Search results

The gearbox is notchy by design on this gearbox, its from a diesel toyota and then modified to fit the toyota camry engine, but compared to my Exige 410 which is very notchy, the Emira was less so with a more buttery feel, I enjoyed the gearbox, found it befitting of a sports car which to me is...

and the rest of my review: So the clutch biting point is low, once your used to that the car is very easy to pull away, or reverse and manoeuvre, rear view camera is OK quality too, better than one in my Mclaren and GR Yaris. It is extremely easy to drive! The car has a wide look about it from...

Hi there So I've just had my test drive during lunch at 12 in Prestbury, so plenty of NSL stretches of roads and some nasty bumpy 30mph stretches of road. Roads were bone dry and temperature around 14c. The car specification is: - Dark Verdant - Sport chassis - Goodyear tyres - Lower black...

As much as I love the Emira and one should never compare new and used, but a GT3 at 20-30k more is probably worth every penny as the GT3 is on another level. 9000rpm flat engine and very solid residuals.

Hi there I own a 991.1 2014 GT3 still on the original engine. It is an insane car, I've also got a Lotus Exige 410 20th Anniversary too, done track days in both, they are both incredible, the GT3 is faster, but the Exige is more engaging on track, manual and lighter etc. but the GT3 is...

That is why the 458 is so good, still insanely fast considering it is a 10s quarter mile car, but also one that remains great fun to drive at legal speeds on the public road due to the extremely short gearing on the DCT box. This is also why the AMG DCT version of the Emira will be a fun car as...

So Lotus said they would honour the price of the car but have cheekily increased the finance rate from 5.9% upto 6.9% so those paying on finance will be paying more for the car, they are just getting it in a different way then just increasing the price. Cheeky but I would say to be expected...

Email I got this week after enquiring about my July 7th deposit for a V6 FE manual in blue, silver wheels: " Thank you for your email. I apologise if I caused any confusion. The delay has affected every Emira order, however the effects have varied depending on the order. It has caused your...

Hi Tom Any chance you can make a video please filmed in 4k of a walk around the stand and of all the different Emira's and stick on Youtube please, be great to see. Nice to see Lotus get a few different colours on display, the Nimbus looks stunning as does red/yellow, they missed a trick...

How much do you want, selling what it cost you or overs? What is spec I am asking because I have a mate who was interested in getting an Emira and could pass the details on. I may also sell mine too or may just delay delivery for a base AMG, I am undecided at present.

With all the craziness in the world, war, cost of living, recession looming I'd be surprised if OVER's on a flip was possible and if it is I really can't see them fetching big amounts overs, maybe a couple of grand for a delivery miles car?

If not Emira and you want something that has very similar driving dynamic without exceeding the budget of Emira I'd say: Evora 400 987 Boxster Spyder 987 Cayman R Exige - only if you can do without creature comforts. For me the 987 generation are the best, hydraulic steering, manuals with not...

3 or 3.5s both more than fast enough.

Some truth to this but I know pretty well that on the V6 Komotec are just using the Lotus 430 maps for the tuning with some tweaks, so not particular huge amount of R&D into the tuning and as such it is why I think the price is somewhat laughable. I could be completely wrong but I doubt Komotec...

Komotec are a good tuner but yes their prices are an absolute joke. I mean £1500 for a remap is just laughable! Really hope the Emira and the levels of production and particular AMG will see Komotec become more competitive and fairly priced as their prices typically need to half.

Having done several laps around this car in the flesh the build quality look spot on to me but to be honest it was so breath taking in the flesh I guess it was easy to get excited but I don’t recall seeing anything bad on the car, just looked incredible in person.

Yep this car is built to final production standards all it was really missing to not be a final customer car was: - black exhaust tips - vanity mirror with light for passenger - Some minor interior tweaks But this car had the better lower seating position and the black washer fluid cap and was...

