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We want whatever you've done for the trunk, but for floormats. We want all weather mats with no fuzz. Like this below. You can model the ribs and ridges after the factory carpet. Hopefully you can emboss in an "EMIRA" logo without triggering the wrath of Lotus - but just to be safe, you probably...

Bit of a "what have you done for me lately?" post - when can we expect the floor mats?

Geez, you are right. They booked the revenue and assumed some nominal "warranty" liability.

I don't understand the logic here. Was Lotus hoping that handing the cars as-is to Auto100 would help them avoid dealing with needed warranty work? If they bought back cars, they already have a run-down of what's needed, why don't t hey just have an inside team fix the issues - the cars are...

Yea, it's possible they'll figure out a way to put a Geely hybrid drivetrain in a later version of the Emira. That would be pretty special. It certainly is easier to augment the Emira than to convert, say, the Emeya to add gasoline/cooling systems.

Agree. I get all weather mats immediately after purchasing any new car.

The "honeycomb" texture are so called "3D Mats". They are a new style that's recently been popularized. They actually wear really well and looks better than the molded rubber/vinyl mats after use. This is because they don't show scoff marks or become hazy as they are used. All you have to do is...

Terrible marketing slogan for a mass market product. Yes I know the car is made for a niche set of drivers, but it's still mass marketing instead of say esoteric modern art pieces. If you watch the original marketing video, it starts to make more sense: "The Other." is just how they chose to...

The same with me. My shop used one of the two pre-mix Nimbus Grey colors and it just didn't look right. They ended up custom blending 4 more mixes, painted them on swatch cards for me to pick. The results are a great match with no blending.

From my experience, Lotus may have different paint batches for their colors. The good body shops have access to this information and can get the lighter/darker mixes. However, it may still not be a good match. But a good body shop will be able to get a close match without blending. We are not...

Lotus of Naples is advertising a bunch of orphaned I4 cars, so I believe they are making their way down there. Stay positive, guys.

Sorry to hear about that... maybe you can find a V6 owner to take the wheels?

You need to drop the car from the lift before the wheels will "sit" right. Trust us, it will tuck in to flush both front and rear. I am running 47mm/42mm front/rear and it's perfectly flush. Edit: just read what @silent cilantro said and if your wheels are .5" wider overall, the tire will also...

Great story. Reminds me of my experience with a 2015 Toyota Corolla LE. What an absolutely miserable car. Every day I drove it was torture. The numbness was no accident, because sapping away the spirit in the parts was the only way the factory could get them to stay bound together for such a...

Well, the fact is that people want larger cars. This is true of consumers all over the world. To be more accurate, people want some "medium-large" sized car: smaller than a minivan, larger than a compact. People vote with their dollars and they vote for larger vehicles that have more/better...

Yea. My guess is pressure washer got something wet.

Come on, stop edging us.

Thanks for sharing but I hope they fix this as this is obviously a fault in the management software programming. The car should not throw codes and check engine lights when being used as designed. If the valve closing is causing the check engine light, they need to fix it.

This is just the standard car rant. Cars are appliances to most people. It's a tool they use in life to get from A to B to C and back to A. They want the car to be a forgettable and utterly unremarkable part of their day. The car is to get out of the way, fade in to the background, and be...

Yep, the Emira headlights are really really bright.

Yea, they are all shipped unpainted and the dealer paints them. The dealers have access to the paint mixes needed for a good match.

No. This is not the right way to fix. SMC/GRP panels with significant moisture absorption can't be fixed by just a repaint. The moisture in the panel will cause more bubbles. Worse, in freezing temperature the ice will expand and widen the fine gaps and cracks, leading to more absorption...

Yea, i would love to have a 8x10 print of this to complement the the green one that Lotus sent us in the care package.

Wow, very nice! Congratulations!

When did you guys visit the factory? So you got an indication from the tour that a hybrid engine for the Emira is in the works?

https://www.12voltplanet.co.uk/mini-oled-dc-voltmeter-12v-24v-dc.html This just has spades on the back. I soldered the wires on and tapped into the pigtail for the NOCO battery charger I installed. I really like 1) the precision of this voltmeter, 2) the low current draw due to the OLED...

Added a voltmeter to my battery cover. Now I can obsess over the voltage level of the battery using real data.

This may be "lost in translation" rumors based on Lotus' recent announcement regarding Hybrids?

They are really growing on me. Not as punchy as I would have liked, but they definitely look nice. I also think these would look great with Dark Verdant as well, since they have that warm yellowish bronze tone to them.

Oh wow, really. In the US, you can do whatever you want with the visual badging of the car.

Based on my experience, the tires coming out of Lotus factory all have pressures within a very tight band of each other. I am guessing they are filled with some type of automated air filler instead of someone with a hose and a gauge. So my guess would be that temperature got cold enough to lower...

Cheers all around. These Lotus NYO cars can maybe get rebadged with just the LOTUS markings.

These are Braid wheels, but I did buy them from GRP. I do believe GRP has something similar looking from their mono block series, that you can also customize, and can be in any color you want.

Here are some color codes associated with Emira that I encountered. It's not complete, for example it's missing shadow grey and even dark verdant. But it does hint at some additional colors. 04Y HETHEL YELLOW 06G NIMBUS GREY 01S OSMIUM SILVER 02O EMBER ORANGE 00W ASPEN WHITE 03Y ZEST YELLOW...

Interested in LHD + Boot Liner as well. Please please work with GRP. I'm willing to pay a deposit to fund the initial production.

Great comparison. The torque out of the M139, especially at low RPMs, is phenomenal. The Germans really changed the game with their small turbos. People decried them getting rid of normally aspirated V6/I6 engines from their entry and mid level line up, but these little turbo 4s are...

Here is mine. I think all red would be too much. The line in red is a nice touch too. I would definitely leave the gear numbers in black. I didn't use a brush, I used a bamboo toothpick, which I feel is perfect for this job. It's also a good idea to tape off the different letters you want to do...