches 60 in 3.8 seconds and tops 188 mph. Two-seat and 2+2 layouts both come on request.
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Lotus Elise
The purest expression of the Lotus formula. An Elise rental gives you a car under 2,000 pounds with no power steering, no excess, and steering feel that modern cars have engineered away. Around 200 hp sounds modest until you account for the mass it moves. This is the enthusiast's Lotus, and the one that made the badge famous.
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Lotus Exige
The Elise with the restraint removed. An Exige rental drops a supercharged V6 into the small body and adds the aero to keep it planted. Sport 410 and 430 trims make 410 to 430 hp against roughly 2,400 pounds. Track-bred, road-legal, and unfiltered in a way nothing new can match.
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Lotus Eletre
The car that took Lotus into new territory. An Eletre rental seats five in an electric SUV that still handles like the badge demands, with real range and a cabin a generation ahead of the sports cars. The standard car makes 603 hp. The Eletre R rental climbs to 905 hp and reaches 60 in 2.9 seconds, which makes it quicker than every combustion Lotus in the range.
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Lotus Emeya
The four-door version of the same idea. An Emeya rental brings hyper-GT pace with room for four and a chassis tuned by people who spent decades chasing lap times. The R trim makes 905 hp and hits 60 in 2.7 seconds. Fast charging brings it back to useful range in the time it takes to eat.
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Lotus Esprit
The wedge that put Lotus on bedroom walls and in a Bond film. An Esprit rental is a heritage booking, not a performance one, and it draws a crowd wherever it parks. Later V8 cars ran a twin-turbo making around 350 hp. Sourced on request, subject to condition and availability.
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Lotus Evija
The halo car, and one of the most powerful road cars ever built. An Evija rental puts roughly 2,000 hp through four motors in a carbon tub Lotus limited to 130 examples worldwide. Zero to 60 arrives in under three seconds, and the aerodynamics look like nothing else on the road. Availability is exceptional rather than routine — ask and we'll tell you what's possible.
Pricing
Lotus Rental Pricing
At $719 a day, the Lotus Emira rental price buys something the number does not fully explain. This is mid-engine, hand-built, 400-horsepower British engineering that looks the part of a car wearing a six-figure badge, for a daily rate that sits well under the Italians parked beside it on this fleet. You are paying for the drive and the design, not the badge tax. The Lotus rental cost you see is live from the fleet, insurance and concierge support folded in. Take it for a weekend and the daily figure drops; take it for a week and it drops again. The number you agree at booking is the number you settle at return, with nothing bolted on at the kerb.
Mid-Engine British Performance at a Straightforward Daily Rate
Renting Emira asks a little more than an everyday car, which suits a car like this.
What You Need to Book Lotus
STEP 01
Age
25 and overtakes the wheel. The Lotus rental age requirement sits with the named driver on the booking.
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STEP 02
License and card
A current driver's license and a credit card in your name. Traveling from abroad, add a passport and your home-country license.
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STEP 03
Insurance
Full-coverage of your own, carrying comprehensive, collision and liability that follows you into a rental, does the job. If you would rather not use it, Lotus rental insurance through us covers the car, sorted before it reaches you.
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STEP 04
Deposit
A refundable $2,500 hold, back in your account 3 to 5 business days after we check the car over. The Lotus rental security deposit sits mid-pack for an exotic this exclusive.
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STEP 05
Mileage
100 miles a day comes included, with anything beyond it priced before you sign, so the Lotus rental mileage limit never surprises you.
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STEP 06
Additional drivers
The first named driver is covered. Add a second at booking and we clear their paperwork the same way.
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Delivery
Brought to You, Wherever You're Driving
Tell us where and when. Lotus hotel delivery meets you at the lobby, Lotus airport delivery at the terminal, and a home driveway is no different. The Emira turns up detailed, fueled and ready to point at a good road. Choose the length while you book. A weekend Lotus rental runs Friday to Monday, a weekly Lotus rental stretches the daily rate further, and longer stints come back as a specialist quote. Most people take the Emira for a few days with a drive in mind, which is exactly what it was built for.
Lotus Emira Delivered Detailed, Fueled, and Ready to Drive
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When to Reach for the Emira
The Emira makes sense when the drive itself is the reason you are going. It is a car for people who want something engaging, distinctive, and rewarding behind the wheel—whether that means carving through a canyon, marking a special birthday, creating standout photos, or taking the long way on a weekend trip. These are the moments where a Lotus Emira rental feels less like transportation and more like the experience you came for.
DRIVING EXPERIENCE
The driving day
This is the reason the Emira exists. A coast road, a canyon, an empty stretch of mountain switchbacks on a clear morning. Lotus for a driving day is not a slogan here; it is the whole use case.
