Recent content by John_Matrix

Loads on manufacturers offer carbon as a trim option. Some include as standard Audi, BMW, Porsche etc. You may not care for it but even Lotus have employed in on earlier cars as an option including Elise, Exige and Evora. The options list is small and CF parts carry massive margin. The cF boot...

Not really my point. Lotus are literally leaving money on the table not offering this as a cost option. The question was, why?

You can find 993’s with factory carbon specified from the late 90’s. If tastes were going to turn away from automotive use of CF it would have happened by now. It’s effectively posh plastic. Doesn’t matter to most that the weight saving is minimal. It looks good. And expensive. They are leaving...

There a lot of profit in it for manufacturers. They could offer it as an option pack then offer the same pieces to existing owners for even more money. I suspect take up would be high. Especially with OEM cachet!

The side intakes, lower body kit under the doors, rear cutouts (at the back of the car that let you see the tyres) and gloss plastic over the front intakes all beg to be replaced with CF. Lotus could charge a fortune for it and people would buy it. Why no OEM option?

Good to know it’s not just me. I thought everything should shut down when off. Seems entirely odd that connectivity remains live in OFF status.

I tend to leave the car unlocked in my garage, tethered to trickle charge. If I’m in the garage listening to a podcast or talking on the phone, and stand within a few metres of the car, the dash lights up, CarPlay activates and the call is diverted to the car. Doesn’t happen if the car is...

In the UK at least, the Emira is unlikely to find itself on the list of cars stolen to order by professional thieves. There are a long list of cars that are on that list so, as a UK owner, I really wouldn’t bother with this at all. If i owned a fast 4 door Audi, Golf, Defender or modern Lexus...

I thought exports to the US of anything would be killed stone dead due to tariffs? Or has Donny T had another chance of heart?

Hethel make one car now. It’s a big facility for one car. There is simply no way they are going to invest in more petrol powered models with the ban looming. It’s arguably too late. Best we can hope for is a glass roof on the current car and maybe a Cup version based on the i4. I think on the...

Goodwood.

Pal has these in his Cayman. Looks dreadful. Standard looks significantly better than this garish mess.

I’ve got this exact issue. Except it switches on the audio if I am on a call stood next to the car. Even when car is off.

Wonder how many people have that without actually noticing?