USA/Canada Delivery Thread

Ryder · Aug 1, 2024

I received an email from my Lotus dealer today letting me know that my Emira ( automatic transmission ) is in production !!!!!! Estimated delivery date is September. I am overjoyed & hope this information is correct.

sharpie349 · Aug 2, 2024

Ryder said:
I received an email from my Lotus dealer today letting me know that my Emira ( automatic transmission ) is in production !!!!!! Estimated delivery date is September. I am overjoyed & hope this information is correct.

That’s awesome! Just got a VIN for my V6 automatic today, great way to start the weekend! I hope you get yours too soon.

EHmira · Aug 2, 2024

sharpie349 said:
That’s awesome! Just got a VIN for my V6 automatic today, great way to start the weekend! I hope you get yours too soon.

Lotus is getting better at building the cars, the shipping part , well not so much.

Balboa · Aug 3, 2024

3 months now. All the WAITING seems like a dream. Love this car so much.

Time2Fly · Aug 3, 2024

Mine is on its way from the dealership! Four more days!!

GetawayDriving · Aug 3, 2024

observations after 8 weeks…

seriously · Aug 4, 2024

Balboa said:
3 months now. All the WAITING seems like a dream. Love this car so much.
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Damn good color! Congrats.

sharpie349 · Aug 4, 2024

Six Speed Stephen said:
Even for paying members?

Did you end up doing this? Does the $59.99 membership give you access to up to date manifests without delay?

bengal · Aug 4, 2024

Took delivery of mine yesterday from the dealership!
Deposit down for an I4 August 2023, build finalized December 2023, switched to an orphaned V6 deposit in March this year, car arrived end of July but somehow got bricked during a PDI software update so switched to an orphaned V6 already in the showroom (pretty much same spec), and took delivery yesterday. What a crazy ride.

Dude · Aug 4, 2024

Balboa said:
3 months now. All the WAITING seems like a dream. Love this car so much.
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I truly love the spec! Congratulations and enjoy! I’m still waiting for mine.

Sandalwood · Aug 5, 2024

Nova said:
On 7/26, a shipment of 10 Emiras arrived in Baltimore. Curiously, these are all I4 cars. I am not sure if these are dealer demos or customer cars so if any of the I4 buyers can spot their VIN in this list, please let us know. Sadly, no V6 Auto cars yet. Link to the tracking sheet below:

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My VIN is 3912, so these 10 with later VINs are definitely out of sequence. I guess that is part of the "prioritization" effort where VIN sequence does not necessarily match the relative importance of each unit. They build what they can when they can. The sad part is mine is built, it's just somewhere unknown.

sharpie349 · Aug 6, 2024

Looks like no Emiras on the boat that came in on 8/4, next boat is 8/10

DigDugLotus · Aug 6, 2024

sharpie349 said:
Looks like no Emiras on the boat that came in on 8/4, next boat is 8/10

Appreciate your updates in the forum. I think I am likely in the next batch of Emira I4/AMG VINS. I saw the 10 VINs that were posted in the last shipment(7/26)…. My guess is that those are the dealers test drive AMG Emiras for the US. My VIN has the KM which the decoder declares as the AMG variant. It also confirms that this batch is 400hp. This is from the VIN decoder that I had entered my assigned VIN given in July.

EHmira · Aug 6, 2024

z so

DigDugLotus said:
Appreciate your updates in the forum. I think I am likely in the next batch of Emira I4/AMG VINS. I saw the 10 VINs that were posted in the last shipment(7/26)…. My guess is that those are the dealers test drive AMG Emiras for the US. My VIN has the KM which the decoder declares as the AMG variant. It also confirms that this batch is 400hp. This is from the VIN decoder that I had entered my assigned VIN given in July.

sharpie349 said:
Looks like no Emiras on the boat that came in on 8/4, next boat is 8/10

Odd that we haven’t seen any V6 Manuals shipped in a while.

Sandalwood · Aug 6, 2024

EHmira said:
z so

Odd that we haven’t seen any V6 Manuals shipped in a while.

Especially considering we know they have been produced. They're just waiting for some unknown reason (including mine).

EHmira · Aug 6, 2024

Sandalwood said:
Especially considering we know they have been produced. They're just waiting for some unknown reason (including mine).

and crickets from Lotus , maybe they need to pad next qtrs deliveries.

EspritGuy · Aug 6, 2024

Sandalwood said:
Especially considering we know they have been produced. They're just waiting for some unknown reason (including mine).

CARB-2. The sequel. ??

Time2Fly · Aug 6, 2024

EspritGuy said:
CARB-2. The sequel. ??

CARB 2: Not Yet All-Electric Bugaloo

Deeznuss · Aug 6, 2024

EHmira said:
z so

Odd that we haven’t seen any V6 Manuals shipped in a while.

With the v6 manual production temporarily suspended in favor of auto production perhaps Lotus is shipping i4 autos (the only variant currently offered on their US website) as dealer owned demo cars. It must be challenging for dealers to sell customers on the i4 if they can’t even test drive one. I was lucky enough to test drive the v6 manual before placing a deposit. I imagine most people want to try before they buy.

Sandalwood · Aug 6, 2024

Deeznuss said:
With the v6 manual production temporarily suspended in favor of auto production perhaps Lotus is shipping i4 autos (the only variant currently offered on their US website) as dealer owned demo cars. It must be challenging for dealers to sell customers on the i4 if they can’t even test drive one. I was lucky enough to test drive the v6 manual before placing a deposit. I imagine most people want to try before they buy.

Yeah, when they chatted with the factory manager on Harry's Garage, he basically said that back in 2023. He said some customer cars had arrived before the dealer demos, and the sales staff were miffed at the production folks, but they had to balance what they had parts to complete with the weekly priority list.