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I will continue having my two Mercedes E-class estates (one for me, one for my wife). They are really nice cars, one is a 350 diesel, the other one a 250 petrol, both around 10 years old. And I will keep them once the Emira arrives.

I guess its 60k for Lotus and 130k in taxes in Hongkong :-) Here in the Netherlands you pay a nice supplementary CO2 penalty tax + 21% VAT. An Emira V6 with a list price of 70.000 euros will have a CO2 penalty of 20.000 a 25.000 euros and a VAT of 15.000 , so you will easily pass the 100.000...

I just checked the Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman deliveries, and between 2015 and 2020 they delivered 20-25000 cars per year (all 718 models combined). Porsche is a brand that does attract both the real drivers and also quite a bit of "posers", taking into account that the majority of the...

The Emira will be my first Lotus. I was tempted by an Elise for the last 25 years, but never bought it. I would be interested in how current Evora owners see the Emira. Do you perceive it as an "Evora facelift" or as a new car, what improvements do you see, what disadvantages? I would have...

...It might be that the good old V6 with manual is the most "collectible" version.

I am guesstimating that the AMG might even become the range topper (or might be offered with different output levels from 350-480 bhp, as Mercedes-AMG is doing). It probably has more upside potential than the V6, as it is the much more modern engine.

No, as far as I understood (and in line with the previous Evora layout) the front will be entirely used by radiators. Fresh air enters by the lower front grill, pass the radiators and exit through the Z-shaped seams on the bonnet (if I remember correctly the chief designer explains this in the...

The AMG is certainly an excellent engine and the car will probably handle even better with the lighter engine. Nevertheless, for me the only point of buying this car is the driver involvement, so the only option for me is the V6 manual. I am praying that the V6 manual will be sold at the...

Apparently there is a lot of interest, but depositing between 2500-5000 $/£/€ seems to be a hurdle high enough to filter the real future buyers from those who only like the car but would effectively not buy it at the end. I will probably go with a "low key" spec and enjoy the car in an...

Hey there, I also put down a refundable deposit on tuesday. It seems that I was lucky enough to be one of the last on the list for the First Edition (thats at least what the dealer rold me) I didt't have to specify engine, colours, options etc., this will apparently be done in 2-3 months time...