Recent content by Nick in Sydney

Its the Toyota 2GR-FE engine, an Edlebrock supercharger, and the same Aisin (Toyota) manual gearbox that was used in Evora. You really couldn't ask for a much more reliable and proven engine and transmission combo. If you have issues as an owner, the chances are that they will be related to...

Ensure the car has had all the software upgrades and also that the rubber waterproof membrane has been installed over the fuse box in the front "trunk" to channel water away from the resistor pack.

Lotus made an MIIT filing last week for the new vehicle (the Chinese equivalent of type approval). At a high level, this is what it said: Ford-Me (or For Me) — a plug-in hybrid derivative of the Lotus Eletre SUV, essentially a new drivetrain variant. According to the translated MIIT...

In person it evokes the Esprit more than it does on the screen

Did The Sun owe some PR executive a favour? 😁 The hybrid Eletre won't even be launched in Europe until Autumn next year, that's a long time before the ship starts to turn, and another year of losses to fund . . . My guess is that they'll "relaunch" the Lotus brand in the USA in early 2027...

In the UK the 2022 and 2023 Emiras have two recalls: https://www.check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk/recall-type/vehicle/make/LOTUS/model/EMIRA/year/2022/recalls

Yes, and also the numbers for the first nine months were significantly impacted by the US tariffs. Hopefully US sales will bounce back now and lift the ongoing sales to >3,000

that's very positive news. Hopefully it means they're committed to Hethel (or at least the UK)

https://ir.group-lotus.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lotus-technology-reports-unaudited-third-quarter-and-first-0 Couple of things worth noting: -- Only 1,298 Emiras were sold in the first nine months of 2025 -- EV sales are holding up better than I expected, but mostly in China...

Wrong, and it's insulting to the Lotus team to say this. I have met most of the people who designed the Emira . . . at Lotus, in Hethel. Jon Statham led the interior design team. Jennifer Andriamamonjy came up with "Espirit inspired" interior design theme. Harvey Rabenjamina did most of the...

I don't think there's evidence to support this. It's more likely that certain batches of doors and rear panels contain manufacturing flaws.

Well, maybe if Nimbus wasn't available . . .

Perhaps Lotus doesn't have the worst financials in the sports car game?! 😁 Financial Times: "A profit warning today from Aston Martin-Lagonda is as good an excuse as any to run the numbers on one of the London market’s most ridiculous companies. Based on group free cash flow, each Aston...

Well, they really had no choice, since their EV sales have been collapsing. It was backtrack, or go out of business. Win for the petrol heads!