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@TomE do you think Lotus cutting the dealers out of 90% of the loop is part of the problem? I know B&C have always been great whenever I've spoken to them and I've not owned a Lotus for 15+ years. Lotus trying to control all info and comms has left lots of people just having no information?

Not sure where things have got to in the last 10 pages since I last looked but Henry has done a road trip in EVO this month to the south of France, (hence the EVO car having sport chassis and Dunlops - Lotus worried they'd encounter bad weather on the mountain passes they wanted to drive but...

Seemed fast enough to 60 with some mechanical sympathy (if you want to see a car treated with contempt watch that irritating brummy on carwow) - there is only so fast you can accelerate in a manual car without ragging the clutch and box. If straight line speed is vital to your life just by an...

Welcome and thanks for the photos, thought the same on the tour, great trip :) I really need to see Nimbus in daylight, I've ordered it with Ice interior but the tan is appealing more against the Nimbus bronzyness - having said that Im not sure how much I like Nimbus now :eek: the Senca with...

Not entirely relevant but I was at a track when the GR Yaris landed as a pre prod car for a magazine car test, it was deemed disappointing but several features were not enabled, the gear linkage was pre prod & had a number of other things not right with it. It moved forward into the next round...

From insider info - wait for July when Prod cars are given back to the press for full comparison tests and longer term road based drives. The pre prod cars seem to have varying levels of finish - Rory Reid Autotrader for example loved the car, EVO not so much... Maybe Lotus should have just...

They will, you'll notice they're telling everyone why they've changed their minds before driving one. No bad thing, might get the car a few months sooner at this rate :)

Jethro and EVO are pretty genuine reviewers, (they were the only ones to strongly criticise the Aston DB9 when it was released and had to go and explain themselves to Aston at the time) - also Ferrari, ECOTY 2018, the F8 didnt finish that high as it wasnt as good to drive as the ones which beat...

Given the colour of the tarmac it has some filter on it for dramatic effect, shame as think its the first photo I've seen in normal daylight conditions.

I think I'd have hoped for more 4.5-5 star reviews but I also think the reviewers, like us might have gone in a bit 'hoping' it will be the best car ever made and therefore tinged with a little disappointment, if that is the case, more substantial reviews (Henry supposedly has done a 3k mile...

Pretty straightforward, if you put all your trust in car reviewers then fair enough, they're paid to dive into the detail and tell you their opinion based on hundreds of cars they drive but also personal preferences. Get a test drive, make your own decision, it'll either be the car you hope it...

Have you seen this forum, its basically 10k pages of complaining about something or other. :ROFLMAO:

Think I'll wait for the professional reviews, only about 2 sentences show they actually drove the car, the rest is info you'd find anywhere including the forum. 90 mins to go...

For Lotus as long as the spec of the car is the same (bar the colour choices) then prod costs are lower and e2e simplified making a quicker build time, lower overheads and ultimately a better margin for what is early days. Once the base + option variations come in then the 1 car per 17 mins ( I...

Its almost entirely the Knightsbridge / Chelsea areas that are the source of the problem and these cameras. For years as we know during the summer supercars are imported, UK/EU/Middle Eastern drivers congregate and rev/drive/blast around the west end. This is the root cause of the action by the...

Starting to think Shadow Grey might be the underrated colour. Seeing it in the flesh having the blue tones and against the silver wheels looks really nice. Im not going to lie, Im still not that fussed about any FE colours deep down, they are special paints that is clear but Im still keen to...

I cant stand him. Even if he had exclusive reviews of the Emira and the only one who had any video footage of it I could not bring myself to watch it. I know he likes cars and I try not to get critical of people who do online stuff as its an option to whether I watch it but just the fact the...

Thats exactly what I thought - the walls/ally will amplify it significantly but was very 'warm up' in the paddock!

I've mentioned this from the tour further up the thread, but nothing to worry about. They've spent so much time on the QA and panels etc including a mulit million pound laser panel checker, it checks every car and every panel on the car including the gaps to a tolerance of some micron i cant...

