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He doesn't shy away from his views.....the front-end turn-in seemed to confuse him on tighter corners ( said the geometry with Cup 2's on Sport suspension would help, maybe), thought the V6 was OK, just. The gearbox is 'engaging' and not the best....

Me too. But management has assured me my car is in the first batch planned for Sept build......2022.....and that it will be built to the highest standards and that it drives brilliantly! They did say emails would be out last week......my guess is the August shutdown has now kicked in as schools...

It's getting beyond tyresome.....did you get that:cool:

I wonder.....

The emails were supposed to be posted last week.....now it's this week at the 'latest'. It includes the first 130 cars. My guess is that they are getting closer to a plan.........I'll cut them some slack this week, fingers crossed, toes crossed, eyes crossed.

As of today, CS expect to receive the first 130 car production schedule within the next 10 working days........sooner rather than later was the comment that caught my ear as that means CS and Production are talking. But I'm an optimist. Emails will ping accordingly........

£270k with paint. Ferrari have never sold a car at list.

That's interesting about the 458 box and the AMG DCT. I tried to buy a 458 when it was launched in 2011, IIRC, after a wonderful test drive......what an engine! But the dealer would not sell me one unless I bought a California and resold it to them when my 458 turned up.......get lost I will buy...

One way of judging bhp versus torque is that bhp determines how fast you hit a wall and torque determines how far you shift said wall.

E-mails due this week on the first batch according to mission control as of last week.......

My understanding is it has bigger diameter cup holders and has 4, up from 2 in the EUROPEAN version. Trust me as I cannot tell a lie.

The Mclaren dealers in the UK have no idea when deliveries or demos of the Artura will start.......orders started 18 months ago iirc. They are tearing their hair out as most long-term customers will not commit to ordering without a test drive due to the non-hydraulic suspension. At least Lotus...

Early batch, original July build cars with auto box, will be built as they have enough auto box inventory for first batch to be built September.

They need a holiday....they are all worn out with excitement and the tension of building cars! Honest, I cannot tell a lie.

Apparently, July build orders will get an email next week according to CS. September is confirmed as the build date. I assume, like most car factories, August will encompass a Summer shutdown.

It couldn't be any lower. Then add the 120° V, with the turbos within the V , the mass is very low.....nearly a flat 6, lol.

I've just spent 2 days driving the 296GTB. It's 830 bhp in Hybrid mode. Crazy fast with immense grip. In the hands of a pro driver. On the Milbrook Hill route, it was shockingly capable, maybe the fastest car I've been in over that circuit ........ that includes a 458, various 911s, and a...

I called CS today. Your car was due for July build, it is now September build. Is that info from a production schedule or CS tagging 8 weeks onto the original build date........we have added 8 weeks on. We expect to contact you in August.....that's OK. I will be patient My car is auto, does...

That's a relief. My wife had put it on ebay

To be clear, you are saying flippers will get offers of £90k as a purchase price.......and not £90k over the invoice price?

At a meeting earlier this year, with Porsche HQ Directors, it was clear that the policy was to supply the market with GTRS 718 irrespective of size.......but only orders placed, non for dealer stock. Certainly, in Europe, that's the case but Porsche UK are restricting order intake at this...

For CS to say the delay is caused by unprecedented customer demand reveals a lack of management experience .....or naivety about customer management. It's revealing. Plus the top management is not in control of the CS performance ( or is naive/ignorant of the impact). Be hard on the issue...

I understand it was for Arthur Dent. Marvin The Paranoid Android and Zaphod Beeblebrox are pissed off they have to wait.

I received this which seems to say….please be patient and we will let you know….I’ve never heard that unprecedented demand led to production delays! Dear Roundincircles All deliveries for the Emira have been delayed. This is due to the unprecedented demand we have received which has had a...

Demand Of The 718 Series Is So High That Porsche Will Tap VW Group’s Osnabruck Plant For Extra Volume This is expected to happen middle of next year. Interesting it takes 12 months or so to organise despite having mature processes and tooling.

Maybe Lotus are being honest.....they genuinely believed their plan, believed their suppliers! Maybe its plain poor judgement, naivety or the fickle finger of fate that the World has gone tits up. Porker are big enough, experienced enough and arrogant enough to say we will let you know when we...

The CS guy was pretty clear that a production plan would be issued to CS in one or two weeks' time which will result in email pings to customers......but that is what he understands internally......which may change as we know. He was looking at my file and commented on the spec......hesitated...

I have a V6 auto on order with a July 2022 build. I called CS yesterday. They expect to email me an update in 2 weeks following notification from production. They speculated (guessed) there is a 6 to 8-week delay but would confirm by email. My experience of global supply and...

Sometimes it feels like we are an adjunct to Alpha Centauri. Police, here in the UK, have to declare their religion and in England 13,054 claim they are Jedi. In Scotland, there are 1390 Sith. I rest my case.

We are an Island Nation.....repel all borders. Europe is across the water.

Schmee really tries hard to describe what he is experienceing without any agenda in the background. He is prepared to change his view which he did on the sport suspension, firstly saying the touring was probably the way to go but then concluding sport was the right choice but he qualified why...

Emissions is a function of combustion. Complete combustion yields minimum emissions. Combustion cannot be computer modelled as it's empirical. However, it is understood that the mixing of air and fuel, dwell time in the combustion chamber and temperature management, valve overlap and other...

You could substitute Porsche for Lotus and ask the same questions……"..you can’t get delivery dates on 911, 716, Macanese etc

Hi Tom, any idea what the delay is on the auto box? Timewise?

Well, that does my July/August delivery date as my car is fully loaded......bet the garage opener delays build to 2023.......ahhhhhh Good video by Lotus. I wouldn't underestimate the logistical issues and that they are ever-changing. A bit of a planning nightmare for sure. Patience and...

It's the incompetence of the highest order by the management......it's basic project management. it may be challenging, but essential development is clearly not being managed.

This is Evo on the Mclaren Artura test ride/review Evo reviewer had issues ,,,,,,, "Unfortunately, the launch cars were beset with software problems -- all of which they say will be solved for customer deliveries -- and a few mechanical failures too, one of which led me to evacuate the car in...