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Back in Dec. 2012 I had my first experience with the GT86 and I must say, it was so much fun! The most striking was the seating position in the GT86. The steering wheel, the seats, the gear lever position. Simply perfection. Driving so basic, you can feel the low cfg, such a direct frontend...

Of course it will be better, but also marginal as it is only a short time interval where the additional horsepower will be applied. On another thread I was speculating that cutoff must be higher than 6800, otherwise it wouldn‘t be possible to go 161 kph in third gear. But to get substantial...

The video shows a rather slow 100-200 km/h time with 11,64s using third to fourth gear. But he‘s not revving it out to redline, shifts at 6500-6600. With faster shifting and near redline shifting I managed a 11,17s.

They are from my dealer Sportivo Leipzig:

Yes, that will be the case, but that's fine with me. The badges do have that lemon yellow touch, either with magma red or another colour. That's the way it is, but the calipers catch your eye much more that's why I would like them to have the same as the body colour.

First time Hethel yellow without full black pack but with black wheels. Exactly my spec! :love: And I was torn in between full black pack or not, but it also really works this way I think. The only thing is the caliper colour which I will have to adjust I guess.

Please send me your pre-delivery list, I‘d happily use it when my Emira arrives. :)

Yes, that was a rather conservative approach... Didn't want to be too impolite. 😇 As a comparsion to the GT4 (981) wheels they are still a 1,6kg (Front) and 1,9kg (Rear) heavier. And in these weighings there is already the TPMS included as seen above on the pictures from Scoates: Wheel GT4...

Wow! 🥹 I understand now that there haven‘t been any figures around yet… 🤪 But another 14-16kg weight reduction if BBS would do a set of FI-R‘s for the Emira.

Would be great to get that info! (y)

That‘s not true regarding the weight advantage, most of the GT410 are around 1400-1430kg. Real life figures from the Lotus talk forum weighed by forum members. Most of the GT410 did have an AC and optional sound system. Only the stripped out Cars do have the real weight saving advantage. Quite...

Funny, I was thinking exactly the same! :sneaky:

It all depends if BBS thinks there is a market, could well be. Let‘s wait and see. Just wanted to make the point, that the wheels more or less already exist in the right dimensions, even the offset is within 3-6mm.

Emira: Front: 8.5x20 ET 57 Rear: 10.5x20 ET 54 Pretty similar dimensions to the Porsche Cayman / GT4. https://bbs.com/en/product-details/FI-R 8.5 x 20 54.00 130.00/5 FI 147 VA schwarz/matt platinum silber bronze/matt 10.01.8856 10.01.8855 10.02.2720 09.24.658 71.60 Porsche Boxster 718, Cayman...

Yeah, and it has some bad understeer in roundabouts. Better go with an Alpine A110. :devilish:

Hallo Heiner, herzlichen Glückwunsch nochmal von meiner Seite und danke für all die Infos! :) I also have a question regarding weight, if you had the possibility to weigh the car with a full tank of fuel, that would be nice! IIRC there is a 1486kg weighed by EVO or a nother magazine. The Lotus...

Yes, this is probably the key to the different perceptions of the sound quality. Something to consider, as an analogy to the engine-power discussion, it depends where you come from and what you're used to I guess. I like the sound in my M2 (Harman Kardon), I also was blown away by the Focal...

Great review, especially from an 981 GT4 owner! :) If you had to choose between buying an used 981 GT4 now or the Emira, what would be your choice then? Or would you still need to have more seat time, especially spirited driving in order to decide? My personal conclusion is that the Emira...

Yes, you are absolutely right. I at least can say that my dealer is trying to inform me the best he can. And they are also dealing with Maserati and other niche sportcar manufacturers. He said they are more or less all the same regarding customer comms. It shows me that this is an old industry...

I think you have to understand that Lotus of old (Hethel) isn't in charge anymore. And there are other players more important for Geely. I did not know that Lotus at Raunheim (Germany) was doing the development for the new Eletre. They have a target aim of 100.000 cars to produce in Wuhan, so...

I can contribute that Emira will do slightly more than 160kph in third gear and 208kph in fourth gear. If gearing is the same as Evora's then it probably revs a little higher than the proclaimed 6800rpm. It's more like 7050rpm then... :sneaky:

I can partly understand the issues which have been mentioned. For me it’s still the gearbox which is probably the weakest part of the package. Especially at high revs I twice did not manage to shift from 4th to 5th gear. Obviously the weak spot. No problems though from 3rd to 4th, there you can...

This Hethel yellow is just so gorgeous! 😍 It has such a warm tone to it, not shouty and bright as racing yellow. Exactly my taste of yellow! :) But I‘m still really torn between the upper black pack or lower black pack. I decided for lower black pack only, but will probably go for a wrap...

I‘d also say it‘s on the firmer side of clutch engagement force. But it‘s still miles away from the Cayman 981 GT4, which was the heaviest I ever had. In comparison my M2 (N55) clutch felt as if it was loose / saggy as I returned to my car after the testdrive.

Some more photos under different lighting conditions:

It's a production car, so I assume with the uprated amplifier. To put it in perspective, it sounds to me like a good HiFi product, so rather neutral in regards to "high fidelity". It really is dependent on the source and quality of the record. If the record is bad it will also sound like it...

Well, I did already: https://www.emiraforum.com/threads/more-details-for-kef-audio.1017/page-5#post-54011 To be fair, this listening did take place at standstill, but with running engine at least. I didn't have the chance to test drive on the 27th of September. Connected via Carplay playing my...

Well, this seems to be the journey you're about to take when getting a Lotus. You'll end up modifying it sooner or later. :D Well, at least I'm that kind of person I suppose. What you get with the Emira FE V6 is truly engaging grown-up car which probably is best compared to the Evora 400...

I now had a chance to test-drive the Emira and it was a blast to drive! :) Observations: Steering wheel first feels a little weird but you get used to it very quickly. Alcantara feels very good, first time for me and I’m glad I chose the Alcantara wheel. Seats: They feel quite comfortable...

To be honest, I like it more than the leaked photos suggested. :oops: :giggle: And this guy here ist 195cm tall ( 6'5" ) in the video, he has got a lot of headroom: https://www.autobild.de/artikel/bmw-m2-coupe-g87-2022-preis-motor-s58-marktstart-18448189.html They have three!! different...