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Welcome aboard and of course congrats on picking, in my opinion at least, the best color combo possible for the Emira :) I took a leap of faith ordering my Vivid Red from the computer renderings alone, which in certain views didn't look that great. Well happy to report that user @seriously has...

Don't forget that Lotus was delivering cars in the UK 2 years earlier, meaning 2 more years of depreciation. If you look closer at those UK ads, most are for model year 2022 and or with relatively high miles as compared to what you find here in the USA. Supply and demand of course is the...

I'm in Chicago which LOVES its speed bumps.....all shapes and sizes, some like small freaking mountains. I have yet to encounter a single speedbump that my Emira couldn't handle effortlessly. Screw the lift and save the money for some fun toys for your car!

It blows ICE cold for sure, literally no difference between 65 to 73 degrees. Good news, at least for me, is that above that 73 temp it actually calms it down.

For what it's worth, here in the US the battery tender was actually a listed item on the window sales sticker.

Those wheels look absolutely fantastic on that car, I'd love to see how they look without the carbon fiber trim though (those are a nice touch too by the way)!

After being ghosted via email and calls to my sales associate, I finally went in person to speak with the Aftersales Manager and was immediately handed my battery tender. I'm a bit unclear as to why the sales guy wouldn't respond, I guess once the sale is made there is no incentive.

It's strange at first, but I was able to adjust rather quickly. After just a few drives with lots of shifting (I'm in Chicago) I was already shifting smoothly. Hell, at this point I've put on enough miles that I'd probably have issues jumping back into an old school manual.

Despite me reaching out, still complete radio silence from my dealer here in Chicagoland. Any type of response at all would have been appreciated......being ghosted for something so trivial makes me wonder how things will go with any serious issues down the road.

Maybe a set of snow tires could extend your Emira driving season to all 12 months, instead of the usual 3 months of warm weather in Canada ;) In all seriousness I'm in relatively cold Chicago and have been toying with the idea of a second set of wheels and tires myself. As for the...

My dealer is Glenview IL and I haven't heard a peep from anyone as to my missing battery tender. Nice to hear that some people have had theirs mailed to them, I'll reach out to my dealer to share this "discovery" and see if they can replicate for me.

Congrats man, wow! Goes to show that awesome looking builds sell and ugly dogs on BAT don't. Might be asking too much, but is there any chance you'll share the details of the sale? Where/how did you sell and for how much (did you get full $100K asking)?

I'm planning on keeping my v6 manual for as long as I'm able to actually get in and out of the thing under my own power!

I need to hang out with you and your friends!

or for the equivalent cost of 1x GT4 RS I could keep my Vivid Red Emira and get a second Emira in Atlantis Blue!

Fantastic write up, I agree with most everything, especially the line: "...the most mechanical and raw you can buy in a new car at the moment." I test drove both the GT4 and C8 a while back, both have their qualities of course. The C8 being an automatic wasn't nearly as engaging and...

I made this "investment" into a high priced depreciating asset with eyes wide open......it's almost certain that eventually used 1 to 2 year old Emiras will make anyone like us who paid full price look like suckers. The good news is that I plan on owning my car for quite some time, so resale...

💯 agree with your cost prediction, a fully loaded base SHOULD be more than an FE. Looking at their recent past of jacking up FE pricing before they even delivered a single car to North America, it's clear they won't hesitate raising prices on options to increase those margins again. That being...

Despite listing the V6 on the updated specs page, it appears as though Lotus is still only allowing configurations of the i4. I'm still thinking they're going to go all in on the i4 and kill off the V6 sooner rather than later.

At least In this case I don't believe it's the car market, rather it's that specific Emira BAT listing with a Magma Red exterior matched to a red interior........freaking horrible.

Had the exact same issue happen to me last week, in Chicago traffic for well over an hour on super hot day. No CEL and everything cleared next time I drove the car. There are a number of people who have had this issue, some seem to be sensor related and others corelated to hot days...

Totally agree that the bubbling issue is clearly the material/build of the composite material delivered to Lotus. Just follow the money, it's only logical that Lotus will do whatever solves the issue at the lowest possible cost. If simple weather stripping prevented this, they'd do a recall in...

With the recent confirmation that the i4 is now being upped to 400HP, it sure does seem redundant to the V6 automatic. Regardless of Toyota's ability to supply, I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see them eliminate the V6 just to simplify manufacturing. China and other markets already...

Yeah unfortunately I'm having the 4-5 minute load times due to the amount of music as well. Android Auto is waaaay better than the native music player that's for sure, unfortunately when wireless my Android Auto randomly disconnects (perfect when wired). I've attempted to remove and re-pair...

Well good news I suppose in that I've now driven the car two more times since the reduced acceleration event and everything has been normal. It of course begs the question WTF happened......

So to be clear your USB-A stick works in NON-Emira vehicles only? Is your USB-A stick formatted as FAT vs NTFS?

April 24 build car, I've had it since June and zero issues outside of some paint defects. Well unfortunately today I'm joining the "Engine reduced acceleration" club. No error codes or check engine lights, just a pop up warning followed by the redline reduction. It was 95 degrees in Chicago...

I've really paid attention to my line of sight when looking over my shoulder and can absolutely confirm what kitkat stated earlier, the little windows are simply not a factor. As for matching the tint on the side windows, I too had planned on that originally. An owner on another thread had I...

I tinted the door windows and that makes the rear quarter panel glass blend in fantastically. In my opinion the existing tint on those rear quarters aren't an issue from the inside looking out......sure it's a little darker, but nothing that wouldn't allow you to see another vehicle. Do you...

Any of the C8s are an amazing value for the money, but are people really cross-shopping any of them against an Emira? Both of course are mid-engine two seaters, yet from a drivetrain, handling, and size perspective they couldn't be more different.

Have any of the Emira owners who did not receive their battery maintainer at the time of pick up get theirs yet? Are the most recent Emira deliveries receiving their battery maintainers or are dealers still saying Lotus is currently out of them? FWIW, the item is listed on the window sticker...

Waterproof wiring harnesses, why bother.........it barely ever rains in the UK right?.....;)