Recent content by simonb

you think customer services know any more than the crib sheet in front of them?

Would lay a wager that that wont be on any uk doorstep before middle of march

Just had "the call" myself (my deposit was returned months ago) supply chain constraints....delivery timeline.... certification.....before next summer.....event at Hethel Poor sods who have to make the calls, hope they are well paid

alongside an i4 emira deposit and one for a new TVR, that deposit would give you the full compendium of excuses

I now know how a series 4 elise would have looked

If they are not releasing i4 cars at a pace, would that not suggest more than a software update. Could it be that you can have more aggressive shifts and maintain traction in a 4WD mercedes than you can achieve in a rear bias rear wheel drive lotus

another lotus not made by lotus :rolleyes:

thinks like ICE?

So is the story that lotus took the i4 gearbox, that did not have shifting issues from a mercedes; added shifting issues (presumably as an unintended consequence of other changes); then lotus fully developed the car to the point of sale, happy with their work. Journalists then remarked "this is...

It is the steady slip that I think will frustrate people, particularly as there are many sports car buyers who will flip a car after a year or two I had a deposit placed pre reveal 07/07/21 mail from Lotus cars was promising "completing order" Autumn (2021) - I assumed V6, with i4 later same day...

I see it is titles 366hp i4, so the China market 400hp i4 may be a myth

it would be interesting to know whether the 400bhp China cars are running a different map to the 360BHP British cars, or whether different fuel etc makes up the change. Would be a real shame if it is not tuneable, and the likes of Litchfield would only light up the dash like a christmas tree...

found this interesting https://autocatalogarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lotus-Emira-2023-UAE.pdf has the i4 as the base edition in the UAE (where fuel price may be less of an issue) Do wonder whether the "base" edition will ever exist (the inflated £60K car) or whether £80K will remain...

if they continue with their teething problems with emira, and have no reliability issues with the Wuhan EV products, I suspect the switch will come sooner

valeter should be able to protect them, but worst case would be to hunt someone out to re-conolise every so often