In 1980 I worked at Lotus in Hethel for six months as part of my engineering degree. Vowed to never own one having seen close up how 'handbuilt' cars were put together. Went for an S2000 back in 2000 as my midlife crisis car. Still own it. With the Geely investment and seeing the Emira, after...
Always wondered why the i4 Emira sounded so different from my S2000. Now I know. Thanks to all on this thread especially Ryan_929 for the photos and Milk242 for the aliexpress link. Put the depinned bridge cable in, just in case my inner child wants the fake Hellcat back. The sound and the stock...
First post to the forum. Only a few days away from picking up my i4 at Boardwalk Lotus. Super excited reading the recent posts on the car. Really appreciate all the great info on the forum. Others have posted their Emira timeline – here’s mine:
July 1980: Arrive at Hethel to work in the...