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Last year 2023, LOTUS had a significant presence celebrating their 75 years history at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This year 2024 any internet search that I am capable of have not revealed that LOTUS will participate at all. I only see some we reference to past Formula One cars and Classic...

Have a nice drive. Unfortunately I will be in Europe during the timing of your drive. I would have liked to go in one of my two “bimmers” still awaiting my Emira 2.0.

Unfortunately I will be in Europe at this time. Hope to catch you the next time you come to the Western side of Tokyo (and into Saitama).

Unfortunately you will only achieve “rapid bass transients” with a closed box, acoustic suspension system. (Immediate start/stop - no “overhang, blurring, delay”.)

I think it is not fair to soil the honorable Colin Chapman, or even the Lotus name itself, with this unfavorable noise. It isn’t even related to the KEF speaker drivers that give the name to the car audio system of the Emira. It is the erroneously chosen “Fresh Air” subwoofer that is trying to...

I like the spec, and especially the price🤩😱😍🤣🤣🤣🤣

A LOT of trouble!? Mine is in that LOT too ;)

Thanks Nova for your thoughts and good information. You’ve got your car, while I am still waiting for mine🤣 Obviously I am going to take delivery of my car and play the car audio stock standard as it is while I break in the car for the prescribed mileage. I am sure you understand that my ideas...

Hi PsymonR Very recently I visited a Lotus Racing and Tuning specialist which may be at the very top of the world. I intend to write an article about this place very soon. Stay tuned❣️ But, what is relevant to the subject herein is that this company is also an authorized Lotus retailer...

KEF KC62 SUBWOOFER IN EMIRA While I am still (soon to be 3 years) waiting to receive my ordered Emira 4-cylinder First Edition, I have dreams and fantasies about how to improve the sound of the audio systems (experience with the audio from borrowing a V6 FE was a complete disappointment - and...

Can I ask one of our dear moderators to edit my title of this thread? Just remove the very last “(al”. THANK YOU❣️

Watching material related to the (still ongoing) record attempt by Lotus Evija. There is still no absolute record,, and the process to achieve a great result must still continue. YouTuber & Influencer James Walker = JWW) has been hired by LOTUS to publicize the Evija Nurburgring time record...

I have also installed 「Y!カーナビ」on my iPhone, and I even made subscription for the “Premium” version (for extra Orbis speed trap info). As far as I can see, this is a pure Japanese interface for both text input and voice navigation. I am able to handle it; however I have also enjoyed multiple...

Well said, Globalpilot777. I don’t disagree with anything you said, and if my own circumstances had been different, I could have selected and truly enjoyed the V6 with manual transmission and sport suspension. However, as other i4 owners (including those like me still “in-waiting”), I am...

Congratulations Globalpilot777 So, you ended up getting the V6 Manual anyway. Depending on your needs and desires this is of course probably the best choice for you, and if circumstances and surroundings were different for me, this may have been my own choice too (I currently have two straight...

Very cool! Thank you lynchy73. I had no idea that there are differences like this depending on market. However, knowing about the LOTUS NYO branding issue in China, this is of course one way to avoid conflict. It also feels quite natural and normal within your market, and I cannot see any...

Could you post a photo of a China market Lotus Emira with two EMIRA badges? (Similar angle as the one starting this thread.) Thank you lynchy73😍

Used Emira apparently exported from Japan has shown up in New Zealand. Lotus Emira Cars For Sale in NZ from car dealers in Japan...

Thank you 🙏 KWJEmira for your thoughtful reply. First of all, to make sure there is no misunderstanding, my upcoming car is indeed a First Edition EMIRA 4-CYLINDER (the Base Edition is, as far as I know, not yet available to order), and I believe it’s KEF audio is identical to the one in the...

Nice expression “Club i4” also for us “waiting with anticipation” outside the UK as well❣️

Hi KJWEmira (1) Is it OK to PM you personally to ask some detailed questions regarding install and possibilities (choices) regarding the Emira car audio improvements? (2) Regarding the 6.5 inch 3D printed replacement speaker mounts for the doors. I personally favor using KEF units in these...

I hope that you, Virtualmacho, and others with already run-in Emiras, will also join to guide us “newbies” and just to “hang out” together🥰😇

Thanks for your reply JaviLM. LCI is hinting that my car is in the process of being built at Hethel (one problem is that they have kept saying this since January🤣). It should be in the first group of four-cylinder (i4) imported to Japan because my order number is near the top. I am also told...

EMIRA Four Cylinder (i4) Aficionado

I have also heard other reports regarding “LCI being so busy regarding their reorganization, that may be greater than just a corporate name change”. Recently the number of PDI’ed cars per month dropped from 30 to 20, but the rumors suggest that AFTER reorganization the target of PDI number will...

Those stickers will become “Classics” with potentially higher value 😍

日本のロータス総代理店LCI(エルシーアイ株式会社)は4月に社名変更するらしい。新しい名前はLOTUS JAPANと聞いています。 I’ve heard that the sole Lotus Cars importer/distributor for Japan ‘LCI’ is going to switch its corporate name to LOTUS JAPAN some time in April, 2024. (I thought it was better to tell this story now, rather than on April 1 🤣🤣🤣)

After all criticism of the i4’s sound (lack of sound), I am so happy to see RyanGphoto go in the opposite direction declaring the i4 sound to be louder than its smaller brother. However, I assume “whining” means higher frequency sound, while most probably the V6 is more “bassy” (accompanied...

Great explanation of the importance of correct tire pressure by Robert Mitchel, owner of APEX at the Nürburgring.

Today Thursday March 14, 2024 a Lotus Emira V6 Nimbus, full black pack, manual transmission, sports suspension with only 108 km appeared briefly on a Japanese auction (but was apparently later withdrawn). A friend was present and got some photos. The big question is what caused this to happen...

I agree with you, seriously, even though I wish that Lotus also would have provided a selectable «analog meters» version as well👀😇

No problem. Please treat me the same way if you find a mistake in what I write. We are all friends here, and we engage in friendly discussions. The best of torque converter automatics are now very close in performance to DCT, and they are more sturdy and lasting (less failure). The German brand...

I had the pleasure of seeing the Caterham Project V and meeting its designer Anthony Jannarelly in person. This car has beautiful analog dials done in digital technology. The entire Project V feels much smoother and softer in its execution, and I also love that single rear seat. I am firmly...