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It’s nice that we finally can seriously celebrate the i4. Neither inferior, nor superior in every way, but each version has its own attributes, and they will attract different fans. From reading various comments herein I think it looks like Lotus/AMG has updated the DCT gearbox software to...

Could be a Colin Chapman thing about ‘adding lightness’⁉️😇

is there anyone out there who has successfully mounted a Universal ProClip Mount to an Emira? (Personally I use the largest size (Max) iPhone.)

One of each would be AMAZING 🤩👀😇❤️❣️‼️ (But LCS would have to give you a sweet deal 😅🤔😂)

I share your enthusiasm about the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT). However, the Supra GR has (an excellent) ZF torque converter transmission. Not every car with paddle shift has a genuine Dual Clutch Transmission. Actually most of cars with paddles does simply act as switches to select torque...

The original design brief of the Emira was to have the lighter M139 engine from Mercedes AMG, which also would achieve a better weight distribution including lower point of gravity. This would accomplish creating a brand new Lotus model truly distinguished from Lotus models of the past. This is...

AED 315,000 is £67,236 for the i4 base edition, which is not too bad (as an increase from £60,000 (12%) during the times the world has been going through). A lot of the press reports have been quoting First Edition prices while reporting them as Base Edition (actually not making the distinction)..

Good luck to you Cutting42 as well. I have calculated that at UK list prices of Emira i4 FE and 650S (which I also find to be extremely desirable), the latter is 2.7 times more expensive 👀👀👀👀 so they are rather hard to compare as alternatives (according to my certified public accountant, and...

I am soon expecting to give you impressions on the Japan market I4 FE too (knock-on-wood) 😇😍🤩🤪🤣🤩🤪🤣😍😇

The tide is turning In favor of i4, and this will be an opportunity for many; even though some may have “jumped ship” along the way😇

Go for it without hesitation if it is at all possible In your current situation.

Andy H: I took your advice❣️

NO BANANA, NO LIFE My true feelings about being kept (still) waiting three years for what was supposed to be the original Lotus Emira 👀

Dear friend: I guess we all loose sight of dates in all this endless waiting-mess 💐

Did you observe i4 AMG M139 engine cars being built, and such cars being stored for shipment? The other issue is to discern I4s for China, and for the rest of the world. Of course you will also have RHD vs LHD depending on markets. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia etc will be RHD. The...

Norm, thank you for posting this. It means the world for us still waiting (since summer 2021) for our i4 cars. Also, I will say that this is the first time I hear a similarity with the famous “Lotus, a new dawn” video (TV program) of an early i4 AMG prototype in a non-Emira car (probably an...

At least he was properly identified as CFO in the video. i personally think that a ‘Lotusified’ version of the new Volvo EX-30 (with proper dials - analog looking digital ones like those in the recent Caterham prototype).in the hottest rear-wheel drive (only) version, and also lightened as much...

I owned so many manual transmission cars, and I also (still) have several torque converter automatic cars. The Emira i4 will be my first with a DCT, and I’m looking forward to it. (Just hoping Lotus/AMG has resolved the time-delay problem much talked about). By stop and go I mean that when you...

With DCT it seems that it is very important not to let the car creep forward in heavy traffic (like often is done with a torque converter auto-gearbox). With a DCT it should be strictly stop or go (nothing in between). Otherwise the clutches will wear quickly, and they are damned expensive to...

A big congrats, Norm❣️ Osmium silver with tan interior looks extremely beautiful, and it would definetely have been an option for myself. However, in Japan where I live, the Lotus importer (LCI) insists that all orders remain like they were originally placed (I fixed my specs in April 2022...

I suppose you are not “Norm” then 🤣 Do you have any idea why Norm already has received his I4⁉️ This must mean that the Emira i4 already has been homologated and approved for the Australian market. I assume that your wait is caused by other practical issues like PDI and local arrangements for...

A person called Norm Role in Australia seems to have taken delivery of his Lotus Emira i4. He has personally posted this on FaceBook Lotus Emira Group today Feb 22, 2024. At least this is the very first proof that Lotus has delivered an i4 to a customer outside China. So for those of us with i4...

I think Nova’s explanation above is really excellent, and also since my car still has not yet arrived, I have nothing to add (beyond what I have already said previously). However, I do have a fact reminder: The KEF Uni-Q speaker units are COAXIAL DRIVERS, which means that the tweeter is...

Yes, virtualmacho, but I have waited longer than you 🤣🤣🤣 Also, if I were to have another version of Emira (than i4), I would personally have chosen exactly the one you have with V6 Manual and sports suspension (not an automatic with touring suspension). Yes, Virtualmacho. でも私はあなたより長く待っています...

Yes, we are all in the same boat. I am waiting too. khiro should enjoy his V6 Automatic test drive, and maybe he will like it more than I did? I do not intend to influence others, other than telling everyone my own opinion. And as I already said; I also test-drove the very same V6 Automatic car...

現在飛行機でイギリスを向かっています。インタネットがあるため、フォ-ラムをチェック。私と同じくV6 Automaticを体験することは良いですが、I4と比べることにはならない。私にとってはV6 Automaticは好みではありません。もちろん各人の意見は違います。まもなくI4が日本に到着すると信じております。これを乗ってから決めた方が良いとおもいます。自分は最後まで待つつもりです。V6 Aの体験エンジョイしてください。私はKen-O-Do含め3時間ぐらいのりました。

Nova: Didn’t you rather intend to say: «If we get our cars⁉️» 🤣🤣🤣

ak3888 This is wonderful news, and exactly what I wanted to hear. I am also waiting for word from my (Japan) importer telling me that my own i4 has been manufactured @Hethel and that it exists in this world. I was told for a long time that it was to be manufactured in November 2023, but in...

I really enjoyed Annie’s Emira-review and I have subscribed to her channel. However, I cannot without further accept her comment regarding the car audio system for more than she says (that she likes it, and that it seems to satisfy her). My own criteria may be different. I have heard it in at...

Unfortunately I will not be at the show on Sunday. I’ve been here both on Friday and Saturday, and I have another schedule on Sunday. You may use the following link to pre-purchase yourself a ticket for Sunday (3000 yen) https://ticket-en-san-ei-corp.moala.live/

LOTUS EMIRA in Hethel Yellow is one of the stars at this show. The LCI (Lotus Japan) stand is very bright and attractive with a Hethel Yellow Emira V6 and a green Eletre R.