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If the real thing looks anything like this, the Emira will have no problem beating it in every “beauty contest” 😅

The M139 used in Emira is a transverse version, while the M139L versions are for longitudinal usage. There are probably other size differences as well since the electrical turbo needs a 48V system that requires more space etc...

I definitely think the Emira I4 FE will be both the more enjoyable, better handling, and the vastly more beautiful car (than the A45 S). I have had mine on order since “Day One” and hope it will land in my driveway within the next 6 months. Apparently the only minor problem with the AMG...

Thanks, Magicman. We really seem to understand each other. I hope to see you some day. And I really want you to enjoy your Emira V6. “Drive it like you stole it” as the saying goes. One of my friends is also getting a V6, so I may have a chance to swap cars⁉️👀 My frustration is really with...

Magicman: Despite of what I wrote above, do you really feel it helps to “rub it in” to us who chose an i4 FE over 2 years ago and paid a non-refundable 10% in April 2022 when “speccing” the car, agreeing to refrain from asking for any other changes. At this time (when the reviews came out) all...

Hi EmirOfDenmark I have another useful explanation about why I still cannot agree with your description of Lotus Car’s intent with the Emira i4. Together with many Emira buyers around the world, I placed my deposit in the summer of 2021, and completely specified my desired car in April 2022...

Keeping it pristine❣️ A wonderful gift from a virtual macho. (Don’t dare to check if it’s got the V6 or the I4 - ha ha ha)

EmirOfDenmsrk You seem to put Eletre, Evija, and Emira V6 in your category “Lotus to fall in love with” and the Emira i4 in a separate category “For everyone else”. I simply need to make clear that I do not agree with this, and that I actually anticipate that I both will “fall in love with”...

Kjære EmirOfDenmark It should be very clear from the Harry & Charlie review what usage, and what type of user, fits for each version of the car. Personally I live in a large, congested metropolitan city, and my age is close to 70, so my choice is the I4 and I am sure that I will enjoy it. As...

Thanks digilotus. You are most probably right. I was just asking in case it actually already exist and somebody here know the whereabouts. I am still excited about my upcoming i4 FE that I am told will be built at Hethel in November 23, but only handed over to me at my Lotus importer/retailer...

Yeah, the Emira really is a “cracking car” that gives a lot of pleasure❣️ <<adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use cracking to describe something you think is very good or exciting. [British, informal] It's a cracking novel.>>

The only available Emira Handbook from the Lotus Cars website is specifically for the V6 Superharged. The i4 Turbocharged car has been available to order for more than 2 years, and deliveries of this model has started. One would assume that a Handbook specifically for the i4 Turbocharged car...

Extremely useful thread for us that have ordered cars with AMG M139 engines and AMG 8DCT gearboxes. There is relevant criticism in the various reviews, and there is a genuine need for LOTUS & AMG to address the DCT gearbox software issues. However I feel that the difficulty is not only that...

Don’t loose faith, Daddy. We are going to overcome this together with LOTUS CARS.

JimH I am not sure if your write-up was in response to what I wrote above regarding the subject of difference between V6 and I4 hydraulic steering? I should be very happy if you could take another look at what I wrote above? At this point, the only way we can get to know any details about how...

Yes, but I do not think Zack’s explanation of the difference between the steering system in the V6 vs I4 Emira versions is correct. Both versions of the EMIRA have hydraulic steering. However the older Toyota V6 have a direct output from the engine for powering the hydraulic steering, while the...

At least no synthetic or “piped” sound around there 🤣🤣🤣🤩🤩🤩

My “advocacy” is for LOTUS CARS, and also for this EMIRA FORUM, that things are done fair and straight so they benefit all of us equally❣️

Yes, The Smoking Tire with Matt Farah and Zack Klapman (who were present with Lotus at Goodwood, and they have already reviewed the Emira V6 as well as the Eletre) also indicated that they will review the Emira 2.0 Turbo (i4), and they probably tested it while they were in the UK recently, and...

It actually is 😇

Definitely sports suspension :)

Thanks forest. This fits with my signing contract and locking in my price of I4 FE in April 2022 at JPY 13,860,000. For a brief moment the V6 FE was still JPY 13,530,000 (and the Japanese quota was said to be fully sold out). But quickly thereafter, the V6 FE price was increased to JPY...

Will the 12% pricier “Post-August-2023” I4 FE version get V8 with Supercharger sound piped into cabin as a bonus 🤣🤣🤣⁉️ I am glad my I4 FE, where I will cancel and delete any artificial sound, is price-locked; even if at the time I locked in my purchase the price of I4 FE in Japan actually was...

NIMBUSBLACK: You are absolutely correct, and you have the experience coming from an Audi RS4 with an “engine sound piped into cabin” system (this can be done in various ways by each manufacturer). As the national and international engine noise regulations get stricter, it may become “necessary”...

I have absolutely no reason to argue against multiple friends here concluding that the color is Shadow Gray. I have the latest Apple 27” monitor with MAC STUDIO and have calibrated the monitor. Still, I realize that the color in this video is “weird and undeterminable”. To me it looked like in...

And here is what the Mercedes A-class community has to say about the matter: https://www.aclassclub.co.uk/threads/amg-real-performance-sound.18496/page-4

Yes, I get your point of view and also your preferences. With a 4 cylinder BMW 528i, I already went that route and had a totally custom exhaust system built, and I even went through the entire homologation process in Japan to make it legal to use. But it was very difficult to control, and quite...

Maybe some color adjustments to your monitor is called for 🤣🤣🤣 (actually the first “live” Emira that I ever saw was a Shadow Gray. After that I have been constantly seeing a Dark Verdant (which is also my own chosen color) and a Seneca Blue)

Here is an instructional video on BMW ASD (Active Sound Design) "for educational purpose only"

I have already written about this subject in a couple of threads. (I have an Emira i4 on order). It became apparent to me after Lotus of Naples (the biggest Lotus retailer in the USA) posted an interior video of an i4 AMG going up the famous Goodwood Hill recently. This is even more apparent by...

I believe the I4 AMG, towards the later part, in the linked Chinese video may be Atlantis Blue (but it comes across as closer to dark purple): Be aware that this mp4 video may not play in Safari and iOS on Apple devices. However, it will play in Google Chrome browser on stationary MAC, and also...

Thanks for the tip, JimH. I installed Google Chrome on my MAC STUDIO stationary computer, and it plays the Chinese bilibili - dot - com videos without problems. Your “local copy” also plays fine on the Chrome browser as installed on (stationary) MAC. Another brief comment on the Chinese videos...

Hi JimH: Unfortunately your “local copy” does not play, and it is grayed out (see attached photo). Are there any changes to the upload format that you could try? Thank you!

Does this make me want to change what I chose 2 years ago when I selected between two virtual cars that I had never seen (except on a computer screen), or will it make me want to select something else? Who knows? And I still can’t test-drive what I actually selected🙃 (because it still isn’t...

Maybe the Lotus Driver becomes insecure when stuff is dangling around in the rear behind her/him❣️🎉🏃‍♂️🙏😇👀

Recently had mail correspondence with my LCI sales person in charge of me at the Harajuku showroom/store. I was told my I4 will be a made at Hethel in November 2023, and that it then will go on the slow-boat-to Japan, maybe arriving within end of the year. However, I was also told that the...

So, this means that at least some V6 exist in China. Were some of these actually sold to private customers? Do you know (approximately) how many V6 were imported and sold (to customers) in China?

These are obviously cars that are cancelled by the original order customers. And the specifications do not fit spot on with other cars on backorder. At least it sounds like a good opportunity for someone who can be matched with a car that has an agreeable specification.