Recent content by FlyNavy01

Looking forward to seeing the weights on these. I have 75k miles and around a dozen track days on my girodiscs in a 4000lb EV and they've been absolute beasts.

The Emira's transverse engine configuration means the heavy transmission bell housing is to the left of the engine (behind the driver in left hand drive countries). This requires the engine to be offset to the right, and effectively counters any left/right weight bias that you're speaking of...

I'm apparently the opposite of most here and would have preferred I had saved the time and money on removing the 3rd cat since it didn't change much, maybe 10-20% louder to my ears. I also don't really enjoy the increased pops and burbles that come with it removed as I feel that's more fitting...

Cropped dashcam video screen grab of a white (I4?) Emira on Philips Hwy in Jacksonville today. First time spotting another in the wild after 14 months of ownership. Had to turn off before I could form up on them and wave, but assuming they saw me in their mirrors.

If you want to put driveshafts under the most stress, you put them in a transversely mounted, effectively rear-engined vehicle like the Emira. They're already a weak point in stock form just from a physics standpoint with the 61/39 weight distribution and awkward mounting angles. Add an...

The tariffs only apply to vehicles that arrive stateside after 12:01am eastern daylight time on April 3rd according to the White House website.

Mine looks very similar. They compliment each other very well. Although I've caught myself driving the Emira about twice as much as I had planned in my first year of ownership... it's just too fun!

I'll be coming back to this post in 6 months and seeing if you are correct. This is an interesting (and very risky) experiment the current administration is playing with the world economy. In my limited amount of research on the history of tariffs in the US, I've yet to see an example where they...

Agree with all the above posts except disagree that the Emira is "more fun" than a Tesla or any EV. I'd argue they're both equally fun, just in entirely different ways and use cases. I got the first Model 3 Performance delivered to Florida back in July 2018 and drove it exclusively for 6 years...

It's only maybe 10-12mm lower than the OEM wheel and I'm not super tall, so it hasn't been noticeable to me if that helps. I've enjoyed the round wheel a lot.

6000 miles in and still looks new. I'm sure as time goes on it may get a little dirty, but I try to wash my hands before driving to minimize oils getting into the fabric. I also have Sonax Alcantara cleaner that I'll use 1-2x per year to keep it feeling soft and fresh.

I used Carworx to ship from Bellevue all the way to Jacksonville. Had a good experience with them.

After multiple emails and a few hundred dollars potentially wasted, I'm settling for a 50% fix. Bell and Colvill reached out to Lotus HQ for me and got back with a "correct" part number for the US passenger side after the incorrect one was initially ordered as mentioned above. This replacement...