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Actually I kinda amend my comments.. it's clear this engine was used a lot in SIGNIFICANTLY larger cars like the Avalon and performance minded Camry's. Quite a few of the smaller Lexus SUV's as well. So this is clearly "big" engine in a littler car.

To the original question - here are applications of the engine. Less used than I would have thought. Couple of minivans, some Corollas.. hehe. Couple of Lexus in specific markets. I was actually hoping it was the same engine used in the Tacoma (as I have one) because I thought it would be funny...

Will be the third car so naturally not used as often as others (E450 coupe for long drives and a Tacoma for the muck and fun activities). Clearly won't use in any bad weather but I don't plan on over-babying it either. Lots of little grocery runs, ice cream.. hell, I'm sure I'll come up with...

White Mountains, ehh? I'll need to make a point to check that out. That would be a drive of drives for sure.. forget how lucky we are sometimes to have such a large country with so much state and national park land. I live in west Catskills and have Route 97 which is a "scenic highway" -...

Touring for me (live in the Catskill mountains of lower NY state). Roads are good (high taxes) but not always great. Biggest issue for me will be avoiding deer on the roads. I'm certain the touring will provide plenty of handling prowess for that.

It's the only engine available for all countries at the moment with the updated specs. The I4 will be coming later toward the end of hte year for configuration (if I'm not mistaken).

I am/was apparently number #33 at my dealer in North Jersey and based on production numbers I'm expecting a 2023 delivery at earliest (maybe super late 2022). That was based on some back-of-the-napkin math based on US dealer counts @ 50 and the ramp up production numbers Lotus was quoted. They...

Yeah, same.. was actually expecting a lot more color interior options and whiz bangs with the update, but it's still pretty basic. Hoping that just as they are rolling out. Similar to you I want leather steering wheel but with color strip. Someone had posted an official lotus reply that that...

Gonna hold you to sharing pics!!!

It's actually kinda funny because it was always Lotus' segment. Other makers really just muscled in and filled it better. But just as the Esprit was a more elusive and sexier sports car than the Porsche 944 back in the day, I think the Emira parallels that now against the Cayman (though I think...

Same configuration for me.. and I'm having an existential crisis about the black pack.. but leaning against it. I'm going to seriously consider PPF in general and could always wrap the top of the car black. If I don't really like living with it black on top.. off it goes.

This is fun..

Yeah after I did my initial spotty mock I noticed more heritage green and yellow combo striping like the second picture on a couple real life elise and evora's. I was thinking double wide green stripes on the Hethel yellow base might actually be pretty smooth. I might play with this concept...

Rainy sunday here in the Catskills so just playing around. I feel like I'm having an existential crisis around the whole "black pack" or "no black pack" decision. On one hand the car's cockpit is detached and lends itself really well to the black pack which lowers the lines of the car. On the...

Just got this bad boy... I'm clearly not super high on the order list though (I think). Dear Joshua, Thank you for becoming a priority Emira customer. You’re in the fast lane and we’ll let you know first about any important Emira updates as they occur. In the meantime, you can look...

These real life pictures are effing awesome.. thanks for sharing.

Re: Short and Stubby - I thought maybe I was the only person with that general concern. A lot of the three-quarter shots of the car make it seem low, long and svelte but some of the profile shots and live videos, the car looks a little "stubby" to me (exactly the same term I was thinking...

Well, I can't really disagree with any of that. Very good points.

This past weekend I started watching a million Cayman GT4 reviews online to try and get a better feel of what to expect from the Emira. At first I was a little put off by the Emira's stated 0-60 as "less than 4.5s" but while watching the Carwow review of the Cayman GT4, he couldn't get the 0-60...

I'd like to raise a controversial question around the use of the term "supercar"? I've seen the term thrown around this forum as well as articles from leading industry mags. I'd be the first to admit that my ego benefit from being viewed as someone who owns a "supercar" (I'm shallow, I admit...

I usually don't like white cars either but this really would make a pretty nice looking "stormtrooper" with black pack and the black wheels.

Thanks so much for clarifying.. that's great info. I'm sure others might want to know that. Glad I asked!

Hey, when you say "flat" (as in non-glossy) did you mean "solid" (versus metallic) finish? Not nit-picking just more wondering what leads you to believe that? Is that the historic Lotus yellow color? I'm pretty solidly sold on yellow - my only debate is the black pack which I see you added -...

Was an interesting exercise but I think he completely sterilized the side profile. Funny ‘cause he kinda made it look like a Ferrari but not a very nice looking one..

Hi all.. looks like a healthy mix of previous/existing Lotus owners and people new to the brand because of the Emira (myself included). Thought it would be fun to have a thread with a little sound off and information exchange. For previous/existing Lotus owners... what are some things to...

Cool, thanks for that. Yeah I'm agreed on your latter points as well. I expect some shake out as build orders have to be put in but I don't have to be year one either. Personally, I really want to understand performance numbers better but that wouldn't likely derail me from staying on the list.

Congrats! I'm wondering what timing is really gonna look like. I think I read that Lotus has @ 50 dealers in US (but they might add a couple more). Assuming US gets @ 1000 cars(?) out of the 4500 a year they plan - that would be about 20 cars per dealer over the course of a year. Thinking...

This is one of two configurations I'm thinking of as well (except I went black roof). I think the red interior really pops against this color. I like the beig-ish aspect of this grey to be honest but I wouldn't want it to look too solid. But I suspect all these early colors are more "solid" on...

Similar to others.. $2500 down in North Jersey. Told I was 33rd on list but didn't hear anything about allotments. So fingers cross those numbers aren't crazy.

Hi all.. I'm stateside and just laid down my deposit today. Really blown away by the looks and style of things (as is everyone else). Kinda evokes the same lust I had for the Esprit in the 80s. Never owned (or even driven) a Lotus but pretty excited to add one to the stable as I understand they...

I put down my deposit today for US delivery. Went through Lotus of North Jersey (Aston Martin dealer in Summit NJ). I was told I was the 33rd reservation for them. $2500 deposit (refundable) until you put in your build order which requires an additional $2500. That $5000 is then non-refundable...