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During the factory tour, could you both check out the production status report (projected on a wall) and let us know what the daily and to date figures are? Enjoy your special day.

Some interesting remarks from your dealer rep about the 1000 mile service and need for trickle charger if left idle for more than 3 days. According to those who've picked up from Hethel, they were told 10,000 miles for first service, and the handbook states trickle charge is needed if left idle...

@Bilbao-Emira how did you have your Gopro mounted for your Mountain 1 and 2 videos?

@Eagle7 you are really a photoshop wizard, or whatever program you use to do your renders. Most impressive 🧐

I noticed today that the configurator no longer has the video viewpoint available for the new colors, so Lotus is obviously aware that it wasn't working for those colors. Still works for the original colors, however.

You are so kind, and what quick service you provide. If possible, I’d like to take the factory tour when I take delivery. Will a miniature Scott Walker be joining us in Bury?

I loved my i8 as well. In some ways, the Emira reminds me of the i8 with its great styling and decent performance, even though the i8 was a PHEV. From what I've read and heard, the Emira will be an even more exciting car to drive and out perform the i8 quite easily. And the i8 was the first...

Pretty impressive list of trips. Now I understand your username. One of my most memorable trips was the Utah national parks, Monument Valley, Arches, Zion and Bryce Canyon, which I did in my BMW i8. I've done Angeles Crest Highway many times since it starts in the town where I live. I...

As those of us in the U.S. wait patiently (or not so patiently) for the production of our cars to begin, I wonder how many of you have already started thinking about where you'd go in your first road trip. For me, it will be a route from the Bay Area down PCH to L.A. I'm buying the car from...

Great trip and highly enjoyable video. I always prefer actual owner provided videos over the auto journalists. There is a greater sense of authenticity in the commentary. Your trip also brought back some great memories for me of my time living in France many years ago. I brought my 1983...

@meenboli, can you print me a red Emira with black leather interior, yellow calipers and i4 AMG engine 🚘. I'll gladly pay you for it with bitcoin ;)

Tried it a couple times as suggested. When I open the KML file in GE, it indicates there are parse errors. Communicated that back to Chat GPT, which sent corrected KML files, but got the same error.

I see where the i4 is 4.3 for 0-60. I think that is unchanged, but who knows what the future might be once they start production of it.

Roadcurvature.com looks to be a good resource for finding interesting routes. Once you have an idea of where you want to go, you can use Google's Mymaps to define the route via waypoints and then export the route data via KML file to Google Earth. In Google Earth, one can create a tour from...

Great scenery, great write-up, and great car. Can’t wait to do a similar journey up Pacific Coast Highway in California once my Emira arrives in a couple years. Love reading the journal posts in the meantime to help pass the time.

Yes, thanks for tiding us over with your renders while we waited for the configurator to be updated with the new colors.

Thanks, that corrected the fixed image render, but the video is not showing the correct color.

Render on the configurator not working for me either for the new colors.

I do love your color combination of the DV with tan interior. I'm still leaning towards the future black exterior with the tan, which I think will also be beautiful. Oh, and I like the Lotus bags as well. Thanks for the useful photos to see how well they fit in both the trunk (boot) and...

@Eagle7, can you render this in black please? Assuming they offer that in the future, this would be my preferred spec(black with tan interior and yellow calipers)

One of the concerns I often hear about black cars is how quickly they show dirt, more so than with other colors. Are you finding that to be the case with the DV color?

Got feedback from another forum that Eurocar does not provide loaners, but Galpin will for warranty repairs (not for routine maintenance).

Anybody using the Google apps, Google Mymaps and Google Earth, for planning their touring routes? If you're not familiar with them, Mymaps lets you designate waypoints on a route you plan to take, and then the data from it can be exported to Google Earth where one can take a tour as if you're...

Have to believe that Lotus will ensure that the Emira destined for our poet laureate @Eagle7 will be without any bugs :cautious:. Because if they don't and his poetry turns to tirades, they better watch out :eek:.

I've noticed that in photos I've seen. Here is a render that @Eagle7 did with that the black/tan combination. Only change I would make would be to go with yellow calibers instead of the red.

@Eagle7 well if it does look like a winter delivery for you, feel free to have it shipped down here to me in Southern California :p. I'll be glad to get your run-in done and return it to you by Spring so you can enjoy it without any restrictions. My sacrifice in this deal would be the agony of...

I was originally thinking Magma Red plus tan interior but am starting to think the tan would go better with black, if they come out with that exterior color later this year.

Did you try fitting the golf clubs in the space behind the seats, again with the woods pulled out?

As you said, beautiful scenery and great roads for enjoying the car the way it was intended to be driven. Makes me wonder what those who are less fortunate in terms of access to such drives do when they want to want to take their cars for a scenic spin.

Awesome. Looks like you have access to some great scenic routes on which to enjoy your Emira. I feel equally fortunate to be close to some great mountain and canyon routes here in Southern California. Now all I need is an Emira with which to enjoy them. Keep the reports coming.

A question for the SoCal folks from someone who has never owned a Lotus. With all the early issues we're hearing of from the U.K. deliveries, which will hopefully be ironed out by the time our cars arrive, I'm wondering about the local dealership service practices. Anyone had any servicing...

Good point. Just think, those guys in the video have probably been waiting for their Emiras for millenniums, and they don't seem upset about being left out to dry ;).

Dealer allocations for i4 vs. V6. Recently got an answer to something I had been wondering about for a while. LCU confirmed that dealerships will be getting different allocations for the i4 vs. V6 orders. As most dealerships have reported significantly higher demand for the V6, i4 buyers like...

Thanks for sharing your early observations. Regarding the sharp edge on the steering wheel, which one did you get, alcantara or leather? Do you think it would be different if you had chosen the other?

Love the spec of your car. I imagine you are over the moon about how great it looks. Although I was initially thinking Magma Red, after seeing how good DV looks with the tan interior, I think I may change to black and tan, assuming black will be one of the new exterior colors coming later this...

Thanks for all of the info. Production numbers sound they are achieving ~ 20 cars per day, which is up a bit from the 15-17 I had heard from my dealer. Really appreciate you checking into this for us.(y)

And don't forget to revel in the experience. Those of us still waiting are living vicariously through those of you who have received your cars. Enjoy and have a safe return home with your new baby.