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Yea, this is the same phenomenon that others have described, including me. In my case, I drove it for about 400 miles and was trying to take a frequency response measurement of the system. I did a reset of the audio system settings and suddenly there was bass. It was very thin sounding before...

The drama is unnecessary, you made that comment literally just a few posts up. Prior to this you made multiple posts in which you were confidently dismissive of the suggestion that this was some type of system issue or gremlin. You were absolutely convinced that it is an example of break in and...

Now you are just gas lighting people. You said what you said, it's a common tactic by people who claim speaker break in is an audible phenomenon to dismiss those with a different claim as simply having inferior hearing. I even pointed it out before you went ahead and made this exact insinuation...

Thanks for the helpful summaries. The thing with audio equipment is that there are two different concepts: measurable difference and audible differences. There is almost always a measurable difference. The exact same driver measured 1 minute apart will show a difference in the measurements due...

Yea, exactly as I pointed out, this is a common cop out for people who can't prove the audibility of break in, they cast negative aspersions to the hearing capability of others. Can you clarify your prior insistence that it's the cone that breaks in, while all of the discussions back and forth...

No, I completely disagree. What's going on with the KEF system is very very different from the typical audiophile descriptions of break in. Sure, they use phrases like "the system comes alive with fullness" or "night and day difference" when describing break-in but invariably when pressed on the...

Oh I agree with the upgrade as a line item. I don't know if it is worth 2000. I may consider it for 1000. The Harman Kardon system upgrade in a BMW is about 1k. Personally, the biggest draw to tor KEF system before I heard it is how the grills look. I am a sucker for bling.

Yea, the system having bass deficiency syndrome that resolves itself seems to be one of those Lotus quirks. I regard that as a separate topic from the overall quality of the KEF sound system itself. The KEF sound system, when working correctly, is pretty good to my ears. The bass is definitely...

No the problem is that there appears to be some bass output level issue that either comes and goes or resolves itself. This is clearly a system problem of some sort. If the system can giveth, then it can also taketh away. If you think a sudden increase in bass output is proof of "break in"...

I don't understand the logic here. How does multiple people experiencing a problem preclude it from being a gremlin?

I also had a similar experience, but the "switch" flipped much earlier. I don't remember correctly, but might have been the 400 mile mark? I sent and did a "reset" of the audio settings in preparation to making some measurements and BOOM, there was bass. I'm going to chalk this up to gremlins...

I believe @Lewquatious referenced the surround and spider becoming somewhat more supple within seconds/minutes of being initially used. In fact, it's likely that if any QA is performed on a driver and the loudspeaker, those test sequences have already caused the drivers to be "broken in" in this...

On 7/26, a shipment of 10 Emiras arrived in Baltimore. Curiously, these are all I4 cars. I am not sure if these are dealer demos or customer cars so if any of the I4 buyers can spot their VIN in this list, please let us know. Sadly, no V6 Auto cars yet. Link to the tracking sheet below:

I also check ImportGenius.com, which still lists newest shipments, but the data is not as timely as ImportInfo.com. I haven't abandoned you guys, just checking less often. If you guys see a shipment, @ me and I'll check on it.

All of y'all are crazy. ;) I know this is an often debated topic, but I'm generally of the opinion that it's the listener that gets more comfortable with a sound system versus the sound system getting better with time. I maintain that the KEF system is overall a pretty darned good system and...

My car is having the exact behavior you have in your video. Thanks for uploading it! It started having a mild version of this issue one tank ago - it was Costco gas. I am currently on a tank of Sheetz gas, nasty stuff. I'm going to stick to the OG dealers from now on.

The burbles and cracks are still there. I can hear it in the video. What I've observed is that the overrun burbles don't happen as much in sport/track modes, especially when driven aggressively. If you are pushing the car and upshifting into the 5000/6000 RPMs, then the engine runs fairly clean...

Maybe it uses the modular electric chassis Lotus developed? It says the axle and steering are developed from the ground up but nothing is said about the chassis.

Here is a video of a production I4 car in China with aftermarket clicky paddles.

Paying members get unrestricted access.

Bad news for those who want timely car arrival information: ImportInfo.com now no longer show the newest records; It's blurred out. I have some other ways of finding newest shipments but it's not nearly as easy or as timely as ImportInfo.com. Consequently, we now may have an additional few days...

Yea, it looks like they decided to extend the MY24 model year. The V6 and I4s were originally going to be MY25 cars, but it looks like this may no longer be true. I'm guessing that they did this due to emissions compliance procedures.

This is one of those things that can ignite an Internet argument. Some purists will say you need to be in gear all the time except when at a stop light. The idea is that if a situation comes up where you need throttle input, you'll already be in gear. Following this recommendation requires...

Bravo! Great story telling. I happen to be coaching kids on writing college essays (tis the season) and this is a *perfectly* written story to illustrate the type of essay they should be writing about themselves.

In this situation, I find that slightly pulling back the shift lever against the 2nd gear gate and then going forward again will usually go into 1st. A bit quicker than double clutching.

Oh, I didn't realize that. That's interesting then. The "K" is for the 360HP I4 and "M" must be for the 400HP version.

Potential bright sides: The 8G-DCT transmission for the AMG shifts slowly - multiple reviewers have pointed this out. This may bother you, or it may not, but lets say that it does. The V6 will almost certainly sound better than the AMG. With videos I've seen of people with the 3rd CAT delete...

It has just been sooooo loooong for the US I4 cars, over 3 years since the July 2021 Goodwood show that saw the first large flood of orders. At this point none of the V6 owners would feel strongly about being "misled" if the I4 has 400HP, and the original purpose of the I4 being reduced to...

The engine code for the I4 is "M". The "K" stands for first edition. I have seen the M engine code used for all I4 cars to date, including ones sold in China with 400HP. I am not sure if Lotus would release a 360HP version for the base model - I guess that's possible. But if I had to guess...

We know what the VIN will say. It will be "KM" instead of "KA". The Lotus official VSI site doesn't know about the "M" engine code yet. The VIN decoder filed with NHTSA indicates a 400HP I4. This is the strongest evidence that I know of indicating that the I4s coming to the US will be 400HP...

We discussed this possibility here on this forum. My money is on someone reading it here, mentioning it to the dealer, some game of telephone happens, and now the dealer is telling customers this is what's going to happen just to have something to say other than "I don't know."

It's just a transmission for high torque FWD applications, not made specifically for diesels. Diesels just aren't that popular outside of Europe and even there is for efficient low power applications. The BG6 is mostly used with larger torque heavy gas engines.

Is the Taycan a sales flop, though? I know Porsche would have like to sell more of them, but the sales numbers are pretty strong compared to the rest of their line up. It's still a compelling car, just priced too high. I drove one for a couple of hours and the technology just seems lacking...

IMO, the CT carbon kit looks best on dark color cars. On the blue Emira it actually looks kind of cheesy to me - no offence to anyone who has this combo. The same on a Dark Verdant is SICK:

If you get it made, I'd appreciate it if you can work with @GRP to distribute this in the US - it would save us on some shipping costs and headaches of dealing with international shipping, and Greg probably would get you a lot more exposure to the rest of the north America Emira owners population.

Ooooh, very good point! That would explain the black soot looking dust. I wonder if this additional mat was added specifically to filter out brake dust like this.

Would it be possible to have a common design where the plastic pop button can be swapped out for a screw type plug?