Hi there BOBT just gave an Emira away: That is the car I sat in a couple of weeks ago, the exhaust revs are with the car in its default mode, so valve closed and hence why you can hear the SC whine. In the other modes the exhaust valve opens and it sounds very good then, Christian...

Exactly this, they are attempting to do the job of dealership with little experience, thus communication is generally just confusing customers and causing angst. They really need to improve on it because right now they are dealing with a lot of customers who are enthusiast and long term Lotus...

I've already forwarded the email to a director at Lotus stating the clarity is poor. Completed in July will result in many customers expecting their car in July. What Lotus should be saying in the emails is we expect to complete the build of your car in July and to then expect handover 2-4...

Is it September 1st for the new plate? Mine is August, if it starts getting towards end of August, I shall request the same.

Scott told me that some cars will be built in June for July delivery, maybe around 100-200 so if you did a deposit before 7th July your probably good and then probably another 250 cars or there abouts built in July for delivery August so probably most the 7th July deposits and maybe 8th. Delays...

Scott just gave me a call, my car is August, ordered 7th July. He apologised for the mixed communication but explained it is simply because they will be building less than expected in the early months, mainly due to quality control, he explained it is important that the cars are built to...

My only guess is they thought they could build X amount cars per month and now realised they cannot build that many for whatever reason, I guess they were maybe too optimistic with production capacity in the early months which now means less cars will be made each month, or certainly at the...

Yeah I was around 2-3pm July 7th online. The delay is what it is, just the mixed messages is what is making things poor. Emails should be sent out in one batch, with everyone at Lotus singing from rhyme sheet, to stop the mixed messages and confusion.

Got the same! I ordered 7th July, when did you order?

Already pretty much been told this just about my June which was then July but is now August delivery, I am so disappoint I made a new thread about it lol. FFS!

Hi there So I ordered 7th July 2021 the day before Goodwood and the bulk of the orders. I was contacted last month regarding delivery info and requested home delivery which was scheduled for June 2022. I am a UK customer! So last week people started to get emails regarding a one month delay...

Lotus did confirm to me in person the blue bottle cap will not be present on cars built to production spec and neither on customer cars.

987 Spyder was the best the later ones grew fat, put on weight and lost hydraulic steering oh and got leggy gearing. Trust me I’ve driven all three and I went with the 987 Spyder the big big difference is the steering and size of car the 987 is just the ultimate car for a British road. The 981...

That is not a VP car built to final production specification, there has only been one so far which is the yellow upper black pack car with the diamond cut forged wheels which was previewed at the BBC, photos of this car should become more widespread in coming days as it is currently with Lotus...

Guys This is going to happen, it is rife in Porsche world, people were also doing it with GR Yaris. We got our GR Yaris last March and it reached as high as £36,000 on WBAC for a car with a few thousand miles that I paid £33,500 for brand new, I still own the GR Yaris and even now with 10k...

Did you see the yellow VP car that was at BBC? I thought this car looked amazing and I did the finger test on the gap between the arches, the front was a tight two fingers and the rear was three fingers. For me its stance looks spot on. The cars in the factory were sitting much higher for...

The Lotus finance has definetely changed with lower final payments resulting in higher monthlies. Does anyone know if the Lotus finance is a regulated agreement? If I decide to pay it off in 3-6 months time will I get an interest rebate or are they front loading all the interest? I’m guessing...

First customer cars are June. There will be more press cars in April and potentially dealer demos which will all be pre production cars so essentially 99% final and as such good enough to use as dealer demos and review cars. I believe this is the case anyway, Tom E will know better.

F12 is a great choice, very entertaining at all speeds and again has an engine and drivetrain from the gods. Shooting up in value though now whereas 812 are still coming down a little and is also an absolutely outrageous car to drive.

I’d take the better sounding car every time because that car also has a manual gearbox. Also the performance difference is not enough that most people will ever notice so the real deciding factors should be cost, noise and if you want a manual or not.