SPECIAL OCCASION
The enthusiast's birthday
For the person who has driven everything loud and wants something honest instead. A Lotus for a birthday lands differently than another supercar.
CREATIVE USE
Photoshoots and film
The Emira's proportions read like a concept car on camera, and the three colors give a shoot real range. Available by the hour for the day of the shoot.
COLLECTOR MOMENT
The last-chance drive
Lotus is going electric, and the Emira is the final gas car it will make. Some people rent it simply to have driven one before they no longer can. Fair reason.
WEEKEND ESCAPE
The weekend road trip
Light, communicative and more comfortable than a Lotus has any right to be, it turns a two-lane detour into the point of the trip rather than the means.
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Colin Chapman's Idea, and the Last Car to Carry It
Colin Chapman founded Lotus in 1948 on one engineering idea that made him famous: Simplify, then add lightness. While everyone else chased horsepower, Chapman chased weight, stripping cars back until they cornered like nothing else on the road. Lotus won Formula 1 championships doing it, and every road car since has carried that same stubborn philosophy, feedback and balance over brute force and gadgets. The Emira is where that 75-year story reaches its end. Lotus has committed to an all-electric future, which makes this supercharged V6 the last combustion engine the company will ever put in a road car. Renting one now is not just a drive; it is a chance to feel what a Lotus has always felt like, in the final car that will ever feel like it. At handover, our team walks you through the drive modes and the analog character that defines the car, then hands you the keys and a good road. The Emira does the rest.
The final expression of Colin Chapman's “simplify, then add lightness” philosophy.
Good Cars. Great Experiences.
“Used one of their cars for a wedding. It arrived on time and looked very nice.”
Harper Lewis
Wedding Planner · Grand Celebrations
A few kind words from people who've trusted us with their drive.
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Harper Lewis
★★★★★
Used one of their cars for a wedding. It arrived on time and looked very nice.
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Richard Young
★★★★★
Good service. They answered all my questions before I booked.
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Amelia Scott
★★★★★
Aston Martin was great. Had it for the weekend in LA.
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Thomas Clark
★★★★★
I rented the classic car for a small shoot. It looked just like the pictures.
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Isabella Moore
★★★★★
Got a Rolls Royce for our anniversary. Car was beautiful. We really enjoyed it.
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John Walker
★★★★★
Needed a car for meetings in Chicago. The Audi did the job. I recommend
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Mia Johnson
★★★★★
We rented a family SUV for Orlando. Nothing to complain about. Good car.
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Robert Adams
★★★★★
When i tour with my girlfriend Lamborghini was ready when I arrived. Had a good experience. Everything is ok. Thanks Panda Exotic Company.
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Charlotte Reed
★★★★★
Nice car and easy booking. Used it around Boston for 2 days.
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David Mitchell
★★★★★
I was booked an SUV for our family trip from Panda Exotic. Plenty of room and the car was in good shape. Thanks
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Sophia Turner
★★★★★
The convertible was fun. Pick up was quick and they explained everything before I left. Highly Recommend
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William Harris
★★★★★
Special Thanks for Panda Exotic. Had the Bentley for a business trip in Dallas. Very comfortable car.
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Harper Lewis
★★★★★
Used one of their cars for a wedding. It arrived on time and looked very nice.
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Richard Young
★★★★★
Good service. They answered all my questions before I booked.
A
Amelia Scott
★★★★★
Aston Martin was great. Had it for the weekend in LA.
T
Thomas Clark
★★★★★
I rented the classic car for a small shoot. It looked just like the pictures.
I
Isabella Moore
★★★★★
Got a Rolls Royce for our anniversary. Car was beautiful. We really enjoyed it.
J
John Walker
★★★★★
Needed a car for meetings in Chicago. The Audi did the job. I recommend
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Mia Johnson
★★★★★
We rented a family SUV for Orlando. Nothing to complain about. Good car.
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Robert Adams
★★★★★
When i tour with my girlfriend Lamborghini was ready when I arrived. Had a good experience. Everything is ok. Thanks Panda Exotic Company.
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Charlotte Reed
★★★★★
Nice car and easy booking. Used it around Boston for 2 days.
D
David Mitchell
★★★★★
I was booked an SUV for our family trip from Panda Exotic. Plenty of room and the car was in good shape. Thanks
S
Sophia Turner
★★★★★
The convertible was fun. Pick up was quick and they explained everything before I left. Highly Recommend
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William Harris
★★★★★
Special Thanks for Panda Exotic. Had the Bentley for a business trip in Dallas. Very comfortable car.
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