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In the 918 v LaFerrari v P1 shootouts, the 918 typically wasn't ranked first, more often last. Yet it's now the most desired among the trifecta. And LFA sales and reviews were dismal when supercars with better performance figures could be had for less cost. Now LFA demand and prices are...

@daniel heald one thing that's easily overlooked is the behind the seat luggage space (rather than rear seats as in the Evora). It looks pretty airy even if the seats are positioned way back for a tall person with lots of vertical clearance from about hip level (or even ground level) to the...

Cayman was the only mid-engine option in my price range and I'd looked into a few on and off since 2012. Eight stagnant years of the same one option. Then BOOM 2 new players join the chat--Emira and C8--and they actually excite me. Porsche is no longer a consideration. Good times.

I asked the salesman I'm dealing with at the dealership. He's sort of the middleman with Hethel, though Hethel did directly email me a confirmation email when I got in their reservation system. And they email me marketing and product updates (not through my dealer middleman). Anyway, I was #40...

From the Catchpole collection. *GAP* ...eh, I mean *GASP* 😮🤏📏 Remember when this was a raging debate long ago? And by long ago I mean just last week. #ForTheSimplerTimes

EV is Lotus's long term focus over ICE. But for those of us interested in ICE and the Emira, I think the i4 will take priority over the Emira's lifecycle evolution. They invested in developing a new aluminum rear subframe for the i4 with a lower CoG and weight, better emissions, and it's the...

Following on my last post. I believe the i4 has a real shot at C8-like Web 2.0 glory. DCT like supercars, lower price point and, thus, more ubiquitous and hopefully a tuner's dream, supercar killer level performance variants. It will be like the EcoBoost Mustang (crapped on at launch, popular...

Emira doesn't need to beat Cayman in performance metrics. Just needs to be on par or even sub-par in some but within striking distance. Emira's ace in the hole isn't magazine racing but emotional appeal. This is where the argument gets subjective and muddied. People buy sports cars on emotional...

Not the mainstream but contrarian sports car. A different mix of strengths--which infers a unique set of weaknesses--not seen on other sports cars. Those strengths/weaknesses average out to be just as good as mainstream on balance. But because of its unique mix, it stands alone as "the [only]...

Chevy's C8 build and spec site was just updated for MY2023 and still shows 490hp base / 495hp Z51. The particulate filter regulation you mentioned might be a European thing as the C8 was released there this past year with ~15hp less than the US. I believe the GR Supra was also launched with less...

Here's Everyday Driver reviewing the C8 vs base 718 Cayman. Both guys scored both cars 4/4 but both picked the Cayman. One is a 981 Cayman GTS PDK owner, the other is/was an Elise owner who struggled to decide on the winner by a narrow margin and lost sleep over it. By indirect inference or...

As far as tires, they look like Goodyears based on the sidewall lacking Michelin's giant checkered flag texture.

The reviews seem reasonable given its sub-$100k price. Cayman has consistently strong drivetrain/powertrain engineering and refined build quality. Has no specific X factor(s) that strive toward exotic/supercar territory. Instead, it deliberately balances all its traits keeping within its bounds...

Jethro Bovingdon was really critical, if not the most critical, of the Emira. But despite his brutal honesty, he compared it to the Evora in this way: "I watched a few videos on this car and read a few things early on about it, and I was really frustrated that no one compared it to an Evora...

Ironically, I've been building and budgeting C8 Stingray configurations the week preceding the Emira's embargo lift. I'm still leaning more toward the Emira but what gives me pause is one review said its steering has a dead spot on center, just like the C8. C8 has its strenghts/weaknesses but...

Here is the "T131" First Edition product brief showing the modes that go +200rpm over "normal" rev limit. Someone who shall remain anonymous snapped this at a UK event and sent it to me. The leak is neither their fault nor mine--a Lotus engineer left their laptop with this doc open in plain...

Possible typo from C&D? Google shows Cayman, 86, GR Supra, C8 Corvette, and LFA range around 1.0-1.07g. Edit: Yeah, almost definitely a typo.

I was last on my dealer list with a guaranteed FE allocation. I decided to forfeit my spot to be 3rd on the BE list (2 others who were ahead of me on the FE list did the same to be ahead of me on the BE list) just so I can get it in white.

Posting in anticipation of the impending embargo lift:

Ok let's be honest (pick one): Why buy a daily driver Toyota? It's A) Reliable or B) Affordable Why eat a steak? A) You're hungry or B) You like the taste Why shower? A) Personal health/hygiene or B) To not offend others by smelling putrid It's usually a combination of reasons but framing in an...

Still waiting to add these to my collection.

The only other car on my radar is the upcoming Toyota MR2 hybrid. Toyota recently filed a patent that shows battery and engine placement behind the driver. Safe to assume this will be added to the GR lineup alongside the 86, Corolla, and Supra and, given they all have manuals and Toyota has...

This comparison gets muddied by the sizable price delta (Exige Cup 430 costs about 50% more than Emira). Price being no object, I'd pick a 458 Speciale or F40 or McLaren F1 over a Cup 430. Or even a Radford 62-2. But if I only had $150k to spend, I'd pick the Cup 430 over Emira. If I had $100k...

^That's almost selling me to a GT4 again which was my aspirational car in the mid 2010s. I've heard the same about the 981 being the more visceral version. Handsome styling was excellent but never enough to get me emotionally obsessed. For cars in general, a prerequisite to make them worth the...