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I’ve noticed the same thing. I can inflate or deflate the lumbar support, but I can’t make it go up or down so it’s in the position where I actually want it. Do we think this is a fault (ie. it should be able to go up and down) or it designed this way (I’m which case what’s the point of the...

We are currently 2000km in to what will be a 4000km round trip over two weeks. Car has been perfect. Not a single thing has gone wrong and it’s been a blast. My advice to anyone re a long trip is to just do it.

Bags packed ready for the start of our re 3000km road trip over the next two weeks. Leaving Adelaide tomorrow morning for Melbourne (Geelong) to catch the ferry to Tasmania where some of the best roads and scenery in Australia await. Will be a great test of the car. Genuinely surprised at how...

Is this pricing / discount only for US customers, or will the same price apply to anyone with just different postage applied?

Does that mean it’s now genuine plug and play? I’m keen on the 440 upgrade but not until there’s no issues with the install.

There is a YouTube video which was posted a few months ago where they tested the Emira along with several other cars, and if memory serves me correctly they got 4.1 for the 0-60mph, so it’s certainly possible. Curious about what you’ve said re JUBU tuning the performance to track mode. Does...

So it’s got 400 miles on it. Still in the run in period. How many people have they let thrash it around on a test drive? Even, apparently when someone else has agreed to buy it. I wouldn’t go anywhere near it at any price.

Maybe the guy they “sold” it to was pissed off that they were still letting other people test drive his car! I certainly would be.

It would be a lot closer if they both had the DCT transmission. As much as I love the manual, I do think it's a shame the V6 isn't offered with a DCT as well. THAT, in my view, would have been the one to have.

Received my order a week or so ago but finally got to open up the box and have a good look tonight. Couldn’t be happier. The quality is first rate and they really are worth every cent. Can’t wait to use them on our upcoming trip to Tassie in November.

Rubbish. There are always some issues with new cars (458 fire, anyone? 991 engine failures?). I always laugh when non owners threaten to cancel their order based on some internet rubbish. Go on. Cancel. Your loss.

Excellent update above, thanks. In another update which helps only to further confuse the issue, since I read in another thread about waiting for the picture of the Emira to disappear from the main screen before trying to start, every start has been fine! This is after I have consistently been...

100% And I think that’s what I’ll do.

I think you’re barking up the wrong tree here. It was a totally legitimate question which still hasn’t been answered. Now it sounds like you’re talking about an automatic transmission. I’m just as confused as the other guy, and I’m pretty sure I’m not a total idiot.

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I tend to agree with the above. It’s a tough one. I’m coming from a VERY loud car which I loved the sound of, but I actually think the standard Emira box sounds pretty good as is. The only reason I’m considering doing anything with the exhaust etc is weight saving (and perhaps some power gain )...

I want to know what the weight saving is! :)

I like them too. Remind me of Ferrari F430 wheels, which were one of their best designs.

Let’s cut to the chase here. It can’t be a fuel issue. It’s a Lotus issue. I’ve run my car almost entirely on the best fuel available here in Oz. The same fuel millions of others, including tens of thousands of other high end sports car users use every day. The same fuel I ran my old Ferrari...

Glad to hear that. One thing I forgot to mention is that you should have the door shut when pressing and holding the start button for 10 seconds. Apparently Lotus are working on a proper solution but it is taking the usual ridiculous amount of time.

Really? I know a lot of guys with a lot of cars and I’ve never heard that before. At least not seriously. Sure, for a laugh we called our crappy old Range Rover “Betsy Lou”, but that was nothing to do with auto erotica (which I think you’ll find is a term that has nothing to do with cars)...

There are three or four guarded switches in the aircraft I fly (PC-24), all hinged at the top and have to be held up to use. I think the start switch in the Emira is purely a styling exercise. I have two other cars in the garage both of which have the start button in the centre console and no...

Try the workaround outlined above.

I'm indifferent to it. Don't feel strongly either way, but what I would have liked is to be able to spec the colour. I would have chosen black or maybe yellow. That surround is quite literally the only red thing on my car so it seems a bit out of place.

Here’s the workaround Lotus gave me while they find a proper solution. I’ve found it works around 80% of the time. Get in the car and without touching the brake or clutch, push and hold the start button for around 10 seconds. This turns the ignition on. Wait a few seconds Foot on the brake...

I’m sure you’re exaggerating, but it’s obviously wise in both aircraft and expensive cars to make sure all is warmed up properly before you give it the beans :oops:

Haha! Yes it is. I did the test. Results entirely predictable. I set the cruise control to 48kmh (30mph) in 6th gear. The engine was literally doing 1000rpm on the dot. I then floored it and hit the stopwatch, noting the elapsed time as I passed 80kmh (50mph). Did this routine three times and...

You guys seem to be forgetting that the Emira has to be geared for 180mph+. In 6th at 30mph it’s barely ticking over. Using this test to compare it to poxy little crap boxes that top out at 120 is meaningless. Tell you what, I’ll jump in my car now and do this test. I bet it’ll be closer to...

Who cares? It’s a meaningless test. I mean, what kind of clown floors their car in 6th gear doing 30mph?

Thanks for that. It is interesting that Lotus is blaming the fuel. Frankly I don’t buy it. I’ve tried every type of 98 available here in Oz and still have the same problem. Remember this is after not having the issue at all in the first 2000km. (My default fuel, however, is BP98 which is...

I always have Bluetooth and wifi turned on on my phone (iPhone 14 Pro) and CarPlay connects and works fine. Nearly 5000km in the car and have had no issues with CarPlay except an occasional drop out which always re-connects within a minute or so.

I did and use it regularly, but I don’t think it has a lithium option.

I’ve raised this question among some friends who should be able to supply an answer. However I feel we should accept this on face value for now. The dyno shop has no skin in the game - they didn’t supply or fit the intake. Why would they fudge the numbers? This is also in line with what...

Great question and some excellent responses. Exactly what a forum should be for. My initial reaction to the OP was to think that anyone who is coming from a brutal straight line car is probably going to be disappointed with an Emira and therefore may as well steer clear. But that reaction...

This is all excellent information, thank you to the OP. This may be a dumb question but I’ll ask anyway: What would happen if you put in the Eventuri and did the 3rd cat delete and got a resulting, say, 20hp improvement overall, and then installed the Jubu 440 upgrade? Are these things...

You’d have to be extraordinarily gullible to think that there aren’t more “clicks” to be had on a review where something dramatic happens compared to “everything was fine”. These drivetrains have been around for literally decades, and in previous iterations have handled more hp. How many...