But the colours have only been seen on panels in artificial light and once you get the light reflecting you get a nice dark green metallic. So once outside on a sunny day with so much more light (natural) and greater breadth of light rather than those hung from a ceiling I think DVG will look...

I saw a few on Monday with Nimbus & Silver Forged wheels and thought it looked spot on. Colours complement each other and remains the choice Im going for. :)

10 - my personal preference is always silver wheels, I dont like black wheels. Diamond cut look nice but having had them are a world of pain after several years. Its a better silver than you'd find on your average Ford Fiesta I thought, looks like it has a bit more shine to it. The design I...

@NickR glad you got back ok, hope the 124 is a fun stop gap :-) The tour lead was very good, I think the Harrier jump jet comparison did lose me a little bit! Paintwise - chaps, dont worry, ALL the colours look better in the flesh than you'd expect, Magma was (to me) the stand out colour that...

Good shout Daz, the tour is great for a day out and the info we got was really interesting and insightful not just as a deposit holder. I'd like to go back in a few months when full prod is up and running think that would be very interesting to see it in full flow. Magma I saw drive past...

Hey @NickR good to meet you yesterday :-) Good overview of the tour you've put there, hope you got back ok! My 2 pence worth from the tour - Its well worth going on and Lotus have changed so much since I last went (10 & 18 years ago!) its still small volume but no longer 'making do' with...

As you say a complete 'flipper'. If you google the ebay username it seems to align to some other forums etc so if I could be arsed Im sure you could find who it was to an extent, not that someone hasnt the right to do this but its annoying. As you say the £5k+ deposit can be reclaimed now if...

@eclat2emira your artwork is amazing. I love the Lancia painting. Might be one of the most uplifting posts on here :) :)

Thanks for the info Tom and welcome back, you've been missed. I completely understand why you took a break, trying to help and then getting conflict or even accused of things just isnt worth the effort. I too took a break for a few weeks as the forum seemed to lose its core focus of those...

Wow, the dealer replied like that? They deserve to be named and shamed around your local region. Disgusting.

You're going to regret 'coming out' as a Lotus employee. Imagine you've just opened a massive jar of honey at the entrance to a wasps nest... ;)

I think Im going against the grain here, but I think it looks like a Chinese attempt (guess it kind of is) of an SUV, I'd say Hyundai but they're making some nice looking things at the moment so that would be unfair. Personal opinion it looks fine in the grey, generic modern SUV which is...

Hmm... have to admit I am doubting my Nimbus choice now. Dont dislike it but not sure I'll keep it as my choice, once they're seen in real life in the great outdoors final choices can be made :)

Wow thats quite the stunt (and one less EV on the road!) But insane! Feels like there should have been police all over it soon after!?

When you drive a convertible sports car (and especially the 6 cylinder Boxsters), the best noise is all that engine sucking and exhaust note that brings a smile to your face. Now you'll have 2 downsides of roof off motoring, 1 - the wind noise, 2 - EV motor whine (which I find really tedious)...

As an FE deposit holder but not signed up until Sept, I dont think I'd be getting my FE until the end of the year or early 2023, but I think I'll postpone any final decision until I've 1) drive then car 2) seen the Base V6 price & options. All the FE options are nice, but only a few are critical...

Closest I have been able to see from the actual sample on the road shows and photos on other cars would be the Lotus Carlton Imperial Green - very dark green almost black in some light but has is a nice metallic green in sun / good light. Tom has said that its close but not the same but for me...

Its a global car and needs to be available in all countries Lotus want to operate. China will only get the i4, as mentioned chances are Europe will rule it out in the next few years. So if you have the choice of the 2 then its just nice for you/your market. I'd rather they offer the choice as I...

0-60... the least useful measurement ever assigned to the motor industry. :rolleyes:

Good post - I hope if I swapped from FE to Base V6 then I can cherry pick the individual options rather than the 'package' approach. As you see with most manufactures, you always really want 1 thing from each pack but have to pay for 4 things you're not bothered about. e.g. for me key are...

So I wonder if the V6 Base will have the same price difference of £12k and be £63,995 - at that price gap there is some serious considerations whether your 'must have' optional extras will save some money over the FE if all the options and FE badge doesnt matter to you.