Lotus is commemorating Jim Clark with this £115k British Racing Green Emira V6

It's been 60 years since Jim Clark, considered by many to be one of the greatest F1 drivers in history, won his second title in a Lotus 33, and Hethel is celebrating with a specially-outfitted V6 Emira.

Surprise! It's called the ‘Clark Edition’ and limited to just 60 examples. It’ll make its public debut at this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix wearing the same British Racing Green livery, accented with a yellow strip from the bonnet to the boot lid. The tailpipes also get the sunflower treatment, and there’s a thin line spotted along the flanks.

Elsewhere, you’ll note a black roof and silver-painted mirrors, which reference the Lotus Type 38 in which Clark won the Indy 500 that same year. The machined aluminium fuel filler cap gets a blue anodised centre, and there’s a handful of Clark logos dotted around the exterior.

Inside the cabin - which gains red Alcantara trim for the driver’s seat - you'll find a wooden gear knob and bits of tartan detailing. Because Clark supposedly liked a bit of Tartan.

No mechanical changes are mentioned, so the supercharged mid-mounted 3.5-litre V6 and six-speed manual pairing still channels 400bhp/353lb ft to the rear wheels. 0-62mph is dealt with in 4.2s en route to a top speed of 170. 

Pricing for the Clark Edition sits at £115,000 - £22.5k more than a base-spec Emira V6 and £25.5k over the four-pot Turbo SE. 

While you mull over the price of this special edition, consider this: just how gigantic does the Emira - not a massive car - look compared to Clark’s old racer?