Recent content by Nick in Sydney

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!

Agree, moisture definitely plays a role. My understanding is that the Emira's issues are not traditional osmosis blistering (which is common in old school fibreglass but not common with composite resins). Instead the issue is probably moisture entrapment: SMC panels are porous at a micro...

When I replace my V6 with the V8. :cool: Definitely think this is a colour that works better without black pack (though I guess that's just personal taste)

Well, you provided one answer yourself: software updates. They will keep coming in future years. A second reason is resale value. It doesn't matter what records you keep; many buyers will be reluctant to purchase an expensive car without evidence of a dealer service history. A third reason...

Pretty ironic if the AMG engine gets dropped and the V6 lives on :D

The US Emira launch was a mess due to a combination of incompetence and terrible luck. But Geely Auto sells more than two million cars each year— a hybrid Emira is not a massive challenge.

You're being generous, blaming it on the tariffs. Geely's massive investment should have been an exciting new chapter for Lotus; instead, they pissed away over $1BN building two bloated luxury EVs that no one wants to own.

You're in an optimistic mood today!

This one really annoyed me. It's an extremely positive review of the Emira but with a title that just adds to the negative bias against the car.

You called his home phone?!