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I read most of this thread and I have no idea what any of you are talking about :ROFLMAO:. But I do have a question, can I play my tapes in the Emira?

I remember visiting Singapore on business a few years ago. My host picked me up in a BMW 5 series which was the same colour as a 5 I was driving at the time. I told him, "Oh, I drive the same car", then he told me how much he paid for it and my jaw dropped. It was Ferrari money, any thoughts of...

This is also related their QA process and use of metrology which is an important part of the feedback loop in automation - you know 5 sigma and all that. They mostly show the assembly plant in photos, but improving body-in-white tolerances happens before this. Haven't seen this talked about much...

I applaud your ill fated attempt at trying to provide some perspective :)

Seeing the Ferrari looking so tasty, I wondering if my last minute change from black wheel and tan interior to silver wheels and ice interior was the right choice :unsure:

looks fab! might be asking you about a Dark Verdant version later in the year

Looks like ambient lighting, because its synced with the lighting in the cup holders

Can't change the physics, the colour you see is just the light that reflects back. That's the same on paper as it is in the metal. So it depends on the environment. DV will look different in California to how it looks on the East coast of Scotland. The more you delve into colour the more you...

We know that Lotus have plenty random tubs of paint colours knocking about the paint shop and that barely any of the unofficial shots thus far have been a FE colour. So if this doesn't match the DV sample or configurator its fair to assume it's yet another random colour, specially since it's the...

The one exception is the Roma, beautiful, but I've seen a few now, and they're just huge.

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/lotus/emira-coupe/

Complimentary hues in colour theory, opposites on the wheel. Why would it not work?

Beat the Ferrari 296 gtb for the prime cover shot!

Shame if there was no mood lighting, LEDs are dirt cheap, there is no material cost involved in including it. Yet it has significant impact on the perceived quality of the interior and the experience.

if you look closely when he synced his phone with Apple CarPlay, the calendar widget indicates it's the 7th, probably 7th of Feb.

They were filmed on the 7th of Feb. Watch when the presenter uses Apple Play, the calendar app icon has 7 on it. This may be borderline obsessive attention to detail.

TG review better received, but got to say Mr Catchpole has the best downshifts

Confusing Catchpole talks about not being able ESC off, yet the written reviews talk about the how manageable it is with the ESC off

Strange how the copy in each of the written reviews is almost identical - provides some insight into how the press works, or perhaps how lazy they are.

Moreover, are we permitted to lament the timing of our purchases of petrol powered 3.5L cars given the current price of petrol due to political circumstances that need not be mentioned. I just passed a garage selling at 160.5p/l :oops:

Rivian just announced they're stepping back from price increases for existing customers. But with all their supply issues and risks that valuation is bonkers and the announcement is doing little to stop its fall.

I remember reading Debevec's papers and watching the incredible material he produced 2 decades ago on High Dynamic Range rendering with amazement. I had no idea it'd end up being used to produce rubbish over-processed photos decades later. Actual this is not really HDR, for that you need to...

Probably just Shadow grey. Look at Mr W's shirt and jeans, the image looks to have been graded to give it a blue hue overall. Also the black lower portion of the car reflecting blue. May be a blue light source.

can't wait for the Kia roadtrip feature :ROFLMAO:

Couldn't resist the configurator, I know its lost the V2, but looks like so much fun...alas I am without garage

Intriguing, but the photos are processed, some sort of split tone and level adjustment (faded) applied, so the colours will not be very accurate. Still, I think we can safely say we're all going to spray our wheels red now.

An IPO takes a lot of time and resources from a company - all the paperwork, the roadshow etc...wonder where that capacity would come from

Emira isn't covered in CF and is not an entirely new platform. If you have 1000hp, and it's an SUV, what's the point in expensive CF parts other than to scream look how expensive I am? the weight saving is hardly going to be relevant. So it seems the target market are buyers of an Urus or...

It's not just the expensive sounding spec, the cost of producing a new platform is huge and I just can't see how this can be south of £100k. Personally I think 1000hp and sub 3s is just silly and good for bragging rights only, useless for a SUV that'll never see a track. Put a deposit down last...

Hi Dave, I'm in Herts and should be taking delivery of a DV Emira in July.

Cooled off from the decision and increasingly thinking I don't understand the point of the 132. It's going to be expensive yet an EV Merc will be better built, have a better interior and easier to service. The Lotus will ride better, but I have the Emira for that. The car probably makes sense in...

My exact thoughts and actions!

I went for black pack and black calipers, but the black pack could have gone either way - but the recent 3rd call froze the spec and I'll run with it.

Gone for Ice grey with Dark Verdant exterior. Originally had tan which of course is the classic choice and will no doubt look great, but felt the grey will give it a modern edge matching the silver wheels.

This is what the Lotus rep on the show day at B&C told me. He test drives the Emira and GT4, M2 back to back etc...and told me with the GT4 you constantly need to keep it on the boil to get the best from that engine. Still I wouldn't say no to 8000rpm

i was told the same

Volvo used to do this at Torslanda, mostly American's flying over and getting a factory tour and maybe a piece of salmon and plenty of coffee. My senior contact at Volvo told me it was a very successful program.

ah well, back to plan B, drain the account for a last few ICE smiles.