Thanks for that TomE, good points well made, especially as I had this convo with Lotus customer care and they hadn't corrected me. I look forward to Lotus actually confirming the i4 FE UK price (I've chased it - don't know how far away), I could be on their books for a long time at this rate!
Latecomer here.
As an Exige V6 Cup refugee the V6 manual was absolutely all I was interested in when placed an early deposit.
The appeal of a V6 with tardy IPS is a mystery to me, but each to their own - it won't be the collectors choice for sure (if that were a consideration).
Then, as others...