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Yep you can configure an i4 FE on UK website too. At £71,995 at least you can see the difference in price between the 'advertised' Base price of £59,995 and the FE

Enjoy the fun of the forum chaps, I think I'll take a break from this one, sadly I've never seen so much whinging and moaning before on any forum (and I join several Land Rover ones!). As mentioned, no one was forced to buy a car unseen, 12 months in advance, understandably there are...

Ive gone Nimbus and tan, wasnt sure whether tan would work but the alcantera felt very dark inside when in the show car. I am 50/50 whether to change to DV green however as now I have got used to how dark it is then I think it looks great in the configurator. Im not an early delivery slot anyway...

Love it, weeks of complaining about no info / no reviews / no images and then... Get early pre prod video reviews and magazine articles - complain about them... Prod cars being built and mentioned elsewhere more info by end of March - complain about waiting... Base/i4 info due wc 21/03 - still...

Welcome to British journalism (& Britishness), reserved, logical and usually ash face. The same people who will describe Putin as a bit of a nuisance and Covid as inconvenient 😐 Im sure when the American's get hold of it there will be some more yeehaa for you ;)

Same here, I bought an S1 Elise back in 2001 and as my first sports car thought it would rip my face off, it didnt (with 115 bhp it never would!) but I soon learnt the joy is the corners, the feeling of being part of the car when its working on the bends near the limit - the Boxster S which...

Yep, the pre prod car doesnt have it but the Carfection video Henry confirms the prod car will have that treat :)

Fair play, I think the frustrations are coming out on the forum, there is some whinging and complaining out there on most threads which is a bit of a shame but probably due to being like children and told Christmas is moving, but not going to tell you when! :ROFLMAO: I've seen some...

Have you seen you can buy custom top trumps? My mate did a pack using all his and my previously owned cars to make up the pack, you have to submit all the info and then they make them for you. Was a great Bday present! Lots of fun seeing my old Disco 2 taking on his old Ferrari 360 etc!

I Dont think Lotus is dead (and I cant be arsed to watch 40 mins about it) but I do think for me the future of the sports car is dead (for me) as I have an emotion about sports cars, ICE, noise even vibrations they make and especially a manual box (thats why I am stretching myself for an Emira...

As you say, seems they've managed to hold the Base entry price to 60k which is impressive, presume the i4. My guess would be the V6 base would have pretty much the same base spec as the i4? So you can see what you're missing out on if you held off on the FE? Didnt think any more info was...

Think there will be 2 cancellation points 1) When the V6 base and i4 info is released, if the V6 base is substantially cheap enough (and especially if you're at the tail end of the delivery times for FE) then delaying until you save some money, choose a different colour maybe and cherry pick...

I'd guess the V6, for the global TV debut to not feature the launch car/model would be a bit strange? I like Chris H and agree with him most of the time, he is very opinionated and people do believe every word he says like its fact, if he thinks its a reengineered Evora (like he has already...

I guess they have to do wear rates, find weak components, fault finding etc - all can only be done over a long period of time driving in the real world. Certainly beats most company cars and business trips! :-)

Pre Prod car - registered Sept 21. Vehicle Details Vehicle make - LOTUS Date of first registration - September 2021 Year of manufacture - 2021 Cylinder capacity - Not available CO₂ emissions - 0 g/km Fuel type - Not available Euro status - Not available Real Driving Emissions (RDE) - Not...

I've an FE deposit (1st deposit Sept), but not expecting the car until late this year if Im lucky - agree, for me I want to see and drive the car before final commitment, by then it seems I'll also see what the base options are and can make a more informed decision, I like all the packs on the...

Did you get to hear it properly?

Welcome, love the VX/Speedster - nice colour and stance. Having driven around southern and eastern Germany, Im jealous of the possibilities you have for great roads, alternative countries and autobahn on your doorstep if you go for an Emira!

Agreed, I think the samples look closest to the Storm Titanium too, (had it on my S2) - Im fortunate that my car wont be for a while so should be able to see colours in real life. The new configurator isnt selling me Nimbus as much as first did, Im 50/50 sticking or going DV Green, but like...

Especially if you add "you got the babies you wanted, now its my turn"... :eek::oops:

That is a good point, I guess they'll take those costs out of your deposit and then you're technically paying interest on the balance remaining on the 'car' - end of the day only way to view it is your overall total outlay in £ Not looking at new cars, but suddenly you're in the realms of some...

Yeah that is actually a very useful tool. I think I worked out with part ex/selling my Range Rover then I could get overall payment with interest to c£83,500 at just over £1k per month for 5 years. (If I remember correctly)

Ice Grey with Nimbus - I like the Alcantera seats but the cabin in the show car seemed very dark. I like lighter interiors and havent had issues with cream/light leather in other cars if treated properly. If I flipped back to DVG then Id go tan. Just wasnt sure tan and Nimbus quite worked

Never bought a car on finance, playing with the numbers on the website, the aim for me is to minimise interest payments as that is just lost money but at the same time Im not keen spanking the lump sum of £79k in one go either... Given the low of UK interest rates paying c5.9% is a considerable...

If the factory collection is more than a 'collection' e.g factory tour or similar then I'd do that for something a bit more 'special' Otherwise from B&C who have been great since I first visited them 15 years ago with an Elise, agree with above, if the car turns up on your drive with a mark/chip...

Similar to my concern, I liked and really got used to the Nimbus on the original config then the new version made me wonder whether I liked the 'warmth' the bronze give. Above Alfa/McLaren colours would be great. Then again I was disappointed when the DV Green came out much darker than...

Thanks Eagle, the DVGreen is really tempting me back from my Nimbus submission... But while Im not normally a white car fan the Emira looks stunning in white.

I love my (987) Boxster Spyder which I've had as a summer car for over 11 years and wont ever sell, it has hydraulic steering, N/A flat six, lots of driver tweaks over the 'S' and pretty rare, the gearing is also spot on with 60mph at the top end of 2nd gear rev range. After an S1 Elise and S2...

Does look pretty cool - where was the photo of the ice interior from? Looks a magazine?

This is a good YT video of the Emira V6 being revved out so you can hear the exhaust and supercharger. Go straight to 4m30sec to avoid listening to some bell end prattle on about something he doesnt know about, but the noise is fantastic.

Is it possible the FE and Base car will be built in parallel? If from the Lotus email the FE will continue for some time, and we're expecting Base cars in 2023 (as well as FE), then maybe the FE will be a flagship car at a premium price and the base will be car + paid options you choose? There...

I hoped there might be a bigger boot on the Emira (or even a small front boot) - personally think shows how well Porsche did on the Boxster to have sizeable front and rear boot and still have somewhere to put the roof mechanism and storage.

Thats pretty poor. Yes there are areas its not possible to have 'no edge' e.g headlights, but any panel gap / bonnet edge, wheel arch etc good ones wrap the PPF out of sight so the 'lines' are kept to a minimal. Shouldnt be any on bonnet and wings really. I'd not be happy if thats what mine...

Im pretty happy with the PPF on my car, solid black paint got peppered with chips and rash after a NC500 trip! Liquid PPF seems a great 'ultimate' solution but 5k is the cost of a very good full body respray. My PPF has been wrapped around the panels, eg bonnet line and wing/door and there are...

Could be a distraction technique... they prob dont want loads of i4 pics and scoop yet...? Just being cynical ;)

Wow, stunning render. I love a blue car, that might have been my exact spec if it was available at FE.